100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER
47. Sheamus | 10 Beats Of The Bodhran
What is it that's so pleasing about hearing a rowdy wrestling crowd collectively count to 10? The old double digits punches in the corner spot is a classic, but so is the '10 Beats Of The Bodhran' routine Sheamus has popularised during his lengthy stint in WWE. Everyone sees it coming, and yet nobody can resist the urge to prove they can count by chanting along with each thumping strike.
This is actually something Sheamus initially used as a heel. The 10 beats were supposed to hammer (ahem) home his vile superiority over hapless foes. The spot was never designed knowing sold out audiences would look forward to it; it was meant to be something they dreaded as they helplessly looked on at their heroes being clubbed to dust.
Smartly, Sheamus turned something so evil to his advantage once he went babyface in 2011. Since then, even when playing the role of villain, he's embraced the singalong aspect of the sequence. It's become a more visceral version of the aforementioned turnbuckle punches. No Sheamus match feels complete without it.
Other Sheamer favourites include White Noise (effectively a lower Samoan Drop) and his Irish Curse back breaker. Both, like 10 beats, are signatures complementing his finishing Brogue Kick, and they rarely win matches. Unlike those though, the bodhran bashing doesn't lead to a near fall. Nah, it exclusively exists for the counting thing and to break someone's spirit mid-match.
Sheamus doesn't hold back either. He's managed to blend crowd interaction with visibly painful strikes. Match made in heaven - or hell, if you're the wrestler on the receiving end.