Twitter was furious over the controversial ending to Sheamus' Intercontinental Title match on SmackDown × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout WWE WWE SmackDown News THAT WAS NOT F**KING SACRED - Twitter furious over controversial ending to Sheamus title match on SmackDown By Jayakrishna Dasappan Modified 08 Oct 2022 Follow Us Comment Share The Celtic Warrior Sheamus challenged for the Intercontinental Title The Twitterverse was furious after the controversial end to Sheamus' Intercontinental Championship match against Champion Gunther on WWE SmackDown. The Ring General put his title on the line against the Celtic Warrior for the second time in his career on this week's SmackDown. Both superstars put on another classic. Both were determined to walk home with the Intercontinental Title. Toward the end of the match, Sheamus locked in the Cloverleaf submission hold. Gunther slammed the mat twice, which confused The Celtic Warrior as he believed he had won the match via submission. As he argued with the referee, Ludwig Kaiser gave Gunther a shillelagh, which the latter used on Sheamus and earned the pinfall victory. WWE@WWE#AndStill the Intercontinental Champion, @Gunther_AUT!#SmackDown4789485#AndStill the Intercontinental Champion, @Gunther_AUT!#SmackDown https://t.co/NYSSUgZncZ The wrestling world was furious over the finish as many hoped to see The Celtic Warrior finally capture the Intercontinental championship. People were also upset that Gunther had to cheat to win despite his claims that the mat was sacred and that he believed in a fair fight. "THAT WAS NOT F***ING SACRED GUNTHER YOU B****," a fan tweeted Check out the uncensored tweet here. GAME 4 FUTURE@Gaming_4_Future@WWE @Gunther_AUT311@WWE @Gunther_AUT https://t.co/KTpAE8XKZO Justin Noland@NightmareVamps2@WWE @Gunther_AUT Gunther is a damn cheater@WWE @Gunther_AUT Gunther is a damn cheater Tiana@tianabrooks@WWE @Gunther_AUT cheater ?‍2@WWE @Gunther_AUT cheater ?‍ Plenty of fans believed that The Ring General tapped out: Nicholas@NicholasPascar5@WWE @Gunther_AUT But did he tap3@WWE @Gunther_AUT But did he tap https://t.co/91QnxxmrYu Trapstar ?@On2em_@WWE @Gunther_AUT Robbed... he tapped right in her face11@WWE @Gunther_AUT Robbed... he tapped right in her face SRiDHaR@KingOfMongrels_@WWE @Gunther_AUT HE TAPPED OUT411@WWE @Gunther_AUT HE TAPPED OUT Tails@CelticRiptide@WWE Gunther tapped1066@WWE Gunther tapped https://t.co/2hWxCyHyqJ Some came to the aid of The Ring General and educated others about the rules of pro wrestling. Sean @seanmprime@CelticRiptide @WWE He did not. In BJJ that's known as a Brazilian tap, meaning a fake tap. Its used as a way for cheating. Plus, you've got to tap your hand at least three times to indicate you give up2@CelticRiptide @WWE He did not. In BJJ that's known as a Brazilian tap, meaning a fake tap. Its used as a way for cheating. Plus, you've got to tap your hand at least three times to indicate you give up Ian@gill03_ian@CelticRiptide @WWE You need to tap 3 times and he only did it twice so he didn’t ?12@CelticRiptide @WWE You need to tap 3 times and he only did it twice so he didn’t ? Ian@gill03_ian@OUUCreative @WWE @Gunther_AUT To tap out you have to do 3 taps. Gunther only did 25@OUUCreative @WWE @Gunther_AUT To tap out you have to do 3 taps. Gunther only did 2 Some fans were upset that several WWE matches had multiple interferences. ViTal Rema@ViTalRema@WWE @Gunther_AUT Please stop with interferences ever match. Its getting super old23@WWE @Gunther_AUT Please stop with interferences ever match. Its getting super old DarthBreaker@DarthBreaker@ViTalRema @WWE @Gunther_AUT Seems like almost all heels wins every week and the baby faces get screwed and hardly and titled changes same shit every week might as well watch reruns and yet they will probably have another match again@ViTalRema @WWE @Gunther_AUT Seems like almost all heels wins every week and the baby faces get screwed and hardly and titled changes same shit every week might as well watch reruns and yet they will probably have another match again Many were happy to see both superstars put on another good match. King Jon @KingJon__@WWE @Gunther_AUT125@WWE @Gunther_AUT https://t.co/ZbZhEwFJzZ Drago@Notorious401@WWE @Gunther_AUT What a BANGER! That tap was lowkey sketchy but I dont think he meant to tap, Idk. Either way, hell of a match. #SmackDown6@WWE @Gunther_AUT What a BANGER! That tap was lowkey sketchy but I dont think he meant to tap, Idk. Either way, hell of a match. #SmackDown ???????@410Chris__@WWE @Gunther_AUT BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER3@WWE @Gunther_AUT BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER BANGER AFTER BANGER https://t.co/tN6vI9V3XR Sheamus and Gunther will continue their rivalry at WWE Extreme Rules This is not the last time we see these two wrestlers fight. The two will be battling it again in a six-man tag team match at WWE Extreme Rules this Saturday. The Brawling Brutes will take on Imperium in a Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook match. It is basically a no-holds-barred match and with the rivalry getting hectic week after week, expect both teams to come in with a lot of rages. WWE@WWEAt #ExtremeRules, The #BrawlingBrutes and #Imperium will look to rip each other apart in a Six-Man Tag Team Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match!ms.spr.ly/6012d8w28125831325At #ExtremeRules, The #BrawlingBrutes and #Imperium will look to rip each other apart in a Six-Man Tag Team Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match!ms.spr.ly/6012d8w28 https://t.co/2wbUVzppzc Imperium has gained momentum following Gunther's win on SmackDown. We will have to wait and see if the team can capitalize on the momentum and end the Brawling Brutes for good. What was your reaction to the Intercontinental Title match? Let us know in the comments section below. A legend has pointed out the issue with the White Rabbit storyline here Poll : Who will win at WWE Extreme Rules 2022? The Brawling Brutes Imperium 33 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Angana Roy × Feedback Thank You! 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