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Punk and Drew McIntyre were confronted by the mystery person, who then chose to hit Punk before leaving the ring as quickly as they ran in. While those were Rollins’ moves, Rollins recently had surgery and is out of action for a while longer, as WWE is probably not going to that deception well so soon after the last time. That’s why a host of WWE fans (including myself) think the mystery person is none other than Austin Theory.
Just from a practicality aspect, Theory is someone who is athletic enough to run up the cage that quickly, hit the moves in the ring, and then leave without losing a step. From that same view, while they hid their identity, just the movements alone didn’t feel like Rollins, but did feel as if they could be from Theory.
Then there’s the fact that previous rumors had suggested Theory was at one point going to be part of Rollins’ Vision faction and a part of WarGames. Those plans all shifted when Rollins was legitimately injured, which is why the faction breakup was expedited on Raw and why the move to have Logan Paul involved was made soon after. That left Theory out of the mix, but this person is clearly helping The Vision and setting up Breakker for the win, so this could be a perfect way to bring in Theory and make him a full-time member of the faction, as McIntyre and Paul are both just helping out for this one match.
