Line #13 Wrestling/TheBar


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3	The Bar was a ProfessionalWrestling TagTeam in Wrestling/{{WWE}} composed of Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} and [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]].
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5	In 2016, they were initially feuding with each other, and their rivalry turned so hot they were forced to participate in the best-of-7 series to win a title shot, but Wrestling/MickFoley forced them to team up with each other after what would've been the deciding 7th match ended in a no-contest. At first, [[HeadbuttingHeroes they were bickering all the time]], but [[FireForgedFriends eventually warmed up to each other]]. Since then, they became one of the flagship teams of the New Era, alongside rival team Wrestling/TheNewDay.
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7	Unfortunately, after their involvement in ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 35'', Sheamus picked up an injury, and the Superstar Shakeup sent Cesaro to ''Raw'' as a singles star, where he then announced that The Bar was over, splitting the team.
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9	They are 4x Raw Tag Team Champions and 1x [=SmackDown=] Tag Team Champions.
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11	!! These tropes don't set the bar, THEY ARE THE BAR!
12	* ArchEnemy:
13	** In 2017, The [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boyz]] and Wrestling/TheShield.
14	** Wrestling/TheNewDay became their main rival team after they switched brands in 2018 until before ''Survivor Series'', which ended with them winning the Tag Team championships.
15	** Wrestling/TheUsos after ''Survivor Series 2018''.
16	** In 2019, Wrestling/TheMiz and Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon, culminating with this duo winning the [=SmackDown=] Tag Team titles.
17	* AuthorAppeal: The two of them are fans of Liverpool FC (going as so far as appearing at Liverpool matches), so some of their shirts are based on football jerseys, with a shield resembling that of the Reds.
18	* BarBrawl: After time feuding with each other, Sheamus and Cesaro were forced into a tag team by Wrestling/MickFoley. After weeks in it, the duo celebrate finally being able to go their own ways by hitting a bar. When accosted by thugs, the duo [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpYTj0TA6Go proceed to clean house.]]
19	* BashBrothers: There's a reason why they're five-time tag team champions.
20	* BullyingADragon: They decided, alongside The Miz and his Miztourage, to team-up and pick on Wrestling/SethRollins, Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, and Wrestling/RomanReigns, after hearing rumors about their iconic trio The Shield reforming, attempting to get into their heads. When Miz however decides to bring up said rumors, Reigns is happy to correct him on one thing...
21	--> '''Roman Reigns:''' [[WhamLine Who said anything about rumors?]]\
22	''[In quick succession, Ambrose and Rollins join him]''
23	* {{Catchphrase}}: "We don't just ''set'' the bar, we '''''ARE''''' The Bar!"
24	* CombinationAttack: A double White Noise, or occasionally a suplex into Sheamus's [[FinishingMove Brogue Kick]].
25	* {{Determinator}}: At ''No Mercy'' 2017, during their WWE Raw Tag Team Championship rematch against [[Wrestling/JonMoxley Dean Ambrose]] and Wrestling/SethRollins, Ambrose at one point flipped Cesaro into the ring post... teeth-first, causing two front teeth to be jammed in about 2-3 inches and busting him open in the mouth. Did it stop him? Did it stop the match? Nope. He continued wrestling, taking all the planned bumps and spots in a pretty awesome and physical tag team encounter, to the shock of the commentators. This caused fans on Twitter to pick up the slack in regards to recognizing his toughness.
26	* EarlyBirdCameo: Before their first match, they took part on a 16-man elimination tag match.
27	* FaceHeelTurn: At ''Payback 2017'', they viciously assaulted the Hardy Boyz after losing the tag title match to them.
28	* FireForgedFriends: Their team up started near the end of a very heated rivalry which included a best-of-7 series, with the seventh ending in a no-contest, so their early months had them bickering all the time. Eventually they warmed to each other and became one of the main duos of the WWE.
29	* ForeignWrestlingHeel: In 2017 after they lost to Hardy Boyz at ''Payback 2017''.
30	* GuestStarPartyMember:
31	** Some of their matches in ''Raw'' on late 2017-early 2018 had Wrestling/TheMiz on their side.
32	** They won the [=SmackDown=] Tag Team Championship in 2018 with the help of Wrestling/BigShow, so they became a trio until after ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 2018'', where they split with Cesaro eating a punch.
33	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Their team-up with The Miz single-handedly brought back Wrestling/TheShield with unnecessary beatings first against Wrestling/DeanAmbrose and Wrestling/SethRollins on August 14, 2017 (which ended up costing them the tag team titles at Wrestling/SummerSlam), then against Wrestling/RomanReigns on October 2.
34	* OlderHeroVersusYoungerVillain: Their feud with the Hardy Boyz at ''Extreme Rules 2017'' and ''Great Balls of Fire'' is the younger Bar against the older, more experienced Boyz.
35	* PunnyName: The event that saw them finally getting along was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpYTj0TA6Go getting involved in a]] BarBrawl in which they proceeded to clean house. Now look at their name.
36	* PutOnABus: With Sheamus on the shelf getting his recurrent neck issues seen to, Cesaro has returned to singles work with a new entrance and intro theme, although in an interview Cesaro was hopeful they would be back together again in time.
37	* ShoutOut: Their entrance has them featuring a shortened version of the [[Anime/DragonBallZ Fusion Dance]].

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