roman reigns' real brothers

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This is how we provide. Junior's twin sons were named Joshua and Jonathan. . [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. "I flipped them off," Reigns told ESPN with a laugh. [219] However, Bryan revealed the attacker as a man who merely resembled Rowan. Roman Reigns by Disqualification", "KELLER'S WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT 1/9: Reigns vs. Owens & Jericho, Shawn Michaels, Foley's Performance Review, Undertaker "rumored" to appear", "WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns (Chris Jericho will be suspended in a shark cage above the ring)", "WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens def. "I'm like, 'What?' Roman Reigns and The Usos formed The . [153][154] Reigns then resumed his feud with Strowman, after Strowman kayfabe injured Reigns's shoulder. Patricia is a great woman, who separated from her husband Sika and raised their two sons as a single parent. Amituana'i Anoa'i. But Paul will be able to label it like, 'Oh, you look like Big Sam [Fatu] right there.'". "It's weird, because the paths and experiences are so similar that when we are together it's like we cover a month's ground of conversation and things," Reigns said. He had the gimmick of a Japanese sumo wrestler who was utterly dominant in the ring. Reigns, real name Leati Joseph Anoai, is the son of Leati Sika Amituanai Anoai, better known to wrestling fans as Sika Anoai. [11] Following his return from a hiatus in August 2020, he was repackaged as a villainous character nicknamed "The Tribal Chief" and "Head of the Table", which was generally met with acclaim. 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. The Rock's grandfather, "High Chief" Peter Maivia, and Roman Reigns' grandfather, "Reverend" Amituana'i Anoa'i, considered each other "blood brothers," meaning extremely close friends who call . [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. Its not a secret that Roman Reigns comes from a famous wrestling family, and almost each man from his breed was able to wrestle. ", "FCW TV Results 1/16: Report on WWE's developmental territory Mason Ryan defends FCW Title, NXT Rookies battle", "7/8 FCW results in Gainesville, Fla.: Morrison guest appearance, Black vs. Moxley six-man main event, Steamboat, NXT Rookies & Divas, Vickie's daughter", "6/20 FCW results Orlando, Fla.: DiBiase appearance & health update, Tyler Black & Kings of Wrestling in main event, Buggy Nova debuts, more (w/VIDEO)", "Leakee and. [196] Reigns then faced Strowman at Hell in a Cell on September 16 in a Hell in a Cell match, which ended in a no contest after Brock Lesnar returned and attacked both men. And the way to do that was to go back to what Reigns knew best: family. Matthew was trained at his father's training center. He is also famously known for having been thrown off the Hell In A Cell onto a truck of hay by The Undertaker, and also for being the one to hit Stone Cold with a car and as a result using the famous line I did it for The Rock. [206] On the March 25 episode of Raw, Reigns accepted a challenge from McIntyre for a match at WrestleMania 35. [197] On October 6 at Super Show-Down, The Shield defeated Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre in a six-man tag team match[198] before losing to them in a rematch on Raw two nights later. ", "IVideo: Sheamus reportedly responsible for Roman Reigns's broken nose", "Roman Reigns undergoes surgery following Triple H attack", "Superstars to be featured on WWE 2K17 roster", "WWE 2K18 roster: Meet the Superstars joining the list of playable characters", "WWE 2K19 Roster Reveal: 75 Playable Superstars Announced", "Becky Lynch, Roman Reigns unveiled as WWE 2K20 cover Superstars", "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare: Reigns & Rollins team up with Creed & Kofi! Rosey Anoa'I (brother) Date of birth: April 7, 1970 Date of death: April 18, 2017 His real name was Matthew Tapunu'u Anoai. [228] Reigns was named team captain for SmackDown at Survivor Series on November 24,[229] where he and his four teammates defeated Team Raw and Team NXT in a five-on-five-on-five tag team elimination match. Your login session has expired. This is the way we feed each other. Dwayne greeted his younger cousin by calling him Sole (pronounced SOH-lay), a Samoan term of endearment akin to "bro" or "dude.". Umaga was released by WWE after a Wellness Policy Violation and refusing to go to rehab. WWE Wrestler Rosey, Brother of Roman Reigns, Dies at 47 Matt Anoa'i won tag team title alongside The Hurricane Tony Maglio | April 19, 2017 @ 8:58 AM WWE Wrestler Rosey WWE wrestler Matt Anoa'i. It should be noted that while Roman Reigns does call The Rock his cousin, they aren't technically related. 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After winning a battle royal[79] Reigns was inserted into a ladder match for the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Money in the Bank on June 29; however the match was won by John Cena. 