*Who is Roman Reigns?*

Roman Reigns is an American professional wrestler, athlete, and actor. He is best known for holding multiple championships in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as one of the company’s most notable stars.

*Early Life and Career*

Roman Reigns was born Leati Joseph Anoaʻi on May 25, 1985, in Pensacola, Florida. He was born into a renowned American Samoan wrestling family. His father, Sika, was one half of the Wild Samoans tag team, and he counted among his extended family a number of wrestling greats and WWE stars such as Rikishi (Solofa Fatu, Jr.), Yokozuna (Rodney Anoa‘i), and, perhaps the most famous member of the Anoa‘i dynasty, Dwayne (“The Rock”) Johnson.

Reigns started his professional wrestling career in 2010 and joined the company Florida Championship Wrestling, where he appeared under the ring name Roman Leakee. In 2012, he made his debut as Roman Reigns on WWE’s developmental TV show, NXT.

*WWE Career*

Reigns would transition to WWE’s main roster as part of a stable (small alliance) known as The Shield alongside his fellow wrestlers Dean Ambrose (Jonathan Good who later used the ring name Jon Moxley) and fellow WWE mainstay Seth Rollins (Colby Lopez). The trio had an impactful debut at the 2012 Payback event, where they disrupted the main storyline between CM Punk (Phillip Brooks) and Ryback (Ryback Reeves) to help Punk keep the title. In their first few years in WWE, the group was featured in a number of major storylines and won tag team and midcard titles. Although all…