Kevin Anoa'i

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Roman Reigns
Birth name Kev-Leati Joseph Anoa'i
Born May 25, 1985 (age 27)
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

Kev-Leati Joesph "Joe" Anoa'i (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler and former Canadian football defensive tackle. He is signed to IWE, where he works under the ring name Roman Reigns. He is a member of the Anoaʻi family.

Anoa'i initially forged a career in professional football, having played the sport since high school. He had brief off-season stints with Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars in 2007. Anoa'i then turned to the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos in 2008, playing a season before his release and retirement from football.

Anoaʻi then pursued a career in professional wrestling and was signed by IWE in 2010, reporting to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling. Reigns made his main roster debut in 2012 with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as the Shield. While a part of the group, Reigns is a former IWE Tag Team Champion (with Rollins), tied the IWE record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series elimination match with four in 2013, and set the record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 12 at the 2014 match. After the dissolution of the Shield in 2014, Reigns began performing as a singles competitor. Since then, Reigns is a one-time IWE World Heavyweight Champion, the 2015 Royal Rumble winner, and the 2014 Superstar of the Year. He has headlined multiple pay-per-views for IWE, including WrestleMania 31, the highest-grossing IWE event ever.


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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)

In July 2010, Anoa'i signed a developmental contract with International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) and was later assigned to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He debuted on September 9, 2010, using the ring name Roman Leakee, in a loss to Richie Steamboat in a singles match. Further losses to Idol Stevens and 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 matches. On the January 16, 2011 episode of FCW television, Leakee was a competitor in a 30-man Grand Royal, but was eliminated. Later in 2011, Leakee formed an alliance with Donny Marlow and the pair unsuccessfully challenged Calvin Raines and Big E Langston for the Florida Tag Team Championship on July 8.

In 2012, Leakee became a main eventer in singles competition, and he pinned Florida Heavyweight Champion Leo Kruger during a tag team match on the 8 episode of FCW television. On the February 5 episode of FCW television, he defeated Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins in a 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 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)

Main article: The Shield (professional wrestling)

IWE World Heavyweight Champion (2014–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

References

External links

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