Sheamus is the New #1 Contender for the WWE Title

[Steamboat Ricky]

If he loses, he moves on. Hes just moved to Raw so don't be stupid about him going back to ECW. In Sheamus they have a man they want to push. In Kozlov they had a sloppy, uncharasmatic guy with the only thing going for him is a decent look. The point is this feud gives Sheamus what he needs most right now.

Credibility

*Sigh*

No. It doesn't work like that. If a small boat goes out to really open water, it might be ok for awhile out there...but after awhile, the fact that it's a little boat is going to become apparent. And if the boat with a little gas tank gets out too far...then it might not have enough gas to make it back to shore. The sea might eat it up.

I find Sheamus to be a talented worker. I just think that Sheamus is still a little boat. If he goes off into main event world, he might not have enough gas to get back to where he was.

 

[Steamboat Ricky]

I stand corrected, and edited my post.



Really? You're better than this, Ricky. It's not going to be that bad, and this won't be a bad match. It'll be in the middle of the show, and give both men something to do. Sheamus won't win, but it at least sets him up for anything in the midcard, or even a feud along the lines of what Kofi has with Orton. No one threw up red flags when that started, so why start now?

Except for some lackluster title reigns, what did Kofi do to deserve the push? What about R-Truth on Smackdown? Or hell, Yoshi Tatsu on ECW?

If you want the WWE to push new guys, give it a chance. They can't push them all at once.

I don't know...because Kofi is an established midcarder? Because he has had legitimate reigns with both the IC and US titles? The next logical step? The main-event. And this isn't even the main event for Kofi...he's at upper-midcard. Sheamus took a step above Kofi with this.

And I'm just saying that it's not in the best interest of Sheamus' career. These big jumps haven't been successful for Sheamus' predecessors.

 

[crotchknocker]

This was definitely surprising. When the competitors were announced for this match, I figured it would end one of two ways. Kofi and Orton being eliminated at the same time to end it, the match being made a triple threat, or Dibiase winning. Never would I have guessed Sheamus.

Its something new, but they definitely missed a great opportunity. This breakthrough challenge was a great idea, and a golden chance to get somebody new in the title scene. They chose Sheamus most of us would probably have picked Swagger, oh well.

Lets hope they can get a decent feud going in the next couple of weeks. Like some of you said we don't really know what Sheamus is capable of.

 

[NSL]

I don't know...because Kofi is an established midcarder? Because he has had legitimate reigns with both the IC and US titles? The next logical step? The main-event. And this isn't even the main event for Kofi...he's at upper-midcard. Sheamus took a step above Kofi with this.

Legit reigns? Really? What the hell did he ever do? His best matches with the US belt were closing in on when he lost it. His IC reign is largely forgettable.

He was a fun guy to watch, with absolutely no mic skills. Suddenly, he turns serious, and we can buy him as a legit contender? Why not have Bourne crash HHH's limo, and get him a title push?

Sheamus has been OK on the mic, and is a straight forward powerhouse in the ring. It's a little different than anything we have in the main event right now. Even Big Show doesn't brawl as much, and he's a step or two slower than Sheamus. This did exactly what was planned. It gave us something new, what we all wanted, and people still bitch and moan.

 

[Slapnutjoey]

Wow... I am very shocked at all the negative responses.. Why has the IWC been bitching about Cena vs Orton/HHH/Michaels?

Now the WWE is pushing someone fresh on the main event and there is nothing but complaining.

I for one am happy. It is something different and something unpredictable.. Hell you never know.. I would not be surprise for Sheamus to go over.. Isnt Cena going to film a movie for a while?

 

[Lancer]

I was intrigued and pleased when I read the results on the main page. Ventura said what we have all been saying for months and months in the forums...the WWE Title picture is the same old shit.

I think it was refreshing to see some up-and-coming talent busting their asses to try and make it into the main event. I think Jack Swagger should have gotten the rub, as he and Cena could mesh well together, but Sheamus is a nice choice too. Not the best, but nice.

