#3 King of the Ring 2010 winner
King of the Ring is a tournament organized by WWE where several wrestlers compete to determine and establish ultimate supremacy in the WWE. Every wrestler has to win a series of matches to advance to the next stage of the tournament. Whoever wins the tournament, gets the recognition and stature of a 'king', is crowned and given a throne like an actual king.
In 2010 King of the Ring tournament, Sheamus competed and won against R-Truth and Kofi Kingston in subsequent matches and qualified for the final match. He faced John Morrison in the final encounter and defeated him. He thus won the tournament and joined the league of very esteemed Superstars in the WWE to be crowned King of the Ring.
This victory consolidated his position at the top of the WWE.