On 20 June at Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view, Sheamus won a fatal four-way match, following interference from The Nexus that allowed him to pin John Cena, winning the WWE Championship for the second time and being named the one-hundredth WWE Champion in history.
A Night of Champions, Sheamus è chiamato a difendere il titolo in un 6 Pack Challenge contro Jericho, Orton, Edge, Cena e Barrett: sarà Randy Orton a lasciare l'arena da campione del mondo.