Roman Reigns is a famous WWE wrestler and former professional football player. He has a huge fan base around the world and is often referred to as the future John Cena. Leati Joseph Anoa´i is his real name, however, he is better known by his ring name Roman Reigns. He has made his mark on the industry by starring in some of the top pay-per-view events. Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about Roman Reigns’ life.
Biography/Wiki
Leati Joseph Anoa´i or better known as Roman Reigns was born on May 25, 1985 in Pensacola, Florida, United States. His in-ring skills and physical prowess earned him nicknames such as “Joe,” “The Big Dog,” “The Dominator,” “The Strong,” and “The Guy.” He came into the spotlight in November 2012 when he formed The Shield alongside Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.
Roman Reigns and the members of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Before entering the world of wrestling, he played football. But he failed to achieve much success there and decided to retire from football to focus on his wrestling career. He rose to prominence in WWE and became one of the top wrestlers on the WWE roster.
body statistics
Roman Reigns body
Coming from a family of wrestlers, he has always had a good physique. He is 6 feet 3 inches (191 centimeters) tall and weighs 120 kilograms (265 pounds). He sweats profusely in the gym day and night to build up his muscles; with a 52-inch chest, 36-inch waist, and 20-inch biceps, he has one of the most muscular bodies in the wrestling world. He has long black hair and unique hazel eyes.
family and wife
Born into the legendary Anoyi family of American Samoa, Roman has a huge legacy as a professional wrestler.
Roman Reigns’ parents
His father is Patricia Anoa’i and his father is Sika Anoa’i. He is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame and is best known as a WWF tag team Member of the team “The Wild Samoans”.
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In December 2014, he married fitness model Galina Becker at Disney’s Castaway Island in the Bahamas. He first met Galina when they were both students at Georgia Tech.
Roman Reigns with wife and daughter
They have three children, a daughter, Joelle Anoa’i, born in 2008, and twin boys born in 2017.
Roman Reigns and his daughter
He grew up with three siblings, his brother Matthew Anoa’i aka Rosey, also a wrestler, passed away in 2017;
Roman Reigns and his brother
Vanessa Anoa’i, his sister, and Summer Anoa’i, his half-sister.
Roman Reigns and his sister Vanessa
He has a full lineage of wrestlers in his family. He is a cousin of “The Uso Brothers”, which consists of two real-life twin brothers, Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso, and is related to Yokozuna, Umaga, and Rikishi . Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Roman Reigns are distant cousins, as their grandfathers Peter Maivia and Amituana Anoyi are blood brothers.
Roman Reigns’ Anoy Family
religion and race
He embraced Christianity and preached in the Roman Catholic Church. He is of Samoan descent.
educate
He was educated at Pensacola Catholic High School in Pensacola, Florida and Escambia High School in Escambia County, Florida. After high school, he went to Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, where he completed his major in management.
Profession
Initially, he wanted to become a professional football player. In May 2007, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. He was released later that month. In August, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed him, but they also released him within a week. He then played one season in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Edmonton Eskimos in 2008-2009. He then retired from football to focus on wrestling.
Roman Reigns played football when he was young
In 2010, he signed a development contract with WWE and was drafted into FCW under the ring name “Leakee”. He lost his first match in FCW to Richie Steamboat and scored his first victory in a match against Fahd Rakman. In 2012, after FCW changed its name to NXT, he changed his ring name to Roman Reigns.
His NXT career singles run only lasted 3 games before he was named to the main roster as “The Shield”. “The Shield” debuted on the WWE main roster in 2012, attacking Ryback and John Cena at the Survivor Series pay-per-view to help CM Punk defend the WWE Championship.
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In 2014, after The Shield disbanded, he began to headline WWE RAW and pay-per-view events. The company pushed him to be the new face of WWE after John Cena, and he was one of the most polarizing Superstars in WWE. He was widely criticized by fans for his sub-par microphone skills and mild-mannered personality.
grand slam
He is known for his immense strength and in-ring skills. He has his own signature moves that he uses to fight his opponents.
spear
superman punch
Samoa drops
Multiple corner clotheslines
Running Apron Dropkick
Awards and Achievements
- High School: Pensacola News-Journal Defensive Player of the Year
FCW/NXT
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship: (1 time) w. Mike Dalton
wwe
- 2013: Breakout Star of the Year, Feat of Strength and Faction of the Year – Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins as The Shield, Maneuver of the Year – The Spear
- 2014: Superstar of the Year, Faction of the Year – Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins as “The Shield”
- 2015: Most Improved Wrestler of the Year, Royal Rumble Champion
- 2016: The Most Hated Wrestler of the Year
- WWE World Championship: 4 times
favorite thing
- His favorite food is Barbacoa.
- He likes to drink Monster Energy.
- He has always been a big fan of WWE and Bret Hart is his favorite WWE wrestler.
- He is a fan of Pierce Brosnan and enjoys watching his movies.
- Leonardo DiCaprio’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” is his favorite movie.
- He is a huge fan of the Green Bay Packers football team.
- He enjoys dining at Chipotle.
- His favorite travel destination is Australia.
tattoo
His tribal tattoos cover his entire right chest and arm. The tattoo on his arm took 17 hours.
Roman Reigns Tattoo
dispute
- In 2010, he was arrested in Pensacola, Florida, for being drunk in public and getting into a fight. He was later released on $1,000 bail and charged with $500 per offense.
- In 2016, Roman Reigns was accused of violating WWE’s wellness policy. As a result, he was suspended for 30 days. WWE doesn’t usually release the name of the drug, so it’s unknown what Roman Reigns was taking. Richard Rodriguez, the now-incarcerated former owner of Miami-based Wellness Fitness Nutrition, named Raines and several other celebrities as his former clients, which Raines denies Of this statement, he said: “I had never heard of Richard Rodriguez or Wellness Fitness nutrition. I learned from the mistake I made two years ago and paid for it Cost. Since then, I have passed 11 tests as part of WWE’s independent drug testing program.”
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Salary and Net Worth
As of 2017, his annual income is approximately $2 million and his total net worth is approximately $4 million.
fact
- In his free time, he enjoys traveling and playing American football.
- He is a non-vegetarian. He also drinks but does not smoke.
- He owns several cars, including a Lamborghini Huracan, Range Rover, Mercedes-Benz SUV and Toyota Fortuner.
- His entrance theme song was “Truth Reigns.”
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