5 Reasons Sheamus Cashing In Was Best For Business

1. He Makes Sense As The Authority's Champion

The WWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament frequently saw Triple H and The Authority attempt to worm their way into the ears of various competitors, in the hope of having yet another hand-picked champion. Roman Reigns was the initial target, and when that didn't work Triple H tried his hand with Cearo, Kevin Owens and others. When the tournament boiled down to Reigns and Ambrose, only a telegraphed heel turn could have led to the McMahon-Helmsley empire staying on top. As it was, the most obvious Triple H choice stepped up to the plate. Sheamus' career in WWE is closely linked to the Game after all. On his first appearance on WWE TV (as a member of security escorting D-X out of the arena), Sheamus received a pedigree. You could argue that his first real meaty feud in WWE was with Triple H, who bestowed upon Sheamus the privilege of being the one to put him out of action for almost a year. It's common knowledge that the two used to travel together, and a lot of Sheamus' early success can be put down to the faith Triple H had in him. It makes complete sense then that Sheamus would end the tournament arm in arm with the man who wanted to find a champion for his own interests. The key now is to book Sheamus as a worthy champion going forward. He is a big rough and tough guy who has proven success at the top level, so booking him as a cowardly champion who relies entirely on The Authority to retain his title can only hurt him and the company. He needs to beat people and beat them cleanly, so that whoever eventually takes the title from him benefits from it. I believe this should still be Reigns. If anything, Sheamus winning the title is the best thing that can happen for Roman, as he now has the opportunity to complete a real story of redemption. Time will tell if that turns out to be the case.