Bron Breakker Screws Seth Rollins vs. Gunther in Surprise Return at WWE WrestleMania 42

Competing in his first match since October, Seth Rollins lost to Gunther on Night 1 of WWE WrestleMania 42 on Saturday.

He can thank the returning Bron Breakker for that.

Outside the ring, Breakker speared Rollins, who had the momentum late in a brutal match with Gunther.

That momentum was wiped away by Breakker, who had been out for nearly three months after undergoing surgery for a serious hernia.

A weakened Rollins then found himself back in the ring. Gunther took advantage, applying a sleeper hold and getting The Visionary to pass out.

Breakker almost walked to the back without further incident, but he ran all the way down the ramp and speared Rollins ringside. The Badass then told his rival he should have taken him out when he had the chance before leaving for good.

Rollins vs. Gunther came together quickly for WrestleMania after The Ring General surprisingly attacked The Visionary a few weeks ago on Raw.

Back in October, Rollins landed on the shelf with a shoulder injury, and he was written off WWE programming when Breakker, Bronson Reed and Paul Heyman of The Vision betrayed him.

Fast-forward to Elimination Chamber in February, and Rollins made his surprise return during the men's Elimination Chamber match. He cost The Vision's Logan Paul a chance to win, and took off a mask to reveal himself as the mystery attacker.

In the weeks that followed, Rollins made it his mission to get revenge against Heyman and The Vision. With Breakker and Reed injured, Paul and Austin Theory preoccupied with The Usos, and Brock Lesnar dealing with Oba Femi, it left Heyman vulnerable to Rollins.

However, just as Rollins was about to maim Heyman during the March 30 episode of Raw, Gunther showed up and made The Visionary pass out in a sleeper hold.

The following week on Raw, Rollins expressed confusion over Gunther's motivations and called him out, leading to a brawl between them, which ended with a big boot delivered by The Ring General.

When the Austrian went backstage following the confrontation, he was stopped by Heyman, who thanked Gunther for saving him from an attack at the hands of Rollins.

Gunther then revealed the reason why he decided to help Heyman, noting that the WWE Hall of Famer owed him a huge favor in exchange for his services.

At WrestleMania, Rollins was out for payback, but Gunther got the better of him and now has a favor from Heyman in his back pocket as well.