Former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins has speculated as to why fans find it so easy to “hate” WWE.

Speaking with Yahoo! Sports, Rollins would compare WWE to mainstream sports teams such as the New York Yankees and the New England Patriots. He argues that their popularity leaves them open to easy hate and criticism from fans.

“We’re the New York Yankees. It’s easy to hate the New England Patriots. We’re those teams, we’re the dynasty,” Rollins stated. “It’s easy to hate us, but we’re still the most popular company in the world at what we do.”

“We’re so far beyond being a wrestling company that it’s very easy to point the finger and hate on us,” he continued. “That’s the cool thing to do, it makes perfect sense to me, it’s how it’s always been in sports and entertainment, you always hate the big guy. It’s fine, I’m not upset about it at all.”

He adds that he just wants “people to understand and appreciate the things we go through and the fact that we’re always trying to do our best. Nobody is taking it easy, nobody is just getting by. Everybody from top to bottom, every department in the entire company is putting in as much work as they possibly can to make this the best.”

Rollins lost the Universal Championship this past Sunday at WWE’s Extreme Rules event after Brock Lesnar cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase. This came after Rollins’ main event victory with Becky Lynch over Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans.