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#1 Vince McMahon prompted Sheamus to lose weight

During his absence from WWE television over the last four months, Sheamus has kept busy by filming workouts with fellow Superstars and other names from the fitness industry for his ‘Celtic Warrior Workouts’ YouTube channel.

The Irishman decided to set up the channel in November 2017 because he lacked the motivation to work out and found himself “stuck in a rut” after putting his body through so much during his career.

With the help of his new workouts and nutrition plan, the four-time World Champion has transformed his physique by losing over 40 pounds in recent months.

Speaking to Edge and Christian on the E&C Pod of Awesomeness this week, Sheamus said the catalyst for his health change came following a joke that Vince McMahon made about him.

“I came back from holiday in Ireland and me and Cesaro were walking by Vince. Vince goes, ‘Hey Sheamus! Enjoy the holidays, huh?’ and he was looking at me and my gut. I said, ‘That’s it, that’s it, I need to do something about it.’ That was the change in gear. Cesaro knew it – Cesaro knew right away when that comment was made.”

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