Sheamus

Stephen Farrelly^[5][6] (Irish: Stíofán Ó Fearailhaile) (born January 28, 1978)^[6] is an Irish professional wrestler and actor, best known by his ring names Sheamus and Sheamus O'Shaunessy. He is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), competing on its Raw brand where he is in his second reign as WWE Champion.
Prior to joining WWE, Farrelly was also a two-time International Heavyweight Champion during his tenure in Irish Whip Wrestling. He is a two-time world champion, having held the WWE Championship on two occasions. During his time in WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), he held the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship once.

Breakout (2009–present)

n the June 30, 2009 episode of ECW, Farrelly made his unannounced debut as a villain under the shortened ring name of Sheamus, quickly defeating a local competitor.^[2][65] Sheamus soon entered into a critically well-received^[66] rivalry with Goldust after defeating him on July 29.^[67] After exchanging victories in the following weeks^[67][68] the two appeared on the Abraham Washington Show talk segment^[69] leading to a No Disqualification match on September 1 which was won by Sheamus.^[66] Sheamus then began a feud with Shelton Benjamin which was hot-shot into a deciding match on October 27 which Sheamus won.^[70]

His rivalry with Benjamin was prematurely ended owing to Sheamus being moved to the Raw brand the day before. He made his Raw debut by defeating Jamie Noble.^[71] In the following weeks, he continued to attack Noble causing him to retire,^[72] and, in lieu of competition, assaulted the timekeeper and commentator Jerry Lawler on November 16 at Madison Square Garden.^[73] The following week Sheamus appeared on his first WWE pay-per-view event, Survivor Series. Sheamus appeared as part of The Miz's team in a traditional five-on-five elimination tag team match. He eliminated fellow Irishman Finlay and made the final pinfall to eliminate the opposing captain John Morrison and survive along with The Miz and long-time former rival Drew McIntyre. The following night on Raw, Sheamus won a "break-through" battle royal for wrestlers who had never won a world championship, to become the number one contender to John Cena's WWE Championship. At the contract signing immediately afterwards, Sheamus put Cena through the table as the Raw guest host Jesse Ventura announced it would be a Tables match.^[74]
On December 13, at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view, Sheamus defeated Cena to win the WWE Championship, his first championship in WWE,^[75] making him the first Irish-born WWE Champion.^[10] The following night on Raw, Sheamus was awarded with the 2009 Breakout Superstar of the Year Slammy Award.^[76] He went on to successfully defend the championship against Cena on Raw and Randy Orton at the Royal Rumble in January 2010, with both matches ending in disqualification.^[77][78] On February 21, Sheamus lost the WWE Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in the titular match after he was eliminated by Triple H, only for John Cena to win the match and the championship.^[79] During the match, Sheamus suffered a concussion, and as a result, did not attend Raw the following night.^[80] Upon his return, he attacked Triple H for costing him the WWE Championship to set up a match between the two at WrestleMania XXVI, which he lost.^[81][82] At Extreme Rules, after attacking Triple H at the start of the show, Sheamus defeated him in a Street Fight.
On June 20, at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view, Sheamus won a fatal four-way match, following interference from The Nexus that allowed him to pin John Cena, thus winning the WWE Championship for a second time.^[83][84] He went on to defeat Cena in a steel cage match to retain the championship at the WWE Money in the Bank PAY PER VIEV