Sheamus 'Gutted' About Missing WrestleMania, Reveals Failed Pitch

As WWE rolled through WrestleMania 41 season, there was a notable name missing from WWE programming, and ultimately absent from the two-day card entirely. Multi-time WWE World Champion Sheamus was not booked for the show, instead returning the night after WrestleMania. 

Sheamus was fit and healthy, with it being WWE’s decision to leave him off the card - something Sheamus has revealed he was saddened by when speaking to Alex McCarthy of the Daily Mail. 

"I was gutted that I wasn’t at Mania. The last appearance that I had was at the Rumble. I want to be in the mix. I want to be there. I’m more passionate now about my job than I ever have been. Some of the guys are like, 'You’ve been at so many WrestleMania’s, so it’s okay.' But it’s not okay. I love what I do. I love going out there in front of a crowd. I love putting on banger after banger. I love that intensity. I love setting the bar so high that everybody including the main event guys who have months and months to prepare are trying to catch up with me. Until the wheels come off and I can’t do it anymore I want to go out there. I don’t want to miss anything and I don’t want to miss a WrestleMania. It was tough. I’m not going to lie, it was really really hard."

Sheamus has made no secret of the fact that he wants to win the Intercontinental Championship, and revealed that he even pitched to get involved in the mix for the title, though this was ultimately turned down. 

"I had pitched to hopefully get in the Intercontinental title stuff again. They’re probably tired about me talking about it but that’s the one title that I have left to become the first ever ultimate Grand Slam Champion in WWE. That’s the Holy Grail, that’s it. But I wasn’t happy sitting at home. I don’t want to miss WrestleMania I don’t want to go there and not be part of the biggest show of the year. It’s tough for me. I don’t care, if you have passion for what you do you don’t want to miss that.”

The Celtic Warrior signed a new deal with WWE last year, revealing in January that he’d put pen to paper on a five-year contract.

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