Sheamus

I used to have a fire at hand, obviously, which is Ulster, and I wanted to incorporate something from all four provinces of Ireland.

There used to be five, but there's four now.

People know that.

I think it was a mead, right?

It used to be a province as well.

That's where the Hill Tower was.

So I wanted to incorporate all four of them.

And then when I got to WSR training, I took a lot of inspiration from people like Stan Hansen, Brody, more like brawlers.

I was a lot heavier back then.

So I just had that type of brawler attitude.

I knew I wouldn't be the best high flyer, I wouldn't be the best technical wrestler, but I knew that for intensity-wise, nobody could match me, and that's...

one of the reasons of being able to be around for such a long time and stay relevant.

I think intensity has been one of the pillars of my success.

I feel that I've always had this knack of being Irish and being from Dublin that you have to earn your graft, you have to earn your supper.

And that's why you can't go out and half-ass it.

You've got to do the best of your ability and that's why I've done that.

Every time I go out there, I wear my heart on my sleeve and I take a beating, take a licking, but I also give a licking.

But it's...

It's just being part of who I am.

I bring a fight to whoever I'm in the ring with, and it's up to them to bring it back.