Former WWE Champion Reveals He Received Major Backstage Heat For Winning The Title

Most wrestlers aspire to someday become WWE Champion, but not everyone makes it to the top of the card. Sheamus quickly moved up the ladder in WWE when he joined the Raw brand, and he it wasn’t long before he defeated John Cena to become WWE Champion.

Sheamus has gone on to earn the respect of many people in the professional wrestling community, but during a recent appearance on Out of Character with Ryan Satin the former champion revealed that a lot of people were pissed off when he won the belt.

“People were definitely not stoked, they were definitely not stoked. There was a lot of people who were p****d off with the situation that happened. A lot of guys had been there for years and never had that opportunity. The fact that when I won [laughs], the heat! The heat! So much heat, mate, so much heat. So much heat I thought I was going to get sunburnt in the backstage area. But, you know, they say if you’re not getting heat you’re not doing your job right.”

Even though Sheamus shot right up to the top of the card, his push eventually cooled off, and he noted that it was a “real kick in the stomach” when he started moving back down the ladder.

“That was the first real kick in the stomach for me, that really was. I quickly realized that I was an opponent for these top guys, you know what I’m saying? I was an opponent for Cena, I was an opponent for Orton, for Triple H, so when I’d done the rounds with those guys, they’re the ones that are established, they’re the ones that people are paying to see, especially during that period.”

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