#1. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart kickstarted his career
Growing up, Sheamus was always a huge fan of professional wrestling, especially WWE. After he finished college, he decided to try his hand in wrestling. Unfortunately for him though, he never actually knew how to break into the business in the first place, until he encountered one of the WWE Superstars he grew up watching on TV.
Sheamus met WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart in a pub in Ireland, and he approached the latter to ask him for some advice. The Hitman sent Sheamus to train in Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory wrestling school in 2002.
"Six months later I headed off with a suitcase and endless possibilities. I was determined to make my name in the wrestling world no matter what sacrifices I had to make," Sheamus told James Denton of Fighting Spirit Magazine.
He took Hart's advice, and he went on to become a big star in WWE. The Celtic Warrior cites his meeting with Bret as the moment that forever changed his life.
Edited by Kaushik Das