The Rise and Fall of Sheamus and Tangoing with Daniel Bryan

The future for both guys?
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This time of the year last year, Sheamus was on top of the world. He had just lost the WWE Championship, but he was being groomed for a big WrestleMania program against Triple H. Despite only being on the RAW brand for four months, he was given a full-faith push, and he seemed to be the next big heel menace for years and years to come. How things change in a year. Because Kevin Dunn isn't a fan of him, he thought it'd be funny to have Sheamus job to high heaven, winning King of the Ring only to be saddled with a silly outfit. The final salvo in that devolution seemed to happen Monday night, when he was pinned clean by Mark Henry on RAW and then was shown flipping out at Daniel Bryan backstage.

By not looking too far into what happened, you'd think Sheamus is being punished. He may be, he may not be. I've found that it can be futile trying to analyze who's in what doghouse. The validity to the Kevin Dunn stories are so easy to believe because who among us has a positive opinion of that guy? No one, I'd say. Some people have postulated that Sheamus was given too much too soon and is now being cooled off before given a run in earnest. As for me? Well, I'm in the camp who wants to believe that it's all the fault of failed TV writers, but then again, I've been accused of being a smark-ass smark more than once in my life. But I digress.

I actually think that what they set up on Monday could be good for Sheamus as well as for Bryan. For one, how many among us want to continue seeing the former Danielson's talents being wasted against Tyson Kidd and Ted DiBiase, both great talents but who don't have any faith from Creative behind them or heat around their characters, rather than going against guys with buzz? Whether he's won 1 match or 100 matches in the last six months, Sheamus has buzz. It's a higher profile feud, and it might even bring the US Championship into better focus, enhancing Bryan and Sheamus in the process.

As for Sheamus, the cosmetic change of going for the US Championship might seem like a downgrade at first, but there are several things to remember. One, while the titles should be held important, in today's WWE, sadly, they're not as important as the feuds between personalities. While it's one thing to lament the downgrade in titles (which I think is bullshit anyway given the numerous cases of World-level title guys going for secondary titles after a big title reign), it's actually more of an upgrade in that he's entering a feud with another high-caliber wrestler. Two, even undercard matches on WrestleMania get the royal treatment in build. If this leads to a Bryan/Sheamus match at the big event, then it's a win for both guys. Hell, even if it leads to the two in Money in the Bank match, it only serves to enhance the match.

There is ebb and flow on guys' momentum all the time. Sheamus' momentum has seemed like it's been in permanent ebb, but at the same time, there's no denying he's part of WWE's future. Jobbing to Mark Henry shouldn't be looked on as a career killer. Guys have to job all the time, and heat is elastic. Furthermore, feuding with Daniel Bryan shouldn't be seen as a downgrade. If a feud is entertaining and gets the proper time, who cares if it's in the midcard or on the main event? The answer is it shouldn't.

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