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Roman Reigns

Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i (born May 25, 1985 in Pensacola, Florida) better known by his ring name Roman Reigns is a professional wrestler in the WWE. He is a member of the Anoa'i family which is a renowned Samoan-American wrestling dynasty. His religion is Christianity. He was a member of The Shield along with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, until group broke on Raw on the 2nd of June, 2014 before reuniting again in 2019.

Roman Reigns
Ring name(s)Joe Anoa'i
(Roman) Leakee
Roman Reigns
Billed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Born (1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 38)
Pensacola, Florida
Billed fromPensacola, Florida
Trained byAfa Anoa'i
Sika Anoa'i
Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut2010

Career

Before he started his professional wrestling career, Reigns played football at the Georgia Institute of Technology and was named first-team All-ACC his senior year. He went drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft but ended up being signed by the Minnesota Vikings.[1] He was picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars to provide depth at defensive end to their roster and in 2008 he was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and accepted a spot on the team's practice roster.[2]

In July 2010, he was signed to a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was put on their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He debuted under the ring name Roman Leakee on September 9, 2010 and competed in a singles match that resulted in a loss to Richie Steamboat. He then lost to Idol Stevens and Wes Brisco and finally earned his first win on September 21 in a match against Fahd Rakman.

In late 2011, he formed a team with Donny Marlow and they challenged the Florida Tag Team Champions Calvin Raines and Big E Langston on July 8 but were unsuccessful in winning their match. On the February 5 episode of FCW television, he defeated Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins in a triple threat match to become the number one contender for the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship but he was unable to win the championship when he was defeated by champion Kruger.[3] He was able to win the Florida Tag Team Championship with Mike Dalton before they lost the belts to CJ Parker and Jason Jordan.

Roman Reigns along with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, made their main roster television debut on November 18, 2012 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view alongside, triple-powerbombing Ryback through the announce table during the triple threat main event for the WWE Championship, which allowed CM Punk to pin John Cena after an earlier Shell Shock from Ryback to retain the title.[4]

Championships

Roman Reigns Media

  • Reigns (back) made his WWE debut as a member of The Shield in November 2012

  • Roman Reigns at a WWE show on November 8, 2013.

  • Reigns (right) as a member of The Shield in November 2013

  • The Shield (from left to right: Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose) during a WWE Raw event on April 7, 2014. Cropped and boosted contrast from the original.

  • Reigns in his third reign as WWE World Heavyweight Champion in April 2016

  • The raw everyboding is waiting for ... The One after Wrestlemania

  • After feuding for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Reigns was drafted to Raw and would win the United States Championship in September 2016

  • Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins defeat Bray Wyatt & Samoa Joe ( Le vendredi 12 mai, la WWE Live Tour fera escale au Country Hall a Liege pour le spectacle de catch de l'annee! Au programme: des duels impitoyables et des rencontres captivantes entre les meilleures equipes et les plus grands rivaux. )

  • Reigns facing Brock Lesnar before their Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 34

References

  1. ↑ "Vikings Release Two Linemen". Scout.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Eskimo finds new pro career". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2013-11-08.[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Florida Championship Wrestling Results - February 6, 2011". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Survivor Series News: NXT stars debut in PPV main event angle, plus other news from annual PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  5. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated". PWI. 34 (2): 42–43. 2014.
  6. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  7. ↑ "WWE Tag Team Championships - Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns (May 19, 2013 - October 14, 2013)". WWE. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  8. ↑ "Roman Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "2013 Slammy Award winners". WWE. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "2014 Slammy Award winners". WWE. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1–37. ISSN 1083-9593. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2015.

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