Im not a big Sheamus fan or anything, but looking at things from an impartial point of view, its a fact that he was lost in the shuffle. He lost a 6-man tag in the opener of WrestleMania, had a throw away feud with Mark Henry, worked the pre-show on Payback and then got hurt right after Money in the Bank. He was just a random guy on the roster, and as weve said, random guys normally arent interesting. Since he wasnt interesting, he wasnt getting very big crowd reactions. Sheamus was a big babyface, sure, he held the World Heavyweight Championship throughout most of 2012, but any success he had there was left behind, as the crowd didnt seem to care about him that much around the time he got hurt. Since it was mostly booking, it wasnt the guys fault, but it was still an issue. Considering that the crowd didnt care much about him before he left, they didnt care much when he returned. Had a decent pop at the Rumble, but he still isnt one of the biggest stars of the company. Again, not his fault, but still, the lack of crowd reaction to the man makes his return even more boring.
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