[226] At Crown Jewel on October 31, Reigns was part of Team Hogan (alongside Rusev, Ricochet, Shorty G, and Ali), defeating Team Flair (Randy Orton, King Corbin, Bobby Lashley, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Drew McIntyre). Following this announcement, Reigns would go on an indefinite hiatus to receive treatment. [258] Reigns then retained his title against Daniel Bryan at both Elimination Chamber on February 21 and Fastlane on March 21. The two were "blood brothers" and the men melded their families together. Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) / Twitter Reigns aunt by blood, Elevera Anoai, had four sons with Iaulualo Folau Solofa Fatu, introducing the Fatus to the Anoai bloodline. I will see stuff that I do that I didn't notice. Check it out, Be the first one to comment on this story. Joelle is a big sister for two younger boys. [92][93] Reigns then successfully defended his WrestleMania title shot against Daniel Bryan at Fastlane on February 22. 1 superstar. 15 Chris Jericho. Roman reigns is my favourite wrestler ???? [139] In a rematch at Clash of Champions on September 25, Reigns would defeat Rusev to win the United States Championship,[140] and retained the title against Rusev in a Hell in a Cell match at the titular event on October 30 to end their feud. [38][39][40][41] This led to a six-man tag team Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 16, in which Reigns, Ambrose and Rollins defeated Team Hell No and Ryback in their debut match. [160][161] On the June 19 episode of Raw, Reigns was attacked by a returning Strowman, who challenged Reigns to an ambulance match at Great Balls of Fire on July 9,[162] which Reigns lost. [105] On September 20 at Night of Champions, Reigns and Ambrose teamed with Chris Jericho, but were defeated by Wyatt, Harper and Strowman. Her face became popular in 2014, when she appeared in a public announcement alongside her father. OK. That's how he does a suplex.' Battle Creek massacre - Wikipedia "I knew he would take off," Jey said. "[238], Reigns returned at SummerSlam on August 23, attacking the new Universal Champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, and Braun Strowman after their match for the title. The latter, of course, is the wrestling moniker used by Dwayne Johnson, one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood and one of the most recognizable people on the planet. "He'll be like, 'Oh, I saw Junior in your eyes there,'" Reigns said. [28], In January 2012, Leakee pinned FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion Leo Kruger in a non-title match. While he didnt initially approve of Jeys alliance with Reigns, The Usos became dedicated to the Bloodline over time. Solo Sikoa, the younger brother of the Usos, showed up to help Reigns beat Drew McIntyre in a title match in Wales. Reigns signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2007 as an undrafted free agent. But he's the type that would just, if he's focused on something, man, he's going to go grab it. Dwayne greeted his younger cousin by calling him Sole (pronounced SOH-lay), a Samoan term of endearment akin to "bro" or "dude.". 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Rikishi is a WWE Hall of Famer most famously known for his 12-year tenure in the WWE. Roman reigns real brother plz like and subscribe - YouTube AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest new featuresNFL. Interestingly, the grandfather of The Rock, Fanene Anderson (Peter Maivia), and the grandfather of Roman Reigns, Amituanai Anoai were blood brothers. Heyman said Dwayne wouldn't have enough time with his acting schedule to get into the kind of cardiovascular shape he would want to be in for a match of that magnitude. [53] On the June 14 episode of SmackDown, The Shield were given their first decisive loss in televised six-man tag team matches at the hands of Team Hell No and Randy Orton, when Bryan submitted Rollins. Roman Reigns is part of the Anoai family which is known for having a prestigious wrestling background with an immense amount of successful wrestlers. [206] On the March 25 episode of Raw, Reigns accepted a challenge from McIntyre for a match at WrestleMania 35. [43][44] On the January 28 episode of Raw, it was revealed that Punk and his manager Paul Heyman had been paying The Shield and Brad Maddox to work for them. Reigns, real name Leati Joseph Anoai, is the son of Leati Sika Amituanai Anoai, better known to wrestling fans as Sika Anoai. [5] [211] On the May 20 episode of Raw, Reigns, who appeared via the wild card rule, was interrupted by Shane McMahon, who was still bothered by Reigns' earlier attack on his father. In 2018, he went on hiatus after being diagnosed with leukemia. Ultimately, though, the remarkable story that has been featured as the biggest part of WWE since the summer of 2020 has been about Reigns, the Usos and their relationship as kin. Jey has been rebelling and having his loyalty questioned. This is our way of life. Their gimmicks were stereotypical, portraying uncivilized islanders with the unspoken implication that they were cannibals. In 2007 Sika and Afas names were included into WWE Hall of fame. #romanreigns Roman reigns real brother's in #wweshorts #therock DEBA gaming and entertainment 75 subscribers Subscribe 0 Share No views 1 minute ago #romanreigns Roman reigns real. The Anoa'is and Johnsons were very close when Dwayne was growing up. Unexpectedly, at least to Reigns, a giant RV pulled up in front of the house. [275] Immediately after the match, Reigns would be confronted by a returning Brock Lesnar. Bobby Lashley to earn the right to face Universal Champion Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam", "Powell's WWE SummerSlam 2018 live review: Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe for the WWE Championship, Alexa Bliss vs. Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. Leati's Lineage The Anoa'i family tree reads like its own wrestling museum.. Like this is what we've been waiting on. Jimmy & Jey Usos relations to Roman Reigns First Cousins, Once Removed, Jimmy Usos relation to Jey Uso twin brother. He extended his arm, flexed his wrist and gave them the middle finger. [182] After defeating Bray Wyatt on the February 5 episode of Raw,[183] Reigns qualified for the Elimination Chamber match, which he won, earning the right to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34. The Battle Creek massacre was a massacre on March 5, 1849, by Mormon settlers of Timpanogo natives at Battle Creek (near present-day Pleasant Grove, Utah ). It didn't materialize. The team of feared heels, or bad guys, was a success. Reigns will defend the championship against Rhodes, but there is much more to it. Roman was a member of The Shield wrestling team and won champion title as its member. After school he worked in nightclubs, and finally decided to make career of a wrestler. But Heyman will catch it. By 2012, Reigns was already called up to the main WWE roster as part of a group called The Shield. Is Roman Reigns Related to The Rock? - EssentiallySports [207] At the event on April 7, Reigns was successful in defeating McIntyre. He was born in American Samoa and grew up with 12 siblings. TWO CHILDHOOD MEMORIES stand out to Reigns and the Usos: wrestling and barbecues. Patricia is a great woman, who separated from her husband Sika and raised their two sons as a single parent. After playing college football for Georgia Tech, Anoai 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. "You never know what he's going to do. Outside of his character, Yokozuna was known to be an extremely kind-hearted individual. Roman Reigns Wiki, Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More The brother of Roman Reigns, Rosey, passes away on this day last year. What Other Wrestlers Are Related To The Rock? - On Secret Hunt Roman Reigns Family With Parents, Wife, Son, Daughter, Brother, Sister & CousinLeati Joseph Anoai or famously Roman Reigns was born on May 25, 1985, in Pensa. All rights reserved. His father, Dusty, is one of the greatest performers the business has ever known, and his older brother, Dustin, has had an essential role in wrestling for decades, most notably as Goldust. [52], On May 19 at Extreme Rules, Reigns and Rollins defeated Team Hell No in a tornado tag team match to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. Reigns's paternal ancestor, Edward V. P. 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Dwayne Johnson and Roman Reigns (ne Joe Anoa'i) play brothers Luke and Mateo in the Fast and Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw, but they also share a special familial connection in real life. This set up a match at Extreme Rules on July 15, where Lashley was victorious. Roman Reigns and The Usos formed The . From the vehicle came Reigns' first cousin, Solofa Fatu Jr., who would become better known as Rikishi. Buddy Murphy, Kevin Owens vs. Elias and Apollo Crews vs. Andrade in first round King of the Ring tournament matches", "8/27 WWE Smackdown Live Results: Barnett's review of Ali vs. Soon they joined and formed a team, named The Wild Samoans, which gained incredible success. Like, we all got it. [5] He was named to the first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2006 and earned All-ACC first-team honors with 40 tackles, two recovered fumbles and 4.5 sacks. Previously Sika was a king on the ring, too. Roman Reigns and The Usos have dominated the landscape of WWE for years as members of The Bloodline. Roman Reigns (Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match)", "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan in a strap match for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship", "Roman Reigns def. Rodney died at just 34 years old in 2000, and Ecky died in 2009 at only 36. They visited any wrestler hospitalized with injuries sustained in the ring, even if Afa and Sika were not in the match. 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He is currently signed to WWE on the SmackDown brand, where he is the current and longest-reigning WWE Universal Champion in his second reign and the current WWE Champion in his . "You could just tell right there there's something very special about that young man.". However, his first cousins include Yokozuna and Umaga. [133] At Battleground on July 24, Reigns made his televised return, facing Rollins and Dean Ambrose for the now-renamed WWE Championship,[134] which Ambrose won. [36], Roman Reigns made his main roster television debut as on November 18, 2012 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view event alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, assaulting Ryback during the triple threat main event for the WWE Championship, allowing CM Punk to retain the title, thus establishing themselves as villains. He is perhaps best known for his time in Nu-Wrestling Evolution, where his gimmick is that of an aristocrat, going by the nickname The Count Of California. Finn Blor and Drew McIntyre to advance to a match to determine Brock Lesnar's next challenger for the Universal Championship", "Bobby Lashley def. Dean Ambrose is now in AEW under his ring name from the Indies, Jon Moxley. The 37-year-old Reigns, closing in on 1,000 days with the pair of belts, will headline his third consecutive WrestleMania on Sunday in Los Angeles, defending his titles against Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39. Family remains a big part of Dwayne's life. [251], At Survivor Series on November 22, Reigns defeated Raw's WWE Champion Drew McIntyre in a Champion vs. Champion match,[252] before beginning a feud with Kevin Owens, after Reigns believed Owens to be disrespecting his family. Ten days after his birthday, he