7 Things That Sheamus MUST Change To Be WWE Champion Again
2. Wade Barrett Versus Sheamus
WWE seems to have gotten cold feet on doing the all-European stable in WWE. However, that still doesn't mean that Sheamus and Wade Barrett (with the proper storytelling) still can't make money together with each other. Wade Barrett is a massive babyface waiting to happen. He's got a catchphrase and the fans already have warmed to him considerably. Taking things to the next level by having Sheamus return and knock him out with a Brogue kick after Wrestlemania is an idea worth pursuing. Sheamus as the Authority's "European face of the company" (because Europe's a key demographic) would be tremendous fun. The Authority say, banning the Bull Hammer would be cool too, and would give Barrett the ability to grow a bit in his character as well. Wade Barrett having some good-natured backstage vignettes with Dean Ambrose would be entertaining (Ambrose coming to Barrett's aid/friendship would aid the bearer of "Bad News" in easing into his babyface role), as would the Sheamus/Ambrose matches that could come out of this, too. Sheamus being cast as a heel versus Wade Barrett is an idea that can actually work its way up the card in WWE into an excellent main event feud.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.