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Stephen Farrelly ( born January 28, 1978 in Dublin), better known by his ring name Sheamus ( ʃeɪməs ), is an Irish wrestler and actor. He stands in the WWE under contract and performs regularly in their shows.

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Wrestling career

Farrelly began in 2002 with the wrestling. Quick, however, he had to pause just two years after a neck injury suffered. As of May 2004 stood Farrelly for two years at Irish Whip Wrestling in the ring, where he was also involved in matches with Raven and Drew Galloway. From 2005 to 2007 he was also on display in the British independent scene, but he denied in 2006 and 2007 tryouts with WWE.

WWE

From this Farrelly was eventually contracted in 2007 and was first appointed to the WWE training league Florida Championship Wrestling. There he made ​​his debut on 2 October 2007 and was allowed during the course there the FCW Heavyweight Championship win.

In the ECW issue on 30 June 2009 Farrelly debuted in WWE TV. Thus, he was initially part of the ECW roster and there feuded against Goldust and Shelton Benjamin. On 26 October 2009, moved him to RAW. There were a few matches before he pay- per-view WWE TLC on 13 December of the same year in which: Tables, Ladders & Chairs could win the WWE Championship from John Cena. The following night on RAW was the Slammy Farrelly Award in the category of "Breakout Superstar of the Year (2009) ". On 21 February 2010, he had to return it to John Cena the title at the pay -per-view Elimination Chamber. During the match Farrelly suffered a traumatic brain injury and had to pause for a short time. On his return, he attacked Triple H, which led to a match at WrestleMania XXVI of the two, which he lost.

On June 20, at the pay -per-view Fatal 4- Way was allowed Farrelly a Fatal 4- Way Match against John Cena, Randy Orton and Edge to win and so get the WWE Championship for the second time. At Night of Champions on September 19, 2010, he had to relinquish the title to Randy Orton. On 29 November 2010 he was allowed to win on RAW the King of the Ring tournament, after he, Kofi Kingston, and a week earlier could defeat R -Truth John Morrison. 14 March 2011 Farrelly won the WWE United States Championship in a match against Daniel Bryan and put the gimmick of King Sheamus aside.

When WWE Draft on April 26, 2011, he was switched to Smackdown. Then he lost at the PPV Extreme Rules, May 1, 2011, in a Tables Match WWE United States Championship to Kofi Kingston. He then feuded with Randy Orton, Mark Henry and Christian.

29 January 2012 Farrelly won the 25 Royal Rumble Match. At WrestleMania XXVIII on April 1, 2012 in Miami, he won the World Heavyweight Championship from Daniel Bryan, which he lost on 28 October 2012 in the big event " Hell in a Cell" on Big Show. Since then, he feuded with The Shield, Big Show and Damien Sandow. On 14 July 2013, retired at the PPV Money in the Bank in a fall through a conductor a partial tear of the cartilage lip in his left shoulder. At Royal Rumble 2014 Sheamus returned after 6 -months injury lay back to WWE.

Filmography

Farrelly played in the British film, The Escapist - Escape from Hell ( 2008) the role of " Two Ton " next to the actors Joseph Fiennes and Brian Cox. He had in 2006 a small role in the Irish film 3 Crosses and played the zombie of a Celtic warrior in the Irish horror film produced in 2009 Assault of Darkness with lead actor Vinnie Jones. In addition, he had some appearances in the Dustin Turkeys show Dustin's Daily News, where he started arguing with Dustin. It ended with a match between Dustin and Farrelly, which allowed Dustin win. He also appeared in the Podge and Rodge Show as a leprechaun wrestler on.

Private life

  • Farrelly was born in Cabra, Dublin and grew up in the North Great George 's Street in Dublin.
  • He is fluent in Irish due to his visit, the Scoil Caoimhin Primary and Secondary School, a Gaelscoil.
  • Up to the age of 13 he was choir in Palestrina.
  • He played Gaelic football for the Erin 's Isle team and also rugby for the National College of Ireland.
  • He also worked as a bodyguard by Bono and Larry Mullen, Jr. of U2 as well as Denise van Outen.
  • Farrelly is a trained IT technicians.
  • His father Mark was an amateur bodybuilder.
  • He is an avowed supporter of Liverpool FC and Celtic FC.

Achievements

  • Irish Whip Wrestling
  • 2x Irish Whip Wrestling International Heavyweight Champion
  • Florida Championship Wrestling
  • WWE
  • 2x WWE Champion
  • 1x WWE United States Champion
  • 1x WWE World Heavyweight Champion

Awards

  • WWE
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