Sheamus: Never Satisfied

Firmly entrenched in a long-running feud over the World Heavyweight Championship with The Big Show, 2012 has been a break-out year for Sheamus (right, with Dolph Ziggler), certainly from an in-ring perspective. Proving himself as somewhat of a workhorse, the big Irishman has had stellar outings against the likes of Daniel Bryan, Wade Barrett, Alberto Del Rio and The Big Show himself.

Perhaps this is down to his own pride, or a response to comments made by Steve Austin to FSM - http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/art/news/30/steve-austin-sheamus-isnt-ready-yet

Speaking recently to the Norfolk Navy Flagship site, Sheamus revealed his heroes growing up, as well as who were the first names to really welcome him into WWE and make him comfortable.

"I was really a big fan of WWE as a kid. I used to love watching "Mr. Perfect" (Curt Hennig), "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Bret Hart. I've always been a fan of numerous Superstars and have taken inspiration from different guys in different ways, but those are really the four I loved watching as a kid.

One of the first guys to really text me or call me up was William Regal. He offered to help me and have me travel with him. We have the same sense of humour, same pop culture background. We got on right away from the start. He's been a great help to me by watching my matches and critiquing them. There have been others like Triple H, and Arn Anderson as well. I'm always motivated to pick the brains of people who have been so successful. There's a great number of minds and talents in WWE and they're all at your disposal. It's definitely helped me to progress faster than I would have on my own. It's about drive - never be happy with what you do. You can't rest on your laurels because you're only as good as your last match. There are a lot of hungry Superstars ready to come in here and want to knock you off your spot".

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