Sheamus and Daniel Bryan were supposed to open WrestleMania 27 in a fight for the US Championship; that bout was dropped to the under-card. One year later and the pair opened the show. Bryan came in as the champion and seconds later Sheamus left with the belt. Sheamus had two excellent rematches with Bryan. At Extreme Rules the pair had a brilliant bout and the pair also met up several weeks ago on Raw, when the pair destroyed each other in a no-DQ match. At Over The Limit and the Irishman successfully retained his title against Chris Jericho, Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio in a decent fatal-four-way. At No Way Out, to the disapproval of the crowd, the Great White managed to overcome the exciting talents of Dolph Ziggler and hold onto the belt. Sheamus then went on to defeat Del Rio at Money in the Bank and Summerslam. Both bouts were adequate but they didnt capture the crowd. Sheamus has shown himself to be a reliable champion; hes displayed consistently positive matches at PPVs and hes improved on his in-ring ability against the likes of Bryan. Some still feel although hes more natural as a heel and that the aggressive side of his personality would make him successful.