Sheamus is a modern-day legend with over a decade-long career to his name. The Celtic Warrior is someone who started tasting success right from the beginning of his WWE career, winning the coveted WWE Championship in less than six months of his debut.
Today, Sheamus is a four-time World Champion as well as a multi-time United States Champion and Tag Team Champion. Being part of the WWE locker room for such a long time, it is technically impossible not to have backstage gossips about the Irish Superstar, just like any other full-time Superstar with such longevity.
10 Sheamus Requested WWE To Bring Back His Old Theme Song But WWE Denied
Sheamus rejuvenated himself and brought back his old look, ditching the previous mohawk look. With the return of the old hairstyle and beard, many fans were hoping to see him back with his old theme song as well, but it didn't happen.
Currently, Sheamus uses the 'Hellfire' theme song. Meanwhile, while returning with the old look, he requested WWE bring back his old theme song 'Written In My Face'. WWE, however, rejected the idea saying the old theme song was outdated.
9 Helped Becky Lynch During Her WWE Try Out
"The Irish Lass Kicker" Becky Lynch signed for WWE back in 2013, landing a two-year deal with the company. Meanwhile, Sheamus played a key role during the try-out of the fellow Irish Superstar.
Sheamus revealed in an interview that he connected The Man with the right people in WWE, helping her to pass the try-out stage. However, he gave full credit to Lynch for getting selected in the tryout through her own merit.
8 Vince McMahon's Cheeky Comment Made Him Get Back In A Strict Diet
Sheamus has a YouTube channel, where he regularly posts his workout videos with his fellow WWE Superstars. Seeing his fitness channel, it's not difficult to guess that the Celtic Warrior works hard to maintain his shredded look and fitness throughout the year.
Sheamus revealed in an interview that it wasn't always the same. He bulked up and hence, he put on a lot of weight once. After coming back from holidays, he was going past Vince McMahon once and the boss taunted him that he had a great holiday while staring at his belly. The cheeky comment motivated Sheamus to get back on track in his fitness journey.
7 There Was Huge Backstage Heat After Sheamus's First WWE Championship Win
Sheamus had a dream start of his main roster career because he was put in the main event scene right from the beginning. In fact, Sheamus won his first WWE Championship in his very second pay-per-view, and he defeated none other than John Cena in a Tables match at TLC.
Since Sheamus pulled off a surprise at such an early stage of his career, there was a huge backstage reaction regarding the win. A number of guys backstage were reportedly unhappy.
6 Was Frustrated After A Series Of Losses To Roman Reigns
Sheamus held the WWE Title for the last time in 2015 when he cashed in his MITB briefcase on Roman Reigns and kept the gold around his waist for 22 days. His feud with The Big Dog continued afterward when he formed a new stable called The League of Nations. Besides Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Rusev, and Wade Barrett were the other heels of the group.
Sheamus mentioned in an interview that he and other League of Nations members faced Roman Reigns in 48 matches in six months, including the matches in house shows. They lost 43 of those matches, and the booking exasperated Sheamus.
5 Had A Real-Life Fight With Yoshi Tatsu
There are always two or more sides to every story. Sheamus had a real-life beef as well as fight with Yoshi Tatsu, who was a former WWE Superstar. Sheamus incidentally shared an apartment with Tatsu in the late 2000s, with Ted DiBiase Jr being the other housemate.
According to rumors, at one point, Ted and Tatsu were not happy with Sheamus because the latter was using his roommates' belongings, especially a protein shaker. When they questioned Sheamus about it, he got upset and got physical with Tatsu. Given Tatsu's background in Dojo and amateur boxing, he was rumored to have easily won the scuffle and embarrassed a much bigger Sheamus.
However, Sheamus begs to defer about the situation. The Celtic Warrior talked on Cory Graves's After The Bell podcast about his real-life beef as well as fight with Yoshi Tatsu. Sheamus incidentally shared an apartment with Tatsu along with Ted DiBiase Jr in the late 2000s.
According to The Celtic Warrior, Sheamus let Tatsu stay in their apartment because he didn't have a place to stay, but the latter wasn't contributing to paying bills. Consequently, he confronted him once and things got physical, as both men slapped each other.
4 WWE Wanted Him To Keep A Small Moustache After His Return In 2019
When Sheamus took a long break and came back with his old look in 2019, most fans certainly loved it. But WWE creative had initially planned a different look for him, which was certainly ridiculous.
Sheamus revealed that the pitched new look was having a small mustache and wearing suspenders, which would have made him look like Jack Gallagher. Needless to say, Sheamus wasn't excited about the idea either. Thankfully, he didn't sport the look on the TV screen.
3 Sheamus Almost Hung Up His Boots
Yes, you read it right. The fans could have seen The Celtic Warrior giving a retirement speech in the ring like Edge or Daniel Bryan, ending his career prematurely. Sheamus thought about hanging up his boots a couple of years ago, owing to concussions and several unwanted injuries.
Although Sheamus contemplated retiring, he didn't give up. He took the help of physiotherapy and lost tons of weight to overcome the obstacles.
2 Had A Backstage Fight With Sin Cara
Sin Cara didn't have a very successful career in WWE, but he was infamous for the wrong reasons backstage. He not only botched moves frequently in the squared circle but also had real-life fights with a couple of WWE Superstars, including Sheamus.
Former WCW star Konnan confirmed this story. The backstage fight happened back in 2014. When Sin Cara was getting medical attention, Sheamus reportedly confronted him. Then Sheamus threw a punch and in reply, Sin Cara took Sheamus down with a leg kick and punch.
1 Sheamus Wasn't Originally Scheduled To Win The United States Title At WrestleMania 37
Sheamus won the United States Championship at the Grandest Stage of Them All this year, securing his third reign with the gold. He dethroned Riddle as the champion. According to a backstage report, it wasn't the original plan for the match.
Riddle was set to retain the gold successfully but WWE altered the ending at the last minute. The decision was reportedly taken to stretch the feud between Riddle and Sheamus.