Trivia / Sheamus

• Adored by the Network/Screwed by the Network: Apparently his inconsistent booking could be attributed to being well liked by Stephanie McMahon and Triple H and not being liked at all by producer Kevin Dunn.
• As Long as It Sounds Foreign: Sheamus sounds like a cool, exotic name to Americans, but it's the Scottish and Irish counterpart to the English "James" and not so uncommon at all in his home country. This is probably why the O'Shaunessy surname and the resulting "SOS" initial motif was a part of his name back when he first started.
• Meme Acknowledgment: Sheamus acknowledged the parody lyrics in 2020 in hopes of inspiring a campaign to get "Written In My Face" back as his music. He would finally get his wish on the 4/15/24 episode of Raw, when he returned from injury.
• Playing Against Type: The heel character he portrayed for most of his WWE career. He normally played a face on the indies.
• Promoted Fanboy: Grew up a fan of the British wrestling shown on World of Sport as well as of Bret Hart in the WWF.
• Star-Making Role: His table match against John Cena, in which he won the WWE title only six months after debuting.
• What Could Have Been: Looking at his career path and of those of his peers, he would have almost certainly ended up in Ring of Honor or Dragon Gate UK, had he not gotten the deal with WWE's FCW revival.