The weeks after WrestleMania have a tendency to embody some shock returns and debuts, and tonight’s Monday Night time Raw match the invoice completely, that includes the return of a former WWE Champion. That Champion is none aside from the Celtic Warrior Sheamus, who hasn’t been within the combine for over 4 months. The final time Sheamus was within the ring was again on February 1st on the Royal Rumble, however Combat Night time lastly made its return on tonight’s Raw, and it was Austin Concept standing on the other facet of the ring.
Funnily sufficient, Concept wasn’t really supposed to be Sheamus’ opponent, as we noticed a backstage phase earlier than the match the place Grayson Waller was talking to Raw Basic Supervisor Adam Pearce. Waller finally ends up getting Concept to step into his spot for the match, and when Concept asks who it’s towards, Waller says it’s higher as a shock.
To say Concept is sad concerning the reveal that the thriller opponent is, in reality, Sheamus could be an understatement, however Concept appears to be like to make the most effective of it. Concept was the aggressor, however Sheamus quickly discovered his rhythm and unleashed a sequence of uppercuts on Concept. Concept evaded a cost and knocked Shemus down with a dropkick, however he showboated too early and shortly acquired clotheslined to the mat.
Sheamus hit a brutal backbreaker on Concept after which delivered a second backbreaker earlier than going for a cloverleaf and finally locking it in. Concept acquired to the underside rope and broke the maintain, and Concept rolled out in the direction of Waller, who seemed extremely responsible after primarily throwing Concept to the wolves.
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Sheamus ate some massive kicks after which slammed Concept down, and whereas Concept recovered somewhat rapidly, he acquired rocked with a vicious knee strike to the top proper after. Sheamus charged in the direction of Concept, however Concept managed to get out of the way in which, sending Sheamus into the ringpost. Concept then hit a blockbuster and went for the pin, however Sheamus kicked out.
Sheamus caught Concept and hit white noise from the highest rope. As Concept was yelling at Waller and asking him why he did this, Sheamus hit 14 Beats of the Bodhran after which taunted Waller on the surface. Sheamus arrange for the Brogue Kick and acquired it, going for the pin and getting the win in his grand return.
Sheamus appears to be like like he’s prepared to bounce again into the primary occasion scene, and it will likely be attention-grabbing to see who his first actual feud shall be with. Raw has a number of new faces already and is probably going solely to acquire a couple of extra as extra call-ups from NXT are revealed, so Sheamus ought to have a contemporary match-up ahead of later.
As for Concept and Waller, that is the most recent nail of their Tag Staff coffin, and it’s solely a matter of time earlier than Concept has sufficient of Waller’s manipulative methods and at last activates him. It’s one thing WWE has been teasing for some time now, nevertheless it does appear to be we’re lastly nearing the end line of that chapter of the story.
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