# Talk:Sheamus

he used to work as a doorman in lillies bordello and bruxelles cosmopolitan bar in dublin when he returned to dublin after his neck injury and before he joined irish whip wrestling.Lusephur 21:30, 21 June 2007 (UTC)Lusephur

his real name is stephen ferrelly. He got engaged to a Malaysian citizen on August 2015.
can be seen talking about irish whip wrestling at http://youtube.com/watch?v=jfPkZaG4vMA
Lusephur 21:37, 21 June 2007 (UTC)lusephur
I don't think he's been the personal bodyguard of Bono. Has that been confirmed?

I don't see it mentioned in the dark match with chavo, should it be noted?
Furioku 05:37, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

What's his age?
40 years  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.115.242.253 (talk) 06:06, 25 June 2010 (UTC) 

Can someone please update his page with his win over Goldust presumably ending their feud in the No DQ/Countout match.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.59.3.5 (talk) 00:24, 3 September 2009 (UTC) 

When MVP was feuding with Chris Benoit for the United States titles, MVP was wrestling the champions of different countries. Well, it was incorrectly reported that Hamlet Macbeth was Sheamus, however that's not true look: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/04272007/
and at the pictures:
http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/04272007/photos/ (number 20, that aint Sheamus)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.122.49.199 (talk) 22:39, 21 November 2009 (UTC) 

"He is also the first WWE champion to not be born in Canada or America in 16 years". This is not true, as Kane won the title in 1998 and was born in Madrid, Spain.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.133.230.185 (talk) 10:30, 14 December 2009 (UTC) 
That's what WWE was saying, Kane (the character) is from "Part's Unknown". Either way, he was the first WWE champ in 11 years not born in the US or Canada (literally).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.138.82.10 (talk) 16:42, 28 December 2009 (UTC) 

Sheamus broke the record for the fastest debut-to-champion win with 136 days, breaking Brock Lesner's old record of 160 days.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.63.226.133 (talk) 10:00, 16 December 2009 (UTC) 

Can you provide a reliable source for that claim? It won't be added to the article without a source, as all information in the article must be verifiable. Thanks, ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 13:51, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
I do not think this can be proven, and even if so Bruno Sammartino beats Sheamus by a couple of months, the WWWF began on January 25, 1963 and Bruno won the title 3 months later. Afro (Not a Talk Page) - Afkatk 21:05, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

The Infobox says Stephen is from Clonsilla while further down it says Cabra; which is correct?--Dunshocking (talk) 19:47, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

In this week's Raw Results, Sheamus' Bicycle kick is being refered to as the " Brogue Kick". Given that WWE.com is very reliable source as far as finisher names go, I do think it should be named that way. However, given that WWE.com doesn't archive its Results, I can't use http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/ as a reference. Anyone knows a way to go around the problem? Talon Kelson (talk) 18:25, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Is there anything that explains why he is so white? Is he albino? Jeremy (talk) 05:13, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

If he was albino he'd likely have white hair and/or red eyes to boot. He's just Celtic, they're a very pale people and gingers are usually fair skinned, he happens to be a bit more exceptionally pale and also by contrast of being on TV with so many tanned folk it heightens it even more. Tony2Times (talk) 18:44, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
Thank you, that actually makes sense. I wasn't aware that Celts were naturally pale folk. But thanks again Jeremy (talk) 11:54, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
Your right about them being naturally pale folk. But not that white. I don't know for sure, but I know his eyelashes are white. And I doubt he dyed it. His hair and beard he can easily dye, and contacts are available to anyone. Plus you can google him and find pics of him with white hair. I'm pretty sure hes albino. He just got lucky and was born in Ireland. So not to many people would suspect it. They'd just assume its natural.
No you can't find photos of him with white hair, he's had ginger hair dating back to his IwW days. Now stop this inane chatter, this talk page is to improve the article it's not a forum so unless you can provide a reliable source where he says he is albino or is reported to be as such, kindly end the matter. Tony2Times (talk) 17:45, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Do more research first Jeremy.
Majinsnake (talk) 31 March 2011 (UTC)
he is ginger .. source Sheamus him salf ..at 5:27 ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7lOuoX0sq8&feature=related  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.68.158.110 (talk) 13:40, 20 April 2010 (UTC) 

here photos of him when he was young 

http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/sos-wrestling-06.jpg
http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/sos-wrestling-07.jpg
http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/sos-wrestler-03.jpg
http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/sos-wrestler-05.jpg
http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/sos-wrestler-08.jpg
http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/sos-wrestler-06.jpg
http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/sos-wrestler-09.jpg
http://www.showbiz.ie/images/stars2/sos-wrestler-01.jpg  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.228.160.237 (talk) 13:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

