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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''Joesph Anoa'i'''</span><br>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kev-Leati Joseph Anoa'i
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 25, 1985 (age 27)<br>[[Pensacola, Florida]], [[United States of America|United States]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kev-Leati Joseph Anoa'i<br>May 25, 1985 (age 37)<br>[[Pensacola, Florida]], U.S.
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Resides'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Tampa, Florida]], United States
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Professional wrestler ∙ actor ∙ football player
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Anoa'i Family|Anoa'i]]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Anoa'i Family|Anoa'i]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3"|'''[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling career]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Joe Anoa'i<br>Roman Leakee<br>Leakee<br>'''Roman Reigns'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Leakee<br>Roman Leakee<br>'''Roman Reigns'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Afa Anoa'i<br>Sika Anoa'i<br>[[NXT Wrestling|Florida Championship Wrestling]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Afa Anoa'i]]<br>[[Sika Anoa'i]]<br>[[Steve Kaiser|Steve Keirn]]
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'''Kev-Leati Joesph "Joe" Anoa'i''' (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and former Canadian football [[Defensive Tackle|defensive tackle]]. He is signed to [[IWE]], where he works under the [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Roman Reigns'''.
 
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A member of the [[Anoa'i Family|Anoa'i family]], a renowned [[Samoan-American]] wrestling dynasty, Anoa'i initially forged a career in professional [[Football|football]], having played the sport since high school. Following stints with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] and [[Jacksonville Jaguars]], he played for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]]. Released from the Eskimos in 2008, he retired from football.
 
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IWE signed him in 2010, and Reigns made his main roster debut in 2012 as part of [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|the Shield]] together with [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]] and [[Jarek Watts|Dean Ambrose]]. While as part of the trio, Reigns was a one-time [[IWE Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champion]] with Rollins. He also equaled the record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series elimination match with four in [[IWE Survivor Series (2013)|the 2013 match]] and set the record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 12 at [[IWE Royal Rumble (2014)|the 2014 event]]. Since going into singles competition in 2014, Reigns won the [[IWE Slammy Awards#Slammy Awards 2014|2014 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award]] and the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2015)|2015 Royal Rumble match]].<!--Reigns will headline [[IWE WrestleMania 31|WrestleMania 31]] against Brock Lesnar for the [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship]].-->
 
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==Football career==
 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3"|'''Football career'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Retired
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''[[Canadian Football League|CFL status]]:'''
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''[[American Football Positions|Position(s)]]:'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Canadian Football League#Players and compensation|CFL status]]'''  
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Defensive Tackle|DT]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |American
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Height:'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Defensive tackle
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Weight:'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 280 lb (130 kg)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''[[College Football|College]]'':'
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football|Georgia Tech]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |280 lb (130 kg)
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[College Football|College]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football|Georgia Tech]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" |'''Career history'''
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''[[2007 NFL season|2007]]<br>[[2007 NFL season|2007]]<br>[[2008 CFL season|2008]]'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[2007 NFL season|2007]]<br>[[2007 NFL season|2007]]<br>[[2008 CFL season|2008]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Minnesota Vikings]]*<br>[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]*<br>[[Edmonton Eskimos]]
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| style="text-align: right;" | '''Tackles'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |9
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Sacks'''
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Anoa'i is a former [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football|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.
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'''Leati Kevin Joesph Anoa'i''' (born May 25, 1985) is an American [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]], former professional [[Gridiron Football|gridiron football]] player, and a member of the [[Anoa'i Family|Anoaʻi family]] and is currently signed to [[IWE]], where he performs on the [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown brand]] under the [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Roman Reigns'''.
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After playing [[Collegiate Football|collegiate football]] for [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|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)|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 [[Farm Team#Professional wrestling|developmental territory]] [[Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW). As Roman Reigns, he made his main roster debut in November 2012 alongside [[Jonathon Mahrt|Dean Ambrose]] and [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]] as [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]]. The trio teamed together until June 2014, after which Reigns entered singles competition.
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Reigns is a four-time world champion in IWE, having held the [[IWE Championship|IWE World Heavyweight Championship]] [[List of IWE Champions|three times]] and the [[IWE Universal Championship|Universal Championship]] once. He's also a [[List of IWE United States Champions|one-time]] [[IWE United States Championship|United States Champion]], a [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|one-time]] [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], a [[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|one-time]] [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE Tag Team Champion]] (with Rollins), the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2015)|2015 Royal Rumble]] winner, and the [[IWE Slammy Awards#Slammy Awards 2014|2014 Superstar of the Year]]. He tied the IWE record for most eliminations in a [[IWE Survivor Series|Survivor Series]] elimination match with four in the [[IWE Survivor Series (2013)|2013 event]] and set the then-record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 12 in the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2014)|2014 event]]. Upon winning the Intercontinental Championship, he became the [[Triple Crown (professional wrestling)#IWE|twenty-eighth Triple Crown Champion]] and the [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#IWE|seventeenth Grand Slam Champion]]. He also became the second superstar in history to defeat [[Martin McALmond|The Undertaker]] at [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]], which he did in 2017.
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Since 2014, IWE has attempted to establish Reigns as their next "[[Franchise Player|face of the company]]", which has [[Persona and Reception of Roman Reigns|met with audience disapproval]]. Reigns has [[Card (Sports)#Main event|headlined]] numerous [[List of IWE pay-per-view events|IWE pay-per-view events]], including the last four WrestleManias ([[IWE WrestleMania 31|31]], [[IWE WrestleMania 32|32]], [[IWE WrestleMania 33|33]] and [[IWE WrestleMania 34|34]]).
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== Early life ==
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== Football career ==
==Professional wrestling career==
==Professional wrestling career==
===International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE ===
===International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE ===
====Developmental territories (2010–2012)====
====Developmental territories (2010–2012)====
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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.
 
