What Should Sheamus Do When He Returns?

I mentioned Sheamus recently. Why not talk a little more about him? He is still on that hiatus that came about due to that injury he suffered a few months ago. It should only be a matter of time before he is back. What should he do when he returns?

Let me start with the biggest possibility. Should he chase after the World title? Should he even win it now? Obviously, things seem a little booked up right now. John Cena is chasing after the title now. Brock Lesnar is already in the hunt after that. Is it possible that Sheamus wins the Royal Rumble and gets a shot at Wrestlemania? He did that before. This time, however, there is only one title. Sheamus taking on whomever holds the title into Wrestlemania is not a big main event you would expect for such a big PPV. I doubt the WWE throws him into a big title match and even goes so far as to book him to win the title if he returns around now.

How about a feud against The Shield? That is the easy answer to anything. Have a few top faces with nothing to do? Put them against The Shield! Sheamus has been there against that group before. It shouldn't be too hard to find two more faces to team with him. This time, moreover, Sheamus feuding with The Shield might also involve him feuding with The Authority. That makes things a lot more interesting, if done well. The Authority angle is best when they actually have faces working against them. I have complained many times about them being so inconsistent with this angle. I don't complain just for the sake of it. Developing things in one clear direction might make it easier to keep your audience intrigued. Make Sheamus another target of The Authority's games, like they did Big Show, Daniel Bryan, and so on. He can eventually have a well-developed feud against The Shield. Just hope CM Punk does not break the group up before all that.

You also have The Wyatts. Daniel Bryan has now joined them. Who are they feuding against? Who will free Daniel Bryan? You can have Daniel Bryan see the light on his own and turn on The Wyatts, reveal he was playing with them the whole time, or you can have a top face enter the scene to try to help him. Sounds like John Cena, doesn't it? If Sheamus does return in time, they can insert him into that position. It would be a storyline for him.

The last possibility for Sheamus that I will bring up isn't a good one. There is a possibility that they could bring him back and he soon gets lost in the shuffle. That happens a lot these days. And it is even becoming a regular thing for former World Champions. Big Show looked so great when he was feuding with The Authority, but he has just lost so much attention since then. I know he has teamed with Rey Mysterio, but they really are not getting actual storylines or good feuds. And that can definitely happen with Sheamus. He will get a lot of filler use. There are obviously a lot more feud possibilities than I have mentioned, but the possibility of no feuds or storylines at all is definitely real.