10 Quick facts about:Roman Reigns

1.His real name is Leati Joseph “Joe” Anoa’i

2.He had a brief stint as a professional defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) before joining the WWE.

3.Reigns holds the WWE record for most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble with twelve and is also tied for the record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series elimination match with four.

4.He is a member of the Anoa’i family, a renowned Samoan-American professional wrestling family.

5.Roman Reigns is cousins with The Rock

6. He is a member of the Anoa’i family, a renowned Samoan-American professional wrestling family some of the family members include Rikishi, The Rock,Yokozuna , Umaga and many more.

7.unlike most professional wrestlers, he jumped right into WWE developmental After the NFL.

8.He came up with name Roman Reigns himself “Well, when I first started in FCW, I started as Roman Leakee, and then I just wrestled under the Leakee for a while. But when it was time to debut on NXT and shortly after that debut at Survivor Series, um, you know. We knew we needed a definite name, and that’s kind of just the way… I’ve always loved Roman and I always liked the way Roman Reigns flowed, so I just went with it.”

9.Anoa’i is engaged . He also has a daughter named JoJo.

10. He was named Defensive Player of the Year by the Pensacola News Journal.