WrestleMania 39 is just around the corner and the main event of the great WWE event is the duel for WWE Undisputed Universal Championship between Roman Reigns, holder of the title, and Cody Rhodes.
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Before becoming the wrestling superstar known as Roman ReignsLeati Joseph Anoai was an outstanding football player at Georgia Tech and was a 2006 All-ACC First Team. However, his dream of playing in the NFL was not fulfilled as his stints with the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars were unsuccessful and he was released. When he made it to the NFC North team he was diagnosed with leukemia and two years later he went into remission.
‘The Tribal Chief’ He didn’t leave football right away and played a season in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Skimos, but He began his WWE career in 2010. His contract sent him to FCW, one of WWE’s developmental programs, and he debuted as Roman Leakee. It was until 2012 in which he made his debut in the company’s main events by appearing in the Survivor Series against Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
The 2015 Royal Rumble was his after eliminating Goldust, Titus O’Neil, Kane, Big Show and Rusev, which guaranteed him a match for the heavyweight championship at Wrestlemania 31. The match against Brock Lesnar became a three-way match after he joined Seth Rollins, who defeated Reigns.
The leukemia recurred 11 years after the initial diagnosis and he had to walk away momentarily from the ring after losing the universal title at the Crown Jewel in 2018. After a few months out for treatment, Reigns announced that his leukemia was in remission again and he returned to wrestling.
As of August 30, 2020, Reigns is the WWE Universal Champion and his reign has lasted 943 daysthe longest in the company’s history.
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How much money does Roman Reigns make?
According to Sportskeeda, Reigns has a salary of five million dollars and his net worth is 18 million. Among its sponsors is Nike
