20 Interesting facts about Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns unified his WWE and Universal Championship title after defeating Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 38. He is the WWE's current Undisputed Universal Champion, holding the title for last two years. It has become a dream for every WWE superstar to beat Roman Reigns at present. 
Roman has millions of fans all around the World who admire his wrestling skills. He was the most searched WWE superstar in April 2022.

Here are 20 interesting facts about Roman Reigns. 

1. Roman Reigns' real name is Leati Joseph Anoaʻi. He was born on 25 May, 1985 in Florida, US. He ages 37 at the moment and is one of the powerful superstars in WWE history.

2. Roman Reigns comes from family background of wrestlers. 8 members of his family including father Sika Anoa'i and brother Rose were wrestlers. However Yokozuna, Rikishi, Umaga, The Rock and The Usos all his family relatives have been part of WWE. 

3. Roman Reigns idolises Bret Hart which he has admitted in many interviews. Bret's wrestling skills impressed Roman and influenced him to become a WWE wrestler. 

4. Eventhough Roman's every move looks interesting but Spear, Superman punch, Samoan drop, Moment of Silence and Multiple corner Clothesline are some of his effective blows. 

5. Roman Reigns had done quite a work in Hollywood movies also. He worked in 2016 movie Countdown and was seen again in Fast and Furious franchise Hobbs and Shaw in 2019 alongside The Rock. 

6. Roman Reigns got married to Galina Becker in 2014. Both have been blessed with a girl and gave birth to twins in 2016.

7. After finishing his college, Roman Reigns started his career with National Football League in 2007 which he ended soon and became a professional wrestler in 2010.

8. Roman Reigns features in the list of WWE Grand Slam winners. He defeated The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship to become the 17th Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. 

9. Roman Reigns made his WWE debut in September 2010 with the stage name of Roman Leakee which he lost to Richie Steamboat. 

10. Roman Reigns is one of the only two wrestlers to have defeated The Undertaker at Wrestlemania. Brock Lesnar is the other one to have done that. 

11. Roman Reigns informed his fans on 23 October 2018 that he was suffering from Lukemia cancer on Raw. He took a break from WWE for his treatment and later made an effective comeback. 

12. Roman Reigns made his main roaster debut in 2012 when he along with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins interfered a triple threat match between John Cena, CM Punk and Ryback at theSurvivor Series. 

13. Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble in 2015 and challenged Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania. The match however was interfered by Seth Rollins who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and clinched the WWE title. 

14. Roman Reigns is the youngest WWE superstar to have won the slammy award. He also was adjudged as the 'Superstar of the Year' title in 2014.

15. Dean Ambrose is Roman's closest friend. Infact he holds a great bond with Seth Rollins, Titus O'Neil, Triple H and Braun Strowman. 

16. Roman Reigns has confessed his desire of becoming the Iron Man in an interview . He also imitates the character while fighting in the ring. 

17. Roman Reigns is the only WWE superstar to have defeated The Undertaker, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman and Goldberg all by pinfall. 

18. Roman Reigns won his first ever World Heavyweight Championship title on 22 November 2015 by defeating Dean Ambrose at the Survivor Series. 

19. Roman Reigns is one of the most popular celebrities on social media. He has 6.2m followers on Instagram, 4.6m on Twitter and 3.5m on Facebook. 

20. Annual income of Roman Reigns is believed to be somewhere around INR 16 crore and considering his expanding stature in WWE, a huge financial boost could be on the cards for the wrestler.