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	'''Sean Christopher Haire''' (February 25, 1971 – September 8, 2014) was an American ], ] and ], better known by his ], '''Sean O'Haire'''.<ref name="Crites">{{cite web\|url=http://www.lowcountrynewspapers.net/archive/node/31146\|title=Ex-wrestler charged in the past\|author=Crites, Ben\|date=April 7, 2007\|access-date=June 23, 2014\|publisher=]\|work=]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814045608/http://www.lowcountrynewspapers.net/archive/node/31146\|archive-date=August 14, 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="OWW">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/sean-ohaire.html\|title=Sean O'Haire\|access-date=June 23, 2014 \|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>		'''Sean Christopher Haire''' (February 25, 1971 – September 8, 2014) was an American ], ] and ], better known by his ] '''Sean O'Haire'''.<ref name="Crites">{{cite web\|url=http://www.lowcountrynewspapers.net/archive/node/31146\|title=Ex-wrestler charged in the past\|author=Crites, Ben\|date=April 7, 2007\|access-date=June 23, 2014\|publisher=]\|work=]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814045608/http://www.lowcountrynewspapers.net/archive/node/31146\|archive-date=August 14, 2014\|url-status=dead\|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="OWW">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/sean-ohaire.html\|title=Sean O'Haire\|access-date=June 23, 2014 \|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>

	Haire was best known for his appearances with the ]s ], the ] on its ] brand and ] in the early to mid-2000s. A ] ], O'Haire was named "]" by the '']'' in 2000.		Haire was best known for his appearances with the ]s ], the ] on its ] brand and ] in the early to mid-2000s. A ] ], O'Haire was named "]" by the '']'' in 2000.

	Upon retiring from professional wrestling in 2006, Haire competed in mixed martial arts and kickboxing before becoming a hair stylist.<ref name="WCWbio">{{cite web\|url=http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/jindrak.ohaire/ \|title=Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire \|publisher=] \|work=].com (via ]) \|access-date=June 23, 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010107181300/http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/jindrak.ohaire/ \|archive-date=January 7, 2001 }}</ref><ref name="WWE">{{cite web\|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/15-superstars-who-shouldve-been-bigger-deals/page-2\|title=15 Superstars who should've been bigger deals\|publisher=]\|work=].com\|date=March 12, 2013\|access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Vrabel">{{cite web\|url=http://ww2.thesouthmag.com/dailies/2012/the-devil-came-down-to-georgia/\|title=The devil came down to Georgia\|author=Vrabel, Jeff\|date=July 31, 2012\|access-date=June 23, 2014\|work=]\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707080017/http://ww2.thesouthmag.com/dailies/2012/the-devil-came-down-to-georgia/\|archive-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref>		Upon retiring from professional wrestling in 2006, Haire competed in mixed martial arts and kickboxing before becoming a hair stylist.<ref name="WCWbio">{{cite web\|url=http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/jindrak.ohaire/ \|title=Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire \|publisher=] \|work=].com (via ]) \|access-date=June 23, 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010107181300/http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/jindrak.ohaire/ \|archive-date=January 7, 2001 }}</ref><ref name="WWE">{{cite web\|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/15-superstars-who-shouldve-been-bigger-deals/page-2\|title=15 Superstars who should've been bigger deals\|publisher=]\|work=].com\|date=March 12, 2013\|access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Vrabel">{{cite web\|url=http://ww2.thesouthmag.com/dailies/2012/the-devil-came-down-to-georgia/\|title=The devil came down to Georgia\|author=Vrabel, Jeff\|date=July 31, 2012\|access-date=June 23, 2014\|work=]\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707080017/http://ww2.thesouthmag.com/dailies/2012/the-devil-came-down-to-georgia/\|archive-date=July 7, 2014}}</ref>

	== Early life==		== Early life==

	Haire was born in ], ], but ~~spent most of~~ ~~his~~ ~~youth~~ in ]. Prior to becoming a wrestler, Haire ~~participated~~ in multiple Toughman ~~competitions~~ ~~and~~ also was part-owner of a fitness center~~. Haire~~ was of ] descent.		Haire was born in ], ], but was raised primarily in ]. Prior to becoming a wrestler, Haire practiced martial arts for many years and won multiple ]s. He also was part-owner of a Hilton Head fitness center, was of ] descent, and attended ] in ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0641161/\|title=Sean O'Haire (1971–2014)\|work=IMDB\|access-date=2024-02-21}}</ref>

	==Professional wrestling career==		==Professional wrestling career==

	=== World Championship Wrestling (2000–2001) ===		=== World Championship Wrestling (2000–2001) ===
			{{see also\|Natural Born Thrillers}}
	After completing his training in the ], ]'s ], Haire, using the ring name Sean O'Haire, began making appearances on second-tier WCW television shows such as ] and ]. Haire made his live television debut on the June 26, 2000 episode of '']'' teaming with his fellow Power Plant graduate ] as they defeated ] (] and ]).<ref name=Debut>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000064m.htm\|title=Nitro report on June 26, 2000}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2012}}

	On the July 3 episode of ''Nitro'', O'Haire and Jindrak faced the ] (] and ]) to determine the number one contenders for the ], but were defeated.<ref name=MIAnitro>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000071m.htm\|title=Nitro report on July 3, 2000}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2012}} Despite this, O'Haire and Jindrak faced then-World Tag Team Champions ] and ] and ] in a three-way match for the championship, but were unsuccessful in winning the title.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000075m.htm\|title=Nitro report on July 31, 2000}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2012}} In August, O'Haire and Jindrak helped form ] with ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="natural-born-thrillers">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/n/natural-born-thrillers.html \|title=The Natural Born Thrillers Profile\|access-date=2008-09-22\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> They were briefly mentored by ].<ref name="natural-born-thrillers"/> In September, O'Haire and Jindrak won the World Tag Team Championship for the first time.<ref name="wcwtag">{{cite web\|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwcw.html\|title=WCW World Tag Team Title History\|last=Duncan\|first=Royal\|author2=Will, Gary\|access-date=2008-09-22\|publisher=Solie's Title Histories}}</ref>		After completing his training in the ], ]'s ], Haire, using the ring name Sean O'Haire, began making appearances on second-tier WCW television shows such as '']'' and '']''. Haire made his live television debut on the June 26, 2000 episode of '']'' teaming with his fellow Power Plant graduate ] as they defeated the ] (] and ]).<ref name=Debut>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000064m.htm\|title=Nitro report on June 26, 2000}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2012}}