 

[hatfield_lut]

I think Guycompton has said it the best so far...I think Sheamus has potential to have a great, knockdown, dragout with Cena...I have been a big fan of his since his debut a few months back. It's a new face, a fresh feud, and a young, giant, hulking, foreigner of a man who could very well be a future PERMANENT main eventer of this company. Plus, with the other gimmick matches on the card, this match will probably be the third banana anyway! It can only help Sheamus in the long run, and give the fans something fresh in the meantime. I mean, there's a 99.99% chance her will lose, but who honestly doesn't want to see Sheamus throw Cena around the ring like a toy, first? Plus, we get (hopefully) the continuation of the Orton-Kingston feud? The only thing wrong with this PPV is that I can't go to it live! Sheamus for new champion!!!

 

[markmeout]

I'm deffently not bitching about this, I hated sheamus before the contract signing got behind him allitle afterwards. But to be frank what do I know about him other then hes huge and a monster- nothing. When does retiring jamie noble earn you a title shot? I like him but the ladder that exists in this buisness is that you have to pay your dues and what dues has he paid. You got guys like kofi and the miz and legacy who has paid their dues over the past year and the title shot goes to someone who hasnt paid anything. I like the move but dont understand how it happened since paying your dues is the most important thing in the buisness. On a side note how did Swagger not even make the battle royalle, hes someone else who paid his dues.

 

[mral82]

is anybody reminded this Sheamus/Cena feud is like The Masterpiece/Cena feud back in 2005. This is what it's remindin me of. Hopefully Sheamus doesn't end up like the Masterpiece which is lower mid-card status.

 

[whoopwhoop12]

Surprised? Most people were, but I wasn't. I noticed how Sheamus was walking around that ring during the Battle Royal and I was thinking...hes going to win. When I first saw Sheamus arrive in ECW, it made me think...is this guy going to flop or is he going to rise? My question was answered tonight. Give or take how he knows the main eventers in whatever fashion he knows them as, I for one that a guy with a really "bright pasty Irish gimmick" can make it into the title picture in the shortest amount of time. Every week on Raw for over the last month, he has been getting over as a heel and with good fashion.

3 weeks until the PPV doesn't give Sheamus too much of credibility as of right now. I don't think he's going to win the belt, but being you had Big Show on the shelf (for the moment) with nagging injuries, HHH and HBK just lost to Cena at Survivor Series, Jericho not on Raw, but was in a title match and lost (as well), Orton not getting a shot because Cena holding the belt, who else are you going to throw in there?

Legacy? First off, these guys are going to be made to be put over by Randy Orton, especially when they put Ted DiBiase over as a face for a main event push. They're not going to be used like Orton was against Chris Benoit during the 04 Summerslam.

Any other heel besides The Miz were eliminated from the battle royal in the first place and they are not going to have the current United States Champion fight for the title if Cena has once mauled him before. It would make the U.S. Title just about as useless as when Santino Marella wore the Intercontinental Title.

This is a change and I really do like Sheamus. For some odd reason, I like this guy. He has a different, moderate look to him, but he stands out. No make up, no crazy outdone actions. He's raw and to the point. Just his physical presence, being fit and PASTY WHITE works for his "Irish" lifestyle/gimmick.

This could be a dawning of the experienced "title veterans" to take a backseat and give these up and coming guys a chance.

oh...and the only reason why Kofi isn't in that picture cause his feud with Orton isn't over. Plus if he were to beat Cena for the title or lose it wouldn't look good for either men.

 

[jamesland77]

Whilst I agree that Legacy were more deserving...for WWE's purposes, Sheamus makes logical sense. WWE is steadfastly keeping Cena a babyface (i.e. them shying away from having him face 'taker at WM 26) so therefore his opponent had to be a heel, ruling out Mark Henry, MVP, and Kofi. Legacy need to stay together to build to the split, so splitting them at this point makes no sense. That just leaves Sheamus. While no one expects him to win, it gives him some good experience and gives WWE a chance to see how a crowd really reacts to him in a full feud. Now Kofi is still in excellent position. He stole the show at Survivor Series and has nearly endless upside. It would not surprise me to see him in the WWE title picture within the next few months. As for those complaining about the Miz and Morrison...the miz is simply not ready yet as far as in-ring work goes. and look for Morrison to win MITB.

 

[Steamboat Ricky]

Legit reigns? Really? What the hell did he ever do? His best matches with the US belt were closing in on when he lost it. His IC reign is largely forgettable.

Not really. He won the belt in epic fashion beating Jeritron at Night of Champions. He took the U.S. Title off of MVP...who was as solid as they come. Both were legit.

