Sheamus is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Sheamus.
50 Facts About Sheamus
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Sheamus is the first Irish world champion in WWE history, and is a three-time United States Champion and a five-time tag team champion with his tag team partner Cesaro.
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Sheamus was raised on North Great George's Street in Dublin.
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Sheamus speaks fluent Irish, having attended Scoil Caoimhin Primary and the Gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire Secondary School.
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Sheamus played Gaelic football for the Erin's Isle team, where he was once proclaimed "sports star of the month".
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Sheamus played rugby union for the National College of Ireland, where he gained a National Diploma.
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Sheamus is a former IT technician and worked as security for a nightclub, which led to him occasionally working as a bodyguard for Bono and Larry Mullen, Jr.
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Sheamus soon suffered a serious neck injury after botching a hip toss, sidetracking his career for two years.
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Sheamus went on to win a battle royal the following month.
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Sheamus met Darren Burridge in the final match and won to become IWW's first champion, but had to compete again in an evening show in Dublin, defeating Burridge and Vinny once more in a tag match alongside Vain.
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Sheamus represented the UK in a Battle of the Nations tag team match between the UK and Austria alongside Drew McDonald and The Celtic Warrior in a losing effort against Chris Raaber, Michael Kovac, and Robert Ray Kreuzer at the European Wrestling Association's Night of Gladiators.
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Sheamus had already wrestled in Galloway's home promotion, British Championship Wrestling, twice in 2005, losing to Jay Phoenix on the day before Phoenix lost to Galloway in March, and returning in September to defeat one of BCW's top stars, Wolfgang, via countout.
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On 30 June 2009 episode of ECW, Farrelly made his unannounced debut as a villain under the shortened ring name of Sheamus, quickly defeating local competitor Oliver John.
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Sheamus eliminated fellow Irishman Finlay and made the final pinfall to eliminate the opposing captain John Morrison and survive along with The Miz and longtime former rival Drew McIntyre.
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At the contract signing immediately afterward, Sheamus put Cena through the table, and the Raw guest host, Jesse Ventura, announced it would be a Tables match.
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Sheamus would make his first title defense on the final Raw of 2009, getting disqualified in a rematch against Cena.
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On 31 January 2010 at the Royal Rumble, Sheamus defeated Randy Orton by disqualification to retain the WWE Championship, following interference from Orton's teammate Cody Rhodes.
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Sheamus bounced back on 29 November, with wins over Kofi Kingston and John Morrison to become the 2010 King of the Ring, after receiving a bye through the second round.
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Sheamus won his match against Bryan the following week, winning his first United States title.
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The next night on Raw, Sheamus retained the United States Championship against Bryan in a rematch.
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Sheamus went on a fourteen match winning streak that ended after interference from Christian, with whom he had been feuding.
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Sheamus then went on a twelve match winning streak building towards winning the Royal Rumble on 29 January 2012.
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Sheamus entered the match twenty-second and won by last eliminating Chris Jericho to earn a main event championship match at WrestleMania XXVIII.
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Sheamus then returned to his feud with Del Rio which eventually began to include Chris Jericho and Randy Orton.
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On 27 January 2013, at the Royal Rumble, Sheamus entered the Royal Rumble at number eleven, eliminating five other superstars before Ryback eliminated him.
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Later that month, Sheamus re-entered a feud with Mark Henry after the two repeatedly attacked each other backstage.
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Sheamus then began feuding with Damien Sandow, when Sandow hosted a series of mental challenges on SmackDown, and Sheamus repeatedly interrupted and tried to solve the challenges.
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However, when Sheamus failed to solve the puzzles, he instead resorted to physical violence.
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On 26 January 2014, at the Royal Rumble, Sheamus returned as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match; he was eliminated by Roman Reigns in the final three.
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On 30 March episode of Raw, Sheamus returned from injury, having drastically changed his look, including a mohawk and braided beard, appearing to save Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler from an attack by Bad News Barrett, but then attacked Bryan and Ziggler instead, turning heel in the process for the first time since 2011.
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Sheamus then explained his heel turn and new attitude by claiming that "the era of underdogs is over", resulting in a feud with Ziggler.
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However, Sheamus refused to follow the stipulation, and instead made Ziggler kiss his arse, despite losing.
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Sheamus then began a feud with Randy Orton, who was part of the ladder match, with both men attacking each other and facing off in tag-team matches.
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On 24 January 2016, Sheamus entered the Royal Rumble at number 29, where he made to the final four, before being eliminated by Reigns.
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The next night on Raw, Barrett and Sheamus faced The New Day in another tag team title match, in a losing effort.
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On 19 July at the 2016 WWE draft, Sheamus was drafted to Raw.
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The next day on SmackDown Live, Sheamus reportedly suffered a concussion in a six-man tag team match with The New Day.
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On 3 January 2020 episode of SmackDown, Sheamus returned from injury, appearing to save Shorty G from an attack by The Revival, but then delivered a Brogue Kick to Shorty G Sheamus then defeated Shorty G at Royal Rumble on 26 January, and on 31 January episode of SmackDown.
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Sheamus then started a short feud with Big E after he wanted help from the SmackDown wrestlers against Retribution's attacks, but Sheamus denied and mocked him.
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Sheamus competed in a tag team match with Strowman against Lee and Riddle in a losing effort.
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Sheamus eliminated Seth Rollins after a Brogue Kick to score the first elimination.
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Sheamus teamed with McIntyre to defeat Miz and Morrison in a tag team match later on in the night.
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At the Royal Rumble on 31 January 2021, Sheamus entered at number 27 but was eliminated by Braun Strowman.
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On 1 February 2021 episode of Raw, Sheamus delivered a Brogue Kick to McIntyre after shortly confronting then Royal Rumble winner, Edge.
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Sheamus bemoaned the fact that he was only acknowledged as just "Drew McIntyre's friend", implying that he was overshadowed by his success as the WWE Champion.
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Sheamus would eliminate Kingston but would be the second to last man eliminated in the match by Styles.
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Sheamus would go on to defend the title against the likes of Humberto Carrillo and Ricochet over the next several months.
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At the Royal Rumble on 28 January 2023, Sheamus entered the Royal Rumble match at No 2 but was eliminated by McIntyre and Gunther.
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Sheamus played Rocksteady in 2016's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.
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Sheamus is a supporter of the sports teams Celtic FC, Liverpool FC, and the Tennessee Titans.