Sheamus gives update on shoulder injury
Former WWE World Champion Sheamus has dropped a detailed update on his shoulder injury months after undergoing surgery.
During an interview on OTB Football, Sheamus gave an update on his shoulder injury and recovery.
“This one’s been difficult; it kind of came out of nowhere. I started noticing my shoulder around May/June, then I had the Clash In Paris with Rusev, it was bothering me, and I thought I tore it, and I got a couple of shots in there, and it felt good for a little while, but ultimately it was just a matter of time before it stopped moving on me,” he said.
“My thing has always been very, very physical; I’ve always prided myself in a physical style. A lot of my opponents don’t like that, but tough luck. My thing has always been that, go out there and put on a banger, match of the night, every single time. I don’t care if I get zero build up, a week of build up, I don’t get the luxury of having these in-ring segments that go on forever, but I just go out there and my goal is to put on a banger, a physical match like no-one has seen the likes of and just get the crowd on their feet, that’s what I do, and I do it better than anybody.”
He further opened up on undergoing surgery last year in December and being in rehab since then. “Of course, it comes with the situation where I could get banged up as well. This shoulder thing, I really tried to push through it to the point I couldn’t even move my arm. So I had surgery December 30, and ever since then, I’ve been in rehab.”
“Dying” to get back in the ring, Sheamus believes he still has a lot to give to the business. “I have a lot still to give in this business, I’m just as passionate now, probably more, than I was when I first started, and I wanna get back out there and start putting bangers on, and God help whoever’s across the ring from me, because full North Side Dublin is coming at them, nothing’s gonna stop me.”
Sheamus last performed on the November 17th episode of WWE RAW, where he teamed up with John Cena and Rey Mysterio against The Judgment Day. Following this, he was also taken out of the The Last Time is Now tournament due to the injury.
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