At Extreme Rules, the commentators referred to his crucifix powerbomb as the "Pale Justice". --79.204.62.34 (talk) 17:22, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
Is it a crucifix powerbomb or is it actually a thunder fire powerbomb?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.228.62.109 (talk) 18:36, 9 June 2010 (UTC) 

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Sheamus's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "WWE Bio":
From Rey Mysterio, Jr.: "Rey Mysterio Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
From Mark Henry: "Mark Henry Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:46, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Sheamus's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "oww":
From Pedro Morales: "Wrestler Profiles: Pedro Morales". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-10-02.
From Vampiro: "Vampiro profile". OWOW. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
From Steve Keirn: "Wrestler Profiles: Steve Keirn". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
From Shelton Benjamin: "OWoW Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
From Melina Perez: "OWoW Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
From Cody Rhodes: "WWE Hall of Fame 2007 Induction Ceremony". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
From Kafu: "Wrestler Profiles: Kafu". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
From Mick Foley: "Stud Stable". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
From Jeff Hardy: "Online World of Wrestling: Jeff Hardy". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
From Norman Smiley: "Norman Smiley profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
From Mike Mizanin: "OWW: The Miz". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-02-26.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:39, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Sheamus's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "wwe":
From Darren Young (wrestler): "Darren Young Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment.
From Melina Perez: "Melina's Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
From Kane (wrestler): "Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
From Jeff Hardy: "WWE Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
From Alicia Fox: "Alicia Fox Profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
From Shelton Benjamin: "Shelton Benjamin's WWE Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
From Matt Hardy: "WWE Profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-06-30.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 17:23, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Should we change the name of the finisher Sheamus uses? Because on Raw this Monday Michael Cole called this move the "High Cross". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cabrosa (talk • contribs) 05:01, August 4, 2010

If you can source it, sure, you can add it. See WP:PW/SG#Sources for a listing of wrestling-related sources. ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 10:03, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

back in fcw sheamus weight was 290 lb (130 kg)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.70.103.111 (talk) 13:12, 11 October 2010 (UTC) 

In order for this to be added to the article, a source is required. ♥Nici♥Vampire♥Heart♥ 16:30, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Is there any particular reason we don't have "King Sheamus" listed as a ring name?  The commentators and ring announcers have been referring to him by this name, and it's the name that appears on the lower third during his entrance. Jeff Silvers (talk) 03:52, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Stephen said this in this interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvVMfolLT9g&feature=feedlik
Interview from April 2011  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.242.232.144 (talk) 12:37, 30 April 2011 (UTC) 

Is it normal that, when I watch Sheamus Profile, it says "King of the Jar" and he is referred in the photograph as "Mayo during her [...]" ? I guess someone was still able to vandalize the page. Could that be changed to Sheamus or Stephen Farrelly and the "her" becoming a "his" ?

In the very prominent photo at the upper right of the Sheamus page, it says: "King of the Jar"
with the caption : "Mayo during her second WWE Championship reign in September 2010."
that should be changed to: "King of the Ring"
with the caption : "Sheamus during his second WWE Championship reign in September 2010"
also, it says he resides in St. Augustine, Florida.  That is possible, but doubtful.  St. Augustine is probably not a city that would be appropriate for Sheamus.  No airport nearby, small population, etc.  I have read before that he lives in Tampa, Florida.  More wrestlers seem to live in Tampa or in neighboring cities than anyplace in the world.  I am not sure why.
Jdohe (talk) 16:01, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

