By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

-- Looking ahead to WrestleMania 27 next year in Atlanta, WWE champion Sheamus says he wants to face Triple H in a re-match from WrestleMania 26 or face The Undertaker with the undefeated streak on the line.

"I'd like another crack at Triple H, only I want to beat him this time. John Cena, Randy Orton, or even the Undertaker. What the heck, I'd like to take the streak," Sheamus told Jon Robinson in an interview on ESPN.com.

Sheamus was profiled in a "half in-character, half out-of-character" type of interview as part of the advanced hype for THQ's forthcoming "Smackdown vs. Raw 2011" video game due out in October.

Sheamus also talked specifically on Triple H's influence on his career: "He was one of the guys who influenced me to take the steps where I wanted to go and it was a great honor to hook up at Mania with him and a great honor to put him out at Extreme Rules one month later. He's definitely one of the biggest influences of my career."

The interview also includes Sheamus talking about his first appearance in a WWE video game, his inability to tan, TSA airport security gawking over his WWE Tile belt, different crowd reactions, and other topics.

-- ESPN's Page 2 published a story on former Southern California wrestling stand-out Scott Lost, who recently wrestled his retirement match for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) at the age of 30, which was a personal goal for Lost.

The story focuses on Lost transitioning from pro wrestling to becoming a comic book artist. Lost, who was one of the original six co-owners of PWG, talked about starting the promotion in 2003. ESPN's article drew attention to PWG becoming one of the top independent promotions in the U.S. in terms of talent regularly featured and the quality of match-ups.

"We all pooled our resources together and started this [federation]. There were a lot of little feds, but we wanted to keep busy," he said. "Within a year I realized the promoter side wasn't for me. What really hit me was when older wrestlers I looked up to were talking to me like the boss."

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