			On the July 3 episode of ''Nitro'', O'Haire and Jindrak faced the ] (] and ]) to determine the number one contenders for the ], but were defeated.<ref name=MIAnitro>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000071m.htm\|title=Nitro report on July 3, 2000}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2012}} Despite this, O'Haire and Jindrak faced then-World Tag Team Champions ] and ] and ] in a three-way match for the championship, but were unsuccessful in winning the title.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ddtdigest.com/updates/2000075m.htm\|title=Nitro report on July 31, 2000}}</ref>{{unreliable source?\|date=May 2012}} In August, O'Haire and Jindrak helped form the ] with ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="natural-born-thrillers">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/n/natural-born-thrillers.html \|title=The Natural Born Thrillers Profile\|access-date=2008-09-22\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> They were briefly mentored by ].<ref name="natural-born-thrillers"/> In September, O'Haire and Jindrak won the World Tag Team Championship for the first time.<ref name="wcwtag">{{cite web\|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwcw.html\|title=WCW World Tag Team Title History\|last=Duncan\|first=Royal\|author2=Will, Gary\|access-date=2008-09-22\|publisher=Solie's Title Histories}}</ref>

	O'Haire and Jindrak won the title once more before splitting when O'Haire and Jindrak participated in a tag team ] with the Natural Born Thrillers teammates Stasiak and Palumbo.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/thunder/2000.html\|title=WCW Thunder Year-By-Year: 2000 - December 20\|date=2000-12-20\|access-date=2008-04-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> After the conclusion of the match, Sanders declared both teams victorious and said that the teams should trade partners. As a result, O'Haire formed a new tag team with Palumbo, while the second team consisted of Jindrak and Stasiak.<ref name="Ohaire/Palumbo">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/p/palumboohaire.html\|title=Palumbo & O'Haire Profile\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>		O'Haire and Jindrak won the title once more before splitting when O'Haire and Jindrak participated in a tag team ] with the Natural Born Thrillers teammates Stasiak and Palumbo.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/thunder/2000.html\|title=WCW Thunder Year-By-Year: 2000 - December 20\|date=2000-12-20\|access-date=2008-04-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> After the conclusion of the match, Sanders declared both teams victorious and said that the teams should trade partners. As a result, O'Haire formed a new tag team with Palumbo, while the second team consisted of Jindrak and Stasiak.<ref name="Ohaire/Palumbo">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/p/palumboohaire.html\|title=Palumbo & O'Haire Profile\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>

	Palumbo and O'Haire defeated ] (] and Nash) in January 2001.<ref name="Ohaire/Palumbo"/> A short time later, ~~The~~ Natural Born Thrillers broke up when Stasiak and Jindrak became jealous of Palumbo and O'Haire's success. The teams met at ] on February 18 for the tag team gold. Palumbo and O'Haire retained their titles.<ref name="wcwtag"/> O'Haire and Palumbo next feuded with Totally Buffed (] and ]) and defeated them at ] on March 18 to retain the Tag Team ~~Title~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/mar19_greed-can.html\|title=WCW downplays demise at Greed\|date=2001-03-18\|last=Powell\|first=John\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=SLAM! Sports}}</ref>		Palumbo and O'Haire defeated ] (] and Nash) in January 2001.<ref name="Ohaire/Palumbo"/> A short time later, the Natural Born Thrillers broke up when Stasiak and Jindrak became jealous of Palumbo and O'Haire's success. The teams met at ] on February 18 for the tag team gold. Palumbo and O'Haire retained their titles.<ref name="wcwtag"/> O'Haire and Palumbo next feuded with Totally Buffed (] and ]) and defeated them at ] on March 18 to retain the Tag Team Championship.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/mar19_greed-can.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714093512/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/mar19_greed-can.html\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=July 14, 2012\|title=WCW downplays demise at Greed\|date=2001-03-18\|last=Powell\|first=John\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=SLAM! Sports}}</ref>

	Over the following two weeks, O'Haire and Palumbo feuded with ] (] and ]), defeating them on the final episode of ''Nitro'' on March 26.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/nitro/2001.html\|title=WCW Nitro Year-By-Year - March 26, 2001\|date=2001-03-26\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> WCW was purchased by the WWF, and both O'Haire and Palumbo's contracts were picked up.<ref name="OWW"/>		Over the following two weeks, O'Haire and Palumbo feuded with ] (] and ]), defeating them on the final episode of ''Nitro'' on March 26.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/nitro/2001.html\|title=WCW Nitro Year-By-Year - March 26, 2001\|date=2001-03-26\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> WCW was purchased by the WWF, and both O'Haire and Palumbo's contracts were picked up.<ref name="OWW"/>
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	===World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2001–2004) ===		===World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2001–2004) ===
	==== The Alliance and developmental territories (2001–2002) ====		==== The Alliance and developmental territories (2001–2002) ====
			{{see also\|O'Haire and Palumbo\|The Alliance (professional wrestling)\|l2=The Alliance}}
⚫	O'Haire and Palumbo made their WWF debuts on the June 28, 2001, episode of '']'' as part of ], attacking the ]. O'Haire and Palumbo started feuding with the ] the ] in the following weeks, which ended at ] on July 22 when the APA defeated O'Haire and Palumbo in a non-title match.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jul23_invasion-can.html\|title=Austin turns at Invasion\|date=2001-07-22\|last=Powell\|first=John\|access-date=2008-09-24\|publisher=SLAM! Sports}}</ref> Subsequently, O'Haire and Palumbo defeated the Hardy Boyz on the August 2, 2001 edition of ''SmackDown!''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/010802.html\|title=WWE SmackDown! Results - August 2, 2001\|date=2001-08-02\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>

