Sheamus

With a red-hot temper that matches his fiery head of hair, Sheamus never backs down from a fight, and has never been in one he didn’t think he could win. Hailing from Dublin, Sheamus brings to the ring a ferocious offensive style that harkens to his noble and heroic Celtic ancestors. Whether by upbringing or by birthright, this modern-day Celtic Warrior was fated for combat.

After journeying from ECW to Monday Night Raw in October 2009, Sheamus ravenously sunk his teeth into the competition, engaging in a high-profile rivalry with John Cena in pursuit of the WWE Championship. At WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, the ginger-headed juggernaut clashed with the Cenation leader in a pine-splintering Tables Match and defeated Cena to become the first-ever Irish-born WWE Champion.

Not resting on his laurels following a momentous victory over one of the most decorated WWE Superstars in history, The Celtic Warrior continued to collect accolades, winning the 2010 King of the Ring and capturing the illustrious United States Championship in March 2011.

Although Sheamus thrived off his ability to raise the ire of the WWE Universe by pummeling their heroes — namely the likes of Cena, Triple H and Randy Orton — the boos directed at him were eventually replaced by thunderous cheers after he was drafted to SmackDown in 2011.

After winning the 2012 Royal Rumble, Sheamus paved his Road to WrestleMania and defeated World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan in a record-setting 18 seconds to win the title.

After capturing the World Title on the Grandest Stage of Them All, The Celtic Warrior again proved himself a dominant and fighting champion, mixing a powerhouse offense — which includes the Brogue Kick, White Noise, the High Cross, the Irish Curse Backbreaker and the Cloverleaf submission maneuver — with an innate Celtic thirst for battle.

In an epic showdown against Big Show at Hell in a Cell, Sheamus became the first Superstar to miraculously kick out of the devastating KO Punch, only to see his nearly seven-month-long title reign come to an end after suffering a second dose of the dreaded finishing maneuver.

However, while the championship gold is no longer around his waist, that hardly meant that the spotlight had moved away the Superstar who loves to fight. Following a brutal series of battles against Big Show — both inside and outside the ring — Sheamus returned to the 2013 Royal Rumble Match, lasting until the final three and eliminated five competitors, tied for the most with Ryback! He then once again set his sights on the WrestleMania battlefield at MetLife Stadium, joining forces with Randy Orton and Big Show in a Six-Man Tag Team Match against their treacherous adversaries, The Shield.

Most recently, the Irish Superstar found himself in a brutal rivalry with Mark Henry, after The World's Strongest Man attacked him on two separate occasions. With each passing week, their intense conflict grew more and more intense – particularly after The Celtic Warrior embarrassed Henry in both a "Tug of War" and an "Arm Wrestling Challenge" and led his enraged adversary to unleash a brutal assault on Sheamus with a belt. That attack would lead to the announcement of a dangerous Strap Match showdown between them at Extreme Rules, where Sheamus best Henry.