Seth Rollins wins the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Seth Rollins is the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Rollins pinned A.J. Styles in the opening match of WWE Night of Champions 2023 with a Stomp to win the title.

WORLD "FREAKIN" CHAMPION@WWERollins has become WWE World Heavyweight Champion at #WWENOC!#AndNew pic.twitter.com/RqfKKlv83j

— WWE (@WWE) May 27, 2023

The new WWE World Heavyweight Championship was introduced by Triple H during the 2023 WWE Draft and a two round tournament on both Raw and Smackdown took place to determine the final contenders for the belt.

At Night of Champions, Triple H presented Rollins with the new title minutes after he won it.

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