By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Sheamus (Stephen Farrelly) appears to be on his way out of WWE. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com reports that Sheamus rejected the company’s pitch for a restructured contract extension.
Powell’s POV: While his departure is official, he has already changed his Twitter/X and Instagram name to S. Farrelly. The 48-year-old signed with WWE in 2007. Sheamus has been out due to injury since his last match on November 17, 2025. I’m curious to see what’s next for him if he does move on from WWE. He doesn’t work the style that Tony Khan seems to favor, but he would bring star power and something different to AEW.
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Hopefully he gets a Bobby Lashley deal where he comes in looking like a monster, Tiny Con can’t figure out anything else, and then he gets to wrestle sparingly while collecting a fat check.