I reverted the vandalism, so that's been corrected. Also, the current source in the article - http://www.irishcentral.com/sport/Sheamus-set-to-take-on-Triple-H-at-Wrestlemania-88977207.html?page=2 - states he lives in St. Augustine, Florida, not Tampa. Thanks, NiciVampireHeart 16:16, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Specifically for Tony2Times. It seems that you don't think Sheamus facing Orton for the WHC on the June 3 edition of Smackdown is important enough to be included in the article? Umm... why not? It shows that Sheamus is in the main event / World Title picture in Smackdown, which isn't really shown right now as the article only says he got drafted and lost his US Title. It seems to anyone reading that Sheamus is probably doing nothing of note, when he'll actually in the world championship picture and has even received a match for it (unlike Mark Henry). Yeah just would like to get your/anyone else's opinion on this.  Starship.paint (talk) 06:22, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a news site, it shouldn't update week by week information; part of the reason for that is that recentism doesn't allow for scope of importance. Last week Sheamus received a World Title shot, and this week SmackDown (I presume you've seen it, apologies if these are spoilers) opened with a video package about that match, but Sheamus was barely seen as the focus was on Christian and Orton. The show proper opened with Christian cutting an in ring promo from the beginning until the first advert break, a whole segment. Later the champion Orton cut an in-ring promo where he talked not about Sheamus but about Christian hitting him with the belt and then Christian came out. In contrast, Sheamus had a minute conversation with Teddy Long and admittedly had a match with Orton, but this ended when Christian came in and interfered and the show finished with Christian holding the title aloft Orton. So basically, Sheamus is an ancillary character in this storyline at the moment which is why his title match isn't notable; it was just a vehicle to move the Orton/Christian feud on. It may become important later if they move on to Sheamus feuding with Christian because he cost him the title or something, but at the moment it's just a background incident. Also, it was a title match on a weekly TV show, not a supercard. Title defences in WWE aren't like in Japan where they are built up and sometimes take place only every few months, there's at least 12 title matches a year in WWE if not more; not every one is important thanks to their quick-fire booking. Tony2Times (talk) 12:37, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
I understand that Sheamus is a minor character in the Orton-Christian feud, yes. I agree that the focus is not really on him. But this isn't Orton's or Christian's page. This is Sheamus' page. Sheamus, has received a large boost in status - when he first moved to SmackDown, he was beneath the US Title (since he lost it) but now, he's contending for the World Heavyweight Championship. This is why I want this to be included - from Sheamus' point of view, he hasn't been in the main-event slot for quite a while, which is why I feel this title shot is notable. Starship.paint (talk) 11:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

This isn't Sheamus' first shot at a World Title, if it was it'd be notable. However, if he has moved up to the World Championship tier on SmackDown, which given the roster is pretty obvious, then that will bear out over the next few months as he becomes more involved in title storylines. Wikipedia isn't a news site, it shouldn't be subject to week-to-week updates and in hindsight I don't imagine anyone in a year's time will be remembering whether he had a World Title match or not on SmackDown; the exception will be if Christian screwing him leads to a Sheamus/Christian angle later in the Summer or Autumn. Tony2Times (talk) 10:49, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, when are we going to do that? After Summerslam? I've got a reliable source saying he's turned face - PW Torch. Starship.paint (talk) 06:29, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

I put this forth: "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter". How can one prove the statement is not perception and actually fact - especially considering the strict standards for which WP:BLP's operate under? Personally, I'm of the opinion that it should not be added in to ANY wrestling related article as it's far too contentious of a title. To give an example: if you could show me one person who would call John Cena a face, I could easily show you another individual who would call him a heel. The Face / Heel divide doesn't work the way it used to 10-20 years ago. The lines have become much more blurred and fans act completely differently than they used to do so to the actions of an in-ring performer. So my query stands: Can it be solidly proven that this is a fact and not an opinion?  ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ②  09:20, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Just a note, I've opened up a full discussion on this at WP:PW on it's talk page.  ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ②  10:12, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
Essentially, since WWE doesn't say "Sheamus is a face", it might not be able to be proven as a fact. The closest we have is when a reliable source (say PWTorch) says "Sheamus is a face". Even so, such a statement is probably an opinion of the PWTorch writer. Would be considered as a fact? I don't know, I'm not very familiar with "deep" Wikipedia policy. As for PWTorch saying Sheamus is a face, here's their comments. On Sheamus' first confrontation with Mark Henry, three PWTorch writers have commented: Sheamus looks to be a fully-fledged face now. and R - Really awesome. Yes, Sheamus face turn! and Everything from the jobber's entrance to the end with Sheamus was done flawlessly, and made both Sheamus and Mark Henry look like bad-asses. My only complaint is that I still think that it's too early to turn Sheamus face. He was one of WWE's stronger heels. Meanwhile, for this week's Smackdown with Khali versus Sheamus, we have... To cement Sheamus’s face status, the camera showed several fans in the crowd cheering for him during his entrance. My question is, is this enough? Starship.paint (talk) 11:53, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
When a wrestler faces a heel and gets cheered for facing the heel, it's the texbook definition of a face. So, ergo, he's a face. --☯The Dark Lord of Wiki☯ (talk) 18:47, 9 August 2011 (UTC)
Perhaps the question should be: is a wrestler's face/heel turn even notable unless it has the significance of say, Hogan in '96 or Bret in '97? ŞůṜīΣĻ¹98¹Speak 19:47, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

