{"id":21057,"date":"2016-05-28T16:02:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T21:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=21057"},"modified":"2016-05-28T16:44:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T21:44:50","slug":"sheamus-talks-wwe-brand-split-want-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/28\/sheamus-talks-wwe-brand-split-want-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheamus talks WWE brand split &#8211; does he want to be on Smackdown?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2804353513\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE star Sheamus made it sound like he&#8217;s ready to be on the Smackdown brand\u00a0when Smackdown goes live on Tuesday nights this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s great. I think the brand split is good. When I came into WWE in 2009, I had a huge opportunity and got a huge push. It was fantastic,&#8221; Sheamus told <a href=\"http:\/\/zap2it.com\/2016\/05\/wwe-sheamus-smackdown-live-brand-split-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-out-of-the-shadows\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zap2It.com in an interview promoting the new &#8220;Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2&#8221; movie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Myself and Daniel Bryan made it because of Smackdown.\u2019We were doing two-minute segments on Raw before we moved over to the blue brand. To me, Smackdown is much more the wrestling style show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sheamus also presented the argument that the brand split will allow the entire\u00a0roster to stand out on two separate shows, something that he said has\u00a0not happened with the entire roster available for three-hour Raws and taped Smackdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe great thing about Smackdown was, when things were separated last time, a lot of guys were able to breakout,\u201d Sheamus said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got great characters and such a vast pool of talent that hasn\u2019t really gotten the chance to shine yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-890342904\"><div id=\"pwtor-4145700224\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE star Sheamus made it sound like he&#8217;s ready to be on the Smackdown brand\u00a0when Smackdown goes live on Tuesday nights this summer. \u201cI think it\u2019s great. 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