Florida Championship Wrestling - Johnny Prime, Sheamus, Joe Hennig, Ryback (Skip Sheffield)

Stephen Farrelly[4][5] (born January 28, 1978)[5] is an Irish professional wrestler and actor, best known by his ring names Sheamus O'Shaunessy and Sheamus. He is currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), competing on its Raw brand, where he is the reigning WWE Champion.

Prior to joining WWE, Farrelly was also a two-time International Heavyweight Champion during his tenure in Irish Whip Wrestling. During his time in WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), he held the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship once.

Contents [hide]
1 Professional wrestling career
1.1 Irish and British promotions (20022007)
1.2 World Wrestling Entertainment (2006present)
1.2.1 Florida Championship Wrestling (20072009)
1.2.2 ECW and Raw (2009present)
2 Filmography
3 Personal life
4 In wrestling
5 Championships and accomplishments
6 References
7 External links




[edit] Professional wrestling career
[edit] Irish and British promotions (20022007)
Farrelly's inspiration into a professional wrestling career came from watching both British wrestling from World of Sport and American wrestling from the World Wrestling Federation on Sky One.[6] Farrelly began his career by training in Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory wrestling school. He officially debuted six days after completing his training and wrestled as a fan favorite under the name Sheamus O'Shaunessy. A serious neck injury, however, sidetracked his career for two years.[5]

In May 2004, still using the ring name Sheamus O'Shaunessy, Farrelly returned to wrestling at the newly opened Irish Whip Wrestling school in Dublin. He then made his debut match for the promotion at their Mount Temple show on July 9 against Mark Burns, who he squashed. He then went on to wrestle and defeat several international wrestlers, including Vid Vain, Matt Striker, Xavier, and Mikey Batts. In March 2005, he competed in a tournament to determine the first IwW Internation Champion, defeating Vid Vain and former ally Red Vinny en route to final. On March 18, he defeated Darren Burridge to become the IwW's first ever International Champion.[7] O'Shaunessy later began a scripted rivalry with Burridge for the title. During a title defense against D'Lo Brown in May 2005, Burridge hit him in the head with a baton, thus costing O'Shaunessy the match and his championship.[7] O'Shaunessy and Burridge finally squared off in a grudge match, which saw O'Shaunessy successfully exact his revenge and win the match. He then set his sights on winning his championship back and defeated both Red Vinny and Vic Viper to become a participant in a triple threat match for the International title against D'Lo Brown and Assassin at a show in Newcastle in October. O'Shaunessy pinned Brown to win the match and his second International title.[7] He then successfully defended his title against Vampiro in late 2005. On August 27, 2008, O'Shaunessy lost the IwW Internation Heavyweight Championship to Drew Galloway.[7]

On October 21, 2006, O'Shaunessy officially became a villain at No Limit Wrestling's Halloween Slam event. He defeated Vampiro once again to retain the title on Saint Patrick's Day in 2006. Farrelly then begun wrestling predominately for All Star Wrestling.[5] While he was unsuccessful in his bid for the ASW British Heavyweight Championship, he vowed to continue his hunt for the title, but he later left ASW to wrestle for Real Quality Wrestling (RQW). On March 24, 2007, O'Shaunessy debuted for RQW by defeating Stu Sanders. He then went on to have a feud with Drew Galloway, which resulted in their first match against each other on April 20 that ended in a double countout. On June 16, both men faced off for the second time, this time in a No Holds Barred match, in which Galloway came out as the winner. Soon afterward, O'Shaunessy left RQW.

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[maeveXxXx1]

Johnny Prime is Lucky Cannon

[Portlaoise50]

Any info on this fine looking young lad in blue trunks at 0.30?

[wzexe]

@ptrck99 thats Skip Sheffield

[ptrck99]

Who is the giant guy who enters the ring at 0:39 ?

[andyclark2k8]

lol sheamus 

[UltimatePear]

this man is now a 2 time and current wwe champion

[familyvideos87]

DAM!!