1. Roman Reigns is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.
40 Facts About Roman Reigns
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Roman Reigns played a full season for the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 before his release and retirement from football.
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The trio teamed together until disbanding in 2014, after which Roman Reigns entered singles competition.
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Roman Reigns then held the WWE Championship and Universal Championship simultaneously, being recognized as Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
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Roman Reigns has headlined numerous pay-per-view events, including WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania, a record ten times.
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Roman Reigns holds the joint-record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series match and held the previous record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match.
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Roman Reigns is WWE's 28th Triple Crown Champion and 17th Grand Slam Champion and was ranked at No 1 in Pro Wrestling Illustrateds annual PWI 500 list of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 2016 and 2022.
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Roman Reigns's father was of Samoan descent and his mother is of Sicilian ancestry.
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Roman Reigns majored in management at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Roman Reigns earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in 2006 after recording 40 tackles, two recovered fumbles and 4.5 sacks.
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Roman Reigns was diagnosed with leukemia after his team physical and was released later that month.
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Roman Reigns made his televised debut on August 19,2010, using the ring name Roman Leakee, in a 15-man battle royal, which was won by Alex Riley.
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Roman Reigns made his main roster debut on November 18,2012, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, attacking Ryback during the triple threat main event for the WWE Championship, allowing CM Punk to pin John Cena and retain the title.
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At the Royal Rumble on January 26,2014, Roman Reigns entered the Royal Rumble match at number 15 and eliminated 12 competitors, ultimately finishing as the runner-up after being lastly eliminated by Batista.
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Roman Reigns then embarked in singles competition and was quickly placed into world title contention.
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On January 25, Roman Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble match after lastly eliminating Rusev, therefore granting him a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 31.
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Immediately afterwards, Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Roman Reigns, thus ending Roman Reigns' reign after only five minutes.
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Roman Reigns defeated Sheamus to regain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship despite interferences from McMahon, Del Rio and Rusev.
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Roman Reigns successfully defended his championship against Sheamus on the January 4 episode of Raw, after which he was forced by McMahon to defend it in the 2016 Royal Rumble match on January 24,2016.
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On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, Roman Reigns was drafted to the Raw brand.
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Later in the event, Roman Reigns entered the Royal Rumble match at number 30, eliminating Bray Wyatt, Jericho, and The Undertaker before lastly being eliminated by Randy Orton.
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The next night on Raw, Roman Reigns opened the show to ten minutes of severe boos and chants from the crowd, attempting to stop him from speaking, before simply stating "This is my yard now" and leaving the ring.
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Roman Reigns resumed his feud with Strowman, after Strowman kayfabe injured Roman Reigns's shoulder.
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Roman Reigns was replaced by Kurt Angle and The Shield went on to win the match.
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Roman Reigns competed in the 2018 Royal Rumble match on January 28, but was the last man eliminated by eventual winner Shinsuke Nakamura.
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Roman Reigns then reignited his feud with Money in the Bank holder Braun Strowman, who allied himself with Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre to challenge The Shield.
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On February 25,2019, Roman Reigns made his return to Raw, revealing that his leukemia was in remission to a huge ovation from the crowd.
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The next night on Raw, Roman Reigns, who appeared via the wild card rule, was interrupted by Shane McMahon, who was bothered by Roman Reigns' earlier attack on his father.
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Roman Reigns then challenged Shane to a match at Super ShowDown, which the latter accepted.
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Nonetheless, Roman Reigns found additional footage that showed Rowan pushing over the equipment.
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At Royal Rumble on January 26,2020, Roman Reigns defeated Corbin in a falls count anywhere match after receiving assistance from The Usos.
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Roman Reigns has done everything that they can to make it the safest work environment possible.
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Roman Reigns then feuded with Rey Mysterio after brutalizing Mysterio's son Dominik.
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Roman Reigns then began feuding with Cody Rhodes, who won the Royal Rumble match and earned a match against Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 39.
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At Royal Rumble on January 27,2024, Roman Reigns defeated Knight, Randy Orton and AJ Styles, who Roman Reigns pinned, to retain the titles in a fatal four-way match.
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The next night, Roman Reigns lost the titles to Rhodes, ending his second record-setting Universal Championship reign at 1,316 days and ending his fourth WWE Championship reign at 735 days.
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Rollins then delivered multiple Curb Stomps to Roman Reigns before storming off.
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Roman Reigns was diagnosed in 2007 during his American Football career and continues lifelong oral chemotherapy to manage the condition.
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Roman Reigns makes regular appearances on fellow wrestler Xavier Woods' comedic YouTube channel UpUpDownDown under the nickname "The Merchandise".
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On December 31,2019, Roman Reigns appeared on Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey, where he defeated Dolph Ziggler in a pre-taped match.