He was a fun guy to watch, with absolutely no mic skills. Suddenly, he turns serious, and we can buy him as a legit contender? Why not have Bourne crash HHH's limo, and get him a title push?

And the same should be said for Sheamus.

Sheamus has been OK on the mic, and is a straight forward powerhouse in the ring. It's a little different than anything we have in the main event right now.

So, basically...he's at the level of Mark Henry. But Mark Henry is at least an established midcarder. Heck, he was a pretty good ECW champ.

Even Big Show doesn't brawl as much, and he's a step or two slower than Sheamus.

But Big Show is legit in that he's a many-time former world champion. Sheamus had a feud with Goldust on ECW.

This did exactly what was planned. It gave us something new, what we all wanted, and people still bitch and moan.

Swagger is something new...more legit...and many people would have wanted it. I'm not saying that Sheamus will be bad in a feud with Cena. I'm just saying that all the signs point to it not going well for Sheamus. Swagger is more ready.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

So I said to myself (and in my review) after Survivor Series, "who is Sheamus blowing to get all this special treatment?". Apparently, it's someone really high up, and he can give one hell of a bj.

Sheamus...really. Cause when I think of main event material, I think of guys that get no reaction from the crowd whatsoever despite being shoehorned into the "dominant monster heel" position. Cause when I think of main event material, I think of new guys who have yet to have a match good enough to consider worthy of a ppv spot. Cause when I think of main event material, I think of guys who have only beaten Goldust, Shelton Benjamin, Jamie Noble, and a handful of local jobbers. Cause when I think of main event material...

For those saying "you bitch that there are no fresh faces and now that there is one, you're bitching"...yeah. You know why? Maybe this will enlighten some people out there as this applies to all situations in the world and not just wrestling. If you're clamoring for change, you're clamoring for good change. Change for the sake of change is not the same thing as an upgrade by default. You can just as easily change in a negative way. Example, and I'll break it down even more. You say you want a different car because yours sucks, so someone gives you one. Change, right? Except the brakes are shot, you need a new transmission on this car, it's missing a windshield, and it's a stick shift which you don't know how to drive. Well, by the rationale of "don't bitch cause you got something different", you should be smiling about your new car. Same scenario here with Sheamus. If they'd have done Primo vs Cena, people would be bitching just as much, because despite how that's also change, it's crap.

If you're a fan of squash matches accompanied by Cole and Lawler telling you nonstop that Sheamus is an unstoppable monster and that Cena's days as champ might be over, followed by Sheamus attacking Cena at the end of the night, you're going to love the next 3 weeks of Raw, because that's all we're going to get, outside of the obligatory tag team match that will be plugged like all hell for the first hour and a half of an episode before they run it as a main event that nobody tunes into. A desperate, pathetic, boring and annoying "shove this down their throats" technique that will ultimately fail for the WWE. Oh, and Cena's going to give the Attitude Adjustment to Sheamus at TLC and win the match, sorry to anyone who is dumb enough to think otherwise.

Three cheers to DVR and it's ability to fast forward! That little button's going to receive a lot of attention this month on Monday nights.

 

[Mark0820]

The smarks just will bitch regardless of what they do. They want new stars made, so when Vince actually tries, they bitch that it's not the mid carder they want. Sheamus may not have done much, but he's over as a heel. He's decent in the ring and on the mic. You can have Sheamus hold his own, lose on a quick roll up and then destroy Cena after the match and then the following night on Raw which will instantly get him up the ladder. Kofi's probably ready and would have been a better choice, but now we can get a Kofi/Orton 1v1 and continue that feud through the Rumble. Swagger/Miz can build their feud and help each other. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this move by Vince. It can provide Vince with a quick way to get a wrestler up a few notches while elevating guys like Kofi up further.

 

[drondog]

UM... I don't get it either. Sheamus??? Who is this guy? He never got over on ECW, and he gets no reaction on RAW. Now what, we have to watch him fight with Cena? Neither of the two can carry a match by themselves, so how are both of them supposed to put on a match? Yea it's nice to see someone new in the title picture, but come on Sheamus is nothing more than HHH workout buddy and pal, that is the only reason he is getting this push. And how smart is HHH, DX couldn't beat Cena, so they let Sheamus put him through a table and destroy him. Makes DX look pathetic. The only way I see this guy getting over is if they put Hornswoggle with him.