		⚫	O'Haire and Palumbo made their WWF debuts on the June 28, 2001, episode of '']'' as part of ], attacking the ]. O'Haire and Palumbo started feuding with the ] the ] in the following weeks, which ended at ] on July 22 when the APA defeated O'Haire and Palumbo in a non-title match.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jul23_invasion-can.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713191753/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jul23_invasion-can.html\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=July 13, 2012\|title=Austin turns at Invasion\|date=2001-07-22\|last=Powell\|first=John\|access-date=2008-09-24\|publisher=SLAM! Sports}}</ref> Subsequently, O'Haire and Palumbo defeated the Hardy Boyz on the August 2, 2001 edition of ''SmackDown!''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/010802.html\|title=WWE SmackDown! Results - August 2, 2001\|date=2001-08-02\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>

	O'Haire and Palumbo next dropped the WCW Tag Team Championship to ] (] and ]) on the August 9 ~~edition~~ of ''SmackDown!'' and lost their rematch for the championship in a ] the following week on ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/010809.html\|title=WWE SmackDown! Results - August 9, 2001\|date=2001-08-09\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/010813.html\|title=WWE Raw Results - August 13, 2001\|date=2001-08-13\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> O'Haire and Palumbo's last televised match together was on the August 26 edition of ''Heat'' defeating ] (] and ]).		O'Haire and Palumbo next dropped the WCW Tag Team Championship to the ] (] and ]) on the August 9 episode of ''SmackDown!'' and lost their rematch for the championship in a ] the following week on ''Raw''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/010809.html\|title=WWE SmackDown! Results - August 9, 2001\|date=2001-08-09\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/raw/010813.html\|title=WWE Raw Results - August 13, 2001\|date=2001-08-13\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> O'Haire and Palumbo's last televised match together was on the August 26 edition of ''Heat'' defeating ] (] and ]).

	Palumbo was thrown out of The Alliance in late October and joined the WWF in November. Also in September, O'Haire was sent to ] (OVW) for seasoning where he joined Kenny Bolin's "Bolin Services". O'Haire returned to WWE on the June 30, 2002 edition of ''Heat'', defeating ].<ref name="OWW"/> He made a few more appearances on ''Heat'', in ]es and at ]s throughout the rest of 2002, ~~facing~~ ~~off~~ ~~against~~ ~~and~~ ~~teaming~~ ~~with,~~ ~~among~~ ~~others,~~ ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ~~].<ref~~ ~~name=~~"~~OWW~~"/>		Palumbo was thrown out of The Alliance in late October 2001 and joined the WWF in November. Also in September, O'Haire was sent to ] (OVW) for seasoning where he joined Kenny Bolin's "Bolin Services". O'Haire returned to WWE on the June 30, 2002 edition of ''Heat'', defeating ].<ref name="OWW"/> He made a few more appearances on ''Heat'', in ]es and at ]s throughout the rest of 2002.<ref name="OWW"/> He also made an appearance on the December 23 episode of Raw, in a promo where he played a mall Santa Claus character who tells the kids there’s no Santa, and then reveals himself to be "Big Sean O’Haire."

	==== ~~Undefeated streak~~ (2003–2004) ====		==== Smackdown (2003–2004) ====
	In January 2003 ] started to appear on WWE programming showing O'Haire in his new gimmick — a ] character.<ref name="OWOW-article">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/misc/seanohwhere.html\|title=Sean O'Haire (or Sean Oh'where")\|date=2004-02-09\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> He urged people to commit adultery, break the law, not pay taxes, and not go to church, among other things. He ended each vignette with the line "I'm not telling you anything you don't already know." In 2003, O'Haire returned to the main ''SmackDown!'' roster, telling various superstars to perform indecent acts which included persuading ] to ] through the arena and ] to ] the audience.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030206.html\|title=WWE SmackDown! Results - February 6, 2003\|date=2003-02-06\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>		In January 2003 ] started to appear on WWE programming showing O'Haire in his new gimmick — a ] character a la ] in '']''.<ref name="OWOW-article">{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/columns/misc/seanohwhere.html\|title=Sean O'Haire (or Sean Oh'where")\|date=2004-02-09\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> He urged people to commit adultery, break the law, not pay taxes, and not go to church, among other things. He ended each vignette with the line "I'm not telling you anything you don't already know." In 2003, O'Haire returned to the main ''SmackDown!'' roster, telling various superstars to perform indecent acts, which included persuading ] to ] through the arena and ] to ] the audience.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030206.html\|title=WWE SmackDown! Results - February 6, 2003\|date=2003-02-06\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref>

