Sheamus

So, the big Irishman has been WWE champion since TLC, when he defeated John Cena in a bit of a shock. On Sunday, he has his first PPV defence of the belt as champion, facing Randy Orton.

How is he doing as a champion?

When I heard he'd won, my immediate reaction was that it was far too soon for him to hold the big one. He'd barely been on Raw before winning the breakthrough Battle Royal, he seemed incredibly green (no Irish pun intended) and was destined to be another example of WWE pushing the wrong guy, just because he's built like a brick shithouse and mates with Trips.

However, I must say he's starting to grow on me. A lot of his offence looks devastating, I'm pleased to see the Razors Edge being used as a finishing move again, and - more importantly - WWE is booking him the right way. Putting him against Evan Bourne was a good move, a guy the size of Sheamus should destroy a guy the size of Bourne, and he has been. Orton will be a good opponent for him, I'm not sure if it will be an extended feud or just a time-filler until Legacy finally implodes, but even if it is a one-off PPV match, it should be good.

Sheamus certainly stands out with the complete lack of a tan (and being that ginger, the no-tan look is a smart move). He needs a real top-line feud over the belt to establish him as a real top guy (I'm hoping Trips will do for him what he did for Batista). Promo-wise, he's improving as he becomes more confident at it, although he's still only average - but is better than other guys who have been world champ before.

Any thoughts? Is Sheamus becoming a good world champ, or is it another case of too much, too soon?

People are saying Sheamus is good friends with Triple H so if he beats Orton and Triple H wins the Royal Rumble then it could be true.

I think he is a good champ so far although it is too early to tell.

he is getting better by the week.i think he should have longer matches and some more promo time because as the champ of the show you barely hear of him the whole night.too much focus is on dx

I too think its to early to judge him as champ but the signs are good. I hope he keeps the belt for a while, past Wrestlemania, make him a major heel.

While I can't see him still having the belt passed Mania I don't think he has been too bad as Champion. His high impact offense is relatively over and it seem's he can work and talk.

My only problem with him is he isn't a big enough part of Raw each week.

Saying that having the title will get just about anyone over to a degree, I'll reserve judgement on him until he loses it and has to carry a mid-card fued with the likes of MVP.

While I'll admit he has been better than I thought he would be as champ (although that may be down to his booking, not his actual performances), I still do not want him to even be in the title match at Mania.

Speaking of his booking, for me, it's refreshing to have the champion not dominate RAW as was the case with Triple H, Cena and Orton. It makes a change seeing the champ face new opponents such as Evan Bourne and not be part of the main event all the time.

He's strating to grow on me a lot. I admit I haven't seen a lot of Raw recently but I saw a couple of clips the other night where he was straing Orton down from the entrance way and he looked good and imtimidating. I think he could do with a decent feud though. Him going against Orton week in week out wouldn't work and I don't want to see him going against Cena again just yet. It looks as if he's going up against Trips at Wrestlemania if rumours are to be believed. If he's allowed to go over in that one it could be good to build him up more which is only good in my opinion