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Stephen Farley (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor.

He is now signed to WWE, appearing under the brand Sheamus (pronounced ) prior to joining WWE, and was a two-time World Heavyweight Champion during his time in Irish Whip Wrestling (IWW).

Since joining the WWE main roster in 2009, he will continue to be a four-time world champion, winning the WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship three times and the WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once more.

He is the first Irish world champion and a five-time tag team champion (four Raw and one SmackDown) with his partner Cesaro.

He has won the 2010 King of the Ring tournament, the 2012 Royal Rumble match, and the 2015 Money in the Bank ladder match, making him the second wrestler (after Edge) to achieve all three titles.

Early life

Stephen Farley was born in Dublin's Cabra suburb on January 28, 1978. He was born in Dublin's North Great George's Street. He speaks fluent Irish and has attended Scoil Caoimhin Primary and the Gaelscoil Collegiate Mhuire Secondary School. He performed in the Palestrina Choir until the age of 13. During this time, he appeared on the Irish shows The Late Late Show and Live at 3. He played Gaelic football for the Erin's Isle team, where he was once named "sports star of the month." He also played rugby for the National College of Ireland, where he obtained a National Diploma. He is a former computer programmer and also worked as a bodyguard for a nightclub, resulting in him occasionally serving as a bodyguard for Bono and Larry Mullen, Jr. of U2, as well as actress Denise van Outen.

Personal life

Farley lives in Nashville, Tennessee, having lived in Lutz, Florida, as of 2020. He is a fan of the Celtic FC, Liverpool FC, and the Tennessee Titans.

Farley revealed in November 2017 that he suffers from spinal stenosis.

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Professional wrestling career

Farley was inspired to become a professional wrestler by watching British wrestling on World of Sport and American wrestling on the WWF. He began training at Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory wrestling academy in April 2002, alongside Tank Toland and Cliff Compton, after Bret Hart's advice. Sheamus O'Shaunessy, a fan favorite against Robert Pigeon, debuted six weeks later. After smacking an opponent in the groin, he acquired the nickname of the "Irish Curse" (a play on a slang term allegedly denoting a man's inability to function sexually after drinking an excessive amount of whiskey). After botching a hip toss, he soon suffered a serious neck injury, ending his career for two years.

Farley portrayed a fiann, a mythical Irish warrior, by relying on Celtic mythology, leprechauns, and alcoholism, moving away from Irish stereotypes of lucky charms, leprechauns, and alcoholism. He was aware of the four cycles of Irish mythology and, inspired by Jim Fitzpatrick's artwork, incorporated sword- and axe-wielding images into his gimmick. This included the creation of his own pendant, the crossos, which combines the Celtic cross with a Celtic War sword to illustrate his character's "indigenous roots" with a combination of warrior strength and a solid moral core.

Farley, who is still using the ring name Sheamus O'Shaunessy, started wrestling at Dublin's recently opened Irish Whip Wrestling (IWW). He then played in his first match for the promotion at Mount Temple on July 9th, defeating Mark Burns in a thrilling attempt. He went on to win a battle royal the next month.

O'Shaunessy spent the remainder of the year in a feud with Vid Vain after losing to his tag teammate Joey Cabray on the night he won the war royal. The tag team was defeated by the game on October 22nd and 23, resulting in O'Shaunessy recruiting CJ Summers to assist with the defeat. In singles action the following day, O'Shaunessy was still struggling to defeat Vain. Despite these losses, his good showings earned him a spot against Alex Shane in a guest match for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) British Heavyweight Championship. Despite having a winning show and coming close, Red Vinny interfered in the competition and cost him the championship.

He recovered from this loss by teaming with Raven to defeat Shane and Vinny in March 2005. This victory was part of a winning streak over the month of March, where O'Shaunessy wrestled twice a day, including an 11-man Rumble victory, and a ten-man tag team match took place on March 27. A string of victories, other than one disqualification to Vain, put him into a good shape for the inaugural IWW International Heavyweight Champion. When O'Shaunessy defeated Vinny and then Vain in the quarter and semi finals on March 28, respectively, he put an end to his key rivalries. He met Darren Burridge in the final round and became the IWW's first champion, but he had to play again in a Dublin evening show after defeating Burridge and Vinny once more in a tag match with Vain.

