Month: February 2020

by Enda Mulcahy

John Gunning Irish Sumo Wrestler

John-Gunning-Sumo-Wrestler
John Gunning – Irish-born International Sumo Wrestler [Reference: 4]

John Gunning

John Gunning hails from Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, and while on holidays in Japan in 2000, fell in love with the place, started teaching English and took up Sumo Wrestling.

Having become an International Sumo Wrestler, and represented Ireland at three World Championships, he now writes a Sumo column for the Japan Times, as well as writing articles for American Football International, his other main Sport.

John Gunning in Action during the 2007 World Sumo Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand [Reference: 5]

 References

Websites

[1] Irish Times (2018) The Roscommon Man who became a Sumo Wrestler in Japan  [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/the-roscommon-man-who-became-a-sumo-wrestler-in-japan-1.3717609 [Accessed 1 February 2020]

[2] Irish Independent (2019) Irish Expats in Japan on Sumo wrestling, the death of Office Culture… and why the party always ends by 9pm [Internet] Available from: https://www.independent.ie/life/irish-expats-in-japan-on-sumo-wrestling-the-death-of-office-culture-and-why-the-party-always-ends-by-9pm-38510317.html [Accessed 1 February 2020]

[3] The 42: Steve O’Rourke (2018) ‘I thought it was fat guys in nappies pushing each other around’ – Meet the Roscommon Sumo Wrestler [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/irish-sumo-wrestler-john-gunning-3965883-Apr2018/ [Accessed 1 February 2020]

Images

[4] Irish Independent (2019) John Gunning [Internet] Available from: https://cdn-02.independent.ie/life/d5719/38510314.ece/AUTOCROP/w620/2019-09-21_lif_53264469_I3.JPG [Accessed 1 February 2020]

[5] The 42 (2018) Gunning in action during the 2007 World Championships in Chiang Mai Thailand [Internet] Available from:http://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2018/04/unnamed-6-62-390×285.jpg [Accessed 1 February 2020][Image: John Gunning]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Kane.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 1 February 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

by Enda Mulcahy

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment Irish Wrestlers 2001-Present

WWE Logo [Reference: 3]

WWE Irish Wrestlers

WWE NameReal NameBornJoined WWETitles
Women
Becky Lynch “The Man”Rebecca QuinLimerick2015Women’s Smackdown 2015
Velvet McIntyre??IrelandWomen’s Tag Team Champion (x2)
Women’s Champion (x1)
Men
Finn Balor “Demon King”Fergal DavittBray, co. Wicklow??Universal Champion 2016
SheamusStephen FarrellyDublin2009World Champion (x4)
USA Champions (x2)
Raw Tag Team Champion (x4)
Danno O’Mahony??Ballydehod, Co. CorkNone
FinleyDave FinlayBelfast2001United States Champion (x1)
Killian DaneDave MackleBelfast2018NXT Tag-Team Champion (x1)
Irish WWE Wrestlers [Reference: 1]

Report

Six Irish-Born wrestlers have won titles with WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, the most notable of which are Becky Lynch (aka “The Man”) who won the inaugural Women’s Smackdown Championship in 2016, Finn “Demon King” Balor who beat Seth Rollins to win the inaugural Universal Championship, and Sheamus, who won the World Title four times.

Beck Lynch – Irish-born WWE Champion [Reference: 2]

References

Websites

[1] The Circular (2018) 5 Irish Wrestlers who achieved mainstream success with WWE [Internet] Available from: http://thecircular.org/5-irish-wrestlers-who-achieved-mainstream-success-with-wwe/ [Accessed 21 September 2019]

Images

[2] Becky Lynch WWE Facebook (2020) Photo, January 21, 2020 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p960x960/83001548_2496579183941929_2963653989746343936_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ohc=W6fCHcHC8QQAX-8Ppo8&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=bcae12c1ab5debedd9ee7a1af08ac971&oe=5EC9334D [Accessed 1 February 2020]

[3] Pinterest (2020) WWE Logo [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/34/bb/f7/34bbf762319412d2c8a0759fa7417adc.png [Accessed 1 Febraury 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch, Maurice Lynch, Robert Byron & Dylan Brennan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 1 February 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.