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Clash In Paris _Aug 31, 2025 - Sheamus Vs Rusev _ Good Ol' Fashioned DonnyBrook Match
Clash In Paris _Aug 31, 2025 - Sheamus Vs Rusev _ Good Ol' Fashioned DonnyBrook Match
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00:00Rusev's return was supposed to be a comeback story, but Sheamus turned it into a bar fight that wouldn't end.
00:05The two have beaten each other all over America in weeks of backstage brawls, but Adam Pearce, no choice.
00:10Break out the barrels and the shillelaghs, because tonight it's all legal.
00:14Sheamus and Rusev collide in a good old-fashioned Donnybrook match, with no disqualifications, live next.
00:21This will be a brawl, Rusev and Sheamus.
00:30It all began when Sheamus believed that Rusev was being a bully to the Alpha Academy, and stood up with Kozawa and company.
00:38It's five times!
00:47One of those blows would send me to the hospital for a month.
00:51Oh, God!
00:58Oh!
01:09Oh!
01:09Oh!
01:11Rusev went to the eye.
01:13Now exposing the turnbuckle.
01:15Oh!
01:17Crooks first into the steel.
01:18Kudos to Sheamus for hanging in this war
01:26But tonight belongs to Rusev
01:30When I came back, did my so-called friend Sheamus come to congratulate me?
01:34Or did he run and pick a fight?
01:36I know what Sheamus already knew
01:38That I'm better than him, tougher than him, and superior to him
01:42So guess what?
01:45We're having a rematch!
01:46I didn't think we were going out without the check
01:48Looking to end this one early with a bro kick
01:51Here we go! Buckle up, grit your teeth!
01:57Rusev has taken control
01:59Rusev exposes the turnbuckle once again
02:06Looking to win in controversial manner for the second straight time
02:09Rusev bounced off the exposed turnbuckle
02:13The official doesn't see Rusev with a shillelagh!
02:22Sheamus beats Rusev for the first time!
02:26Welcome back to the WWE
02:28But now Rusev with Sheamus' shillelagh!
02:34I will no longer listen to people who tell me who hurts
02:38I will now hurt anyone that I wanted to
02:42I'm not about to accept defeat at the hands of the Celtic Warrior
02:47I'm coming to break your mind, body, and spirit
02:52The Celtic Warriors on a rampage!
03:01Thanks to me, the world remembers who the real Rusev is
03:06Something's got to be done about this
03:11I want to try and let me bleed the head off
03:23I want your Rusev back!
03:25Your lack of suffering ends now
03:28Get in between these two at your own peril!
03:35Don't forget, I made you relevant again!
03:41You picked your own poison, my friend
03:44So my conscience is clear of what I'm about to do
03:47The following is a good old-fashioned
04:00Donnybrook match!
04:04In this match, there are no countouts
04:07No disqualifications
04:09No holds barred
04:11The only way to win is by pinball
04:14Or submission
04:16The only way to win is by pinball
04:17The only way to win is by pinball
04:18The only way to win is by pinball
04:19The only way to win is by pinball
04:20The only way to win is by pinball
04:21The only way to win is by pinball
04:22The only way to win is by pinball
04:23The only way to win is by pinball
04:24The only way to win is by pinball
04:25The only way to win is by pinball
04:26The only way to win is by pinball
04:27The only way to win is by pinball
04:28The only way to win is by pinball
04:29The only way to win is by pinball
04:30The only way to win is by pinball
04:31The only way to win is by pinball
04:32The only way to win is by pinball
04:33The only way to win is by pinball
04:34The only way to win is by pinball
04:35The only way to win is by pinball
04:36Introducing first, from Bulgaria, weighted for 270 pounds, Rusev!
05:02Are you okay?
05:04My cough button's not working.
05:05Well, obviously.
05:06Genuinely.
05:07That was one of the most disgusting things I've ever heard.
05:08Well, it got banged up by Roman Reigns' body a little earlier, so apologies everyone.
