BELIEVE THAT Universal Champion Roman Reigns shock cancer announcement is a wake-up call about what the Big Dog means to WWE and RAW
LAST night Roman Reigns announced that he was relinquishing the Universal Championship because he’s suffering from leukaemia – his second bout of the disease in 11 years. The fans were stunned and showed their support for Reigns with chants of “Thank you Roman”.
Roman Reigns' cancer shock is a wake-up call to everyone about what he has done for the business.
Aside from the tragedy of a 33-year-old family man fighting a life-threatening illness, it was a wake-up call about what Roman means to pro-wrestling in 2018.
The night after WrestleMania 33 – when Reigns became only the second man to defeat The Undertaker on the grandest stage – Reigns stood silent as fans booed him for 12 minutes.
After 12 minutes of nuclear heat, Reigns lifted the mic and said: “This is my yard now.”
I was there that night. It was an amazing thing to witness – the defining moment in Reigns’ singles career.
The Big Dog revealed last night he has been diagnosed with leukaemia for a second time
"I've been living with leukemia for 11 years, and unfortunately it's back...I'm going to have to relinquish the Universal Championship." - @WWERomanReigns#RAW
He has relinquished the Universal Title he won from Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam
More than pinning The Deadman 24 hours earlier. More than beating Triple H to become WWE Champion at Mania the year before. Or winning the Royal Rumble and headlining against Brock Lesnar the year before that.
It dawned on me that night in Orlando that Vince McMahon’s plan was foolproof.
The more he pushed Reigns, the more he turned up the heat. In that moment – as he was booed mercilessly – Roman Reigns became a superstar.
Not just a superstar as WWE labels every one of its wrestlers, from top of the roster to the very, very bottom, but a legit superstar of sports entertainment.
As the handpicked hero of this generation, Reigns is “the guy” of this wrestling era. Like John Cena was the guy of the previous era. And Stone Cold and Hulk Hogan of the eras before that.
Of course, Reigns has been blighted with negative fan reactions since going solo from The Shield in 2014.
The fans were originally protesting against Vince and WWE booking, rather than Roman himself, but the boos had become venomous – even worse than Cena received at the height of his run. But we didn’t know how good we’ve had it with Roman Reigns.
He’s a true workhorse, far better than most gave him credit for, and someone with a genuine love for wrestling. Coming from the famous Anoa’i wrestling family, the business is in his blood. He’s a true fighting champion, with or without a belt.
Roman Reigns received more heat from the crowd than John Cena.
He’s a true workhorse, far better than most gave him credit for, and someone with a genuine love for wrestling. Coming from the famous Anoa’i wrestling family, the business is in his blood. He’s a true fighting champion, with or without a belt.
Roman Reigns' cancer shock is a wake-up call to everyone about what he has done for the business.
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