O'Shaunessy's first successful title defense came against Burridge the following month, but Burridge would not let his grudge rest, blaming O'Shaunessy for his continued assault and ultimately costing him the trophy against D'Lo Brown on May 29. O'Shaunessy earned revenge in July by defeating Burridge in a revenge match, but lost to him in an arm wrestling match the following day. Nevertheless, he kept his quest to regain the title by beating Vinny and Red Viper in August, setting him up to win the International Heavyweight Championship in October from Brown in Newcastle, England.

O'Shaunessy found himself embroiled in a recent feud with rising Scottish wrestling star "Thee" Galloway, who later admitted that he was his most feared opponent. He won his first championship match on January 28, 2006, extending their rivalry from previous non-title matches. Galloway's blue hues of Scotland quickly took on a patriotic hue, mirroring the Old Firm's football derby between Rangers and Celtic. This football allusion became particularly prominent when the two teams met again at Verona Football Club again for the title, but the match became a Lumberjack match, and the winner and champion remained the same.

With Galloway defeated, O'Shaunessy continued to dominate by defeating Valianto on March 17th. Galloway won two out of three falls matches against the champion the next day, but O'Shaunessy won two falls to one the next day; O'Shaunessy's match ended in the same manner as O'Shaunessy's on the independent circuit, with the same result. O'Shaunessy took on Pierre Marcaeu briefly and defeated him in two consecutive title matches only to find Galloway had earned another shot after Galloway was briefed. Galloway's next challenge to O'Shaunnesy was stipulated as a result of a Last Man Standing match, owing to their rivalry growing. O'Shaunessy retained the name as he did in June with the same stipulation. Also, in what would be his last match with the promotion, O'Shaunessy dropped the IWW International Heavyweight Championship in a singles match against Galloway on August 28th.

O'Shaunessy has occasionally visited Great Britain to make appearances on the British independent circuit as well as wrestling in Ireland. He was invited to Wales' Celtic Wrestling promotion in April 2006 as a contender for their top spot, but was defeated by champion Chris Recall. He was recruited by London's LDN Wrestling in November 1999 to appear on their Capital TV show where Benedict defeated William Hill early in the game and then insulted O'Shaunessy after the match.

During his stay in Asia, he worked for Brian Dixon's All Star Wrestling, giving him a glimpse of large audiences that he had never seen in Ireland, as well as wrestling English veteran Robbie Brookside and other British wrestlers, such as Nigel McGuinness and Doug Williams. In a losing effort against Chris Raaber, Michael Kovac, and Robert Ray Kreuzer at the European Wrestling Association's Night of Gladiators, he also represented the United Kingdom in a Battle of the Nations tag team match against the UK and Austria with Drew McDonald and The Celtic Warrior.

O'Shaunessy also took him to Britain, where he long-running rivalry with Galloway. He had already wrestled in Galloway's home province, British Championship Wrestling (BCW), twice in 2005, losing to Jay Phoenix on the day before Phoenix lost to Galloway in March and then defeated Wolfgang, one of BCW's top performers, by countout in September. O'Shaunessy returned to Scotland to compete in BCW's Path to Glory tour in the first year, but then conceded a loss to him the next night. Although the feud came to an end in Ireland in August 2006, it didn't appear in the Irish Sea when the two fighters fought for the umbrella title Real Quality Wrestling (RQW) the following year. The two first met at Taking On The World show in April, which resulted in a double countout. In June, a match that was out of a decision resulted in a replay and one of O'Shaunessy's last on the independent circuit, where Galloway defeated O'Shaunessy in a No Holds Barred match versus RQW Heavyweight Championship matches.

Stu Sanders, a Scottish wrestler, appeared on the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) show Raw in Manchester, England, on November 13, 2006, eschewing D-Generation X from ringside, but only for O'Shaunessy to later receive a Pedigree from Triple H. He received another set of tryout matches against Galloway in Milan and London, as well as Sanders, WWE wrestler Jimmy Wang Yang, and Monster Factory shaming Domino. This culminated in an interview and the signing of a long-term deal with WWE, which required him to leave the United States.

On October 2nd, O'Shaunessy debuted in the WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), defeating Bryan Kelly in a double-debute match. Although wrestling regularly, he was not part of any long-running feuds, but he did compete with a variety of short-term tag teams, including Hade Vansen and Jake Hager, before joining with Kafu (and supervised by Dave Taylor) in the inaugural FCW Florida Tag Team Champions. After beating The British Lions ("The Rebel" Christopher Gray and "The Rascal"), they advanced to the second round, but they lost to Brad Allen and Nick Nemeth in the second round.