With all respect to the one who wrote sheamus as face, I would like to tell him that being cheered two or three times does not makes a wrestler face. A face responds positively to crowd and to fellow wrestlers. We haven't seen his reaction for the crowd yet. Also, he has been in matches only against Christian and Henry. You must for a few more weeks and see him against some face wrestlers. Then, we should decide whether he is face or not.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.177.165.123 (talk) 14:24, 1 September 2011 (UTC) 

Largely Disagree JC Talk to me My contributions 03:03, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
That comment was made on 1 Sep.... obviously Sheamus is a face now. Starship.paint (talk) 03:44, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

I'm curious why his familial relationship with the much more prominent celebrity Beaker is not mentioned in the article.  Where do you guys think would be a good place to put that?  Nutiketaiel (talk) 08:59, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

It would go under... erm... SmackDown? Starship.paint (talk) 11:54, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
We should wait to see how this develops over time before including it. Maybe when they form a tag team or Sheamus leads in a Muppet film/Beaker spin-off, then we should include it. Tony2Times (talk) 23:05, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

Though they are repeated, you can count and see him count the clubs.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.128.218.183 (talk) 13:02, 27 January 2012 (UTC) 

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Sheamus's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "WWE-Bio":
From Cody Rhodes: "Cody Rhodes Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
From Gene Okerlund: "WWE - Gene Okerlund profile". WWE.com. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
From D'Lo Brown: "Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
From Beth Phoenix: "Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
From Ted DiBiase, Jr.: "Bio". WWE. Retrieved January 8, 2012.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 10:21, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Should the kayfabe name Sheamus Lipshits/Lipshitz be included as he used that name circa August/September 2012 and claimed he was of Irish/Jewish decent.--The Mercenary 73 (talk) 23:16, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Sheamus doesn't do the Pale Justice anymore, it was deemed an unsafe move (consider Hernandez from TNA almost breaking peoples' necks). He hasn't in a few years now, the White Noise is more of a finisher for him. BROGUEKICKOUTTANOWHERE has taken over both of them but you get what I'm saying. I'd also like to note the diving shoulder block has been called the Battering Ram by Michael Cole on commentary, usually when he's slingshotting in ring.
Philliesfan136 (talk) 09:42, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Check Sheamus' recent Twitter 10hrs ago, he's on a hospital bed going into surgery & not only WWE.com but several news reports have told his extensive injuries.
https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/535464740269883393
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2275107-sheamus-injury-updates-on-wwe-stars-arm-neck-and-return
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/1120/585068/more-on-sheamus-being-pulled-from-ppv/
http://www.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2014-11-20/wwe-sheamus-surgery-raw-mark-henry-survivor-series
http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/1120/585058/photo-wwe-superstar-undergoing-surgery-today/

Those are unreliable sources, Shameus and WWE are likely to keep things in kayfabe mode.  This reliable source says it's a storyline.  If you can find a reliable source (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Professional_wrestling/Style_guide#Sources this list) that says it is legit then you can add it back.LM2000 (talk) 03:12, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
So then his last injury was kayfabe then? Also PWInsider are consider a "dirtsheet', where they consistently aren't true sources to WWE & they have in the past bashing to Sheamus due to his physical appearance, Irish background & other reasons. Sheamus tweeted a few months ago about these dirtsheets lying about him.
The wrestlinginc links you shared don't say it isn't kayfabe, they just say that while it was reported that the injury wasn't legit WWE is telling a different story.  If it is legit then the truth will come out and we will put it in the encyclopedia, I don't see the rush to describe his injury as legit when that is clearly a disputed claim at the moment.LM2000 (talk) 06:58, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
Here's a recent update just 3hrs ago. http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/528805-update-the-latest-backstage-details-on-sheamus-injury-status

Is there any more details I can add to this as a reference?

