Sheamus shocked the world in late 2009, when he defeated John Cena to win the WWE Title at the TLC PPV.

In a recent interview with Virgin Media Sports Stories, Sheamus revealed that he was originally booked to lose the match, and it was changed on the day of the show, and Cena was partly responsible for the huge change:

"That was a different conversation. Up until that day, I was losing that match. Things changed…”

"Cena had a lot to do with it. Cena had a lot to do with what happened that day. It was like, ‘this is someone I can do business with. This is someone I can go around and is a believable foe,’ which is what John needed. What every good hero needs is a good villain. He saw that with me too, people did not like me. People hated me. I was so different compared to everybody in there. Long hair, short hair, super tan, tattoos. I was a different mix and he saw he could do something good with me."

Sheamus’ first WWE Title run would last until February of 2010.

H/T – Fightful