05:12Oh, Rusev, he's got his battle face on here tonight.
05:16You know, Seamus is a winning record in these Donnybrook matches.
05:19I think Rusev may be at a disadvantage.
05:21Well, Seamus may have the experience in this kind of match, but Rusev is a die-hard fan of his local footy team.
05:29Rusev, he's got a lot of fun.
05:30He's got a lot of fun.
05:31He's got a lot of fun.
05:32He's brawling around the pubs of Europe against the best hooligans this continent can offer.
05:37And we're getting a fight tonight.
05:39Talking of fights, however, look who's here.
05:42It is Morgan, the last pirate.
05:44Shariere is a featherweight UFC fighter at a Poissy Falls.
05:50Shariere coming up a technical KO victory over Nate Landwehr just weeks ago on UFC Fight Night.
05:57Great to have him here to watch this one that is going to be a banger.
06:09Rusev looking mean, focused, and ready for war.
06:13Gets what, Wade?
06:16It's Fight Night!
06:25Baby!
06:26He just busted my ears for it.
06:30He said he coughed.
06:31His opponent, ripped up with Ironman, weighing in at 267 pounds, Shane Harris!
06:47This is going to be a banger for the fifth time ever.
06:59A good old-fashioned Donnybrook match, and the first one in almost a year here in WWE.
07:06And that shillelagh that Sheamus is carrying, hey, that's legal under these rules.
07:11Well, the referee's taking it off, and it has to be away from Sheamus, at least for the bell to ring.
07:16And we've got two men intentionally staring each other down for the faction mates in the dreadful League of Nations.
07:24Yeah, two men that kicked you out of the League of Nations.
07:27Best thing that ever happened to me, trust me.
07:31Two out-of-balls who do not like the sight of each other here throwing down in Paris.
07:37Yeah, Sheamus, the only superstar to have pinned Rusev since Rusev returned to WWE.
07:42Rusev holds the career lead in matches between these two, but this really is the rubber match of the recent rivalry.
07:52Look at Sheamus now, pound and round!
07:54Oh, God, the way we started off here, this may be one of the shortest matches in history.
07:59Immediately hitting tens against each other, potato after potato.
08:04Sheamus and Rusev battled each other for the better part of a decade here in WWE.
08:09Yep!
08:10I'll tell you right now, we teamed up at WrestleMania in 2016 against The New Day.
08:16I had to break up a fight in the gorilla position before we went out between Sheamus and Rusev.
08:23That was before the match even started.
08:25There's a lot of bitterness between these two about the way Sheamus was running the League of Nations,
08:30and that bitterness has never left Rusev.
08:35These men battled for the United States Championship at one point in their career,
08:39and now this is just about beating the hell out of each other.
08:43Who's the bigger man? This is personal.
08:46I mean, you know coming into this one, you're getting the hell beaten out of you.
08:50You're going to beat the hell out of your opponent.
08:52The question is, who can take more abuse?
08:55Both condition out, we know that.
08:58But somebody's crumbling tonight.
08:59Two of the toughest men on the planet.
09:04Kidney shot by Sheamus, and now blows to the midsection knee by Rusev.
09:10Now Rusev looking to suplex Sheamus into the tables.
09:13Sheamus able to counter and deliver a suplex of his own.
09:16And Sheamus' boots turn to lead whenever he wants to.
09:20Trust me, he's kicked me with him enough times,
09:22but those heavy boots of Sheamus came in handy there.
09:25Rusev just didn't have the power to lift a big Irishman.
09:29And now Rusev driven into the barricade by Sheamus,
09:33the Celtic warrior, a four-time world champion.
09:37Sheamus has a Hall of Fame resume with the United States titles and tag team titles,
09:44a rumble victory, money in the bank, once king of the ring.
09:48It is astounding that Sheamus has had over 15 years at the very top of this game.
09:53His fighting style has not changed with age.
09:57Usually you slow down a little.