By September, O'Shaunessy had honed his attention on singles competition and fought his way to the top of the card, defeating former partner Hager for the Florida Heavyweight Championship. On October 23, he defended the title against Hager and took on a slew of opponents, with Eric Escobar and Joe Hennig both rising to prominence. In a four-way match involving Hennig and Drew McIntyre (formerly Drew Galloway), O'Shaunessy eventually lost the title to Escobar on November 11th.

O'Shaunessy spent 2009 on gold, winning two shots in January and February at the Florida Tag Team Champions Johnny Curtis and Tyler Reks, but both attempts were unsuccessful. He challenged the two races for the first time in March, this time with McIntyre as his partner, but he was unable to defeat McIntyre in the Florida Heavyweight Championships the following month. He had a string of chances throughout the year, but he didn't win any more titles until being called up to WWE television, unsuccessfully challenging Justin Angel for the Florida Heavyweight Championship in November.

O'Shaunessy was in a tense match on SmackDown taping losing to R-Truth on July 22, 2008. O'Shaunessy began appearing at the Raw brand's house shows in May, and he defeated Jamie Noble on both 8 and 9 May with another dramatic match win over Noble ahead of an episode of Raw.

Farnham made his unannounced debut as a criminal under the shortened ring name of Sheamus, defeating local competitor Oliver John on Sunday. Sheamus soon found herself in a heated rivalry with Goldust after defeating him on July 29. They met in a no disqualification match on September 1st, which was won by Sheamus after exchanging victories in the following weeks. Sheamus then began a rivalry with Shelton Benjamin, which had erupted into a final match on October 27th, which Sheamus won.

When Sheamus was transferred to the Raw brand, his rivalry with Benjamin came to an end prematurely. He made his Raw debut on October 26 by defeating Jamie Noble on October 26th. He continued to criticize Noble, causing him to leave, and then on November 16, he assaulted timekeeper and commentator Jerry Lawler, who was angry in the ensuing weeks. Sheamus played on his first WWE pay-per-view tournament, Survivor Series, on November 22nd, when he was part of The Miz's team in a classic five-on-five elimination tag team match. Finlay, a fellow Irishman, was shot and died in the final pinfall to dismiss opposing captain John Morrison, as well as longtime rival Drew McIntyre.

Sheamus defeated a "break-through" battle royal for wrestlers who had never won a world championship to advance to the top contender for John Cena's WWE Championship the next night. Sheamus brought Cena through the table immediately afterward, and Jesse Ventura, the Raw guest host, confirmed it would be a Tables match. Sheamus defeated Cena to win the WWE Championship, his first appearance in WWE, making him the first Irish-born WWE champion. He won the major title in just 166 days after his WWE debut, making it the third fastest to win a championship since his WWE/ECW debut. Sheamus was named the 2009 Breakout Superstar of the Year Slammy Award on Raw the following night. In a rematch against Cena, he will make his first title defense on the final Raw of 2009, having been disqualified. Sheamus defeated Randy Orton by disqualification to keep the WWE Championship following a ruse by Orton's teammate Cody Rhodes on January 31. Sheamus lost the WWE Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view in the Elimination Chamber match after being disqualified by Triple H, who did not attend Raw the following night. He attacked Triple H on his return to revenge, bringing a match between Sheamus and WrestleMania XXVI on March 28. Sheamus struck Triple H at the start of the show and then defeated him in a Street Fight at Extreme Rules on April 25th. He continued his assault after the match ended, resulting in Triple H being ruled off television for ten months after a string of kicks to the head.

Sheamus defeated John Cena for the second time and was named the one-hundredth WWE Champion in history on Sunday at Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view, following misuse from The Nexus, who allowed him to pin John Cena. On a day in the Money in the Bank's pay-per-view, he defeated Cena in a steel cage fight to keep the title alive until The Nexus intervened again. He retained the title against Randy Orton at SummerSlam by disqualification on August 15, 2008. Sheamus lost the WWE Championship to Randy Orton on September 19th in a six-pack elimination competition that also included Chris Jericho, Edge, John Cena, and Wade Barrett. Sheamus completed his rematch for the title at Hell in a Cell on October 3rd, but Orton defeated him in a Cell match in a Hell in a Cell match.

