Disappointing news for WWE star Sheamus ahead of WrestleMania 42

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Sheamus missed last year’s WrestleMania simply because he wasn’t booked for the show. Rather than being injured like this year, The Celtic Warrior wasn’t used or booked after The Royal Rumble.

Sheamus later noted that he was “gutted” to miss his second WrestleMania in a row, but this has now been extended to three.

Sheamus missed WrestleMania 40 back in 2024

The Irish star has had a tough few years in WWE, since it was a shoulder injury that sidelined him back in 2024 and meant that he missed WrestleMania 40, which was considered to be the best WrestleMania in recent memory.

It seems that his shoulder has remained an issue for him in recent years, since he recently underwent surgery, and it will now keep him out of action past this year’s showcase.

Sheamus turns 49 in January, and it’s clear that he knows his career inside the ring will need to wind down soon. He has been injured numerous times in recent years, which could be his body telling him it’s time to take it down a notch.

With Gunther’s recent change of character into The Career Killer, it could leave WWE with an interesting opening. Gunther and the Irish star collided at Clash at the Castle back in 2022 in what was considered to be one of the matches of the year, and they would be open to running it back if it had much higher stakes.

Gunther has already retired the likes of John Cena, AJ Styles, and Goldberg, and there was talk of him facing Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania before the Master of the 619 was injured.

Instead, Gunther will now face Seth Rollins at WrestleMania, but his career will not be on the line. When the former World Champion is able to make his return, it will be interesting to see if there is an angle pitched for him with Gunther.