Roman Reigns

Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i (born May 25, 1985 in Pensacola, Florida) better known by his ring name Roman Reigns is a professional wrestler in the WWE. He is a member of the Anoa'i family which is a renowned Samoan-American wrestling dynasty. His religion is Christianity. He was a member of The Shield along with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, until group broke on Raw on the 2nd of June, 2014 before reuniting again in 2019.
Career
Before he started his professional wrestling career, Reigns played football at the Georgia Institute of Technology and was named first-team All-ACC his senior year. He went drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft but ended up being signed by the Minnesota Vikings. He was picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars to provide depth at defensive end to their roster and in 2008 he was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and accepted a spot on the team's practice roster.
In July 2010, he was signed to a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was put on their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He debuted under the ring name Roman Leakee on September 9, 2010 and competed in a singles match that resulted in a loss to Richie Steamboat. He then lost to Idol Stevens and Wes Brisco and finally earned his first win on September 21 in a match against Fahd Rakman.
In late 2011, he formed a team with Donny Marlow and they challenged the Florida Tag Team Champions Calvin Raines and Big E Langston on July 8 but were unsuccessful in winning their match. 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 for the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship but he was unable to win the championship when he was defeated by champion Kruger. He was able to win the Florida Tag Team Championship with Mike Dalton before they lost the belts to CJ Parker and Jason Jordan.
Roman Reigns along with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, made their main roster television debut on November 18, 2012 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.
Championships
Florida Championship Wrestling
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Mike Dalton)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Tag Team of the Year (2013) (with Seth Rollins)
He was ranked #7 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014.
WWE
WWE Championship (3 times)
WWE Universal Championship (2 times, current)
WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
WWE United States Championship (1 time)
WWE Tag Team Championship (one time) (with Seth Rollins)
Royal Rumble (2015)
Slammy Award for Breakout Star of the Year (2013) (with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins as The Shield)
Slammy Award for Faction of the Year (2013, 2014) (with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins as The Shield)
Slammy Award for Trending Now (Hashtag) of the Year (2013) (#BelieveInTheShield - with Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins as The Shield)
Slammy Award for "What a Maneuver" of the Year (2013) (Spear)
Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year (2014)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Most Improved (2013)
Tag Team of the Year (2013) (with Seth Rollins)
References
Other websites
1985 births
Living people
American football players
American professional wrestlers
Edmonton Elks players
Sportspeople from Florida
WWE wrestlers
People from Pensacola, Florida