After losing a bye in the second round, he bounced back on November 29th with victories over Kofi Kingston and John Morrison to become the 2010 King of the Ring. On Monday, he met Morrison once more as "King Sheamus" at the TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs pay-per-view for a upcoming WWE Championship match, but he lost in a ladder match. In 2011, he began to lose to Morrison in a combination of singles and tag team matches. Triple H returned on February 28th, bringing Sheamus through the announce table in honor of his scripted ten-month absence.

Sheamus challenged Bryan in a match against Bryan's United States Championship on March 7th, after losing a match against him. He won his match against Bryan the next week, earning his first United States title. Sheamus and Bryan rematch took place on April 3rd during a pre-show of WrestleMania XXVII, resulting in a draw due to interference from the lumberjacks. In a rematch, Sheamus retained the United States Championship against Bryan the next night on Raw. Sheamus was introduced to the SmackDown brand in 2011 and made his SmackDown debut on April 29th by criticizing Kofi Kingston. He brought the United States Championship to SmackDown but lost it back to the Raw brand at Extreme Rules on May 1st, when Kingston defeated him in a Tables match.

Sheamus lost a World Heavyweight Championship match to Randy Orton due to Christian's biased refereeing. He lost a match to Christian two weeks later, ending his chances of competing in the World Heavyweight Championship match in Capitol Punishment on June 19th. He competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match for a World Heavyweight Championship match at Money in the Bank on July 17th, but lost. Sheamus started a feud with Mark Henry over Henry being a bully on SmackDown's 29 July episode, turning face in the process. He lost to Henry by countout at SummerSlam on August 14th. Sheamus was on a fourteen-match winning streak before losing after being manipulated by Christian, with whom he had been feuding. Sheamus defeated Christian in three straight matches at Hell in a Cell on October 2nd, Vengeance, and on SmackDown. He then went on a twelve match winning streak leading up to his win of the Royal Rumble on January 29. He began the match twenty-second and was crowned by last eliminating Chris Jericho to win a main event championship match at WrestleMania XXVIII.

Sheamus defeated World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan after Bryan retained his title, thus vying for the World Heavyweight Championship in WrestleMania XXVIII, which Sheamus defeated in a record 18 seconds on February 1902. Sheamus lost in a non-title match by disqualification on April 6th, setting up a feud between the two teams and giving Del Rio a future title match and sparking a feud. Sheamus successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Bryan in a two out-of-three falls match on April 29th at Extreme Rules. Sheamus then returned to his rivalry with Del Rio, which included Chris Jericho and Randy Orton. On May 20, the two teams' rivalry culminated in a thrilling four way match for the World Heavyweight Championship, where Sheamus pinned Jericho to hold the title. On the 25th May episode of SmackDown, Del Rio earned another title shot, but she was forced to leave due to a concussion a week before their match against No Way Out and was later replaced by Dolph Ziggler; Sheamus retained their position in their match on June 17th. Sheamus won the title against Del Rio and Ziggler for the next few months, including at Money in the Bank on July, and Night of Champions on September 16th. Sheamus lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Big Show on October 28th in a Cell, snapping his career, which was the third longest in the series's history, at 210 days.

On November, Sheamus took the World Heavyweight Championship by disqualification, losing the series in the final. Sheamus then proceeded to destroy the Big Show with a steel chair. The result was a Chairs match at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, where Sheamus lost the title once more. Sheamus defeated Big Show in a non-title lumberjack match on December 24th in a Raw show.

Sheamus appeared in the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2013, knocking out five other superstars before Ryback disqualified him. Sheamus, who was a regular victim of The Shield, regained vengeance on the stable when he joined John Cena and Ryback to assault them. The Shield survived in a six-man tag team match at Elimination Chamber, where the Shield emerged victorious. Sheamus allied himself with Randy Orton in late February to feud with The Shield. Sheamus and Orton saved each other from threats by The Shield and Big Show over the next week. Sheamus and Orton were then allowed to pick a third partner to face the Shield in a six-man tag team match at WrestleMania 29 on March 15th. Sheamus and Orton later decided on Ryback. On Raw, however, Ryback was scheduled for another match at WrestleMania, leaving the field open three days later. The two were saved from an attack by The Shield later that night, and they were named as their partner. Sheamus, Orton, and Big Show were defeated by The Shield on Saturday, after which both men were knocked out by Big Show. On Raw, Sheamus and Orton, a match was a no-show the following night, but the match came to an end as a result of Big Show interference. Sheamus and Orton then defeated Big Show in two handicap matches on SmackDown and Raw.