 

[Bandy1230]

I'm not really impressed with Sheamus, but apparently Vince is. I would have put either Kofi or Dibiase over. I'm glad the WWE decided to push some fresh talent, but Sheamus hasn't done anything to win me over. Now if Vince wants to really shock the world, let Sheamus win the title, and let him reign till Wrestlemania. But I know this won't happen.

By the way, did anybody else notice that R-Truth was the only Smackdown Superstar in the battle royal ? I love how Jesse and Vince didn't even mention this.

 

[Tenta]

Yeah, no lie, I saw this come on today, and I couldn't help but think to myself... Why?

I mean, really, can someone tell me what Sheamus has done, at all, to deserve a title reign? End Jamie Noble's career? If Kane had a world title shot for every time he gave Jamie Noble a sick bump, he'd stand a chance of breaking Ric Flair's record. Either than that, I really fail to see exactly what Sheamus has done to earn a chance at the WWE Title.

I used to believe that Vince was on board for slow rises to the top, and for slow builds of character. This, to me, screams Vladimir Kozlov, a la last year. The only difference is, Sheamus actually has had less time to get over compared to Kozlov. This is pretty weak challenger for Cena, and only leads to my hope that DX breaks up, and has some sort of match, to save Raw's portion of the pay per view. If not, we could easily see an unprepared challenger and Cena get boo'ed out of the building, and you waste all the build up you've given to Sheamus, and all the potential the guy could have.

I'm taking over/unders for the amount of TNA chants you're going to hear during this match. Let's start the number at 2.5

 

[Megadeth]

So Sheamus "officially" debuted in the WWE on ECW on June 30th, less than 5 months ago. He feuded with Goldust for two months, who by the way beat him on an episode of Superstars (despite the fact that I am fairly sure someone, I think it was Ventura, said he was undefeated), had a very brief feud with Shelton Benjamin, assaulted a time keeper and blind sided the King. And he happened to be one of 3 Survivors in a match at Survivor Series. I am missing the part that makes him deserving of a title opportunity.
But anyways, I think the whole put of putting Sheamus against Cena is so Cena will have an opponent that there is no chance anyone will cheer for. Against Orton, DX, and even the Miz there has been a significant amount of fans cheering for whoever Cena is fighting. I find it hard to believe very many people will be behind Seamus during their match.

Another possible reason for it is maybe they are gonna attempt to limit the really big main events back to the "Major" PPV's and have some lesser ones on the not so important shows, kinda like back when they did the In Your House PPV's in between the big ones. But that seems kinda like a dumb idea to do on a brand new PPV, unless they are counting on the TLC gimmick being enough to make people order, or Smackdown will have a huge main event.

 

[Tha Jigga Man]

Though it does seem to be very early in sheamus career, i feel this was a great move. Sheamus's character is supposed to be a dominant guy who feels he is to good of a performer to be squaring off with the smaller guys and midcarders. what better way to make an impact an send a message than to go after the top guy. I feel this was a better move then throwing the following guys into the title scene

a) Kofi, who has a major feud building with orton. By throwing him into the match it takes away form his current fued and we all know Orton would most likely cause him to lose b/c he feels he should face Cena an prove he is the better man an deserves his rematch.

b) Miz, who is bringing prestige to the US title. I would like to see his title defended on the next PPV. If Miz got the title shot Cena would win an make Miz look weaker being Cena already beat him in their first encounter. Let Miz build more credibilty an help the US title scene a bit longer this way when he enters the main event scene we can believe he has a legit shot at winning and beating cena this time.

c) morrison... same reason he too is the IC champ, and i dont want to see the focus get taken off of either of the two midcard titles.

d) Swagger... I def want him in the main event scene, but would like to see him get involved with a major feud possibly against Miz (which they seem to be doing) this way it is not just a battle for the US title but also a battle for the next Main Event Heel.

sheamus has been impressive in most of his matches i have seen and I feel this is not the same predictable scenario we are used to seeing. it is a guy that won a shot at the title and nobody expected him to get this title shot so soon. the top midcard heels on RAW right now are involved in feuds. Sheamus needs something so he doesnt get lost in the mix so this move makes sense. he has a chance to prove hismelf. it could work we never know. why complain it is something fresh and he is more so a filler until after the royal rumble. this way we wont see another quick title change or have cena squash any of the guy who have been building momentum over the past year. What if kofi,miz,morrison, or swagger is set to win the rumble. if they were to face Cena at TLC and lose, then at wrestlemania they have another title shot well there wont be as much excitement. Stop complaining b/c i feel RAW was pretty fresh tonight and they def made it clear that they know what the IWC feels about the product after having Ventura make quite a few references tonight. We had the tourny that the IWC was hoping for a few months back, it involved all guys who have never won the title which guarentees a fresh face for the title scene. we had DX vs Hart Dynasty, cena vs punk. all new matches. i feel this is a good sign being the road to wrestlemania is approaching.