09:59You have to amend when you're fighting all far the time.
10:01No!
10:02Oh, God!
10:02Kendo stick by Rusev.
10:04Oh, Rusev completely sucking in Sheamus there.
10:06Sheamus with that shillelagh.
10:07He thought he was getting a cheap shot in, but no denied.
10:11Now Rusev, looking at the kendo stick like a baseball bat.
10:20These are those game-changing moments.
10:22Who gets the big shots in first in a match like this?
10:26And now Rusev fresh in the daisy.
10:29Sheamus looks like he's been hit by a Mack truck.
10:32And now Rusev with Sheamus in position here on the apron.
10:38Usually Sheamus will use this for the 10 beats of the modern.
10:42Rusev goes for the eyeballs there.
10:44Perfectly legal in this match.
10:46And Rusev delivering Sheamus' own move to it.
10:49Like the thug of a bass drum.
10:58How's your diaphragm now, Sheamus?
11:01Sheamus has welds building all over his body.
11:04How can a human being take as much punishment as Sheamus had like this over 15, 20 years?
11:11Yeah, the cumulative punishment every match Sheamus has is a war.
11:15It doesn't matter who he's taking on.
11:17You have to bring your heaviest artillery with this man.
11:21There's no light days in there.
11:22No light work with Sheamus.
11:24Rusev exposing the turnbuckle.
11:27Sheamus went for the Irish curse backbreaker.
11:29And now, oh, he delivers one there.
11:31Oh, and Rusev knew just how dangerous that was.
11:33Scrambled out the first time.
11:35Sheamus was not letting him get away that easy.
11:37And these men know each other so well.
11:39Know how to counter each other's offense.
11:43They've been hit with everything their opponent can throw at them over the years.
11:48And now it's Sheamus' turn to use the kendo stick as a weapon.
11:52Oh!
11:52Oh!
11:53Oh!
11:54Oh!
11:54Oh!
11:55Oh!
11:55Oh!
11:56Oh!
11:56Oh!
11:57Oh!
11:57Oh!
11:58Oh!
11:59Oh!
12:00Oh!
12:01Oh!
12:02And Sheamus plowing through Rusev.
12:03Smashing in the Adam's apple of the Bulgarian.
12:10And I'll tell you right now, all European wrestlers, when we come back to this continent,
12:14no matter who you're fighting, you raise your game.
12:17You want to put on a good showing, you feel like this is our territory.
12:21Both these European men do not want to give a quarter this evening.
12:25Sheamus has welts all over his body and it hasn't slowed him down.
12:29He spent an entire career with welts all over his body.
12:32It just makes him even tougher.
12:34It makes him fight harder.
12:35It fires him up.
12:36It wakes him up.
12:37It's terrifying.
12:38Not quite sure how many chairs Sheamus needs, but that's a trio there.
12:46Locking up something menacing here.
12:50On to the chair and missed.
12:52Rusev now caught him with a heel kick and the chair bouncing off the face of Sheamus.
12:56Covered by Rusev.
12:58Remember, you can only win via pinball or submission.
13:01And that right there we just witnessed is a major edge that Rusev has over almost every heavyweight out there.
13:08The virtue of his sudden explosive movements that make all of the heavyweights look slow in comparison.
13:15Rusev has that.
13:16Yes, sudden impact of Rusev and then the impact of the steel chair of the spine of Sheamus.
13:22And now to the midsection.
13:28It's that explosive movement that opens up the doorway for this.
13:35Maximum brutality.
13:39Yeah, Rusev thrives off chaos.
13:42I'll tell you right now, you mentioned earlier, you felt like this started because
13:48Sheamus was being, let's say, excuse me, Rusev was being something of a bully to the Alpha Academy.
13:54I'll argue that Sheamus, his style has to be a bully his entire career.
14:00And bullies don't like other bullies.
14:02That's the real hatred between these two.
14:06Sheamus just, he's begging for Rusev to assault him.