	O'Haire's persona included a long black ] he wore to the ring and his obsession with ]s, including fairly new tattoos with black flames on each wrist and a red spider web shooting out from the flames on his left wrist and a blue spider web on his right wrist~~. On the inside of his left forearm was a blue spider and on the inside of his right forearm was a red spider~~. His ~~titantron~~ video was also inside the body of a spider with a spiderweb in the background. He quickly came under the tutelage of wrestling legend, ] in April 2003.<ref name="OWOW-article"/> His new persona was abandoned but he held victories over major stars ], ], ] by count out, ], and ].<ref name="OWOW-article"/> WWE officially released Piper from his contract on June 26, 2003, right after O'Haire and Piper made their last appearance together on ''SmackDown!''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030626.html\|title=WWE SmackDown! Results - June 26, 2003\|date=2003-06-23\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> In late November 2003, he was involved in a motorcycle accident ~~which~~ required stitches and kept him out of action for the next month or so. When he recovered in February, he was sent back to OVW and ~~released~~ on ~~April~~ 3, ~~2004~~ ~~after~~ ~~O'Haire~~ ~~and~~ ~~WWE~~ ~~had~~ ~~mutually~~ ~~parted~~ ~~ways~~.<ref name="sherdog"/>		O'Haire's persona included a long black ] he wore to the ring and his obsession with ]s, including fairly new tattoos with black flames on each wrist and a red spider web shooting out from the flames on his left wrist and a blue spider web on his right wrist. His Titantron video was also inside the body of a spider with a spiderweb in the background. He quickly came under the tutelage of wrestling legend, ] in April 2003.<ref name="OWOW-article"/> His new persona was abandoned but he held victories over major stars ], ], ] by count out, ], and ].<ref name="OWOW-article"/> He would lose in-house show to Rikishi, Chris Benoit, ], ], ], ] and ]. WWE officially released Piper from his contract on June 26, 2003, right after O'Haire and Piper made their last appearance together on ''SmackDown!''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/030626.html\|title=WWE SmackDown! Results - June 26, 2003\|date=2003-06-23\|access-date=2008-09-26\|publisher=Online World Of Wrestling}}</ref> O'Haire continued on his own mainly on Velocity. In late November 2003, he was involved in a motorcycle accident that required stitches and kept him out of action for the next month or so. When he recovered in February, he was sent back to OVW and had a few matches against John Cena in house shows before being released from his contract on April 3, 2004.<ref name="sherdog"/>

	=== New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and ~~Later~~ ~~Career~~ (2004–2006) ===		=== New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and later career (2004–2006) ===
	Haire went to work for ] in ~~May~~ ~~2004~~, still ~~under~~ the ring name Sean O'Haire. On July 17, 2004, O'Haire and Piper re-united at a Ballpark Brawl show where Haire was Piper's hand-picked wrestler to face ]'s hand-picked wrestler ]. O'Haire defeated Abyss by disqualification. Haire then went on to work for Ultimate Pro Wrestling<ref name="OWW"/>		Haire went to work for ] (NJPW) following his WWE release, still using the ring name Sean O'Haire. He wrestled ] at NJPW Nexess on May 3, 2004, in a losing effort.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=16462\|work=Cagematch.net\|title=NJPW Nexess\|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref> On July 17, 2004, O'Haire and Piper re-united at a Ballpark Brawl show where Haire was Piper's hand-picked wrestler to face ]'s hand-picked wrestler ]. O'Haire defeated Abyss by disqualification. Haire then went on to work for California based independent promotion ].<ref name="OWW"/>

	O'Haire reunited with Chuck Palumbo on February 23, 2005 at UPW's Homecoming Havoc in which they were defeated by Tom Howard and Predator. O'Haire retired from professional wrestling soon after in order to focus on ]. {{citation needed\|date=September 2014}}		O'Haire reunited with Chuck Palumbo on February 23, 2005, at UPW's Homecoming Havoc in which they were defeated by Tom Howard and the Predator. O'Haire retired from professional wrestling soon after in order to focus on ]. {{citation needed\|date=September 2014}}

	O'Haire's last match was on March 28, 2006 when he returned to WWE for a one night appearance on ] losing to ] in a dark match.		O'Haire's last match was on March 28, 2006, when he returned to WWE for a one night appearance on '']'' losing to ] in a dark match.

	==Kickboxing==		==Kickboxing==
	Haire ~~entered~~ ] on December 31, 2004 with a second-round knockout loss to ] ~~and~~ then went on to compete in two ~~WGP~~ ~~rounds~~ held in ] ~~(05~~,~~06)~~ where he ~~racked~~ up ~~losses to both~~ ] (~~1st round 0:55 tko~~) & ] (~~1st round 0:23 ko~~) ~~to round off his K-1 record to 0/3~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/fighter/player.php?SO=~~&country~~=U.S.A.~~&weight=&weight2=&~~index=sean_o_haire\|title=Sean O'Haire profile~~}}{{dead~~ ~~link~~\|~~date~~=~~December~~ ~~2017~~ \|~~bot~~=~~InternetArchiveBot~~ ~~\|fix-attempted=yes~~ }}</ref> Not long after his first K-1 bout he was allegedly slated for a fight against ] but his record was brought into question; K-1 reportedly claimed his record was ~~10/1~~ in kickboxing & ~~8/0~~ in MMA where only his K-1 bout vs Musashi & his MMA bout against Shungo Oyama could be found.<ref name="IKF more news 3/28/05">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ikfkickboxing.com/News05March.htm \|title=Duke Roufus... Back For The Fans...Back For The Fight!\|date=30 March 2005\|access-date=25 October 2009}}</ref>		Haire signed with Japanese based kickboxing promotion ] in 2004. He made his K-1 debut on December 31, 2004 with a second-round knockout loss to ]. Haire then went on to compete in two world grand prix tournaments held in ], where he was defeated by ] (2005) and ] (2006).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/en/fighter/player.php?index=sean_o_haire \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928023023/http://www.k-1.co.jp:80/en/fighter/player.php?index=sean_o_haire \|archive-date=28 September 2010 \|title=Sean O'Haire profile \|publisher=K-1 Official Site \|accessdate=3 February 2023}}</ref> Not long after his first K-1 bout he was allegedly slated for a fight against ] but his record was brought into question; K-1 reportedly claimed his record was 10–1 in kickboxing & 8–0 in MMA, where only his K-1 bout vs Musashi & his MMA bout against Shungo Oyama could be found.<ref name="IKF more news 3/28/05">{{cite web\|url=http://www.ikfkickboxing.com/News05March.htm \|title=Duke Roufus... Back For The Fans...Back For The Fight!\|date=30 March 2005\|access-date=25 October 2009}}</ref>

