Kevin Anoa'i

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In July 2010, Anoa'i signed a developmental contract with [[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment]] (IWE) and was later assigned to their [[Farm Team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] [[NXT Wrestling|Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW). He debuted on September 9, 2010, using the [[Ring Name|ring name]] Roman Leakee, in a loss to [[Richie Steamboat]] in a [[Singles Match|singles match]]. Further losses to [[Aaron Peters|Idol Stevens]] and [[Kris Brisco|Wes Brisco]] ensued, before he gained his first win on September 21 over '''Fahd Rakman'''. He continued competing in FCW throughout the remainder of the year, wrestling mainly in [[Tag Team Match|tag team matches]]. On the January 16, 2011 episode of FCW television, Leakee was a competitor in a 30-man [[Battle Royal Match#Reverse battle royal|Grand Royal]], but was eliminated. Later in 2011, Leakee formed an alliance with [[Nicolas Fifita|Donny Marlow]] and the pair unsuccessfully challenged '''Calvin Raines''' and [[Keith Ewen|Big E Langston]] for the [[Florida Tag Team Championship]] on July 8.
 
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In 2012, Leakee became a main eventer in singles competition, and he pinned Florida Heavyweight Champion [[Ray Kruger|Leo Kruger]] during a tag team match on the 8 episode of FCW television. On the February 5 episode of FCW television, he defeated [[Jarek Watts|Dean Ambrose]] and [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]] in a [[Basic Non-Elimination Matches|triple threat match]] to become the number one contender to the [[FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship]]. He failed to win the championship when he lost to Kruger in a singles match the following week. He would later go on to win the [[Florida Tag Team Championship]] alongside [[Michael Clement|Mike Dalton]] before dropping it to CJ Parker and Jason Jordan. Anoa'i made his NXT debut on the October 31 tapings under the name '''Roman Reigns''' by defeating CJ Parker.
 
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Roman Reigns
Birth name Kev-Leati Joseph Anoa'i
Born May 25, 1985 (age 31)
Pensacola, Florida, United States
Resides Tampa, Florida, United States
Spouse(s) Galina Becker (m. 2014)
Children 1
Family Anoa'i
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Joe Anoa'i
Roman Leakee
Leakee
Roman Reigns
Billed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight 265 lb (120 kg)
Billed from Pensacola, Florida
Trained by Afa Anoa'i
Sika Anoa'i
Florida Championship Wrestling
Debut 2010

Leati Kevin Joesph Anoa'i (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, former professional gridiron football player, and a member of the Anoaʻi family and is currently signed to IWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Roman Reigns. He is the current Universal Champion in his first reign.

After playing collegiate 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 IWE 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. The trio teamed together until June 2014, after which Reigns entered singles competition.

Reigns is a four-time world champion in IWE, having held the IWE World Heavyweight Championship three times and the Universal Championship once. He's also a one-time United States Champion, a one-time Intercontinental Champion, a one-time IWE Tag Team Champion (with Rollins), the 2015 Royal Rumble winner, and the 2014 Superstar of the Year. He tied the IWE record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series elimination match with four in the 2013 event and set the then-record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 12 in the 2014 event. Upon winning the Intercontinental Championship, he became the twenty-eighth Triple Crown Champion and the seventeenth Grand Slam Champion. He also became the second superstar in history to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania, which he did in 2017.

Since 2014, IWE has attempted to establish Reigns as their next "face of the company", which has met with audience disapproval. Reigns has headlined numerous IWE pay-per-view events, including the last four WrestleManias (31, 32, 33 and 34).

Contents

Football career

No. 99
Career information
Status: Retired
CFL status: Import
Position(s): DT
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 280 lb (130 kg)
'College:' Georgia Tech
Organizations
As player:
2007
2007
2008 		Minnesota Vikings*
Jacksonville Jaguars*
Edmonton Eskimos
*Offseason and/or practice squad
member only
Tackles 9
Knockdowns 0
Sacks 0
*CFL statistics only

Anoa'i is a former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket, and was named first-team All-ACC his senior year. After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings. Upon being waived by the Vikings, he was added to the Jacksonville Jaguars roster to provide depth at defensive tackle. In 2008, Anoa'i was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos and accepted a spot on the team's practice roster.

Professional wrestling career

International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE

Developmental territories (2010–2012)

The Shield (2012–2014)

Main article: The Shield

Controversial rise to main event status (2014–2015)

IWE World Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016)

The Shield reunion and Grand Slam winner (2017–2018)

Universal Champion (2018–present)

Persona and reception

Personal life

In wrestling

File:The Shield Triple Powerbomb Setup.jpg
The Shield prepare to perform their triple powerbomb on Kane
File:Roman Reigns punch 2015.jpg
Reigns executing the Superman punch on Brock Lesnar
  • Nicknames
    • "First Class"
    • "The Big Dog"
    • "The Juggernaut"
    • "The Muscle/Enforcer (of The Shield)
    • "The Powerhouse"
    • "The Thoroughbred"

Championships and accomplishments

Collegiate football

Professional wrestling

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Roman Reigns (contract) Sheamus (championship) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Raw December 14, 2015

References

External links

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