5 best performances by Sheamus in WWE

#4 Sheamus vs John Cena - WWE Championship

Sheamus defeated John Cena to win the WWE Championship

Not many wrestlers in the WWE have had the chance to beat John Cena. Sheamus faced John Cena at the first ever TLC PPV for the WWE Championship. The two had an ongoing rivalry and Sheamus won a Battle Royal to face Cena for the Championship.

Sheamus and Cena squared off in a table match. To win the match, either of the players had to drop their fellow competitor through a table first. They both showed intense zeal and perseverance throughout the competition. In the end, Cena and Sheamus were at the top of the turnbuckle and it was Sheamus who dropped Cena first, thus winning the match.

This made Sheamus the first ever Irish born WWE Champion.