According to PWInsider.com, the original plan was to have Kevin Owens be a part of the League of Nations. As a Canadian, Owens would have fit right in with the heel stable composed of foreigners but he and his son were sick on the road and were subsequently sent home for a week.
It looks like a blessing in disguise as the group -- which Sheamus leads -- hasn't exactly hit the ground running, all jobbing to Roman Reigns. Or maybe Owens was never sick to begin with?