Longtime WWE star Sheamus is a big fan of puns and “bangers,” as he calls them, with his fellow WWE talents. He’ll get the chance to do the latter on Netflix for the first time tonight, when he faces Ludwig Kaiser in singles action. And before that, Sheamus decides to have some fun with some of that aforementioned pun.
Speaking to X on Sunday night, Sheamus posted a black and white photo of himself flexing. There was also a brief message, with the former WWE Champion noting that he wanted to turn the old phrase “Netflix and Chill” into the much darker “Netflix and Kill” when he faced Kaiser. He further stated that this fight will be the starting point for WWE’s “The Banger Era” on Netflix.
Tonight will be a monumental occasion for Sheamus, who debuted on WWE TV in 2009, when “Raw” was only in its third year of its second run on USA Network. As such, Sheamus’ match tonight will make Netflix the fifth different network/streaming service he has appeared on during his WWE career, including USA, MyNetworkTV, SyFy and Fox. In the last three instances, Sheamus appeared on all networks while they aired “SmackDown.”
In addition to making history, this will also be an opportunity for Sheamus to start 2025 on the right foot, after spending the last month of 2024 without competing in a match, after Kaiser put him to the test with a brutal assault. Sheamus returned on December 30, immediately going after Kaiser for revenge. The two had faced off in October and November, both unsuccessfully challenging Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Title at Survivor Series: WarGames.