	==Mixed martial arts==		==Mixed martial arts==
			Haire made his professional mixed martial arts debut in September 2004 with a first round submission win over Tony Towers. In November 2004, Haire faced ] veteran ] at ] where he was victorious via first round technical knockout. Haire's next bout came against 1996 Olympic judo silver medalist ] and was defeated via first round submission. On October 21, 2006, Haire, replacing ], fought ] at ] in Las Vegas.<ref name="sherdog"/> He lost the fight via knockout early in the first round.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Pride 32 Results \|url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/pride-32-the-real-deal \|access-date=9 April 2022 \|website=Tapology}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sherdog.com \|title=Pride 32 - The Real Deal \|url=https://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-32-The-Real-Deal-4088 \|access-date=2022-04-10 \|website=Sherdog \|language=en}}</ref>
	On October 21, 2006, Haire fought ] at ] in Las Vegas.<ref name="sherdog"/> Esch was originally announced to be fighting ], but the ] would not allow Hunt to fight Esch arguing that Hunt had an unfair mat advantage. PRIDE had stated that "] issues" were preventing Hunt from competing in the bout, but it was later confirmed that Hunt could not compete due to the Commission's ruling. The fight was stopped 29 seconds into the first round after Esch landed 4–5 straight punches to Haire's head to bring him to the ground.

	On August 17, 2007, Haire was scheduled to fight ] at the ] for the Global Fighting Championships promotion but the entire card was canceled after four of the eight scheduled bouts fell through. No explanation was given at that time, regarding the cancellation, only a guarantee of a full refund. It was revealed by GFC representative Joel Parker that half of the night's fights were called off, prompting the decision to nix the card rather than put on a lackluster event. Parker revealed that several fighters were disqualified for either failing to meet their contracted weight or for medical reasons. Kerr and ] were pulled from the card by the overseeing athletic commission for missing weight. According to commission doctors, Kerr registered an unhealthy ] reading the day prior.<ref name="kerr-fight">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Friday146s-Global-FC-Event-Cancelled-8645\|title='Friday's Global FC Event Cancelled\|date=2007-08-17\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=Sherdog}}</ref> Kerr was set to fight Haire.<ref name="kerr-fight"/>		On August 17, 2007, Haire was scheduled to fight ] at the ] for the Global Fighting Championships promotion but the entire card was canceled after four of the eight scheduled bouts fell through. No explanation was given at that time, regarding the cancellation, only a guarantee of a full refund. It was revealed by GFC representative Joel Parker that half of the night's fights were called off, prompting the decision to nix the card rather than put on a lackluster event. Parker revealed that several fighters were disqualified for either failing to meet their contracted weight or for medical reasons. Kerr and ] were pulled from the card by the overseeing athletic commission for missing weight. According to commission doctors, Kerr registered an unhealthy ] reading the day prior.<ref name="kerr-fight">{{cite web\|url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Friday146s-Global-FC-Event-Cancelled-8645\|title='Friday's Global FC Event Cancelled\|date=2007-08-17\|access-date=2008-09-23\|publisher=Sherdog}}</ref> Kerr was set to fight Haire.<ref name="kerr-fight"/>
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Haire married a woman named Joy Elizabeth in ] on May 15, 2005.<ref>, SEANsational.com; accessed September 10, 2014.</ref> Approximately a year and a half later, he announced their divorce during a radio interview with SquaredCircleRadio.<ref>, SquaredCircleRadio.com; accessed September 10, 2014.</ref>		Haire married a woman named Joy Elizabeth in ], on May 15, 2005.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807060006/http://seansational.com/ \|date=2018-08-07 }}, SEANsational.com; accessed September 10, 2014.</ref> Approximately a year and a half later, he announced their divorce during a radio interview with SquaredCircleRadio.<ref> {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816234853/http://www.squaredcircleradio.com/ \|date=2018-08-16 }}, SquaredCircleRadio.com; accessed September 10, 2014.</ref>

	Haire was involved in an altercation where he was jumped outside of a bar in ] on March 30, 2007, in which he sustained fractures to his face and skull, including his orbital bone. As a result of the fight, the vision in his left eye was impaired. Although Haire claimed that he was going to the aid of a friend, witnesses asserted that Haire tried to instigate a fight with one of his alleged assailants, Juan Brantley. Brantley had filed a complaint with police on March 17, in which he stated that Haire had attempted to start a fight with him at another bar.<ref name="Crites"/>		Haire was involved in an altercation where he was jumped outside of a bar in ], on March 30, 2007, in which he sustained fractures to his face and skull, including his orbital bone. As a result of the fight, the vision in his left eye was impaired. Although Haire claimed that he was going to the aid of a friend, witnesses asserted that Haire tried to instigate a fight with one of his alleged assailants, Juan Brantley. Brantley had filed a complaint with police on March 17, in which he stated that Haire had attempted to start a fight with him at another bar.<ref name="Crites"/>

	=== Arrests ===		=== Arrests ===
	In 1992, Haire was arrested in ] and charged with assault.<ref name="Crites"/>		In 1992, Haire was arrested in ] and charged with ].<ref name="Crites"/>

	In June 2004, Haire was arrested ~~after~~ ~~allegedly~~ ~~assaulting~~ ~~two~~ ~~people~~ at a Hilton Head night club, ~~but~~ he was ~~only~~ convicted of one count in 2006.<ref name="Crites"/>		In June 2004, Haire was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault after a brawl at a Hilton Head night club, in which he was accused of striking two women. He was later convicted of one count of assault in 2006.<ref name="Crites"/>

