19 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (March 8)

6. Sheamus Protecting Himself

Sheamus Drew McIntyre Steel Steps
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Here's some more subtly-smart work.

Sheamus definitely clattered his head off those steel steps when he and McIntyre ran into one another. Numerous WWE camera angles proved that, but it wasn't until they ran some slow-mo that the bump's magic really became apparent.

Watch Sheamus use his arms to protect his face in the .GIF there. He waited until the last possible second to curl them and push those steps away from his head. That, at full speed, made it look like he'd been absolutely creamed by the metal.

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