Sheamus revived a feud with Mark Henry later that month, after the two sides regularly attacked each other backstage. Sheamus and Henry then put themselves into battle, but sheamus then resorted to attacking Henry because Sheamus was unable to beat Henry. Sheamus beat a commentary-bound Henry during a match, causing Henry to whip Sheamus with a belt, resulting in a strap match at Extreme Rules on 19 May, where Sheamus prevailed. Sheamus then began feuding with Damien Sandow, when Sandow hosted a string of mental challenges on SmackDown, and Sheamus continued to intervene and tried to solve the problems. However, when Sheamus was unable to solve the mysteries, he instead resorted to physical abuse. Sheamus defeated Sandow in a singles match on June 16th during the Payback pre-show. Sheamus was stunned by Sandow and Cody Rhodes in a handicap match the next night after Sandow pinned him with a roll-up. On 28 June, Sheamus triumphed in a Dublin Street Fight match, where sheamus emerged victorious. Sheamus participated in the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match on July 14th, but was disqualified because Randy Orton won the match. Sheamus sustained a hematoma on his left thigh after being thrown into a horizontal ladder, which prevented him from participating this week. Sheamus returned to action on July 22nd, defeating World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match. WWE announced Sheamus had ruptured his labrum in his shoulder that would necessitated surgery, and that he would miss six months of ring action between four and six months.

Sheamus, a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match on January 26, 2014, was disqualified by Roman Reigns in the final three. The following night, Raw, Sheamus, Daniel Bryan, and John Cena qualified for the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship; Christian was disqualified by Christian. This was the start of a brief feud leading up to WrestleMania, in which Sheamus was unstoppable. He was one of the final four in the André the Giant Memorial Battle royal at WrestleMania XXX on April 6th before he and Alberto Del Rio were eliminated each other. Sheamus competed in the Intercontinental Championship number one contender tournament, which was held in Raw on April 14th. He advanced to the next round by defeating Jack Swagger before losing to Bad News Barrett in the semi-finals on April 21.

Sheamus defeated the United States Championship for the second time on May 5th, last eliminating former champion Dean Ambrose. Sheamus then began feuding with Cesaro and his boss Paul Heyman, culminating in a fight between Sheamus and Cesaro on June 1st, which Sheamus won. Sheamus defeated Bad News Barrett on June 9th to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship, which was fought by John Cena on June 29th. Sheamus was competing in the Intercontinental Championships at Battleground on July 20th; The Miz won the match. On September 21, Sheamus defended the title against Cesaro at Night of Champions, and The Miz at Hell in a Cell on October 26th. On November 3rd, he lost the championship to Rusev in a match that aired solely on the WWE Network, bringing an end to his reign at 182 days. Sheamus was written off television by Rusev and Mark Henry after being stabbed by Rusev and Mark Henry, allowing Sheamus time off for surgery.

Sheamus recovered from injury, including a mohawk and braided beard, on the 30th of March, appearing to save Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler from an attack by Bad News Barrett, but then turned on Bryan and Ziggler for the first time since 2011. Sheamus explained his heel turn and modern outlook by claiming that "the days of underdogs is over," triggering a feud with Ziggler. Sheamus revealed on a SmackDown episode on Thursday that he would meet Ziggler in a Extreme Rules match, which he lost. Despite losing, Sheamus refused to follow the rules and instead made Ziggler kiss his arse. Sheamus defeated Ziggler in a rematch at Payback on May 17th. Sheamus competed in the Elimination Chamber match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship on May 31 but was disqualified because Ryback took the match forfeited. Sheamus took the Money in the Bank ladder match on Friday to earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract, according to Money in the Bank. Sheamus's feud with Randy Orton, who was also a part of the ladder match, began shortly, with both men arguing against each other and playing off in tag-team matches. Sheamus lost at Battleground to Orton on July 19th, but she defeated Orton at SummerSlam on August 23rd.

Sheamus was defeated in the first round by Cesaro in the tournament for the Vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship in November. Sheamus won the lottery with Money in the Bank contract and defeated recently crowned champion Roman Reigns after failing to shake hands with Triple H to win the trophy, thus aligning with Triple H and The Authority. Sheamus revealed on the 30th of September that he had formed The League of Nations with Alberto Del Rio, Rusev, and King Barrett, with the members of which were born outside of the United States but not closely affiliated with the organization while still associated with the Authority. In addition, he proclaimed his championship reign as "Sheamus 5:15," a play on Austin 3:16 and Reigns' short-lived title reign of five minutes and 15 seconds.

