History Wrestling / Sheamus

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''''Faugh a Ballagh!'''''[[labelnote:Translation]]Clear the way![[/labelnote]]]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: Performed one to fight Mark Henry. [[RedemptionPromotion Came with a quite a few]] [[TookALevelInBadass levels in badass]] .

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** His excessive use of the word "arse" on a PG program may count as this.
** On the September 10, 2012 episode of ''Raw'', when Sheamus [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-2YPu9ACc attended a deposition with David Otunga and Ricardo Rodriguez]] as part of [[Wrestling/DavidOtunga Otunga's]] attempt to have the Brogue Kick banned:
--->'''Sheamus:''' If you're Lipschitz, what does your arse do?

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/{{Christian}}, Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio, Wrestling/TheBigShow.

Stephen Farrelly (Irish form: Stíofán Ó Ferghaile, born 28 January 1978) is an Irish {{professional wrestl|ing}}er. After having worked as a bodyguard, he took up the sport of professional wrestling after training with Cliff Compton, Tank Toland and Cindy Rogers in Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory wrestling school in April 2002, at Wrestling/BretHart's suggestion. He received an injury early on but returned two years later, debuting in Irish Whip Wrestling as Galldubh before returning to the name he was better known for, Sheamus O'Shaunessy. His exploits here lead to booking with larger promotions, including one affiliated with the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance in Austria. From there, Sheamus would eventually earn a developmental deal with the largest pro wrestling promotion left in the world, Wrestling/{{WWE}}.

* HeroicAlbino: As a face. As a heel, he's an EvilAlbino, naturally.

* WriterOnBoard: Although it's never once been brought up in {{Kayfabe}}, he and Triple H share a friendly personal relationship, which some point to as the reason he was pushed so heavily so soon after his arrival.[[note]]Reportedly Wrestling/ChrisJericho was meant to win the 2012 Royal Rumble, but Triple H's influence spurred creative to give Sheamus the victory.[[/note]] Although, at the same time, his face run got him over rather swimmingly with the fans, this friendship was brought back again when he [[{{Kayfabe}} decided]] to cheap-shot [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] with a [[OneHitKill Brogue Kick]] after Bryan had a moment with his girlfriend in order to [[SquashMatch win the World Heavyweight Championship in 18 seconds]], causing a [[InternetBackdraft pro-Bryan and anti-Sheamus shitstorm]] in Miami and all over the internet. However, research into the matter will reveal that even though Sheamus was booked to win the match anyway, emphasis on later matches (such as [[Wrestling/JohnCena Cena]] vs. [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Rock]] and Wrestling/TheUndertaker vs. Triple H) and a last-minute decision to attempt to beat a completely pointless Wrestlemania 'record' few people knew about,[[note]]that being the shortest [=WrestleMania=] match, held by Wrestling/{{Kane}} vs Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr at [=WrestleMania=] 24[[/note]] caused the match to be booked in the way it was.

* LightIsNotGood: His entrance from April 2[[superscript:nd]], 2015 and onwards. It starts with the lights around the arena going dark before revealing him standing on the stage with a tremendous burst of white light that renders his already pale form virtually fluorescent.[[note]]Worth noting that this lighting started out tame but gradually increased in intensity as time went on.[[/note]] It also originally featured a montage of religious imagery on the Titantron video, later replaced with a more generic montage of Sheamus kicking ass in the ring. It debuted after a FaceHeelTurn and Sheamus has largely been a heel ever since.

** In a match against Wade Barrett, [=Christian=] interfered and soon Barret and Christian are beating on Sheamus who is trapped in a corner. Not only does Sheamus fight out of it, he delivers a Brogue Kick to Barret and nearly powerbombs Christian.

* LightIsNotGood: His recent (2015- ) heel run entrance, which features religious imagery on the Titantron video and starts with a tremendous burst of white light that renders his already pale form virtually fluorescent.

* SelfDeprecation: He's a great sport about the fact that he has a very unique look.

** He's also the first winner who was not born in North America.
While Edge and Del Rio won both the MITB and Royal Rumble before him, he successfully captured the world title in his Wrestlemania championship match.