Cole, Michael (22 November 2015). Survivor Series. Sheamus is now a four-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
If anyone doubts Cole said this, there's a clip of him saying it up at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsdUcmt-Vuk&t=1m55s for your perusal.
Pretty sure the announcers just said this made him a 4-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
I believe that this means they are also counting his time as World Heavyweight Champion to contribute to this.
This isn't the first time a WHC reign has been considered to contribute to a record. Ranze (talk) 03:55, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

@Vjmlhds: in Special:Diff/691939480 you removed a reliable source and introduced unsourced information, if you wish to insert your opinion that Sheamus is merely a 3-time rather than 4-time WWEWHW champ, you will have to provide a source more reliable than Michael "Voice of the WWE" Cole's declaration. Your opinion alone is not grounds to insert this unsourced claim. You are engaged in WP:OR here. Ranze (talk) 04:34, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
Seeing as how there has been a lot of vandalism on this and related articles blatently just erasing these properly cited sources, I'm also going to copy a second one here for easy reference in case it is also removed:

Stephen Farrelly [@WWESheamus] (22 November 2015). "The Irish are coming? The Irish have arrived. New @WWE World Heavyweight Champion. #4times #SurvivorSeries" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 November 2015 – via Twitter.
This does not exist in isolation. WWE.com has referred to Cena as a 15-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion and Orton as a 12-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion. I'll copy the cites for those below for your consideration:

"John Cena". WWE.com. He's a 15-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion
Burdick, Michael (23 August 2015). "Sheamus def. Randy Orton". WWE.com. Retrieved 23 November 2015. Yet no matter what he threw at Orton , the 12-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion would not give in.
I realize it is confusing that the chart WWE provides does not list ALL former champions, because of how confusing that would be. While it clearly treats the lineage of the WWE Championship preferentially over that of the World Heavyweight Championship, there is consistent evidence here (even on that chart's page itself) that the lineages are considered merged and that a prior reign as either WWE or WHW champ counts as a prior reign as WWEWHW champ. Ranze (talk) 05:58, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Before any more changes to this page, please have a consensus as to 3 or 4 time champion. - Kiraroshi1976 (talk) 20:02, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
Do you mean any other changes of this nature? No changes period seems a bit harsh. I think because no consensus can be reached about whether he is 3 or 4 time that we ought to teach the controversy. Ranze (talk) 03:58, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

@HHH Pedrigree: your edit summary at Special:Diff/693201821 was a bit misleading, I think. You claim "Big E made 2 jokes" but I only referred to Big E in respect to using "Ginger Giant".
The nickname "Magic Mohawk" was first used by Roman Reigns, and then Triple H also used it when announcing their match later in the night where Roman had to win in under 5m15s.
Seeing as how a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion and current COO of the company both used it, that seems like grounds to include it as a nickname. Ranze (talk) 03:58, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

First, yes, I didn't read well and though Big E made both promos. However, no. Just a promo, nothing about an official nickname, no matter HHH or McMahon said so. We can't include every joke/insult the wrestlers made as nicknames. --HHH Pedrigree (talk) 12:01, 1 December 2015 (UTC).

This review is transcluded from Talk:Sheamus/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Wugapodes (talk · contribs) 16:48, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
Will review. Disclaimer: I am a WP:WIKICUP participant, as is the nominator. Wugapodes (talk) 16:48, 14 January 2016 (UTC)


