Sheamus challenged for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WWE Clash at the Castle against Gunther, but came up short in his efforts to capture the one title at has eluded him.
Sheamus received a standing ovation from the crowd after the match for his performance against Gunther.
Speaking to Matty Paddock of the Daily Star, Sheamus reflected on the match and the fallout.
"I'm not upset about that at all,” he said when asked about losing the match. “I felt it was great, it was just the type of character Sheamus is, all fists and elbows. What I was upset about and what really bothered me was the creative after that. I came out of that with so much organic momentum, and it was just wasted. It didn't go anywhere. It was a dead end, just like with WrestleMania. Drew went away because he was injured, but I was ready to go and then just nothing. There were no avenues and nowhere to go and that's frustrating. I did the War Games thing [after Clash at the Castle] but that was s*** - that's how I felt, though others might have felt differently. I'm not much of a politician, to be honest with you. I just roll my sleeves up, get in there and get stuck in. The journey is just as important, that story of me trying to get my hands on the title as it's the one title I haven't got. It's still a fresh story. Even with Gunther and Drew's match at SummerSlam, people are still mentioning me because it's still my story. I'd definitely like to retire with [the title], but that stuff is out of my control. I can just do what I can do."
Gunther is set to defend his WWE Intercontinental Title against Drew McIntyre at WWE SummerSlam.
Sheamus is scheduled to compete in the Slim Jim Battle Royal on the show.
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