I'll be the guy who is fine with this. Rollins is down, and this probably was going to be Rollins vs Reigns in TLC for the title; a match that Reigns may have won. I'm with the people above who don't think Reigns wins the 2016 Rumble, but he likely will main event Wrestlemania, so that means he'd have to be champion by then.
That being said, I don't think Sheamus drops the belt in a month. I'm grateful that his cash-in is finally out of the way, but I don't want another garbage Sheamus title reign. Really, he's had one good one, and even that one was forgettable.
- He beat Cena in a tables match, then lost it two months later in the chamber.
- He won a fatal 4-way, then lost it three months later in a six-pack challenge.
- He beat Bryan at Wrestlemania in 18 seconds, and held the title for almost 7 months (the good reign).
This reign looks like it will echo the first two, and he'll drop the title to Roman at either the Rumble or Fast Lane, allowing the Rumble winner to challenge Roman at Wrestlemania. Sucks to be Sheamus, but his role right now is to get Roman Reigns over as a face, something he seems to be doing actually, as people love to hate Sheamus' look.