In contrast, Bully Ray thinks The Vision’s seeming break-up could just be another layer in Rollins’ second ruse. “You also thought that Bully Ray was not the leader of the Aces and Eights [in TNA] because he took a f***ing cement block to the head just to throw everybody off the scent,” he pointed out. Or even more simply, Ray says it could create an excuse (in storyline) for Rollins to evade a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against the new number one contender, CM Punk, with whom “The Visionary” shares a heated history.

“When you’re dealing with the land of make believe, you may make it up as you go along,” Ray said. “What story are we going to tell? If he’s legitimately hurt, this is a way to get him off TV and to keep Bron and Bronson hot. He’s going to take a spear. He’s going to take a Tsunami. Why the hell would he put himself in harm’s way? Well, he took LA Knight’s finish.”

Like Ray, some WWE officials are said to still be hesitant to trust the news of Rollins’ newest injury, which may result in surgery on his shoulder or rotator cuff. Meanwhile, others are strongly under the belief that it is legitimate, especially given Rollins’ drastic change in storyline this week and the unfortunate likelihood that he’d miss big matches against Punk and Roman Reigns by being on the sidelines.

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