#2 Roman Reigns’ Leukemia announcement
It’s not often that you see a Superstar strip down from his in-ring character to who he really is and address the WWE Universe in a heart-to-heart segment. That is exactly what Roman Reigns did in October 2018 on RAW as the Universal Champion.
After telling the world about his real-life self, Roman revealed to the world that he suffered from leukemia, and even though it was in remission for some time, it’s back and he had to step away from the ring to battle the disease.
The announcement left the entire WWE Universe and everyone in the locker room completely stunned, as they could not believe what they’d just heard. Reigns also said that he’d be forced to relinquish his Universal Championship as he could not defend it anymore.
The same crowd that would usually hate on Reigns or booed him stood up in support for him and chanted in his support. As Reigns returned backstage, he was embraced by the entire locker room who had nothing but best wishes for the top Superstar.
This was an extremely emotional and moving moment for the WWE Universe who was once again reminded that the characters we see in the ring suffer from real-life problems too.