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. [125], At Money in the Bank on June 19, Reigns lost to Rollins, marking his first clean loss on the main roster and ending his reign at 77 days. 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! 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[235] However, on April 3, it was announced that Braun Strowman would replace Reigns at the event, after Reigns pulled out of the event amid concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and his being immunocompromised from his leukemia. Pensacola Catholic High School; Escambia High School; Georgia Institute of Technology, 5 (daughter Joelle Anoa'i, twin boys, twins). That means The Bloodline is officially made up of Roman Reigns (accompanied by his special counsel Paul Heyman, who aligned with Reigns in August 2020 and betrayed his former client Brock Lesnar to pledge allegiance to his Tribal Chief in late 2021/early 2022), The Usos, Sami Zayn, and Solo Sikoa. However, we're narrowing down to the hand-picked few who are wrestlers and have established a name for themselves. Boost. Reigns will defend the championship against Rhodes, but there is much more to it. Now with the ' Forbidden Door ' opening up, there is speculation that the S.H.I.E.L.D may reunite. [62] Reigns and Rollins lost the tag team titles to Rhodes and Goldust in a no disqualification match on the October 14 episode of Raw, following interference from Big Show. 1 contender to the Universal Title", "KELLER'S WWE RAW REPORT 6/19: Reigns announces what he wants at Summerslam, Hardys vs. Anderson & Gallows", "7/9 Powell's WWE Great Balls of Fire Live Review", "Universal Champion Brock Lesnar def. Umaga was involved in a WrestleMania match opposite Donald Trump. He and his cousin Samu began to team up as The Samoan SWAT Team in WCW and were later a trio, joined by Junior's twin brother, Sam Fatu (character name: The Samoan Savage), who was already a star in WWF in the mid-1980s as The Tonga Kid. He fought on the rings under various names and teamed up with many other famous wrestlers. Bio: Roman Reigns (born Leati Joseph Anoa'i on May 25, 1985 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. [105] On September 20 at Night of Champions, Reigns and Ambrose teamed with Chris Jericho, but were defeated by Wyatt, Harper and Strowman. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon", "Brock Lesnar def. I could 'Tribal Chief' you and say blah, blah. Reigns first cousins include Hall of Famers Rikishi (Solofa Fatu Jr), Yokozuka (Agatupu Rodney Anoai) and former Intercontinental Champion Umaga (Edward Smith Fatu). [207] At the event on April 7, Reigns was successful in defeating McIntyre. He is also the first cousin once-removed to the Usos,. He died from it three years later. [45], The Shield then indistinctly ended their association with Punk while beginning a feud with John Cena, Ryback and Sheamus that directed to a six-man tag match on February 17 at Elimination Chamber, which The Shield won. [80] His second consecutive pay-per-view main event was at Battleground on July 20, where Reigns again challenged for the title, this time in a fatal four-way match involving Cena, Kane, and Randy Orton, which Cena again won. He is the first cousin to 'The Usos,' which consists of the two real-life twin brothers Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso, and is related to Yokozuna, Umaga, and Rikishi. As a part of the legendary Anoa'i family, Reigns is a cousin to former professional wrestlers Yokozuna, Rikishi, Umaga, and the Tonga Kid. [12][13][14][15], Leati Joseph Anoai was born in Pensacola, Florida, on May 25, 1985. I was just like, everybody wrestles, everyone's dad wrestles. "That's why I am who I am. JoJo was an active participant of the ceremony. Under the ring name Roman Reigns, he made his main roster debut in 2012 as a member of The Shield alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. The Shield [7] was a professional wrestling stable in WWE that consisted of Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins. Triple H, Undertaker vs. Rusev in a casket match", "Roman Reigns def. [317], Anoai made his first appearance as a playable character in the 2004 video game NCAA Football 2005. Roman Reigns and his elder brother Matt aka Rosey. [129][130], On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, Reigns was drafted to the Raw brand. 