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Roman Reigns
Reigns in December 2016
Birth name	Leati Joseph Anoaʻi
Born	May 25, 1985 (age 31) Pensacola, Florida, United States
Residence	Tampa, Florida, United States
Alma mater	Georgia Institute of Technology
Spouse(s)	Galina Becker (m. 2014)
Children	1
Family	Anoaʻi
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Joe Anoaʻi Leakee Roman Leakee Roman Reigns
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Billed from	Pensacola, Florida
Trained by	Afa Anoaʻi FCW Sika Anoaʻi
Debut	September 9, 2010

Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoaʻi (born May 25, 1985)is an American professional wrestler, former professional Canadian football player, and a member of the Anoaʻi family. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under theRaw brand under the ring name Roman Reigns.

After playing collegiate football for Georgia Tech, Anoaʻi started his professional football career with brief off-season stints with theMinnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguarsof the National Football League (NFL) in 2007. He then played a full season for theCanadian Football League's (CFL) Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 before his release and retirement from football.

Anoaʻi then pursued a career in professional wrestling and was signed by WWE in 2010, reporting to their developmental territoryFlorida Championship Wrestling (FCW). As Roman Reigns, he made his main roster debut in November 2012 alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins as The Shireld. The trio teamed together until June 2014, after which Reigns entered singles competition. Reigns is a three-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time United States Champion, a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Rollins), the 2015 Royal Rumble winner and the 2014 Superstar of the Year. He also tied the WWE record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series elimination match with four in the 2013 event, and set the record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 12 in the 2014 event.

Reigns has headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events including WrestleManias 31 and32, with WWE intending him to be their next "face of the company" at one point.However, Reigns' ascendancy as a world title-chasing heroic underdog has been marked bycritics' disapproval and overwhelmingly negative crowd reactions; he consequently became the first babyface wrestler to be recognized as the Most Hated Wrestler of the Year by the Pro Wrestling Illustrated.