{"id":124014,"date":"2024-04-15T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=124014"},"modified":"2024-04-15T08:58:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:58:07","slug":"sheamus-returns-to-wwe-raw-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/15\/sheamus-returns-to-wwe-raw-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheamus Returns To WWE Raw Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Former WWE Champion and World Heavyweight Champion\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sheamus<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0returns to\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tonight in Montreal, Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s been eight months since Sheamus was last on WWE TV. A lot has changed since then making it an interesting time for &#8220;The Celtic Warrior&#8221; to return. His return was hyped on last week&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">making him technically the only return on the\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Raw After WrestleMania<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With that in mind, we can expect big plans for Sheamus. Here, we take a look at what to expect from Sheamus&#8217;s return.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/11\/preview-wwe-raw-4-15-24\/\" target=\"_self\">preview of\u00a0<\/a><\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">headlined by Sami Zayn&#8217;s first defense of his WWE Intercontinental Championship against Chad Gable <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/11\/preview-wwe-raw-4-15-24\/\" target=\"_self\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Sheamus Returns To WWE Raw<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready for the return of SHEAMUS tomorrow night on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 MONTREAL <br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0fTICKETS ON SALE NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u5PVxeywrH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/u5PVxeywrH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KXlixaFKlQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KXlixaFKlQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1779570318048407770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">All Change Since Sheamus Left<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When we last saw Sheamus he was a\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE SmackDown\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">superstar, backed up by\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Butch<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ridge Holland<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in <strong>&#8220;The Brawling Brutes&#8221;<\/strong>. Sheamus lost his last match to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Edge\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE SmackDown\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in Toronto on August 18, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Butch has since reverted to being\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pete Dunne\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and is now in a tag team with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tyler Bate.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The team now known as <strong>&#8220;The New Catch Republic&#8221;<\/strong> put on a great show at <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WrestleMania 40<\/span><\/em> in the ladder match.<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0They seem an integral part of the development of\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">SmackDown&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tag division.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ridge Holland moved to <em>NXT<\/em> before announcing his retirement. His recent attack on\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Joe Gacy\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">at\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT Stand &amp; Deliver\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">suggests he will still play a role in <em>NXT<\/em>. Edge is now part of\u00a0<\/span><em><strong>AEW\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">under his name\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adam Copeland.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fresh Start For Sheamus<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This means Sheamus will return with a fresh start. Initially, we could expect Sheamus to be the focus of brand negotiations ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/12\/wwe-draft-2024-predicting-the-biggest-moves-we-could-see\/\" target=\"_self\">WWE Draft<\/a> which begins at the end of the month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sheamus is a 3x World Heavyweight Champion, 2x WWE Champion, 4x WWE Raw Tag Team Champion, 3x United States Champion, and 1x WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion. This makes him a decorated star whose credentials would enhance any brand. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We can expect <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adam Pearce, Nick Aldis,<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ava Raine<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to hotly negotiate for Sheamus to join their <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">or\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NXT\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sheamus&#039; greatest wins: WWE Playlist\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B4i3WKuiPwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Intercontinental Championship\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The one title that has eluded Sheamus during his 15 years in WWE is the Intercontinental Championship. Sheamus fought to win this from\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gunther\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">but always came up short.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sami Zayn holding the gold gives Sheamus a fresh crack at the elusive championship. The upper mid-card roster on\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw <\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">has been putting on some banger matches in recent months. Sheamus &#8211; a fan of a banger himself &#8211; would sit perfectly alongside Zayn,\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chad Gable, Bronson Reed, Shinsuke Nakamura\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Ricochet.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ilya Dragunov\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">seems set to potentially join the mix during the WWE Draft. All this makes,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the perfect place for Sheamus to make a fresh start.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TONIGHT: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sheamus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Sheamus<\/a> returns on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wweontnt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@wweontnt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E0VLJb99tg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/E0VLJb99tg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE UK (@WWEUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUK\/status\/1779808380661453146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Top Championships\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sheamus could also intersect himself into the life of his former &#8220;Banger Bros&#8221; teammate (*sorry, I forgot we all promised to never refer to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drew McIntyre<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and Sheamus as the Banger Bros again). Either way, McIntyre is on fire at the moment. Fiercely engaged in a feud with\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM Punk<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and on course for a World Heavyweight Championship match. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sheamus adding himself into this feud is the perfect way for him to remind people he&#8217;s still a top guy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With multiple European PLEs on the horizon, Sheamus would be a perfect competitor for\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Damian Priest. <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A feud with\u00a0<strong>&#8220;The Judgement Day&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>and Sheamus would give us Sheamus vs.\u00a0<strong>Fin Balor\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; banger! Sheamus vs.\u00a0<strong>JD McDonagh\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; banger! Sheamus vs.\u00a0<strong>Dominik Mysterio\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; banger! All before the aforementioned Sheamus vs. Priest ultimate banger for<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the World Heavyweight Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sure, immediate talk surrounding new WWE Undisputed Champion <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cody Rhodes<\/span><\/strong> surrounds LA Knight and AJ Styles. But before Rhodes meets &#8220;<strong>The Bloodline&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>again, a banger with Sheamus would be a very good idea.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No. 2. - Gunther vs. Sheamus: WWE&#039;s The Bump&#039;s Top 10 Matches of 2022\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qHj6D7gVyAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former WWE Champion and World Heavyweight Champion\u00a0Sheamus\u00a0returns to\u00a0WWE Raw\u00a0tonight in Montreal, Canada.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been eight months since Sheamus was last on WWE TV. A lot has changed since then making it an interesting time for &#8220;The Celtic Warrior&#8221; to return. His return was hyped on last week&#8217;s\u00a0WWE Raw,\u00a0making him technically the only return on the\u00a0Raw [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3852,"featured_media":124022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,25,4,3],"tags":[399],"class_list":["post-124014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-raw","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-sheamus"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3852"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}