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[290] At WrestleMania Backlash on May 8, Reigns and The Usos defeated RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) and McIntyre in a six-man tag team match. Having made a name for himself on the independent wrestling circuit as Sefa Fatu, Sikoa joined WWE in 2021. Roman grew up playing football in Florida. [25] Anoai was released by the Eskimos on November 10, and proceeded to retire from professional football. He serves as a role model for Roman, and he dreamed to be like him, when he was a kid. [72] This led to a match between The Shield and Kane and The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) at WrestleMania XXX on April 6, which The Shield won. You're going to get sick,'" Jey said. Most recently, Jericho and Reigns have been . Jey has been rebelling and having his loyalty questioned. [282] Reigns was scheduled to defend his title against Lesnar at the Day 1 event on January 1, 2022,[281] but the match was canceled as a result of Reigns testing positive for COVID-19. "You never know what he's going to do. "You see this big cooler of turkey tails -- it's turkey butt. Roman Reigns' father, Sika, was one of the first members of the family to become a star in WWE as one half of The Wild Samoans, the tag team also featuring his brother, Afa, that won the WWE tag titles on three separate occasions. As a kid, Reigns would pull up and see his father training the likes of Junior, Sam Fatu and Rodney Anoa'i, who became WWF champion as the character Yokozuna. He tragically passed away from a pulmonary edema in his hotel room in Liverpool on October 23rd, 2000. He represented Vince McMahon against Donald Trump and Bobby Lashley in the Battle Of The Billionaires match at WrestleMania 23, which was a big attraction. He then played a full season for the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 before his release and retirement from football. WrestleMania 39 is the next chapter in this unusually long, multifaceted pro-wrestling story. [204] The following week on Raw, Ambrose assisted Reigns and Rollins from another attack by the four, before the trio performed their signature pose, officially reuniting the group for the third time. Previously Sika was a king on the ring, too. [172] At the event on November 19, The Shield emerged victorious over The New Day. "I always thought everybody's dad was on TV," Jey said. [101][102] He would enlist the help of Ambrose in order to take on the reformed Wyatt Family,[103] with the duo defeating Wyatt and Harper at SummerSlam on August 23. Sami Zayn isnt actually part of the Anoai family by blood. But they're better known to WWE fans as the Usos -- Jey and Jimmy, respectively. The next year, he represented Raw in an inter-promotional feud between him and Batista, who represented Smackdown. After the birth of his daughter Roman Reigns announced in his interviews, that he dreamed to have more kids. REIGNS WAS 12 years old when his father, Sika, took him to visit another cousin. Reigns aunt by blood, Elevera Anoai, had four sons with Iaulualo Folau Solofa Fatu, introducing the Fatus to the Anoai bloodline. [298] Cody Rhodes, who won the 2023 Royal Rumble, earned a match against Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 39. Like, we got a special family going on here.'". But if not, like everything else in life, we're going to roll with the punches. He was a two-time Intercontinental champion and one star who many fans believe should have won a world championship. The Usos, the undisputed WWE tag team champions, will put their titles up against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens this weekend at SoFi Stadium. 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[117] The next night on Raw, Vince McMahon granted Reigns a title rematch against Sheamus, under the stipulation that if Reigns lost, he would be forced to retire. Romans father retired from professional wrestling in 1989. Roman was a member of The Shield wrestling team and won champion title as its member. Sami Zayn began associating himself with the top faction in May 2022, before eventually becoming an Honorary Uce in September. He tattled on me, so I had to assume power for the rest of our lives. His career lasted till 2014, when he was diagnosed with heart disorder. Roman was diagnosed with leukemia, and he made a pause to take care of himself. [208], During the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, Reigns was drafted to the SmackDown brand on the April 16 episode of SmackDown, with WWE's announcers describing Reigns as "SmackDown's greatest ever acquisition", as well as the future of SmackDown and WWE. [86] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14, Reigns interfered during Rollins's match with John Cena, attacking Rollins and Big Show. [281] On the December 17 episode of SmackDown, Reigns fired Heyman as his manager due to Heyman's past association with Lesnar. By 2012, Reigns was already called up to the main WWE roster as part of a group called The Shield. [271] Over the following weeks, Cena challenged Reigns for a title match at SummerSlam,[272] and after initially rejecting Cena's challenge,[273] a match was made official for the two at the event. From Nigeria, WE THE ONES, Hi Roman reigns Im a huge fan I have always wanted u to come to my house and adopt me Im 12+years I have always loved the shield and ur nickname I hope u remember me and dont neglect this comment I live in Nigeria, I am a big fuuun of u.roman reigns u are my hero I love u sooooo much just wish I can see u one day ur pictures are all over my bedroom???

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