Sheamus defeated Reigns in a Tables, Ladders, Chairs match at TLC on December 13th, after she was manipulated by the League of Nations. Reigns faced Sheamus and Triple H after the match, resulting in a rematch on Raw for the title with the promise that if Reigns loses, he will be dismissed. Sheamus lost the role despite the interference of chairman Mr. McMahon, who was forced to resign from office at 22 days. On a January 4, 2016 episode of Raw, he failed to recover Reigns' title with McMahon as the special guest referee. Sheamus appeared in the Royal Rumble at number 29, where he advanced to the final four before being defeated by Reigns on January 24, 2016.

WWE Tag Team Champions at Fastlane on Friday The League of Nations was mocked by the New Day, who dubbed them the "league of booty." They continued to mock The League of Nations in various segments and skits while also competing with other teams. Sheamus and Barrett unsuccessfully applied for the WWE Tag Team Championship at Roadblock on March 12th. On Raw, The New Day defeated Del Rio and Rusev, causing the league's all four players to attack The New Day after the match. The League of Nations then met and defeated The New Day in a six-man tag team match at WrestleMania 32 on April 3rd. Mick Foley, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Shawn Michaels all confronted and chastised them after the match. In another tag team championship match on Raw, Barrett, and Sheamus, they lost in a losing bid. The League of Nations blamed Barrett for being the "weak link" and ejected him from the team after the rest of the team was stabbed by The Wyatt Family. Bray Wyatt sustained an injury within a month, prompting Alberto Del Rio's comment that the team would break in a month.

The League of Nations will face Sami Zayn, Cesaro, and Kalisto in a six-man tag match on April 28th, but Del Rio and Rusev walked out during the match. Sheamus, who would do the same, confronted Del Rio and Rusev during a brawl and announced that the league has concluded, announcing the team's season will be over. In an interview, Del Rio would also announce that the company was no longer active. He lost to Apollo Crews at Money in the Bank on June 19th.

Sheamus was drafted to Raw on July 19th, according to the WWE draft. After losing to Cesaro on the 1st episode of Raw, Sheamus will then begin a rivalry with Cesaro, the two will continue to brawl after the match, with match officials requiring them to separate. After losing to Cesaro in a rematch, he would later cost Cesaro the United States Championship after interfering in his primary event impromptu match against Rusev on August 8. Raw General Manager Mick Foley arranged Sheamus and Cesaro in a Best of Seven Series, with the first match taking place on the SummerSlam kick-off show, which Sheamus won. Sheamus would defeat Cesaro in the second and third matches, but she lost to Cesaro in the fourth, fifth, and sixth matches. The match ended in a no contest at Clash of Champions on September 25, leaving their series tied at 3-3. Mick Foley, the Raw Rawling Team Championships, wanted to guarantee the two partners a future Raw Tag Team Championship spot. They did beat a few local celebrities later that night, but they didn't appear to be looking forward to eye. On October 24, Sheamus and Cesaro beat The New Day on the 24th of October, defeating them by disqualification at Hell in a Cell. Team Raw's Sheamus and Cesaro were announced as part of the 10–on–10 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match at Survivor Series on November 20th, with Team Raw's Sheamus and Cesaro being the sole survivors of their team. Raw, Sheamus, and Cesaro have all failed to win Raw Tag Team Championships from The New Day the next night. After hinting at a break-up, the pair developed a bar brawl with men who insulted them and then began to work together, turning Sheamus into a hero. Sheamus and Cesaro won the Raw Tag Team Championship on December 18th, marking Sheamus' first tag team victory in both his WWE and entire wrestling career. Sheamus and Cesaro lost the Raw Tag Team Championship to Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson on January 29th, when they failed to recover them after the Hardy Boyz took the title at WrestleMania 33 on January 2nd.

Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Enzo Amore and Big Cass on Raw Nights to rise to the top contenders for the Raw Tag Team Championship at Payback. Both Sheamus and Cesaro turned heel when trying to regain their position at Payback on April 30th. Their entrances became more coordinated as they wore the same outfit into the ring, which now known as "The Bar." They then gained another shot at Extreme Rules after winning a tag team controversies to earn a second shot at Extreme Rules. After Matt Hardy defeated Sheamus on May 22nd in a match in which the winner chose the stipulation for their Extreme Rules bout, the match was declared a steel cage match. The Bar defeated The Hardy Boyz for the second time on June 4th, making Cesaro a three-time champion and Sheamus a two-time champion. On 12 June, the two teams appeared in their first televised defense of the title against The Hardy Boysz in a two-out of three falls match where the two teams tied 1-1 after being counted out. At the Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view match against The Hardy Boyz, they defended their title against The Hardy Boysz on July 9th in a 30-minute Iron Man tag team match that ended 4-3. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose of SummerSlam were disqualified from the Raw Tag Team Championships on August 20th. On September 24, the Bar lost a rematch for the title to Rollins and Ambrose at No Mercy. They teamed with The Miz, Braun Strowman, and Kane against the reunited The Shield and Kurt Angle, who was forced to miss out on TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, on October 22nd in a losing effort. The pair revived their roles from Rollins and Ambrose on Monday's episode, winning the title for the third time. They were disqualified by The Usos in an interbrand Champion versus Champion match at Survivor Series on November 19th. On the Christmas episode of Raw, the Bar later lost the tag team titles to the Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan team.

The Bar took back the title at Royal Rumble on January 28, 2018, putting the most reigns as a team at four. Sheamus had appeared at number 11 and was quickly defeated by Heath Slater, who only had to finish for a second in the match. They defended their name against the two teams at Elimination Chamber after suffering for the first time on Feb. 25. Braun Strowman single-handedly defeated the number one contenders for their tag titles at WrestleMania 34, despite the fact that he did not have a partner, Raw General Manager Kurt Angle could have competed for the titles under the condition that he reveal his mystery partner at the tournament. Nicholas, a ten-year-old fan, was revealed at the dinner on 8th April by the groom. Strowman and Nicholas defeated the Bar, effectively ending the tag team championship and in turn, making Nicholas the youngest champion of any kind in WWE history.

Sheamus and Cesaro were both drafted to SmackDown as part of the Superstar Shake-up on April 17th. Despite the trade, the team had a chance to win the Raw Tag Team Championship, but they didn't win the competition on Saturday. The Bar became a feud with The New Day losing to them and failing to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder contest. The pair returned from hiatus in late July to compete in a number one contendership tournament for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, defeating the Usos in the finals, where they lost to The New Day. The pair were finally matched in a championship match after struggling to become top-one contenders once more. The Bar were unable to win the titles at a Super Show-Down event on October 6th. The Bar had a blast at SmackDown 1000 with the help of Big Show. In a rematch at Crown Jewel on November 2, they rematched against The New Day. In an interbrand Champion vs. Champion match at Survivor Series on November 18, the Bar lost to Raw Tag Team Champions AOP. They had a backstage brawl with Big Show on the 27th episode of SmackDown, causing him to leave the team and break away from the team. They successfully defended the championship against The Usos and The New Day in a triple threat tag team match at TLC on December 16th. On the 8th episode of SmackDown, they accepted a challenge from The Miz and Shane McMahon, which would result in a tag team title match at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 27, where they lost the crown titles.

They lost a number one contenders match to The Usos in the following SmackDown Live video. On March 10, the Bar defeated Kofi Kingston in a handicap match at Fastlane. The Bar lost to The Usos in a crucial four-way tag team match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 35 on April 7th. The Bar interrupted a Winner Takes All match between Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston, resulting in a tag team match at the Raw. The crowd erupted in "bullshit," "AEW," and "CM Punk" chanting, expressing their dissatisfaction with the match they were given instead. Sheamus was reportedly injured in a six-man tag team match with The New Day the next day on SmackDown Live. Cesaro was sent to Raw a few weeks ago and later announced that the Bar had been closed in a tweet.

Sheamus was cured and ready to return to the ring on September 19th. Sheamus, a vignette, appeared on the 29th episode of SmackDown, with his old hairstyle, announcing that he would return soon.

