Sheamus Biography: Age, Height, Achievements, Facts & Net Worth

Stephen Farrelly, popularly known by his ring name Sheamus, is an Irish professional wrestler, has lately returned to World Wrestling Entertainment on the Smack down brand. Before becoming an active member of WWE, Farrelly was associated to  Irish Whip Wrestling and other British promotions in WWE.

Farrelly has a great interest in sports since childhood in which he played football, rugby and later worked as security for a nightclub. Farrelly made his wrestling debut in 2002 with Irish Whip Wrestling and then joined World Wrestling Entertainment in 2006 where he held the WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship three times and WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship once making him the first Irish world champion in WWE history and is also a two-time United States Champion and a five-time tag team champion (four Raw and one SmackDown) with his partner Cesaro.

He has also won the 2010 King of the Ring tournament, the 2012 Royal Rumble match and the 2015 Money in the Bank ladder match.


EARLY LIFE

Stephen Farrelly was born on 28 January 1978, in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. He persuaded his education from Scoil Caoimhin Primary and Coláiste Mhuire Secondary School. Having fond of sports, Farrelly  played Gaelic football for the Erin’s Isle team  and  rugby for the National College of Ireland. Farrelly is also a former IT technician and worked as security for a nightclub.

PERSONAL LIFE

Stephen Farrelly resides in St. Augustine, Florida, United States.  Farrelly was once in a relationship with Jessica Giles however the couple broke up in 2012. He is rumored to be dating Isabella Revilla. His father’s name is Martin Farrelly.

PROFESSIONAL LIFE

Farrelly started his professional wrestling career in 2002 when he joined Monster Factory wrestling school for training. Under the ring name Sheamus O’Shaunessy, he became a part of Irish Whip Wrestling in 2004 where he managed to  to win the Irish Whip Wrestling Heavyweight Championship twice.

In 2006, Farrelly joined World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to  WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) where he defeated Hager to win Florida Heavyweight Championship. Sheamus lost the title to Escobar in a four-way match also involving Hennig and Drew McIntyre.

In 2010, Sheamus and made his debut in the ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling)  where he defeated several competitors. He also got into a feud with John Cena, the then WWE Champion. After successfully defeating Cena, he became the first Irish-born to win the WWE Championship. He lost the championship after he was defeated by Triple H in an Elimination Chamber match. He bagged the Championship again after defeating John Cena. Sheamus also held a major accomplishment in his career after winning the  2010 King of the Ring tournament. He also won  2012 Royal Rumble by last eliminating Chris Jericho to earn a main event championship match at WrestleMania 28.

Sheamus has held several championships in his career that includes WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship three times and WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship once making him the first Irish world champion in WWE history and is also a two-time United States Champion and a five-time tag team champion (four Raw and one SmackDown) with his partner Cesaro. He has also won  the Money in the Bank ladder match to earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship contract.

Sheamus was associated with groups like League of Nations that also include Alberto Del Rio, Rusev and Wade Barrett. From 2016 to 2019, Sheamus started his tag team with Cesaro as ‘The Bar’ They together bagged four Raw Tag Team Championship and one Smack down Tag Team Championship, making them a five-time tag team champion.

Sheamus made his video game debut in WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 and has since appeared as a playable character in WWE ’12, WWE ’13, WWE 2K14, WWE 2K15, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19,and WWE 2K20.


HONORS

Ranked No. 5 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012
Most Improved (2010)

ACHIEVEMENTS

Sheamus is a one-time World Heavyweight ChampionSheamus is a three-time WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion
Sheamus is a two-time WWE United States Champion
Sheamus is a  four-time WWE Raw Tag Team Champion with Cesaro
Sheamus is a one-time WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion with Cesaro
Sheamus won King of the Ring (2010)
Sheamus won Money in the Bank (2015)
Sheamus won Royal Rumble (2012)
Sheamus won Slammy Awards (4 times)

PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS

HEIGHT: 193 cm
WEIGHT: 121 kg = 267 lbs
EYE COLOR: Blue
HAIR COLOR: Blonde

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full Name: Stephen Farrelly
Age: 41 years
Date of Birth: 28 January 1978
Hometown: Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
Zodiac: Aquarius
Religion: American

EDUCATION:

School: Scoil Caoimhin Primary and Coláiste Mhuire Secondary School

FAVORITE CELEBRITIES

Favorite wrestler: Shawn  Michaels & Hulk Hogan
Favorite actor: Brad Pitt
Favorite actress: Angelina Jolie
Hobbies: Wrestling, gymming, travelling
Favorite Food: Steak
Dream Holiday Destination: Unknown
Favorite Color: Black

NET WORTH

$8 Million estimated

CONTROVERSY

Not having a controversial career until now

SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

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