14:09Told you, the harder you hit him, the tougher he gets.
14:16This is nightmare fuel for any opponent of Sheamus.
14:22And Sheamus intercepts the chair.
14:30And Rusev with a kick to the midsection.
14:33So you're going to lose.
14:34Oh, that bloody knee right off the jaw.
14:37Knee to the dome.
14:38Is it enough kick out?
14:40And there's no one home for Rusev right now.
14:43Glassy Iden, if Sheamus could drop the hammer here, he's got this one.
14:50Impact.
14:50And how quickly Sheamus turns it around, absolves that punishment, shrugs it off.
15:01Can Rusev do the same?
15:05Now Sheamus is going to put Rusev in position.
15:09For the original 10 beats of the modern.
15:14Just listen.
15:15And Rusev collapsing to the apron.
15:26Yeah, you say, listen, I could feel the vibrations buzzing through the arena on that one.
15:31You felt that before, haven't you?
15:33I have indeed.
15:34Once too many times.
15:35And now I'm sat by you.
15:37And now, oh, Sheamus up over the bar.
15:40Getting crushed by the bar on the other side.
15:43Come on, Sheamus.
15:45Since Sheamus slumped over a few bars in my time, I'm sure that one was a bit more painful than normal.
15:50Leave him alone.
15:53And Rusev wanted to use the bar stool and Sheamus able to thwart that.
16:02Any position for the boundary.
16:04I just got chills.
16:18I don't see any beers in this bar.
16:20That's my main issue.
16:21Sheamus looks like he's built up a bit of a first.
16:23Someone pour him a pint of a black stuff.
16:24And Rusev now.
16:30Rusev trying to escape through the arena.
16:32There's no count outs in this match.
16:33Technically, it can go wherever it wants.
16:36And Sheamus with a shillelagh.
16:39Oh, no!
16:40That has to be the most devastating beat of the bottom we have ever seen with Unshaleli.
17:04Rusev just collapsing to the floor.
17:07And now Sheamus dragging him back into the ringside area.
17:10Well, Rusev is a beaten man at this point.
17:12Of course, pinfall submissions have to take place in the ring.
17:16Which is why Sheamus didn't effectively win the match right there and then.
17:20But it looks like victory is imminent.
17:23And Sheamus lifting Rusev up on his shoulders.
17:31I don't think he was going for white noise.
17:32Rusev able to avoid that.
17:34Now it's living into the chair that Rusev set up.
17:37Fallen on his own sword.
17:39And Sheamus looking to put the finishing touches to this masterpiece.
17:45Sheamus with a Celtic cross.
17:51Is it enough?
17:52And the Donnybrook match continues.
17:55Wow, such a devastating landing.
18:04Some plumum-tour.
18:06Sheamus will not like the sound of that.
18:09After that high cross landing on the neck of Rusev.
18:14But we know what's coming next, Michael Cole.
18:17Handing off the 30,000-plus in Paris.
18:22Remember the blowkick and Rusev scooted out of harm's way.
18:41Absolute brilliance from Rusev.
18:42Just when you think his wits have left him after that beating him.
18:45What the hell are you doing here, Sheamus?
18:46You're not a cruiserweight.
18:49Don't tell him that.
18:51Sheamus, top rope and Rusev.
18:54Oh!
18:55That was a critical mistake by Sheamus.
18:57Rusev had the wherewithal to move out of the way.
18:59Grabbed the kendo and deliver it to the midsection of Sheamus.
19:03Just got Babe Ruth right to the midsection.
19:06All right!
19:07It's getting even worse now for the Celtic warrior who had victory within his clutches.
19:13Oh, Wade, you called it out.
19:15Sheamus doesn't often go to the top rope.
19:18Sometimes you get a little excited.
19:20You know you've got to do something drastic to put away an opponent like Rusev, as tough
19:25as this big Bulgarian.
19:26And now this proke.
19:28They're slamming the steps off the face of Sheamus who collapses to the floor.
