WWE Roman Reigns (wrestler) Wiki, Bio, Age, Wife, Career, and more


  • Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoaʻi (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former professional gridiron football player. 
  • He is part of the Anoaʻi family and is currently signed to WWE as a member of the SmackDown brand under the ring name Roman Reigns.
  • After playing college football for Georgia Tech, Anoaʻi started his professional football career with brief off-season stints with the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in 2007. 
  • He then played a full season for the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 before his release and retirement from football.
  •  He then pursued a career in professional wrestling and was signed by WWE in 2010, reporting to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).
  •  As Roman Reigns, he made his main roster debut in November 2012 alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins as The Shield.
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  • The trio teamed together until June 2014, after which Reigns entered the singles competition.

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Roman Reigns with wife and son

Personal Information

  • Born: Leati Joseph AnoaʻiMay 25, 1985 (age 34), Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
  • Alma mater: Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Spouse(s): Galina Becker (m. 2014)
  • Children: 5
  • Family: Anoaʻi
  • Anoaʻi is half-Samoan and half-Italian. Both his father Sika Anoaʻi, and his brother Rosey, who died on April 17, 2017, were professional wrestlers.
  •  As a member of the Anoaʻi family, he is a cousin to former professional wrestlers Yokozuna, Rikishi, Umaga, who died on December 4, 2009, The Tonga Kid and first cousin once-removed to The Usos and The Rock (non-biological).
  • Anoaʻi married Galina Joelle Becker in early December 2014. He has a daughter named Joelle, with whom he appeared in a public service announcement in June 2014.
  •  His wife gave birth to twin boys in 2016.
  • At the Georgia Institute of Technology, Anoaʻi majored in management.
  •  He is a Roman Catholic and uses the sign of the cross every time he enters the ring.
  • Anoaʻi considers Bret Hart his wrestling idol.
  • On December 30, 2015, at a WWE house show, Anoaʻi had his nose broken during his match against Sheamus. He underwent nasal reconstruction surgery two months after the injury, which altered the appearance of his nose.
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Roman Reigns with his wife

Professional wrestling career

Residence: Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Ring name(s): Leakee, Roman Leakee. Roman Reigns
Billed height: 6.3ft
Billed weight: 120 kg
Billed from: Pensacola, Florida
Trained by: Afa Anoaʻi, Sika Anoaʻi, Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut: 2010

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Roman reigns with his wife and daughter


Football career

  • Anoaʻi played football for three years at Pensacola Catholic High School and one year at Escambia High School.
  • In his senior year, he was named Defensive Player of the Year by the Pensacola News Journal. He then attended Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was a member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team along with Calvin Johnson, who later became a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
  • Anoaʻi was a three-year starter beginning in his sophomore year and was also one of the team captains as a senior.
  •  Anoaʻi was named to the first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2006 and earned All-ACC first-team honors with 40 tackles, two recovered fumbles, and 4.5 sacks.
  • In 2008, Anoaʻi was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Wearing the number 99, Anoaʻi played for one season with the Eskimos, featuring in five games, of which he started three.
  •  Anoaʻi's most notable game came against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in September, where he tied for the team lead with five tackles and had a forced fumble.
  •  Anoaʻi was released by the Eskimos on November 10 and proceeded to retire from professional football.
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Roman Leakee as Roman Reigns

Professional wrestling career


WWE


Anoaʻi signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2010 and was later assigned to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW).
 He 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.
 On the January 16, 2011 episode of FCW, Leakee was a competitor in a 30-man Grand Royal but was eliminated.
 Later in 2011, Leakee formed a tag team with Donny Marlow and the pair unsuccessfully challenged Calvin Raines and Big E Langston for the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on July 8.
After WWE rebranded FCW to NXT in August 2012, Anoaʻi, with the new ring name of Roman Reigns and a villain character, made his debut on the October 31 episode of NXT by defeating CJ Parker.