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### Comments
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"put him good stead for the one-day tournament" What does this mean?
YDone. Reworded the sentence. Ikhtiar H (talk) 06:52, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
The article says he was on "Royal Pains" in 2014 but gives no citation and is not covered in the prose of the "Other Media" section. This should be fixed.
YDone. Fixed. Ikhtiar H (talk) 07:06, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
In the signature moves subsection, "Irish Curse" has no citation.
YDone. Ikhtiar H (talk) 07:15, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
For the moves, the wikilink style should be consistent. Either the typical move should be given and linked in parentheses (preferred) or piped, but mixing the two is confusing.
NNot Done. Wrestlers may use different moves one after another as a mixture. Evidence can be shown from the moves of John Cena and CM Punk. Ikhtiar H (talk) 07:26, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
"Mr. Money in the Bank" has no citation and should, considering the other ones do.
YDone. Ikhtiar H (talk) 07:19, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
The Early life section is a little choppy. IF you're going to go for FA I would recommend revising it so it flows better.
. It will be worked later. Ikhtiar H (talk) 07:33, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
You may want to think about bundling citations like those at the end of this sentence: "This victory was part of a winning streak..."
. It will be worked later.
A number of citations are only a title and URL. This can be a problem for verification if the links stop working. An author and/or publisher should be included as well as access dates and publication dates.
. It will be worked later.
The number and quality of images gives me pause. There are a lot, and some aren't of the best quality. I would recommend rethinking which ones really help contribute to conveying information and which are just decoration.
. To me, the wrestling moves images are the most superlative ironically. But they can be kept. Ikhtiar H (talk) 07:45, 15 January 2016 (UTC)


### Results
On Hold for 7 days. A remarkably well done article. It;s very close to GA quality, and those few fixes I numbered above will get it there. Looking forward to the changes, and if you have questions or comments, let me know. Wugapodes (talk) 00:19, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

@Wugapodes: All done! You can finalize the review. Ikhtiar H (talk) 07:47, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
Listed A well written article! I still think that the linking for the moves should be more consistent but it's clearly the standard, so I won't have my personal taste hold up the review. Keep up the good work! Wugapodes (talk) 16:12, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

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Championship reigns (2010–2012) section- History's spelling is written as Hostoty.
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He is currently in a relationship with Isabella Marie Revilla. They have been dating from November 2017 and they have even gone to his hometown of Ireland together. A fun fact that you might find interesting is that before Isabella and Sheamus started dating, she has been his biggest fan. She would go to events to meet him. She had a blog post dedicated to her favorite and a twitter account writing how she was madly in love with him. From her being a crazy stalker fan to being his girlfriend, things sure are looking up for her.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.0.80.87 (talk) 09:37, 23 February 2018 (UTC) 

Sheamus won the WWE Championship, Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, and both Raw and Smack Down tag team Championships. These are all the major titles hated to be Grand slam Champion under modern rule. So why is he not listed one? Am sure WWE officially considers him as Grand Slam Champion. Dilbaggg (talk) 15:37, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

@Dilbaggg: When did he win the Intercontinental Championship? StaticVapor message me! 02:09, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

He was in Legend of the Bog with Vinnie Jones in 2012. This was left out! Tlrowe2 (talk) 03:09, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

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Down in the Championships and Accomplishments section, the image caption about the US Championship states he is the current US Champion.

He was also in WWE 2K22 as an playable character Jman9824 (talk) 19:15, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. – Recoil (talk) 11:06, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Remove from the top that he is the leader of the brawling brutes stable. The stable has disbanded confirmed by Butch on smackdown 1/12/2023 2601:601:9C00:C720:ED5B:D270:DF81:77ED (talk) 06:46, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. EphemeralPerpetuals (they/them)talk 01:55, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

A paragraph discussing video game appearances fails to list WWE All Stars(2011), to corroborate, the WWE All stars wiki page lists Sheamus as a playable character. As the list includes 2K Battlegrounds, I believe WWE All stars to be a suitable entry WiktoriasSecret (talk) 08:37, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Geardona (talk to me?) 23:42, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

"Sheamus" is listed twice under ring names. Jtasp111 (talk) 05:28, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

There is already an entry from Wrestling Observer Newsletter stating that in 2010, Sheamus was "Most Improved."
Yet his now multiple match(s) that have achieved a 5-Star rating from Dave Meltzer are not recognized under that same banner. 
The man's gimmick at this point is "Banger after banger after banger etc." 
His match match against Gunther at Clash of the Castle (2022) and his Triple Threat match involving Gunther and Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 39 (Night 2) both recieved 5-Star ratings from the Wrestling Observer News and are not reflected as such. 2600:100E:B14C:6E5:913C:795B:33D0:DC2E (talk) 02:44, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

We typically don't list 5 star matches under championships and accomplishments – that's for something he's actually won (like the Most Improved you mention). Otherwise 5 star matches go on the article List of professional wrestling matches rated 5 or more stars by Dave Meltzer — Czello (music) 06:39, 19 August 2025 (UTC)