Triple H Makes a Huge Blunder With Rising WWE Star Austin Theory

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Theory, who had a chance to cash in his briefcase on any current champion in the company, decided to use it on Seth Rollins' United States championship.

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Austin Theory then decided to take advantage of the situation by cashing in his championship opportunity on an injured Seth Rollins.

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Theory failed to win the title after Lashley interfered again and took out the former NXT star. This led to Rollins picking up the win and keeping his championship.

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Triple H and the WWE creative team received a lot of criticism from the fans for wasting the money in the bank briefcase on a mid-card championship.

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The segment helped WWE turn Seth Rollins into a babyface but Austin Theory's character was massively buried live on TV.

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