WWE Superstar Sheamus recently spoke with The Kingston Whig-Standard about his different looks over the years in WWE over the years. Below are some of the highlights from the interview, which was done in part to help spread the word about the new WWE 2K17 video game.
On gradually changing his overall look in WWE over the years:
“You've got to keep changing it up, otherwise it gets boring. In fairness, I didn't change or alter the look -- I only altered my gear -- for the first couple of years. You're only talking in the last two or three years that change with the Mohawk and the beads and stuff. But it's good to change it, keeping it fresh. We're on so much television now, people see so much of us. It's not like the old days, where you'd be on TV once in a blue moon, or Saturday Night's Main Event. You're on all the time, so it's good to keep it fresh, even if it's just for yourself, to keep it interesting for yourself."
On which look he prefers: his old look or his current:
"I like this look now, man. I think it's really cool. The beads are something that I tried and they worked. I like the beard now ...”
On the amount of upkeep his past look required:
“Every time I got home, I had to get the hair cut -- my hair grows pretty quick -- and then I had to go to this African braiding place, where she used to twist the skin off me face, like Hellraiser, the movie. It would be like hooks going into me face, I'm pulling them off.”
“It was literally like, she got to looking at me three or four times, 'Are ye alright?' I'm like, 'Yeah, I'm grand. Just keep going. Don't stop, don't stop.' It was brutal. It was such stress going from one to the other. Every weekend I had to get them done. I do not miss them, just for that situation alone."