The faculty soccer season is sort of right here, and with it comes the return of ESPN Faculty GameDay.
Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, and Pat McAfee are all coming again to announce their picks for the week this season.
McAfee is making his triumphant return after serving because the commentator alongside Michael Cole for WWE Uncooked for the previous seven months.
For the primary time ever, Faculty GameDay shall be going worldwide, broadcasting from Dublin, Eire on Aug. 24 — and it seems to be like they selected the proper movie star visitor picker for the placement.
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This week, Faculty GameDay introduced on social media that Irish WWE celebrity Sheamus would be the first movie star visitor picker of the season.
Sheamus was clearly excited in regards to the alternative, sharing a video on his X account saying the visitor internet hosting gig alongside McAfee.
“That is WWE Celebrity, the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus, letting you already know that I will be the movie star visitor picker for ESPN’s Faculty GameDay.”
Massive announcement 🚨🚨🚨!! You’re taking a look at one among ESPN’s Faculty GameDay Superstar Visitor Pickers dwell from my hometown of Dublin! 🇮🇪🍀Tune into @espn this Saturday at 11:30 a.m. ET the place I’ll make my picks fella! pic.twitter.com/fPUU5Y00Df
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) August 20, 2024
McAfee appears to be equally as excited as Sheamus, sharing footage of the Celtic Warrior preventing Pete Dunne on WWE Uncooked, with McAfee offering commentary.
“SHEAMUS IS THROWING PETE DUNNE ARAHND,” McAfee stated. “I’LL SEE YA IN DUBLIN PAL.”
Born and raised in Dublin, Sheamus first got here to prominence in numerous Irish and British impartial promotions alongside Drew McIntyre.
He would finally make his WWE tv debut on June 30, 2009. Lower than six months later, he pinned John Cena at TLC: Tables, Ladders, and Chairs to turn out to be WWE Champion. He wound up holding the title 3 times.
Sheamus would go on to carry many different honors in WWE, together with the World Heavyweight Championship as soon as, the WWE United States Championship 3 times, the WWE Uncooked Tag Group Championship 4 occasions, and the WWE SmackDown Tag Group Championship as soon as.
Sheamus was additionally the winner of King of the Ring in 2010, the Royal Rumble in 2012, and Cash within the Financial institution in 2015.
The one WWE title Sheamus hasn’t gained is the Intercontinental Title, though his makes an attempt in opposition to Gunther and McIntyre resulted in among the finest WWE matches in latest reminiscence.
With Sheamus on the published, there isn’t any doubt that he’ll choose banger after banger after banger.
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