Triple H may have been forced to remove 12-time WWE champion from major SummerSlam title match
SummerSlam 2024 is just a few weeks away, and the Triple H-led regime is leaving no stone unturned to make it a grand spectacle. The company has been meticulously crafting a card that promises to deliver a spectacular show at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Several championship matches have been made official, while others are yet to be announced.
However, WWE may have made a major change in plans regarding the Intercontinental Championship. Triple H may have been forced to remove a twelve-time WWE champion from the title picture for The Biggest Party of the Summer. The name in question is none other than Sheamus.
The Celtic Warrior is a twelve-time WWE champion, which includes all the titles he has won in his WWE career thus far. Below are several reasons and circumstances that suggest that the Stamford-based promotion may have altered Sheamus' plans for SummerSlam 2024.
Sheamus stepped up for the Intercontinental Championship
After WWE's Clash at the Castle Premium Live Event, Sheamus stepped up against Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship on Monday Night RAW. He expressed his desire to win the coveted gold and was in the title picture for quite some time. Besides, Bron Breakker and Ludwig Kaiser were also in the mix.
It appeared as if WWE was cooking a Fatal Four-Way Match involving all four superstars for Money in the Bank or SummerSlam 2024. However, things took a dramatic turn as Sheamus' trajectory was completely changed when he was abruptly pulled out of the Intercontinental Championship picture.
Bron Breakker went on to become the leading contender for Sami Zayn's title, while The Celtic Warrior is currently involved in a brewing feud with Pete Dunne on Monday Night RAW. Therefore, it indicates that WWE CCO Triple H may have changed Sheamus' potential SummerSlam plans involving the Intercontinental Championship.
Ludwig Kaiser's and Tyler Bate's injuries may have altered Sheamus' SummerSlam plans
A major reason that may have forced Triple H to withdraw The Celtic Warrior from SummerSlam's Intercontinental Championship match is Ludwig Kaiser's injury. Just when WWE was seemingly preparing Kaiser and Sheamus for a high-stakes Fatal Four-Way match for the summer's biggest extravaganza, the Imperium member got injured.
This might have adversely affected the Irish superstar's plans, with WWE pulling him out of the title picture and bifurcating from the expected route. Besides, Tyler Bate's injury is another major reason why Sheamus is currently feuding with Pete Dunne on RAW ahead of SummerSlam instead of getting involved with Sami Zayn and being in the title race.
Hence, the untimely injuries of Ludwig Kaiser and Tyler Bate might have forced WWE CCO Triple H to alter Sheamus' potential plans for The Biggest Party of the Summer.
To push Pete Dunne as a singles superstar
Tyle Bate's unfortunate injury proved to be a blessing in disguise for Pete Dunne, as the latter got an opportunity to embark on his singles run. This week on Monday Night RAW, the 30-year-old star turned his back on Sheamus and reinstated his heel persona, which has been long-awaited.
It looks like WWE may have scrapped The Celtic Warrior's original SummerSlam plans to make him a pivotal element in Pete Dunne's ascension to the top. The Triple H-led management has seemingly made that move to push the former NXT UK Champion as a singles star on RAW.
A feud between both superstars has the potential to create an intriguing storyline, given their history in The Brawling Brutes. Moreover, this could catapult Pete Dunne's career onto the main roster and establish him as a vicious heel, helping him unleash his Bruiserweight gimmick that once dominated NXT UK.
Therefore, the above-mentioned factors could have forced Triple H to change Sheamus' potential SummerSlam plans, altering the trajectory of the Intercontinental Championship.