Roman reigns wwe biography

Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i born May 25, in Pensacola, Florida , better known by his ring name Roman Reigns , is an American professional wrestler and former American football player. From to , he was leader of the stable The Bloodline , which included other members of the Anoa'i family. His reign of 1, days as Universal Champion is the fourth-longest world title reign in WWE history and the longest championship reign of any title in WWE since Reigns has been in the last match of many premium live events , including WWE's biggest yearly event, WrestleMania.

He was praised for playing his heel character as the Bloodline's leader. Before he started his professional wrestling career, Anoa'i played football at the Georgia Institute of Technology and was named first-team All-ACC his senior year.

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He debuted under the ring name Roman Leakee on September 9, and competed in a singles match that resulted in a loss to Richie Steamboat. On the February 5 episode of FCW television, he defeated his later Shield teammates Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins in a triple threat match to become the number one contender for the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship but he was unable to win the championship when he was defeated by champion Kruger.

Roman Reigns along with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, made their main roster television debut on November 18, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view alongside, triple-powerbombing Ryback through the announce table during the triple threat main event for the WWE Championship , which allowed CM Punk to pin John Cena after an earlier Shell Shock from Ryback to retain the title.

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