WWE: Team GB in World Wrestling Entertainment

With Olympics excitement hitting fever pitch in Britain over the summer, some other home grown talent have been making waves in the biggest Pro Wrestling company in the World. Certainly, Professional Wrestlers from our shores competing in WWE are nothing new, going back to the British Bulldogs, Lord Alfred Hayes, and of more recent memory, Paul Burchill. This article however will take a look at the fortunes of the Superstars representing the British Isles (and in one case, Ireland) across the pond on a weekly basis in WWE programming. It will look into their current standings, previous achievements and where they may be headed next. Do Britain's current crop of Sports Entertainers follow the same path to gold as our Olympic Athletes?

1. Sheamus

Perhaps the most successful combatant from these shores. Although not strictly hailing from GB or even the UK, Sheamus did learn his craft on the British Wrestling Circuit before getting his call up to the WWE. After 3 years in the WWE developmental territory of FCW, Sheamus debuted on WWE TV in June 2009 on the ECW brand. After a memorable feud with Goldust, didn't take long for Sheamus to be promoted to the WWE's flagship show, as in October of the same year he was moved to the Raw. By the end of 2009, his skyrocket push to the top of the WWE was cemented when he won the WWE Championship, defeating John Cena at the TLC PPV that December. Shaemus would then go on to another high profile rivalry with HHH , featuring in a match at Wrestlemania 26 and ultimately leading to Sheamus defeating The Game at Extreme Rules, writing him off TV for almost a year. Ever since, Sheamus has been in or around the Main Event scene no matter what show he has been based on, as well as winning the King of the Ring tournament towards the end of 2010. The current World Heavyweight Champion, the Celtic Warrior has held the gold since Wrestlemania 28 and his reign looks to continue as he gets the better of current rival Alberto Del Rio. Sheamus can now be seen as the most successful wrestler to come out of Britain since the British Bulldog. He has earned higher level Championships than Davey Boy Smith did during his time, and his stock has never looked so high. With a few more years behind him in his still young career, he may be the new benchmark for wrestlers heading across the Atlantic to make it in the big time.