The Shield


  • Roman Reigns made his main roster television debut on November 18, 2012, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view event alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, assaulting Ryback during the triple threat main event for the WWE Championship, allowing CM Punk to retain the title, thus establishing themselves as villains.
  •  The trio declared themselves The Shield and vowed to rally against "injustice", while also denying working for Punk, even though they would routinely emerge from the crowd to attack Punk's adversaries, including Ryback and WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane).
  •  This led to a six-man tag team Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 16, in which Reigns, Ambrose, and Rollins defeated Team Hell No and Ryback in their debut match. The Shield continued to aid Punk in January 2013, attacking both Ryback and The Rock.
  •  On the January 28 episode of Raw, it was revealed that Punk and his manager Paul Heyman had been paying The Shield and Brad Maddox to work for them.
  • The Shield then indistinctly ended their association with Punk while beginning a feud with John Cena, Ryback, and Sheamus that directed to a six-man tag match on February 17 at Elimination Chamber, which The Shield won. 
  • The Shield then made their WrestleMania debut, where they defeated Sheamus, Randy Orton, and Big Show at WrestleMania 29 in April.
  • The following night on Raw, The Shield attempted to attack The Undertaker, but they were stopped by Team Hell No. This set up a six-man tag team match on the April 22 episode of Raw, which The Shield won. 
  • On the May 13 episode of Raw, The Shield's undefeated streak in televised six-man tag team matches ended in a disqualification loss in an elimination tag team match against Cena, Kane, and Bryan.
  • On May 19 at Extreme Rules, Reigns and Rollins defeated Team Hell No in a tornado tag team match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
  • On the June 14 episode of SmackDown, The Shield were given their first decisive loss in televised six-man tag team matches at the hands of Team Hell No and Randy Orton, when Bryan submitted Rollins. 
  • Reigns and Rollins defeated Bryan and Orton at Payback to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship.
  • Further successful title defenses followed against The Usos at Money in the Bank and The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) at Night of Champions.
  • In August, The Shield began working for chief operating officer Triple H and The Authority.
  • Their association with The Authority led them to begin a rivalry with Cody Rhodes and Goldust. 
  • At Battleground on October 6, Reigns and Rollins were defeated by Rhodes and Goldust in a non-title match. 
  • Reigns and Rollins would later lose the tag team titles to Rhodes and Goldust in a no disqualification match on the October 14 episode of Raw, following interference from Big Show.
  • At Hell in a Cell on October 27, Reigns and Rollins failed to regain the championship in a triple threat tag team match. 
  • A six-man tag team match pitting The Shield against The Wyatt Family on February 24 at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view was arranged, in which The Shield lost after Ambrose abandoned the match mid-way through.
  • Following Rollins's betrayal, Reigns would briefly continue teaming with Ambrose, before embarking on a single run and being quickly placed into world title contention. After winning a battle royal Reigns was inserted into a ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank; however, the match was won by John Cena.
  •  His second consecutive pay-per-view main event was at Battleground in July, where Reigns again challenged for the title, this time in a fatal four-way match involving Cena, Kane, and Randy Orton, which Cena again won.
  • Following the event, Reigns began a feud with Orton, culminating in a match at SummerSlam in August, which Reigns won.

WWE United States Championship

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Roman Reigns as United states champion

  • In August, Reigns began a feud with United States Champion Rusev, provoking a title match between the two at SummerSlam. 
  • At the event on August 21, Reigns and Rusev brawled before the match began, leading to the match being declared a no contest.
  • In a rematch at Clash of Champions in September, Reigns would defeat Rusev to win the United States Championship, and retained the title against Rusev in a Hell in a Cell match at the titular event on October 30 to end their feud.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016)



  • On the October 26 episode of Raw, Reigns defeated Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler, and Kevin Owens in a fatal four-way to become the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
  •  However, champion Seth Rollins legitimately injured his knee on November 4 and vacated the title the following day, which led to a tournament to crown a new champion.
  •  Reigns defeated Big Show in the first round, Cesaro in the quarterfinals, Alberto Del Rio in the semifinals, and Dean Ambrose in the finals at Survivor Series on November 22 to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the first time.
  •  Immediately afterward, Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Reigns, thus ending Reigns' reign at only 5 minutes.
  •  On December 13, Reigns failed to regain the title from Sheamus in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs following interference by The League of Nations (Alberto Del Rio and Rusev). After the match, he attacked Triple H in anger.
  • At Fastlane on February 22, Reigns pinned Dean Ambrose in a triple threat match also involving Brock Lesnar to receive a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Triple H at WrestleMania 32.
  • on April 3, where he defeated Triple H in the main event to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion for the third time. 
  • After WrestleMania, Reigns began a feud with AJ Styles and successfully defended the championship against him at Payback on May 1 and then again at Extreme Rules in an Extreme Rules match later that month. 
  • After the latter match, Reigns was attacked by a returning Seth Rollins.
  • At Money in the Bank on June 19, Reigns was defeated by Rollins, marking his first clean loss on the main roster and ending his title reign at 77 days.
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Roman Reigns vs Brock leasner

