10 WWE superstars who were pushed too soon

3. Sheamus

Looking at Sheamus now, you could say he is going to be around a long time to come, but looking back at the start of his WWE career, you would wonder “what was WWE thinking?”.

Sheamus was quickly put in the main event scene just a few months after his ECW debut. He shocked the world by beating John Cena in a tables match. This was a really surprising move as no one could see Sheamus as the guy who would carry the company as its top champion. In fact, he didn’t have any heat as a heel. He failed to get the fans to react to him like you would expect from a heel champion.

Moreover, he didn’t have any mic skills at that time. As a result, he was quickly demoted to the mid-card after losing the belt. He managed to redeem himself after that and win a couple of noteworthy championship along the way, but I can’t help to stop and wonder what would’ve happened had they waited for the pale Irishman to develop his skills before winning his first Championship. I guess we will never know.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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