19:33Sheamus stepped out of his comfort zone, and Rusev was ready there to make him pay for
19:39the mistake.
19:41Now the bar, apparently, is back in play.
19:45You know how much those things weigh?
19:47I pay guys to move now.
19:49Try again, bro.
19:50Try again.
19:56Now Rusev separating the steps.
20:00Separating Sheamus' head from his shoulders the way this is looking.
20:03Elliot cooking up Rusev.
20:05Anything he wants.
20:07Rusev.
20:08Oh, God, I'm looking at all one.
20:09Nasty stuff in mind.
20:10Oh!
20:11And Sheamus slammed through the bar!
20:15And that could be last call for Sheamus.
20:19Oh, God, the back of Sheamus' head catching the edge of that bar that simply did not break.
20:25That could be a KO to Sheamus.
20:27It's effectively a rabbit punch from that bar.
20:30Yeah, but remember the pinfall of submission must take place, Wade.
20:33Inside the ring.
20:34Which feels pretty much academic now.
20:36Sling that big Irishman in the ring.
20:38Cover him.
20:39It's game over.
20:40And Rusev now into the ring.
20:43In control.
20:45Kick to the back.
20:47And you know what this means.
20:48Rusev in the accolade.
20:52The submission move locked into Sheamus.
20:55Sheamus, a man I have felt, is incapable of tapping out at times.
21:00But the pain may be overwhelming the spirit at this point.
21:04And this is how Rusev beat Sheamus for the United States Championship 11 years ago.
21:08With the accolade.
21:10With Sheamus.
21:10Not going to give up yet.
21:12Back to his feet.
21:13Rusev in trouble.
21:14Now onto the steel chairs.
21:17And you saw Sheamus, despite the obvious agony and exhaustion, just with a glance from the corner of his eye,
21:24spot that steel chair sitting there and thought, hey yeah, Rusev, screw you.
21:30The WWE fans here in Paris showing their appreciation for what these two men are putting themselves through here tonight.
21:44Well, we knew what we were getting, didn't we, Cole?
21:46When they put these two together in this kind of matchup.
21:50Maximum agony.
21:51Hey, we invited.
21:52For our pleasure.
21:53We invited Sheamus out for a beer last night.
21:55He said he couldn't come because he had to be 100% for this.
21:59Yeah, that's the first time Sheamus has ever turned down a night out.
22:02That shows you how much this means to Sheamus.
22:05It shows you how seriously he takes the threat of Rusev as they clamber near those old-fashioned
22:11out of their beer barrels or wine barrels or whiskey barrels, but who cares?
22:22Oh, Sheamus, as he was trying to drag Rusev up on the top of those whiskey barrels.
22:27And Rusev now.
22:32Rusev is going to...
22:34Oh, what an iconic moment!
22:36He's going to lock the accolade in on top of the whiskey barrels, but remember, even if Sheamus taps out here,
22:43it doesn't matter because the submission has to take place inside the ring.
22:47Cannot win a match there, but Sheamus may well have his back broken, and then it really is game over.
22:53Sheamus trying once again to find his way out of the accolade.
22:58Darryl's wobbling all over the place, a combined amount of probably 550-plus pounds between those two.
23:05Probably some good single-mountain there.
23:08Fucking open after this one.
23:09And now, Sheamus, Rusev looking to do damage.
23:14Sheamus fighting back here.
23:16Sheamus with the elbows.
23:18Somebody is about to have a very, very bad night.
23:22From the top of the whiskey barrels.
23:24Sheamus!
23:26What are you thinking about?
23:28Killer man!
23:28White lies through the tables of the whiskey barrels!
23:33This is the dandest bar fight I've ever witnessed!
23:45Oh my god!
23:46From that night, the body of Rusev smashed through two tables with a white noise,
23:54and even Sheamus gave a cropper in that one, and the referee taking a very close look.
24:00Yeah, Jessica Carr, I'm just trying to see if both of these men can continue.