** On the September 10, 2012 episode of ''Raw'', when Sheamus [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-2YPu9ACc attended a deposition with Wrestling/DavidOtunga and Ricardo Rodriguez]] as part of Otunga's attempt to have the Brogue Kick banned:

He is the first Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Champion, and FCW Florida Champion, a two time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html US Champion]], three time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion]], one time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html World Heavyweight Champion]], and a four-time and current WWE Raw Tag Team Champion alongside [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] as Wrestling/TheBar, as well as 2010 Wrestling/KingOfTheRing winner, and 2012 Wrestling/RoyalRumble winner. He won the 2015 ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'' ladder match and thus its Money in the Bank contract, which he successfully cashed in at Survivor Series 2015 to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

** On the September 10, 2012 episode of ''Raw'', when Sheamus [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-2YPu9ACc attended a deposition with David Otunga and Ricardo Rodriguez]] as part of Otunga's attempt to have the Brogue Kick banned:

He is the first Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Champion, and FCW Florida Champion, a two time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html US Champion]], three time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion]], one time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html World Heavyweight Champion]], and a four-time and current WWE Raw Tag Team Champion alongside [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]], as well as 2010 Wrestling/KingOfTheRing winner, and 2012 Wrestling/RoyalRumble winner. He won the 2015 ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'' ladder match and thus its Money in the Bank contract, which he successfully cashed in at Survivor Series 2015 to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

* BashBrothers: With Cesaro. There's a reason they're the five-time tag champions.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Sheamus and Cesaro single-handedly brought back Wrestling/TheShield with unnecessary beatings first against Wrestling/DeanAmbrose and Wrestling/SethRollins on August 14, 2017 (which ended up costing them the tag team titles at Wrestling/SummerSlam), then against Wrestling/RomanReigns on October 2.

** His 2017 team-up with [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]], the two perform a shortened version of the [[Anime/DragonBall Fusion Dance]] during their entrance.

* TagTeam: (in FCW w[=/=][[Wrestling/YoshiTatsu Mr. Yamamoto [[=Yoshi Tatsu=]]]]): Movers and Shakers. The Bar with Cesaro.

* BashBrothers: With Cesaro. There's a reason they're the four-time tag champions.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Like most {{Heel}}s, he was a much nicer guy out of the ring than in. As a {{Face}}, he's nice both in-character and out.

Stephen Farrelly (Stíofán Ó Ferghaile in Irish), (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish {{professional wrestl|ing}}er. After having worked as a bodyguard, he took up the sport of professional wrestling after training with Cliff Compton, Tank Toland and Cindy Rogers in Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory wrestling school in April 2002, at Wrestling/BretHart's suggestion. He received an injury early on but returned two years later, debuting in Irish Whip Wrestling as Galldubh before returning to the name he was better known for, Sheamus O'Shaunessy. His exploits here lead to booking with larger promotions, including one affiliated with the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance in Austria. From there, Sheamus would eventually earn a developmental deal with the largest pro wrestling promotion left in the world, Wrestling/{{WWE}}.

* AffablyEvil: Whether he's a heel or a face, he still engages in witty banter with his opponents during in-ring chat moments every now and then

Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish {{professional wrestl|ing}}er. After having worked as a bodyguard, he took up the sport of professional wrestling after training with Cliff Compton, Tank Toland and Cindy Rogers in Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory wrestling school in April 2002, at Wrestling/BretHart's suggestion. He received an injury early on but returned two years later, debuting in Irish Whip Wrestling as Galldubh before returning to the name he was better known for, Sheamus O'Shaunessy. His exploits here lead to booking with larger promotions, including one affiliated with the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance in Austria. From there, Sheamus would eventually earn a developmental deal with the largest pro wrestling promotion left in the world, Wrestling/{{WWE}}.

!! "These tropes are true! And I'll make you believe!"

* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Exploited for all its worth during his heel run in 2015; his first act after winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship that year is to form a MultinationalTeam consisting of himself (Irish), the English Wrestling/WadeBarrett, the Bulgarian Wrestling/{{Rusev|AndLana}}, and the Mexican Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio.

He is the first Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Champion, and FCW Florida Champion, a two time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html US Champion]], three time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion]], one time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-h.html World Heavyweight Champion]], and a two-time and current WWE Raw Tag Team Champion alongside [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]], as well as 2010 Wrestling/KingOfTheRing winner, and 2012 Wrestling/RoyalRumble winner. He won the 2015 ''Wrestling/MoneyInTheBank'' ladder match and thus its Money in the Bank contract, which he successfully cashed in at Survivor Series 2015 to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

* UrExample: While Edge and Del Rio won both the MITB and Royal Rumble before him, he successfully captured the world title in his Wrestlemania championship match.

That's Sheamus, fella.

* TagTeam: (in FCW w[=/=][[Wrestling/YoshiTatsu Mr. Yamamoto [[=Yoshi Tatsu=]]]]): Movers and Shakers

* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/{{Christian}}, Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio, Wrestling/TheBigShow, Wrestling/DeanAmbrose & Wrestling/SethRollins.