	On April 24, 2007, Haire was charged with ] and ] for a fight at a bar weeks prior. The charge was later dismissed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2007/0424/497718/divasplayboy/\|title=Divas/Playboy, Bar Fight Details, SD!, Lots More\|publisher=www.wrestlinginc.com}}</ref>		On April 24, 2007, Haire was charged with aggravated assault and ] for a fight at a bar weeks prior. The charge was later dismissed.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2007/0424/497718/divasplayboy/\|title=Divas/Playboy, Bar Fight Details, SD!, Lots More\|date=24 April 2007 \|publisher=www.wrestlinginc.com}}</ref>

	On September 6, 2009, Haire was arrested in ] for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.<ref name=2009arrest>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_35162.shtml#.VA_NUWOWPw4\|title=Other News: Former WCW tag champion arrested for assaulting girlfriend; TMZ covers story\|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> He was charged with domestic battery and criminal ]ing before being released on $4,600 ].<ref name=2009arrest/>		On September 6, 2009, Haire was arrested in ], for allegedly assaulting his then girlfriend.<ref name=2009arrest>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_35162.shtml#.VA_NUWOWPw4\|title=Other News: Former WCW tag champion arrested for assaulting girlfriend; TMZ covers story\|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref> He was charged with domestic battery and criminal ]ing before being released on $4,600 ].<ref name=2009arrest/>

	On November 23, 2011, Haire was again arrested in Chatham County, Georgia and charged with battery.<ref name=2011arrest>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/63656/former-wwewcw-star-arrested-on-battery-charges.html?p=1\|title=Former WCW/WWE Wrestler Star Arrested on Battery Charges}}</ref> He was later released on $1,850 bail.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/212048/Former-WCW-WWE-Wrestler-Sean-O%5C%5CHaire-Arrested.htm\|title=Former WCW/WWE Wrestler Sean O'Haire Arrested}}</ref>		On November 23, 2011, Haire was again arrested in Chatham County, Georgia and charged with simple battery.<ref name=2011arrest>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/63656/former-wwewcw-star-arrested-on-battery-charges.html?p=1\|title=Former WCW/WWE Wrestler Star Arrested on Battery Charges}}</ref> He was later released on $1,850 bail.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/212048/Former-WCW-WWE-Wrestler-Sean-O%5C%5CHaire-Arrested.htm\|title=Former WCW/WWE Wrestler Sean O'Haire Arrested}}</ref>

	==Death==		==Death==
	On the morning of September 9, 2014, Haire ~~was~~ found dead ~~by his father~~, hanging from a bedpost in his bedroom in the ] home they shared. He was 43 years old. It was determined by the Spartanburg County coroner's office that Haire ~~died by~~ suicide the night prior. Haire's passing was announced to the public via ] by former WCW wrestler and personal friend of Haire's ].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Selby\|first=Jenn\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sean-ohaire-dead-former-wwe-and-wcw-dies-in-apparent-suicide-9725817.html\|title=Sean O'Haire dead: Former WWE and WCW star dies in apparent suicide\|date=September 11, 2014\|access-date=September 14, 2014\|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=Caulfield, Philip\|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/pro-wrestler-sean-o-haire-dies-43-article-1.1935118\|work=Daily News\|location=New York\|title=Former pro wrestler Sean O'Haire dies at 43\|access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> Haire reportedly battled ~~years of~~ ] and ] in ~~the~~ years ~~prior to his death~~. It was reported that Haire had attended WWE sponsored rehab six times in the six years preceding his death.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140914/PC20/140919688\|title=Sean O'Haire's final fight was one he couldn't win\|date=September 14, 2014\|access-date=October 2, 2014\|work=The Post and Courier}}</ref>		On the morning of September 9, 2014, Haire's father found him dead, hanging from a bedpost in his bedroom in the ] home they shared. He was 43 years old. It was determined by the Spartanburg County coroner's office that Haire committed suicide the night prior. Haire's passing was announced to the public via ] by former WCW wrestler and personal friend of Haire's ].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Selby\|first=Jenn\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sean-ohaire-dead-former-wwe-and-wcw-dies-in-apparent-suicide-9725817.html\|title=Sean O'Haire dead: Former WWE and WCW star dies in apparent suicide\|date=September 11, 2014\|access-date=September 14, 2014\|work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|author=Caulfield, Philip\|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/pro-wrestler-sean-o-haire-dies-43-article-1.1935118\|work=Daily News\|location=New York\|title=Former pro wrestler Sean O'Haire dies at 43\|date=10 September 2014 \|access-date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> Haire reportedly battled ] and ] for many years. It was reported that Haire had attended WWE sponsored rehab six times in the six years preceding his death.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140914/PC20/140919688\|title=Sean O'Haire's final fight was one he couldn't win\|date=September 14, 2014\|access-date=October 2, 2014\|work=The Post and Courier}}</ref>

	==Championships and accomplishments==		== Championships and accomplishments ==

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American wrestler (1971–2014) This article is about the professional wrestler. For the golfer, see Sean O'Hair.

Sean O'Haire
Sean O'Haire in March 2003
Birth name	Sean Christopher Haire
Born	(1971-02-25)February 25, 1971 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	September 8, 2014(2014-09-08) (aged 43) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Cause of death	Suicide by hanging
Spouse(s)	Joy Haire (m. 2005; div. 2007)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Sean O'Haire
Billed height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Billed weight	270 lb (122 kg)
Billed from	Hilton Head, South Carolina
Trained by	WCW Power Plant
Debut	May 25, 2000
Retired	June 28, 2006

Sean Christopher Haire (February 25, 1971 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer, better known by his ring name Sean O'Haire.

Haire was best known for his appearances with the professional wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand and New Japan Pro-Wrestling in the early to mid-2000s. A three time WCW World Tag Team Champion, O'Haire was named "Rookie of the Year" by the Wrestling Observer in 2000.

Upon retiring from professional wrestling in 2006, Haire competed in mixed martial arts and kickboxing before becoming a hair stylist.

