11 WWE Poster Boys That Didn't Make The Pay-Per-View
3. Sheamus - Elimination Chamber 2012
![2007 Judgment Day Kane Poster](https://d2thvodm3xyo6j.cloudfront.net/media/2016/08/15100bc2e871895f-600x338.jpg)
Another PPV with a poster boy who didn't compete but did run in at the end of a World Heavyweight Championship match. Sheamus had shocked the world (or at least a healthy percentage of it) by winning the Royal Rumble in 2012, a match seemingly set up for Chris Jericho to win. Many to this day still believe Jericho should have won that match, myself included.
Either way, Sheamus had a world title match guaranteed for WrestleMania so his job at Elimination Chamber was to sit back and watch the two matches and decide which way to go. Everyone and their dog knew he would be challenging Daniel Bryan, so it didn't surprise anyone when he came out after Bryan had vanquished Santino Marella to confirm his 'Mania challenge.
He then beat D-Bry in 18 seconds at WrestleMania. Eurgh.