passed in his hometown of Pensacola due to his heart issues. [8] The group debuted on November 18, 2012 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. Read our Privacy and Data Policy. Reigns first title defense was against his cousin Jey Uso, who he defeated at that years Clash Of Champions event. Roman Reigns is not actually The Usos' cousin? Exploring how the WWE [268] On the June 25 episode of SmackDown, while addressing his victory over Mysterio, Reigns was attacked by the returning Edge,[269] leading to a title match between the two at Money in the Bank on July 18,[270] where Reigns retained with the assistance of Seth Rollins. Like most men in the family, pro wrestling would be there, though. Professional wrestling's legendary Anoa'i family is mourning the loss of former WWE star Matt Anoa'i, better known as Rosey, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 47 . Then he worked as a stevedore, and finally, turned into a professional wrestler. [30] He failed to win the championship when he lost to Kruger the following week. WWE's Bloodline story is almost three years old. They worked the NWA territory circuit for most of the '70s before landing in the WWF (now WWE) in 1979. [5] He later said that he considers Bret Hart his wrestling idol. He had a forgettable first run with WWE under the name Jamal, where he teamed up with Roman Reigns' own brother Rosey in a tag team known as 3-minute warning. The Bloodline will walk into Survivor Series as a five-man team against the Brawling Brutes, Drew McIntyre & Kevin Owens. This makes Roman Reigns and The Usos first cousins, once removed, with once removed meaning one generation apart. That could be art imitating life. He had world title feuds with John Cena and even feuded with the likes of Bobby Lashley. Patricia spends a lot of time with Roman Reigns' kids and her grandchildren. [104] The following night on Raw, Reigns and Ambrose were attacked by Wyatt's new ally, the debuting Braun Strowman. Not necessarily their signature stuff, but the early basics.". If you ask him, Roman Reigns will tell you that he has over a hundred cousins. Birthplace Pensacola, FL . Roman Reigns, on his Twitter, has always expressed love for his brother and has put out tweets whenever he missed Rosey. Roman was diagnosed with leukemia, and he made a pause to take care of himself. [284] On January 29 at the Royal Rumble event, Reigns defended the championship against Seth "Freakin" Rollins, losing the match by disqualification; however championships cannot change hands by disqualification, thus Reigns retained the title. His first leukemia diagnosis came during a team physical and he was released from the team soon after. Roman was just 28, when he won a prestigious title Superstar of the Year at the Slammys, the importance of which is equivalent of the Grammys for musicians. Jericho and Reigns first interacted as a team at the 2015 Survivor Series, but most of their time together has come to opponents. "Roman Reigns is here now. Happy Corbin in a Last Laugh match, Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shayna Baszler in a Money in the Bank qualifier", "Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar (Undisputed WWE Universal Title Last Man Standing Match)", "WWE SummerSlam results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch for the Raw Women's Title, The Usos vs. [296] Three weeks later at Survivor Series WarGames on November 26, Reigns, along with The Bloodline, defeated Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens and The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch) in a WarGames match. [242][243], Reigns then began a rivalry with his cousin Jey Uso. The most recent blood-addition to the Bloodline, Solo Sikoa (Joseph Sefa Fatu) is also the son of Rikishi, and the brother of Jimmy & Jey Uso. The same thing happened after his signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars. So basically, The Rock and Sami Zayn are both honorary uces. They teamed together until disbanding in 2014, after which Reigns entered singles competition, though the trio would occasionally reunite until Ambrose left WWE in 2019. Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage Match to retain the Universal Championship", "Powell's WWE Greatest Royal Rumble live review: 50-man Royal Rumble match, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns in a cage match for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship, John Cena vs. ", Last fall, another family member debuted in WWE after a run in NXT, the promotion's developmental successor to FCW. "And had no quarrels proving that anytime any duo wanted to challenge them for either of those laurels.". Reigns' late brother Matthew was known in WWE as Rosey. Reigns responded by spearing Corbin and allowing him to be eliminated. [148][149] The following night on Raw, Reigns was chokeslammed by The Undertaker after they both joined forces to attack Strowman. The late, great Umaga will always be one of the most beloved heels of the Ruthless Aggression Era. [309][310][311][312] They had twin sons in November 2016, followed by another set of twin sons in March 2020. The Undertaker six-man tag match, Ryder squashed", "RAW News: Shield loses first match, Lesnar's "mystique" now in-play, Dolph off TV, Miz returns, Dance-Off, App overload, more", "Lesnar finishes off Triple H at Extreme Rules", "WWE News: Significant Smackdown spoiler for Friday's episode (w/Analysis of potential fall-out scenarios)", "Smackdown! I'm not convinced, and I can't trust the fact that everybody is taking it as seriously and locking themselves down at home like I am. He does recall watching him on TV right before he broke out into a megastar as The Rock, as that was around the same time as their backstage meeting when Reigns was a preteen. 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