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DAVENPORT -- Despite traveling all around the world with World Wrestling Entertainment, Colby Lopez, better known as the professional wrestler Seth Rollins, has not forgotten where he came from.

The 30-year-old wrestler is billed as being from Davenport when he approaches a WWE ring, and that is no gimmick. He was born and raised in nearby Buffalo, Iowa, and now lives in Davenport.

Even after reaching the top of the wrestling mountain, he hasn't been drawn to the bright lights that big cities around the country offer. That fact sometimes prompts strange looks from fans who question why he lives in Iowa.

"I always tell them it's a great place to live. ... Everyone's very polite; there's just enough to do; and traffic is at a bare minimum, aside from when the bridge is being worked on," Mr. Lopez said. "It's easygoing, chill Midwest life. And that's kind of what I grew up with, and that's what kind of keeps me grounded, keeps me balanced when I'm off the road."