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Seth Rollins Throws Terrible Towel, Walks Off ‘Good Morning Football’ After Kyle Brandt Jabs

The on-air flashpoint underscored WWE’s push into mainstream sports media, with no confirmation the moment was staged.

Overview

  • Seth Rollins, appearing Thursday at the NFL Draft broadcast in Pittsburgh, left the NFL Network set after Kyle Brandt’s barbs and tossed a Terrible Towel at the host.
  • Brandt needled him by calling the NFL a “real sport” and wrestling “predetermined” and by suggesting his wife, Becky Lynch, should “come in and actually win something.”
  • Rollins removed his earpiece, told the panel “You can do the rest by yourself,” pushed a chair, and said it had been a long morning as he walked off.
  • Brandt later posted a smiling photo with Rollins on Friday, prompting questions about whether the clash was a planned WWE “work,” with no official word from WWE or NFL Network.
  • The exchange leaned on WrestleMania 42 results—Rollins lost to GUNTHER while Lynch beat AJ Lee—which aligns with WWE’s habit of using mainstream shows to extend storylines.