 

[Toroc102]

You guys complaining are all crazy, Sheamus got this match because they needed a new guy and he was the only heel that could be credible beating down Cena for a whole match and still lose. You compare him to Kozlov but he is more of an upgraded Umaga.

Cena wasn't about to face another face especially an uprising one, one on one(and as everyone said Kofi is in the process of getting put over by Orton). Swagger, I'm willing to bet that lisp is going to hold him back for most of his career and he also looks much less intimidating that Sheamus(I like the guy myself but I'm just putting some facts out there). The Miz, he just got dominated by Cena in a feud earlier this year and I really doubt they'd put the belt on him now so why kill his momentum, I guarantee if he keeps doing his thing The Miz will get his time, even before Jomo.

And on Sheamus, I love the guy, he is NO Kozlov. Kozlov had no skill for the ring, but you can tell Sheamus has talent man if anything he can hold his own in the ring as a monster and he actually has GOOD mic skills. I knew going in that they weren't going to put Miz or Swagger in this thing, since they've been burying Swagger lately and they're giving The Miz the best treatment. The only problem I have with this whole thing is that the WWE didn't give him atleast one credible feud before throwing him into this, I would've had him feud with Mark Henry and destroy him before this, but ah well their probably going to let him beat on Cena for the next few weeks, hopefully that'll do it.

 

[Stevie G]

Sheamus doesn't deserve a shot at the title. Not yet at least. He hasn't beaten anybody credible since he's been here. I sure as heck didn't want to see Randy Orton vs John Cena Part 10, but come on. There was hardly any reaction to this match. Especially when Jesse said it was going to be a Tables match. You could hear a pin drop after that announcement. Oh well...I guess the WWE just wants to stop the rise of Sheamus before it even starts.

 

[Prince Punk]

I think the match is a good idea and he won't become a Vlad because unlike Vlad. The Irish man can actually Speak the English good on the stick. So he will not suffer the same road block as Umaga or Vlad just based off of that fact. Will he win the title Doubt it. Could it happen? yes. Either way I see this as a good way of throwing someone who needs to prove themselves into the fight and maintains the other feuds going on right now ala Orton/Kofi...

 

[crymetyme]

First of all, Seagram proves that WWE drug testing does not work, because Seagram is a ginger, and it is very difficult for gingers to build muscle, it is very improbable for a ginger to be one of the strongest men in the WWE naturally. Second of all, the most credible name that Seagram has ever beaten is Shelton Benjamin, who doesn't really seem to matter right now, he's jobbing to Zach Ryder and Yoshitashu on ECW. And third of all, he hasn't worked a decent match on National Programming, not even one that lasted more than 4 minutes, how are we supposed to believe he can work a pay-per-view main event?

I will admit that I have seen all of his televised matches including those on Florida Championship Wrestling, and in FCW, he has worked a few decent matches, but those were Superstars main event caliber at best. Seagram just is not ready for a main event. Kofi Kingston is much more deserving, he has yet to work a lackluster match (not including a couple vs. The Big Show.) Kofi has worked a decent PPV match vs. Chris Jericho at Night of Champions 08, and has proven that he can hang with the best in the world at what they do.

 

[jmh1971]

If you all didnt see it a few weeks ago I posted a story where HHH raved about Sheamus and how they are close. Now you know why he is getting the push. He is carrying Paul's jock!

 

[CHAOS]

a lot of people are saying Kofi should of won the battle royal and Sheamus isn't ready. Would you have said Kofi was ready a month ago? Honestly, no you wouldn't have, it's since he's got this huge push that people are seeing star quality in him.

Why don't you give Sheamus a couple of weeks now he's getting a HUGE push and judge him then? He could rise as much as Kofi has in the last month then people will be saying he deserves it.

He is obviously going to get more on-air and mic time in the coming weeks and we will see what he's made of