For over 15 years, The Celtic Warrior Sheamus has been one of the most polarising stars WWE has ever produced. His overall charisma and personality have attracted a lot of fans showcasing his immense feats of strength and versatility. However, fans were not fond of his immaculate presence each time he stepped into the squared circle.
Since his debut, Sheamus had a firm grip over the crowd which earned him a lot of success growing each year. During his initial years in the company, he faced talents like John Cena, Triple H, Chris Jericho, and many other top-tier contenders to earn a name for himself. Fans were behind the Great White throughout his tenure and weren’t forced to showcase their appreciation for the superstar.
Speaking of forced appreciation, WWE decided to give Roman Reigns a similar kind of push back in the day before the Tribal Chief came into the picture. It was a time when The Big Dog was showcased as the face of the company after Cena and Bryan were in the dust due to several factors. This wasn’t the case for the fans as they never accepted Reigns as the face of the company.
Throughout 2014-15, fans hated Roman for getting the push he didn’t deserve. The heat for Reigns was to such an extent that the arena would fill with boos whenever the Big Dog came out to hunt. All this changed for a night when Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on newly won WWE World Champion Roman Reigns at Survivor Series.
During this time, fans weren’t fond of Sheamus as he was a heel and had an annoying hairstyle which even irritated a lot of fans in attendance each week. A “You look Stupid” chant would echo throughout the arena during this time which made everyone hate Sheamus, even more than Roman Reigns.
Fans were shockingly behind Roman Reigns during his match against Sheamus at TLC 2015
Sheamus’ title win at Survivor Series gave WWE the perfect rivalry they wanted for The Big Dog. It ultimately set up a match between Roman and Sheamus at TLC in which the WWE Universe heavily cheered for the Big Dog. While reacting to his greatest moments, Sheamus shed some light on his match against Reigns at TLC. The Celtic Warrior stated how fans were against Roman during this time but things changed after his match with the Big Dog.
“they(crowd) felt like, this guy’s been shoved down our throats. Until he met me, who had more heat than anybody in this world, more heat than the entire Sahara Desert, said the Celtic Warrior. He further stated how crowd cheered for Roman throughout the match accomplishing company’s goal. “For the first time, we turned the crowd in Roman’s favor, and it was great.”, stated Sheamus.
Not only fans, but the WWE management also hated Sheamus during his 2015 run
Fans absolutely despised Sheamus’ look and run throughout 2015 and were pretty vocal about it. It is also rumored that the Celtic Warrior generated a lot of heat backstage which Sheamus even accepted in his latest video stating that he was in the bad books of the company. Sheamus was allegedly under a lot of heat from WWE executives for what appeared to be “reckless” work during this time.
Despite several controversies backstage, Sheamus has been a loyal superstar and has worked diversely throughout his career. Since returning in April, fans have been loving how The Celtic Warrior is putting on exceptional performances and would love to see more from the former WWE Champion.