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Roman Reigns | |
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.jpg) Reigns in 2023 | |
| Born | Leati Joseph Anoaʻi May 25, 1985 Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Galina Becker
(m. 2014) |
| Children | 5 |
| Father | Sika Anoaʻi |
| Family | Anoaʻi |
| Ring name(s) | Leakee[1] Roman Leakee[2] Roman Reigns[3] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[3] |
| Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Pensacola, Florida[3] The Island of Relevancy |
| Trained by | Afa Anoaʻi[4] Sika Anoaʻi[4] Dusty Rhodes[5] Steve Keirn[2] |
| Debut | August 19, 2010[2] |
| Football career | |
| No. 99 | |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive tackle[6] |
| Height | 6 ft 3[6] in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 280[6] lb (130 kg) |
| College | Georgia Tech |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings* |
| 2007 | Jacksonville Jaguars* |
| 2008 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| *Offseason member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career stats | |
| Tackles | 9[7] |
| Knockdowns | 0[7] |
| Sacks | 0[7] |
| Forced fumbles | 1[7] * CFL statistics only |
| Signature | |
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Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoaʻi (Samoan pronunciation: [a.noˈaʔ.i] ah-no-AH ee; born May 25, 1985), better known by his ring name Roman Reigns, is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. Regarded as one of the best professional wrestlers in the world,[8][9][10][11] Reigns's 1,316-day reign as Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion is the fourth-longest world title reign in WWE history and the longest championship reign since 1988.[a]
After playing U.S. college football for Georgia Tech, Anoaʻi started a professional football career with brief off-season stints with the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in 2007. He played a full season for the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 before his release and retirement from football. A member of the Anoaʻi wrestling family, Anoaʻi was signed by WWE in 2010 and made his main roster debut under the ring name Roman Reigns in 2012 as a member of The Shield alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins: with Rollins, Reigns has held the WWE Tag Team Championship once. The trio teamed together until disbanding in 2014, after which Reigns entered singles competition.
From 2014 to 2020, WWE positioned Reigns as a heroic character and attempted to establish him as their next "face of the company", which was met with intense disapproval by audiences and critics.[12] During this period, Reigns won the WWE Championship three times, the WWE Universal Championship once, the WWE United States Championship and WWE Intercontinental Championship once each, was named Superstar of the Year at the 2014 Slammy Awards and won the Royal Rumble match in 2015. After a hiatus, Reigns was repackaged as a villainous character between 2020 and 2024,[13][14] which was generally met with acclaim by audiences and critics.[15][16] Reigns then held the WWE Championship and Universal Championship simultaneously, being recognized as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
Reigns has headlined numerous pay-per-view events, including WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania, a record nine times.[17][18] Reigns holds the joint-record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series match (4) and held the previous record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match (12). He is also WWE's 28th Triple Crown Champion and 17th Grand Slam Champion and was ranked at No. 1 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's annual PWI 500 list of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 2016 and 2022.[19]
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- ^ a b c "Roman Reigns". Cagematch. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Roman Reigns". WWE. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Van Der Griend, Blaine (December 28, 2011). "Islanders put family first in wrestling business". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
- ^ Reedy, Joe (March 30, 2023). "Hail to the Chief: Inside Roman Reigns' 3 years as WWE champ". Associated Press. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
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- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 14, 2022). "Roman Reigns Tops 2022 PWI 500, Second Time At Number One". Fightful. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Turo, Dante (April 3, 2023). "Roman Reigns is a top-5 WWE superstar of all time". ClutchPoints. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Barrasso, Justin (January 6, 2022). "The Top 10 Wrestlers of 2021". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Van Doom, Daniel (March 11, 2016). "This weekend WWE will face its toughest opponent: The wrestling audience". CNET. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "WWE Power Rankings - with Paul Heyman by his side, Roman Reigns makes an immediate impact". ESPN. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ^ Brookhouse, Brent (October 14, 2020). "Big Dog to Tribal Chief: Roman Reigns talks WWE character transition, ongoing feud with cousin Jey Uso". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
- ^ "'He's redefined himself with no audience' - John Cena shares big praise for Roman Reigns". GiveMeSport. April 26, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph (June 9, 2021). "WWE's Roman Reigns Praised by The Undertaker: 'I Think He's a Great Heel'". Bleacher Report. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Guillot, Gene (March 30, 2018). "Roman's empire: Roman Reigns is the face of the WWE". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Needelman, Joshua. "WWE WrestleMania 34: Ronda Rousey wins debut; Daniel Bryan returns; Brock Lesnar beats Roman Reigns in dud main event". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ "WWE Superstar Roman Reigns Tops PWI 500, Twitter Loses Its Mind". Forbes. September 1, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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