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Things began to turn in late 2018, when Reigns, real name Joe Anoa'i, revealed he would be stepping away for a while because of a recurrence of leukemia, in which he was first diagnosed in 2007.
Joseph Anoa'i, AKA WWE star Roman Reigns explains the fear he experienced before revealing to the world he was battling leukemia and the same feeling he felt after beating the cancer.
Weeks ago, Roman Reigns came out and let the entire world know that his battle with leukemia had returned and that he would be relinquishing the WWE Universal Championship. Since that time, his ...
Roman Reigns, who was at an increased risk for COVID-19 due to being in an immunocompromised state from his previous struggles with leukemia, requested to be removed from his match against Goldberg and WWE honored the request; [34] [35] Braun Strowman was selected as Reigns' replacement in the match.
A triple threat match between Reigns, Strowman and Lesnar for the Universal Championship was scheduled for the Crown Jewel event, [204] however, on October 22, Reigns relinquished the title and announced his hiatus on Raw, revealing that his leukemia had returned after 11 years of privately battling it and being in remission. Following this ...
After his return from battling leukemia, Roman Reigns was constantly taunted by Drew McIntyre, who challenged Reigns to a match at WrestleMania 35, Reigns' first singles match in six months. Roman Reigns , who had been on hiatus due to leukemia since October 2018, [ 50 ] returned on the February 25, 2019, episode of Raw and stated that his ...
The following month, Roman Reigns, who took time off in October 2018 due to leukemia, returned. [8] Ambrose, Reigns, and Seth Rollins then reunited The Shield for a match at Fastlane, where they defeated the team of Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre. [9]
Roman Reigns was originally scheduled to face Goldberg for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36 in April 2020; [14] however, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic shortly before the event, Reigns pulled out of the match due to his immunocompromised state from past battles with leukemia. [15]