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#1: Roman Reigns leukemia announcement
It was one of the most shocking and heart-wrenching moments in WWE history. Roman Reigns, who had tirelessly worked his butt off in order to become Universal Champion, finally captured the title from Brock Lesnar at Summerslam.
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He was going to give us all a full-time champion and one that would defend it on any night against anyone. Things were heading in the right direction when he gave the first-ever Universal Champ, Finn Balor, the rematch he never got.
He was doing some good things to finally bring the red belt back to respectability. And then the shocker came. Dressed in street clothes, Reigns walked down to the ring to deliver an announcement only a few people knew about.
In one of the saddest moments in WWE history, Reigns, speaking as Joe Anoa'i, revealed to the world that he had been battling Leukemia for 11 years and that it had recently returned. In order to battle with the disease, he would have to relinquish the belt he spent the better part of four years trying to win.
All the boos he previously received were gone, replaced by sounds of crying mixed with silence and visuals of shock and awe. It was a reminder that pro wrestlers are people and that they too can be victims of things that affect everyone else.
It was so sudden and unexpected that the announce team of Renee Young, Corey Graves and Michael Cole were all visibly shaken by the announcement. He hugged almost everyone backstage but vowed to be back. The world is waiting for Roman Reigns to defeat his current foe and WWE will be better when he returns.
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