Early life

Haire was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but was raised primarily in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Prior to becoming a wrestler, Haire practiced martial arts for many years and won multiple Toughman Contests. He also was part-owner of a Hilton Head fitness center, was of Irish descent, and attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia.

Professional wrestling career

World Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (2001–2004)

The Alliance and developmental territories (2001–2002)

See also: O'Haire and Palumbo and The Alliance

O'Haire and Palumbo made their WWF debuts on the June 28, 2001, episode of SmackDown! as part of The Alliance, attacking the Hardy Boyz. O'Haire and Palumbo started feuding with the WWF Tag Team Champions the Acolytes Protection Agency in the following weeks, which ended at Invasion on July 22 when the APA defeated O'Haire and Palumbo in a non-title match. Subsequently, O'Haire and Palumbo defeated the Hardy Boyz on the August 2, 2001 edition of SmackDown!.

O'Haire and Palumbo next dropped the WCW Tag Team Championship to the Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) on the August 9 episode of SmackDown! and lost their rematch for the championship in a cage match the following week on Raw. O'Haire and Palumbo's last televised match together was on the August 26 edition of Heat defeating The Holly Cousins (Hardcore Holly and Crash Holly).

Palumbo was thrown out of The Alliance in late October 2001 and joined the WWF in November. Also in September, O'Haire was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) for seasoning where he joined Kenny Bolin's "Bolin Services". O'Haire returned to WWE on the June 30, 2002 edition of Heat, defeating Justin Credible. He made a few more appearances on Heat, in dark matches and at house shows throughout the rest of 2002. He also made an appearance on the December 23 episode of Raw, in a promo where he played a mall Santa Claus character who tells the kids there’s no Santa, and then reveals himself to be "Big Sean O’Haire."

Smackdown (2003–2004)

In January 2003 vignettes started to appear on WWE programming showing O'Haire in his new gimmick — a Devil's advocate character a la Ralph Fiennes in Strange Days. He urged people to commit adultery, break the law, not pay taxes, and not go to church, among other things. He ended each vignette with the line "I'm not telling you anything you don't already know." In 2003, O'Haire returned to the main SmackDown! roster, telling various superstars to perform indecent acts, which included persuading Spanky to streak through the arena and Dawn Marie to flash the audience.

O'Haire's persona included a long black trench coat he wore to the ring and his obsession with spiders, including fairly new tattoos with black flames on each wrist and a red spider web shooting out from the flames on his left wrist and a blue spider web on his right wrist. His Titantron video was also inside the body of a spider with a spiderweb in the background. He quickly came under the tutelage of wrestling legend, Roddy Piper in April 2003. His new persona was abandoned but he held victories over major stars Rikishi, Funaki, Mr. America by count out, Chris Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero. He would lose in-house show to Rikishi, Chris Benoit, Billy Gunn, Bill Demott, John Cena, Orlando Jordan and Rhyno. WWE officially released Piper from his contract on June 26, 2003, right after O'Haire and Piper made their last appearance together on SmackDown!. O'Haire continued on his own mainly on Velocity. In late November 2003, he was involved in a motorcycle accident that required stitches and kept him out of action for the next month or so. When he recovered in February, he was sent back to OVW and had a few matches against John Cena in house shows before being released from his contract on April 3, 2004.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and later career (2004–2006)

Haire went to work for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) following his WWE release, still using the ring name Sean O'Haire. He wrestled Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Nexess on May 3, 2004, in a losing effort. On July 17, 2004, O'Haire and Piper re-united at a Ballpark Brawl show where Haire was Piper's hand-picked wrestler to face Jimmy Hart's hand-picked wrestler Abyss. O'Haire defeated Abyss by disqualification. Haire then went on to work for California based independent promotion Ultimate Pro Wrestling.

O'Haire reunited with Chuck Palumbo on February 23, 2005, at UPW's Homecoming Havoc in which they were defeated by Tom Howard and the Predator. O'Haire retired from professional wrestling soon after in order to focus on mixed martial arts.

O'Haire's last match was on March 28, 2006, when he returned to WWE for a one night appearance on WWE Velocity losing to Scotty 2 Hotty in a dark match.

Kickboxing

Haire signed with Japanese based kickboxing promotion K-1 in 2004. He made his K-1 debut on December 31, 2004 with a second-round knockout loss to Musashi. Haire then went on to compete in two world grand prix tournaments held in Las Vegas, where he was defeated by Gary Goodridge (2005) and Chalid Arrab (2006). Not long after his first K-1 bout he was allegedly slated for a fight against Rick Cheek but his record was brought into question; K-1 reportedly claimed his record was 10–1 in kickboxing & 8–0 in MMA, where only his K-1 bout vs Musashi & his MMA bout against Shungo Oyama could be found.

Mixed martial arts

Haire made his professional mixed martial arts debut in September 2004 with a first round submission win over Tony Towers. In November 2004, Haire faced Pride FC veteran Shungo Oyama at K-1 Fighting Network Rumble on the Rock 2004 where he was victorious via first round technical knockout. Haire's next bout came against 1996 Olympic judo silver medalist Kim Min-soo and was defeated via first round submission. On October 21, 2006, Haire, replacing Mark Hunt, fought Eric "Butterbean" Esch at Pride 32 in Las Vegas. He lost the fight via knockout early in the first round.

On August 17, 2007, Haire was scheduled to fight Mark Kerr at the Mohegan Sun Arena for the Global Fighting Championships promotion but the entire card was canceled after four of the eight scheduled bouts fell through. No explanation was given at that time, regarding the cancellation, only a guarantee of a full refund. It was revealed by GFC representative Joel Parker that half of the night's fights were called off, prompting the decision to nix the card rather than put on a lackluster event. Parker revealed that several fighters were disqualified for either failing to meet their contracted weight or for medical reasons. Kerr and Edwin Dewees were pulled from the card by the overseeing athletic commission for missing weight. According to commission doctors, Kerr registered an unhealthy blood pressure reading the day prior. Kerr was set to fight Haire.

