WWE Royal Rumble: Ireland's Sheamus wins in 2012
Celtic Warrior pipped Chris Jericho in 30-man match in St Louis
Last Updated: 27/01/17 10:31am
Sheamus became the first - and so far only - European winner of the WWE Royal Rumble when he booted Chris Jericho to the floor in St Louis in 2012.
The Irishman entered the bout at no 22 and during his 22-minute spell in the match, dumped out Kofi Kingston by himself and united with Big Show to remove Jack Swagger.
When Jericho eliminated home favourite and 2009 winner Randy Orton, the match came down to Y2J and Sheamus, with the latter prevailing after administering a Brogue Kick.
Watch how Sheamus bested Jericho in the video at the top of the screen.
The Rumble was only the start of Sheamus' success in 2012 as, following his win, he went on to defeat Daniel Bryan in just 18 seconds at WrestleMania to become World Heavyweight Champion.
WWE Royal Rumble booking details
WWE Royal Rumble will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) and Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) from midnight Monday, January 30.
The pay-per-view will cost £19.95 for viewers in the United Kingdom and €24.95 for customers in the Republic of Ireland.
WWE Royal Rumble will repeated on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) BUT NOT Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) between 10am on Monday, January 30 and 8pm on Thursday, February 2 - 8pm is the start of the final playout.
A live blog of WWE Royal Rumble will run on skysports.com and the Sky Sports app during the event, featuring text commentary, social media and short highlight clips.
You can order the show by visiting this link: https://my.sky.com/orderboxoffice/?DCMP=WWERoyalRumble
You can also book the event over the phone: UK viewers should call 03442 410 888, while customers in the Republic of Ireland should call 0818 220 225. (There may be an additional charge for telephone bookings).
You will also be able to order the show via your Sky remote nearer the event:
Sky+: Press the box office button on your remote, then click the sports tab followed by WWE Royal Rumble.
Sky Q: Press Home on your Sky Q remote, select TV guide, then Box Office and then WWE Royal Rumble. Enter your TV Pin if prompted. (Only bookings via Sky TV remote are recordable using Sky Plus).
Sky TV residential customers only. Commercial customers contact Sky for price and to order. Sky Box Office terms apply. Cable customers should contact their local cable operator.