24:05Oh, you know.
24:08This is awesome indeed, providing you're not one of these two competitors.
24:13And I promise you right now, our doctor is in sprint position, ready to come down and check on these two.
24:18Yeah, it's awesome if you're a masochist.
24:19How the hell is Rusev getting up after taking that?
24:23How's he up first?
24:24I have no idea.
24:26I mean, Rusev was driven through the tables off white noise from the top of those barrels,
24:30dragging himself back into the ring.
24:32The absolute brute of a man, and close behind him is Sheamus.
24:37Oh, I cannot imagine how these two are going to feel tomorrow, rolling out of bed.
24:42Might need a crane to get them out of there, but we still need a winner!
24:46Rusev, look at it, he's crawling toward the corner, and that's where that Shaleli is!
24:53Sheamus is just crawling to a corner to try and pull himself upright.
24:57The legs aren't working anymore!
24:59Rusev with a Shaleli in hand.
25:01Look at when these two men have put themselves through.
25:08They can barely stand.
25:10The shoulder of Rusev has completely been told that I fear he may have separated that at some point in the matchup.
25:16And now Sheamus with a brogue kick!
25:18A brogue from out of nowhere!
25:20And a kick out by Rusev!
25:22How the hell do you kick out the brain of Rusev just rattled from one of the hardest brogue kicks I have ever seen?
25:32The lights are on, but no one's home!
25:36Take another look at this impact from the brogue kick!
25:39Bang!
25:39I have never seen the heel connect with a temple quite as properly as that!
25:46And how the hell Rusev kicked out is a question that will never be answered!
25:51Okay, explain to me this.
25:52How the hell will Rusev kick out of that?
25:54It's the question that can't be answered, Cole!
25:57It's not human, it's not mortal!
25:59What the hell is driving this Bulgarian brute?
26:02Sheamus trying to drag himself back to his feet again,
26:06perhaps to look for yet another brogue kick!
26:08Look at Rusev!
26:10Look at Rusev trying to pull himself up as well!
26:12Rusev is completely defenseless, here we go!
26:15And Rusev with a big Mosca kick!
26:18And Sheamus with an A!
26:22Just embers burning in both men at this point here!
26:26And up over the top, Rusev sends him flying with a half a back body drop!
26:30And a Mosca kick to the face!
26:32Sheamus in the corner, look at it collapse!
26:34Center of the ring!
26:35Sheamus on complete jelly legs, kicked in the throat, can't breathe, and weighed up!
26:40Shillelagh in half!
26:41And the shillelagh broken across the back of Sheamus!
26:44And now the cover by Rusev!
26:51And Sheamus kicked out!
26:58Rusev just shattered the shillelagh across the spine of Sheamus, and Sheamus somehow kicked out!
27:04These two are simply not human, they're not from this planet!
27:12Driven by blind hatred, to do superhuman things!
27:17And now gonna use the shillelagh as he locks Sheamus in the accolade!
27:21And now the shillelagh placed into the mouth of Sheamus!
27:24Sheamus trying to fight back somehow, but Rusev coiling those legs like a constrictor around the waist of Sheamus!
27:31And Sheamus has got to tap out!
27:39Here is your winner, by submission, Rusev!
27:45Wade, I believe that was, that was just, I think just the second time in the career of Sheamus that he has tapped out, tapped out, not passed out, tapped out in a match!
27:59And it took the accolade with a shillelagh shoved in his mouth to do it!
28:03And about 50 other massive impacts to Sheamus' body in the process, what a warmest, this is a white noise off those wine, whiskey barrels, through two tables, both ends somehow got up!
28:17The hardest bro kick you'll ever see, but Rusev instinctively equal to it, and that's how this one stayed alive, and this was the closing moment, shillelagh broken across the spine of Sheamus, and then the most unique accolade I've ever seen!
28:32With a shillelagh across the jaw, does it, for this brute, and Rusev is a major, major player here in WWE!
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