When Sheamus returned the night after WrestleMania, he was more interesting than he had been in a couple years. After being a lukewarm face for some time, the Celtic Warrior returned with a new look and a new attitude. Booked properly, Sheamus could be a solid, brawling heel, exactly the kind of bad guy WWE has been lacking. In that regard, having him win the Money in the Bank match Sunday seems to make perfect sense. What better way to help Sheamus reach the next level as a heel than by having him hold the briefcase? On the other hand, it seemed like everything was aligned for Roman Reigns to finally ascend to the top, and winning MITB would have been a surefire way to accomplish that goal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjmqOYwmhsE By diverging from conventional wisdom, WWE is banking on Sheamus being the kind of heel who will torment whomever the WWE World Heavyweight Champion is rather than using the briefcase as a vehicle to elevate Reigns. It could likely pay dividends if Sheamus is booked properly. Otherwise, this could be a huge waste almost as bad as bringing back the King of the Ring tournament to job out the new king.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