Sheamus recovered from surgery on Monday, appearing to save Shorty G from an attack by The Revival and Scott Dawson), but Shorty G. Sheamus then defeated Shorty G at Royal Rumble on January 26, 2020, and the SmackDown episode on January 31. He started a feud with Jeff Hardy for his various drug addiction issues, but he was eliminated by him in the first round of the Intercontinental Championship tournament on May 22. Hardy was "arrested" after crashing his car into Elias on May 29, but sheamus was "deased" later in the episode, when sheamus was stranded, costing him a match against Daniel Bryan and threatening Sheamus after the match. The feud culminated in a match at Backlash on June 14th, which Sheamus won. Sheamus lost in a Bar Fight on July 24, putting an end to their feud. Sheamus began a brief feud with Big E after he needed support from the SmackDown wrestlers against Retribution's assaults, but Sheamus denied and mocked him. On Sunday's Payback episode of SmackDown, Sheamus lost to Big E on the 21th August episode, and on the 9th episode of SmackDown, the two feuds came to an end.

Sheamus was introduced to the Raw brand as part of the 2020 Draft in October. Sheamus qualified for Team Raw on Survivor Series on October 26th on Raw's October 26th episode. He was involved in a triple threat match against Keith Lee and Braun Strowman later in the evening for the latter's qualification. In a losing game against Lee and Riddle, he also participated in a tag team match with Strowman against Lee and Riddle. Team Raw defeated Team SmackDown in a clean sweep at the Survivor Series on Friday. Seth Rollins was disqualified after a Brogue kick to win the first elimination. Sheamus began a real-life friendship with Drew McIntyre in November. Sheamus appeared on Miz TV on the 30th November episode of Raw, where The Miz and John Morrison chastised him for his friendship with McIntyre, to which Sheamus defended McIntyre and threatened Miz, but Miz and Morrison denied her. In a tag team match later in the night, Sheamus teamed with McIntyre to defeat Miz and Morrison. Sheamus appeared at number 27 in the Royal Rumble of 2021, but Braun Strowman claimed her to number 27 but was defeated by Braun Strowman. Sheamus delivered a Brogue Kick to McIntyre after quickly confronting the then Royal Rumble champion, Edge, on a February 2021 episode of Raw. He bemoaned the fact that he was only acknowledged as "Drew McIntyre's companion," implying that his presence as the WWE Champion was overshadowed. As a result, he ended his friendship with McIntyre and promised to take the WWE Championship away from him. Sheamus took on McIntyre, AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Kofi Kingston, and Randy Orton in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship on February 21. Sheamus will beat Kingston, but will be the second to last man to be eliminated in the match by Styles. Sheamus will continue to feud with McIntyre after the event, and the two groups clashed on 1 March issue of Raw, where Sheamus was defeated. The two had a rematch the following week in a No Disqualification match in which Sheamus would lose to McIntyre for the second time. Sheamus and McIntyre will clash again at Fastlane on March 21 with McIntyre defeating Sheamus, bringing the feud to an end.

Sheamus will face WWE Champion Bobby Lashley in a losing effort and backstage on Wednesday's WWE Champion Riddle. Sheamus defeated Riddle in a non-title match the following week, securing a championship spot at WrestleMania 37. Sheamus defeated Riddle for the third time on the second night of the competition. Over the next few months, he will continue to defend the title against Humberto Carrillo and Ricochet's likes. Sheamus renamed Damian Priest at SummerSlam on August 21th, bringing an end to his third reign at 132 days.

Sheamus was created to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2021 Draft. Sheamus formed an alliance with Ridge Holland in November, after Holland would refer to him as his hero and help Sheamus win his matches. He and Holland teamed up against Cesaro and Ricochet in the Day 1 event on January 1, 2022. Sheamus debuted at #17 at Royal Rumble on January 29th, but Bad Bunny took her place. They began a feud with The New Day in March, where Sheamus and Holland announced Butch as part of their stable on the 11th March episode of SmackDown. Sheamus and Holland defeated The New Day in a quick match on the second night of WrestleMania 38. Sheamus competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won by Theory. Sheamus met Drew McIntyre on "Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook" on July 29 to determine the top contender for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Clash at the Castle, but lost.

Sheamus won a five-way match on the 19th episode of SmackDown, giving her a match against Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship at Clash at the Castle. Following a confrontation between Sheamus and Gunther, Butch and Ludwig Kaiser, Sheamus and Gunther's respective allies, engaged in a brawl, but Sheamus and Gunther remained seated, staring each other down. Sheamus lost the Intercontinental Championship from Gunther in a hard-hit, critically acclaimed match, but the Cardiff crowd cheered the match, turning face in the process. It was Dave Meltzer's seventh main roster WWE match, as well as the first five star match of Sheamus' career.

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