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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |Reigns in December 2016
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Kev-Leati Joseph Anoa'i
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 25, 1985 (age 31)<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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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut'''
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'''Kev-Leati Joesph "Joe" Anoa'i''' (born May 25, 1985) is an American [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]], former professional [[Canadian Football|Canadian football]] player, and a member of the [[Anoa'i Family|Anoaʻi family]]. He is signed to [[IWE]], where he performs under the [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Roman Reigns''' on the ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' brand.
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After playing collegiate [[American Football|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) in 2007. He then played a full season for the [[Canadian Football League (CFL)|Canadian Football League]]'s  (CFL) [[Edmonton Eskimos]] in 2008 before his release and retirement from football.
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Anoaʻi 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 [[Chris Lopez|Seth Rollins]] and [[Jonathon Mahrt|Dean Ambrose]] as [[The Shield (professional wrestling)|The Shield]]. The trio teamed together until June 2014, after which Reigns entered singles competition. Reigns is a three-time [[IWE Championship|IWE Champion]], a one-time [[IWE 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 also 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 record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 12 in the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2014)|2014 event]].
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Reigns has [[Card (Sports)#Main event|headlined]] numerous IWE [[Pay-Per-Views|pay-per-view]]s including [[IWE WrestleMania|WrestleMania]]s [[IWE WrestleMania 31|31]] and [[IWE WrestleMania 32|32]], with IWE intending him to be their next "[[Franchise Player|face of the company]]". However, Reigns' ascendancy as a world title-chasing [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroic character]] has been marked by [[#Persona and reception|critics' disapproval and hostile crowd reactions]].
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==Football career==
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Status:'''  
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Canadian Football League#Players and compensation|CFL status]]'''  
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | Retired
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |American
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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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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Defensive tackle
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''[[American Football Positions|Position(s)]]:'''
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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" | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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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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| 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 align="center" colspan="3"|'''As player'''
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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: right;" |'''Tackles'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Knockdowns'''
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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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====The Shield (2012–2014)====
====The Shield (2012–2014)====
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====IWE World Heavyweight Champion (2015–2016)====
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==Persona and reception==
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==Persona, reception, and legacy==
==Personal life==
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[[File:The Shield Triple Powerbomb Setup.jpg|thumb|right|The Shield prepare to perform their [[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Aided powerbomb|triple powerbomb]] on [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]]]
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*** ''Moment of Silence'' ([[Florida Championship Wrestling|FCW]]) / [[Powerslam#Back suplex side slam|Back suplex side slam]] ([[IWE NXT|NXT]]) – used as a signature move in IWE
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===Filmography===
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** ''Drive-By'' ([[Dropkick#Front dropkick|Running front dropkick]] from the floor to the head of an opponent [[Professional wrestling attacks#Hangman|draped over the bottom rope]])
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** [[Pin_(professional_wrestling)#Schoolboy|Schoolboy]] transitioned into a [[Powerbomb#Sitout powerbomb|one arm sitout powerbomb]]
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* '''[[Music in Professional Wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
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==Championships and accomplishments==
==Championships and accomplishments==
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* '''[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'''
* '''[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'''
** First-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] [[2006 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Team|(2006)]]
** 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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**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]]'''
*'''[[Florida Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Mike Miller (wrestler)|Mike Dalton]]
**[[Florida Tag Team Championship]] ([[Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Mike Miller (wrestler)|Mike Dalton]]
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*'''[[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]]
**[[IWE United States Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
**[[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)
**[[IWE World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWE World Heavyweight Champions|3 time]])
**[[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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***Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) - #BelieveInTheShield - with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as The Shield
***Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) - #BelieveInTheShield - with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as The Shield
***"What a Manuver" of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2013|2013]]) – for the Spear
***"What a Manuver" of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards#2013|2013]]) – for the Spear
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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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