“It’s a good time for me to be able to explain my emotional state of mind. I felt like every time my kids had a dance or a wrestling match or a football game, it seemed like I was missing all of that. I was missing everything. I was gone so much that I was missing their birthdays. I just got to a point where my heart was sinking and I felt like I was a stranger in my own house. I needed to really make some changes to fix my family, so that down the road I would have a family. So I stepped away from wrestling and fixed my family. I needed to get things back in order and be there for my kids, so I made the conscious decision to do that. A lot of people were upset that I stepped away, but I had to do it for my family. If I hadn’t done it, I wouldn’t be where I am with my family today.”
– We noted before that Sheamus was doing promotional work for the Try Rugby USA group and a London Irish vs. Saracens game in New Jersey on March 12th. He spoke with The Post Game at this link and commented on how playing rugby prepared him for WWE:
“The physicality prepared me for the WWE ring. A lot of guys have played college football and were in the NFL, but for me, it made my transition a lot easier, and people say I’m one of the toughest guys in WWE. I have rugby to thank for that.”
– WWE posted this clip of Lana singing to Rusev at tonight’s live event in Cape Girardeau, MO.
— WWE (@WWE) February 28, 2016