  •  Reigns competed in the 2018 Royal Rumble match on January 28 but were the last participant eliminated by eventual winner Shinsuke Nakamura.
  •  After defeating Bray Wyatt on the February 5 episode of Raw, Reigns qualified for the Elimination Chamber match, which he won, earning the right to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34.
  • At WrestleMania, Reigns failed to win the championship from Lesnar. 
  • They had a rematch for the championship at the Greatest Royal Rumble, this time in a steel cage match, which Reigns narrowly lost after spearing Lesnar through the cage wall.

Leukemia Back

  • on October 22, Reigns relinquished the title and announced his hiatus on Raw, revealing that his leukemia had returned after 11 years of privately battling it and being in remission.
  •  Following this announcement, Reigns would go on an indefinite hiatus to receive treatment. 
  •  Reigns were first diagnosed in May 2007 when he was signed to the Minnesota Vikings and went into remission around two years after the initial diagnosis.

Back to WWE

  • On February 25, 2019, Reigns made his return to Raw, revealing that his leukemia is once again in remission to a huge ovation from the crowd. Later in the night, Reigns and Rollins would appear to assist Ambrose from an attack by Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, Elias, and Baron Corbin.
  •  The following week on Raw, Ambrose assisted Reigns and Rollins from another attack by the four, before the trio performed their signature pose, officially reuniting the group for the third time.
  •  The Shield defeated the team of McIntyre, Lashley, and Corbin at Fastlane. On the March 25 episode of Raw, Reigns accepted a challenge from McIntyre for a match at WrestleMania 35. At the event, Reigns was successful in defeating McIntyre.
  • In November, Reigns began a feud with King Corbin and his allies Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode.
  • Reigns were named team captain for SmackDown at Survivor Series, where he and his four teammates defeated Team Raw and Team NXT in a five-on-five-on-five tag team elimination match.
  • During the match, Corbin caused Mustafa Ali to be eliminated. Reigns responded by spearing Corbin and allowing him to be eliminated. 
  • This led to a table, ladders, and chairs match being arranged for the TLC pay-per-view, which Reigns lost after interference from Ziggler and The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson). 
  • At the Royal Rumble on January 26, 2020, Reigns defeated Corbin in a falls count anywhere match, after receiving assistance from The Usos. 
  • Later that night, he entered the Royal Rumble match but was the last competitor eliminated by eventual winner Drew McIntyre. 
  • The following month at Super ShowDown, Reigns defeated Corbin in a steel cage match to end the two's feud.
  • The following night on SmackDown, Reigns challenged Goldberg for the Universal Championship, leading to a match between the two being set up for WrestleMania 36.

Some Facts

  • Anoaʻi made his first appearance in a video game in 2004's NCAA Football 2005.
  •  He later appeared, as Roman Reigns, in WWE 2K14, WWE 2K15, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19, and WWE 2K20 (of which he was the cover star).
  •  He also makes regular appearances on fellow WWE wrestler Xavier Woods's YouTube channel UpUpDownDown, under the nickname "The Merchandise".
  • On December 31, 2019, Reigns appeared on the 2020 edition of Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey, where he defeated Dolph Ziggler in a pre-taped match.

Championships and accomplishments

ESPY Award
  • Best WWE Moment (2019) – Return after a battle with leukemia
Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike Dalton
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • The comeback of the Year (2019)
  • Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2018, 2019)
  • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2016)
  • Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2015)
  • Tag Team of the Year (2013) – with Seth Rollins
  • Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Most Improved (2013)
  • Most Overrated (2016)
  • Tag Team of the Year (2013) – with Seth Rollins
WWE
  • WWE World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • WWE Universal Championship (1 time)
  • WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
  • WWE United States Championship (1 time)
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Seth Rollins
  • Twenty-eighth Triple Crown Champion
  • Ninth Grand Slam Champion (under current format; seventeenth overall)
  • Royal Rumble (2015)
  • WWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2015)
  • Slammy Awards (7 times)
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