Sheamus broke his nose for the second time this year during his match with Jeff Hardy on the latest episode of WWE Raw, followed by an attack from Damian Priest.
Back in June, the United States Champion broke his nose when he was hit by a stiff forearm strike from Humberto Carrillo during a match between the two.
Soon after that there were talks of him vacating his title. But he was reluctant to relinquish the United States Championship. This tells us about how much of a fighter Sheamus is. After undergoing nose surgery, he made a return to the surprise of everyone by wearing a mask on his face.
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After Raw, Sheamus gave out a warning to both Jeff Hardy and Damian Priest with a tweet. The United States Champion mentioned retribution as he showed his bleeding nose in the picture.
..the mask came off.. jeff rebroke my nose.. then priest attacked me.. retribution is coming lads #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/uFwVjEHDbV
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) September 21, 2021
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Will Sheamus be able to defend his title at WWE Extreme Rules?
The United States Champion took on Jeff Hardy in a non-title match at WWE Raw with Damian Priest at commentary. But if Hardy managed to win, he’d be added to the Extreme rules match for the United States Championship. It was a very intense match as the two superstars went back and forth.
Sheamus dominated during the opening moments of the match, but Jeff Hardy was reluctant to go down. Hardy came back into the match as he attacked Sheamus with multiple dropkicks.
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Sheamus removed his mask during the match as his injured nose was seen bleeding again. Despite his bleeding nose, he gave a tough fight to Jeff Hardy before the latter emerged victorious after pulling Sheamus down for a roll-up pin. Sheamus will now defend his title against Jeff Hardy and Damian Priest in a triple threat match at WWE Extreme Rules.
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Having suffered a broken nose twice in a year, WWE may think of giving the United States Champion some recovery time. Let’s see whether he will be able to defend his title or not at WWE Extreme Rules 2021.
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