In 2007, Haire took part in Champions Quest Fighting Challenge. He was successful in his first fight on September 29, against Darrell Wood, and beat Frankie Parkman on December 7. However, he never fought again after December 2007. Haire defeated Tony Towers with a Guillotine Choke in the first round. Haire had many MMA fights on smaller shows not listed by the major MMA fight databases.

Personal life

Haire married a woman named Joy Elizabeth in Maui, Hawaii, on May 15, 2005. Approximately a year and a half later, he announced their divorce during a radio interview with SquaredCircleRadio.

Haire was involved in an altercation where he was jumped outside of a bar in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on March 30, 2007, in which he sustained fractures to his face and skull, including his orbital bone. As a result of the fight, the vision in his left eye was impaired. Although Haire claimed that he was going to the aid of a friend, witnesses asserted that Haire tried to instigate a fight with one of his alleged assailants, Juan Brantley. Brantley had filed a complaint with police on March 17, in which he stated that Haire had attempted to start a fight with him at another bar.

Arrests

In 1992, Haire was arrested in Hilton Head Island and charged with assault.

In June 2004, Haire was arrested and charged with multiple counts of assault after a brawl at a Hilton Head night club, in which he was accused of striking two women. He was later convicted of one count of assault in 2006.

On April 24, 2007, Haire was charged with aggravated assault and battery for a fight at a bar weeks prior. The charge was later dismissed.

On September 6, 2009, Haire was arrested in Chatham County, Georgia, for allegedly assaulting his then girlfriend. He was charged with domestic battery and criminal trespassing before being released on $4,600 bail.

On November 23, 2011, Haire was again arrested in Chatham County, Georgia and charged with simple battery. He was later released on $1,850 bail.

Death

On the morning of September 9, 2014, Haire's father found him dead, hanging from a bedpost in his bedroom in the Spartanburg, South Carolina home they shared. He was 43 years old. It was determined by the Spartanburg County coroner's office that Haire committed suicide the night prior. Haire's passing was announced to the public via Twitter by former WCW wrestler and personal friend of Haire's Scotty Riggs. Haire reportedly battled depression and substance addiction for many years. It was reported that Haire had attended WWE sponsored rehab six times in the six years preceding his death.

Championships and accomplishments

Victory Championship Wrestling
- VCW Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)
World Championship Wrestling
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Mark Jindrak (2 times) and Chuck Palumbo (1 time)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Rookie of the Year (2000)

Kickboxing record

Date	Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
2006-08-12	Loss	0–4	Justice Smith	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II, US	KO	2
2006-04-29	Loss	0–3	Chalid Arrab	K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas, US	KO (Right Uppercut)	1	0:23
2005-04-30	Loss	0–2	Gary Goodridge	K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas, US	KO (Right Uppercut)	1	1:56
2004-12-31	Loss	0–1	Musashi	K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!, Japan	KO	2	0:44

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
6 matches	4 wins	2 losses
By knockout	3	1
By submission	1	1
By decision	0	0


Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Win	4–2	Frankie Parkman	KO (punch)	Champions Quest – Fighting Challenge	December 7, 2007	1	1:04	Savannah, Georgia, United States
Win	3–2	Darrell Wood	KO (punches)	Champions Quest – Fighting Challenge	September 29, 2007	1	2:07	Savannah, Georgia, United States
Loss	2–2	Eric Esch	KO (punches)	Pride 32	October 21, 2006	1	0:29	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	2–1	Kim Min-soo	Submission (guillotine choke)	Hero's 2005 in Seoul	November 5, 2005	1	4:46	Seoul, South Korea
Win	2–0	Shungo Oyama	TKO (punches)	Rumble on the Rock 6	November 20, 2004	1	0:31	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win	1–0	Tony Towers	Submission (guillotine choke)	Venom - First Strike	September 18, 2004	1	1:42	Huntington Beach, California, United States

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External links

Professional MMA record for Sean O'Haire from Sherdog
Sean Haire at IMDb
Sean O'Haire's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database

WCW World Tag Team Champions

MACW/JCP
(1975–1988)

1970s

Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson)
Paul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel
Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel
Dino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling
Greg Valentine and Ric Flair
Dick Slater and Dusty Rhodes
Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat
Baron von Raschke and Greg Valentine
Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff
Baron von Raschke and Paul Jones
Blackjack Mulligan and Ric Flair
Jay Youngblood and Ricky Steamboat
Greg Valentine and Ray Stevens

1980s

Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens
The Masked Superstar and Paul Jones
Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens
Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen
Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter
Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
Bob Orton Jr. and Don Kernodle
Mark Youngblood and Wahoo McDaniel
Don Kernodle and Ivan Koloff
Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez
The Russians (Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff)
The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey)
Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude
Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
Barry Windham and Lex Luger
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)
Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk)

WCW
(1988–2001)

1980s	The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)
1990s	Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton Terry Gordy and Steve Williams Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin) Arn Anderson and Paul Roma The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma) Stars and Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) Sting and Lex Luger The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) The Outsiders (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx) The Giant and Lex Luger Kevin Nash and Sting The Giant and Scott Hall Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner Barry Windham and Curt Hennig Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio Jr.) Perry Saturn and Raven Jersey Triad (Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon) Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham) Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr.) Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan) Creative Control/The Harris Brothers (Gerald/Ron Harris and Patrick/Don Harris) Bret Hart and Goldberg
2000s	Crowbar and David Flair Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) The Perfect Event (Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak) Dark Carnival (The Great Muta and Vampiro) Filthy Animals (Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio Jr.) Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire Misfits in Action (Corporal Cajun and Lieutenant Loco) Boogie Knights (Alex Wright and Disco Inferno) The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire)

WWF
(2001)

Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker)
Booker T and Test
Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)
Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)

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