====The Shield (2012–2014)====
====The Shield (2012–2014)====
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==Persona and reception==
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==Personal life==
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====Return from leukemia (2019–2020)====
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*'''Finishing moves'''
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**''Moment of Silence'' ([[Powerslam#Back suplex side slam|Back suplex side slam]])
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**''Downsized'' (Jacknife Powerbomb)
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==Persona, reception, and legacy==
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**Striking Spear
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*'''[[Music in professional wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
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==Personal life==
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**'''"[[IWE Music Group#Single releases|Special Op]]"''' by [[Jim Johnston (Composer)|Jim Johnston]] ([[IWE]]; 2012–present; Used while part of the [[The Shield]])
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===Filmography===
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==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
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===National Collegiate Athletic Association===
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**PWI ranked him #'''371''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2011
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** First-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] [[2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Team|(2006)]]
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*'''[[CBSSports.com|CBS Sports]]'''
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**Feud of the Year (2020) vs. Jey Uso[302]
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*'''[[ESPY Awards]]
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**Best IWE Moment ([[ESPY Award (2019)|2019) – {{small|Reigns returns to Raw and announces that his leukemia was in remission}}
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*'''[[Florida Championship Wrestling]]'''
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**[[Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Mike Miller (wrestler)|Mike Dalton]]
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* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
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** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards#Most Improved Wrestler of the Year|Most Improved Wrestler of the Year]] (2015)
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** [[List of Pro Wrestling Illustrated Awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (2013) {{small|with [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]]}}
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** Ranked #'''4''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the [[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]] in 2015
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* '''''[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
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** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Most Improved|Most Improved]] (2013)
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** [[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards#Tag Team of the Year|Tag Team of the Year]] (2013) {{small|with Seth Rollins}}
*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
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**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|1 time]])
**[[IWE Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]]
**[[IWE Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]]
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**[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
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**[[IWE Universal Championship]] ([[IWE Universal Championship#Regins|1 time]], current)
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**[[IWE World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWE World Heavyweight Champions|3 time]])
**[[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] ([[IWE Royal Rumble (2015)|2015]])
**[[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] ([[IWE Royal Rumble (2015)|2015]])
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**[[IWE Survivor Series (2015)#IWE World Heavyweight Championship tournament|IWE World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2015)]]
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**[[IWE Slammy Awards|Slammy Award]] (7 times)
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**Slammy Award for Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) - #BelieveInTheShield - with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as The Shield
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***Breakout Star of the Year (2013) - with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as The Shield
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**Slammy Award for Breakout Star of the Year (2013) - with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as The Shield
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***Extreme Moment of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2015 Slammy Awards|2015]]) – {{small|Post-[[IWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2015)|TLC]] rampage}}
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***Faction of the Year (2013, [[IWE Slammy Awards#2014 Slammy Awards|2014]]) - with [[Jarek Watts|Dean Ambrose]] and Seth Rollins as The Shield
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***Superstar of the Year (2014)
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***Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) - #BelieveInTheShield - with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as The Shield
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***"What a Manuver" of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2013|2013]]) – for the Spear
==References==
==References==
==External links==
==External links==

Current revision as of 02:15, 21 July 2022

Roman Reigns
Reigns in December 2016
Born Kev-Leati Joseph Anoa'i
May 25, 1985 (age 37)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Professional wrestler ∙ actor ∙ football player
Spouse(s) Galina Becker (m. 2014)
Children 5
Family Anoa'i
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Leakee
Roman 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
Steve Keirn
Debut 2010
Football career
No. 99
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s): Defensive tackle
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 280 lb (130 kg)
College Georgia Tech
Career history
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

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 SmackDown brand under the ring name Roman Reigns.

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

[edit] Early life

[edit] Football career

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE

[edit] Developmental territories (2010–2012)

[edit] The Shield (2012–2014)

Main article: The Shield

[edit] Controversial rise to main event status (2014–2015)

[edit] IWE World Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016)

[edit] Championship Reigns and The Shield reunion (2016–2018)

[edit] Return from leukemia (2019–2020)

[edit] The Tribal Chief (2020–present)

[edit] Persona, reception, and legacy

[edit] Personal life

[edit] Other media

[edit] Filmography

Film appearances
Year Title Role Notes

Television appearances
Year Title Role Notes

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] National Collegiate Athletic Association

[edit] Professional wrestling

  • CBS Sports
    • Feud of the Year (2020) vs. Jey Uso[302]
  • ESPY Awards
    • Best IWE Moment ([[ESPY Award (2019)|2019) – Reigns returns to Raw and announces that his leukemia was in remission

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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