10 Things You Didn't Know About Sheamus

3. He Has A History Of Backstage Scuffles

Though Sheamus has had his share of classic battles in front of the camera, two that he had off-screen have become the stuff of legend. First, the Celtic Warrior learned just how bad an idea it is to borrow money from Yoshi Tatsu, then give him the run-around when it is time to pay him back, as detailed by Sean Ross Sapp over at Fansided.com.

Another popular story backstage is that Yoshi Tatsu beat Sheamus up years ago in developmental. The rumor has it that Sheamus had borrowed money from Tatsu and wouldn€™t pay it back in a timely fashion. Tatsu persistently asked to be paid back before he confronted Sheamus. Sheamus repeatedly gave Tatsu the run-around, which led to Tatsu slapping him in the face. Tatsu reportedly felt bad about the situation, but did indeed get his money back.

It was not the only instance of Sheamus engaging in extracurricular fights with his fellow international talent. Sin Cara, another star who entered WWE with high expectations from a foreign land, took exception to the 2010 King of the Ring pulling rank and suggesting that he was somehow more important than the masked luchador. They came to blows and Sheamus found himself on the losing end of yet another backstage scuffle, not something one would expect from a man billed as a double-tough Irish arse kicker. Here's the story, as told by Konnan to Sapp.

Sin Cara (as portrayed by Hunico) had words with Drew McIntyre when Drew apparently accused Cara of €œbig leaguing€ some of the talent. Konnan specifically noted McIntyre specified that Cara was shaking hands with some people and not others backstage. Cara stood up to McIntyre, and called him out. Drew dismissed the situation, and nothing further happened. Shortly after, Sin Cara was in the trainer€™s room warming up, and Sheamus came in. Sheamus made an underhanded comment that Cara should get up off of the stretching mat so Sheamus could use it instead. Sheamus allegedly implied that he was more important than Cara, and should be able to use it. This led to Sheamus throwing the first punch, Cara sweeping Sheamus€™ legs, and landing a few punches in before the fight was broken up. When Sheamus got called out about the situation, he said he thought Cara was just playing around with him, despite Sheamus throwing the first punch.

Since those two fights, things have remained fairly quiet on the backstage front for the former WWE champion. Perhaps the idea of going 0-3 and being humiliated once more is far too unappealing for the master of the Brogue Kick.