Sheamus spoke to Tom Phillips backstage after Survivor Series about his decision to cash in Money in the Bank. Sheamus asked Tom if he knows how long he’s been waiting for this moment. He’s stood by watching other WWE Superstars pass him by – but now it’s his time again. Ever since he won Money in the Bank, he’s been waiting patiently for his exact moment of opportunity. This was one of the greatest moments of his life and nobody is going to take it away from him.
The decision for Sheamus to cash in and become WWE Champion was not settled on until just hours before the show. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE officials were going back and forth all day on Sunday before finally settling on Sheamus winning. The plan is still for Roman Reigns to wind up with the WWE title sooner than later. As we heard last night at Survivor Series, a good portion of the audience was still rejecting Reigns. This could be a case of WWE first putting the title on an even less desirable person (Sheamus) so a Reigns title win will be received better than it was last night.
The Irish are coming? The Irish have arrived. New @WWE World Heavyweight Champion. #4times #SurvivorSeries pic.twitter.com/Az3KLyuDnx
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) November 23, 2015
Sheamus is getting a lot of mainstream media attention for his win, including Forbes, Irish Daily Mirror, and Ireland’s Independent Sport.
Here are some tweets congratulating the new champion:
Congrats 2 my buddy @WWESheamus on the WWE Championship! Sheamus & @WWERomanReigns will have some great matches! RT pic.twitter.com/nq5TF2zQXc
— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) November 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/gallowayspeaks/status/668857453719760896
Dear @WWE Heavyweight Champion Sheamus,
Congrats on winning the title last night.
Sincerely,
The ACC Champions pic.twitter.com/oH04ddOlT8— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) November 23, 2015
