WHILE saying he is not yet retired, World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Sheamus said he is enjoying his time away from the ring, taking stock of his options moving forward.
Last seen in the ring at WrestleMania 35 in April this year where The Bar, his tag team combination with fellow superstar Cesaro lost in the four-way Smackdown Tag Team Championship match to reigning champions The Usos, Sheamus said he has been busy attending to a number of things and enjoying the break he is having after a decade of continuous performance in the ring.
Ireland native Sheamus, whose real name is Stephen Farrelly, was in the country last week to drum up buzz for the upcoming WWE show in Manila on Sept. 20 and during his stay here he met members of local media.
“I’m not yet retiring. I miss playing in the ring though. But I don’t know what my story is for the future,” said Sheamus in a press conference on Aug. 15 at Skinny Mike’s Sports Bar at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig
The 41-year-old Sheamus was addressing talk of him having hung his boots after the WrestleMania 35 loss.
He said he does not know yet when he would return to the ring but nonetheless shared his preference to face off with Brock Lesnar one last time before he calls it a career.
Channeling his focus on the WWE Manila event, the former WWE champion said Filipino fans should come out and support it for it is going another night of exciting WWE action.
WWE was last in the country in 2016 where Sheamus was one of the headliners. He faced Cesaro at “WWE Live Manila” at the Mall of Asia Arena and lost.
Charlotte also saw action here three years ago, successfully defending her women’s title against Sasha Banks.
WWE Live Manila 2016 also featured superstars John Cena, Big Show, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, Goldust, Kevin Owens and The New Day.
For the Sept. 20 Manila event of WWE at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, billed to see action are WWE champion Kofi Kingston along with Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, Charlotte Flair, Xavier Woods, Big E, Asuka, Elias, Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev, Bayley, Carmella, and The Ilconics. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo
