Roman Reigns: WWE Star Big BIO Story Part 2

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After The Shield broke apart, Reigns was brought into title contention. He failed to win the World Heavyweight Title Championship Ladder Match at Money in the Bank.

In the next pay per view at Battleground, Reigns was a part of the fatal four-way match for the Championship which he lost as well. Reigns then developed a feud with Randy Orton which led to a match between them at Summerslam where Reigns beat Orton.

In the meantime, Dean Ambrose was feuding with Rollins over his betrayal which ultimately led to Ambrose being injured by the latter.

Roman Reigns stepped in and a match was set up at Night of Champions. However, Reigns developed an incarcerated hernia which required surgery before the event and thus Reigns was ruled out of action for an indefinite amount of time.

Reigns returned in the TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs event where he attacked both Big Show and Seth Rollins to help John Cena win. Following the event, Reigns faced Big Show in a multiple matches, all of which were won by Reigns.

Roman Reigns entered the 2015 Royal Rumble at number 19, which he won thus earning an opportunity to headline Wrestlemania 31.

Reigns was then forced to defend this opportunity with a match against Daniel Bryan at Fastlane and successfully managed to do it. At Wrestlemania 31, Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank when Reigns’ match against Brock Lesnar was underway. Rollins then pinned Reigns to win the championship.

In April 2015, Reigns refuelled his rivalry with Big Show which resulted in a Last Man Standing match at Extreme Rules. Reigns won the match. At Payback, Reigns failed to win the championship against Rollins in a fatal four-way match. He competed in the Money in the Bank match at the pay per view but failed to win after Bray Wyatt attacked him.

Reigns also failed to win against Wyatt at Battleground following an intervention. At the Night of Champions, Reigns teamed with former ally Dean Ambrose and Chris Jericho but the duo were beaten by Wyatt, Luke Harper and Braun Strowman. At Hell in a Cell, Reigns had his redemption as he beat Wyatt.

Roman Reigns Injury

On the 26th October 2015 episode of RAW, Reigns participated in a fatal four-way match involving Alberto del Rio, Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Owens to determine the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Reigns won the match, which was followed by Seth Rollins’ untimely injury leading to the championship being vacated. A tournament was announced and Triple H tried to persuade Reigns to join The Authority by providing him a bye to the final.

Reigns declined the offer and went on to win the tournament to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion for the first time. Triple H appeared to congratulate Reigns following his victory but hit him with a spear instead. Sheamus cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, thus ending Reigns’ reign.

At the TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Reigns lost to Sheamus following an interference from Alberto del Rio and Rusev. On the next episode of RAW, Mr. McMahon granted Reigns a title rematch against Sheamus which Reigns won to regain his title despite interferences from Mr. McMahon, Del Rio and Rusev.

On the 4th January 2016 episode of Raw, Reigns once again defended his crown against Sheamus. Reigns was then made to defend his title in a Royal Rumble match at the pay per view. Triple H won the title after winning the rumble.

At Fastlane, Reigns beat Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar in a triple threat match to become the number one contender for the championship at Wrestlemania 32. He the went on to win the title at the event. After successful title defences against AJ Styles at both Payback and Extreme Rules, Reigns lost his title to old foe Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank.

Grand Slam

After failing to win the WWE Championship and failure to contend for the WWE Universal Championship, Reigns challenged Rusev for the WWE United States Championship.

The duo faced each other at Summerslam which was declared as a no contest. Rusev then cost Reigns’ opportunity to become the number one contender for the WWE Universal Championship. Reigns beat Rusev at Clash of Champions to become the WWE United States Champion.

On the 28th November episode of RAW, Reigns challenged WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens to a non-title match which he won. He thus earned a shot at the title according to the stipulations of the match.

The duo met at Roadblock: End of the Line and Reigns lost via disqualification after Chris Jericho attacked Owens to prevent Reigns from winning. On the 9th January 2017 episode of RAW, Reigns lost his United States Championship to Chris Jericho.

Reigns faced Owens in a no disqualification rematch at Royal Rumble with Jericho being suspended in a cage above the ring. Reigns lost the match after Braun Strowman interfered. Later on, Reigns entered the Royal Rumble match at number 30 but was eliminated by Randy Orton.

Reigns faced The Undertaker at the Wrestlemania 33 and beat the legendary wrestler. In doing so, he became only the second wrestler to beat him at Wrestlemania.

At Extreme Rules, Reigns was named in the fatal five-way match along with Bray Wyatt, Finn Balor, Samoa Joe and Seth Rollins which he failed to win. On the 19th June 2017 episode of RAW, Reigns challenged the person who would become the WWE Universal Champion at Summerslam, but Strowman returned on the same night and cost him his opportunity. The duo went on to face each other in an ambulance match at Great Balls of Fire, which Reigns lost.

In October, Reigns rejoined his old pals Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins to recreate The Shield due to issues with The Miz, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel, Cesaro and Sheamus.

They were slated to participate in TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs together but Reigns could not due to an illness. Reigns later beat The Miz to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship and thus completed the Grand Slam. He was the seventeenth Grand Slam champion. He lost the title to The Miz at the 25th anniversary of RAW episode.

Roman Reigns WWE - Universal Championship

Reigns participated in the Royal Rumble match at the pay per view but was eliminated by Shinsuke Nakamura. He failed to regain the Intercontinental title from The Miz and took part in a number one contender match for the Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber.

Reigns won the match. He faced the champion Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania 34 but failed to win after suffering six F5s. They played a rematch at the Greatest Royal Rumble in a steel cage match. Reigns speared Lesnar through the cage, thus giving Lesnar the win as he went out of the cage first.

Roman Reigns Movies

Reigns appeared in two films as himself. He made an appearance in the 2016 movie Countdown. He also appeared as himself in The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-Wrestlemania.

Roman Reigns Family

Reigns is half Samoan wrestler and half Italian through his lineage. Wrestling runs in his family as both his father Sika Anoa’i and brother Rosey were wrestlers. Roman reigns cousins are former WWE wrestlers Yokozuna, Rikishi, Umaga and The Rock.

Reigns married Galina Joelle Becker in December 2014. They have a daughter named Joelle. In 2016, Roman Reigns wife gave birth to twin boys.

Finishing Moves and Signature Moves