5 Backstage stories about Roman Reigns you might not know

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#1. Roman Reigns' family was furious with the ending to WrestleMania 31

Roman Reigns was scheduled to win the main event of WrestleMania 31.
Roman Reigns was scheduled to win the main event of WrestleMania 31.

WrestleMania 31 presented one of the biggest matches of Roman Reigns' WWE career. He entered his first 'Mania main event against Brock Lesnar likely to win the WWE Championship. However, Seth Rollins pulled a fast one and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.

The bloody battle between Lesnar and Reigns turned into a triple threat, which Rollins won after he pinned "The Big Dog." This garnered a huge reaction from the live crowd at Levi's Stadium, but a small portion of fans was not impressed at all. They were Roman Reigns' family.

A former WWE writer just went after JBL for his comments HERE

The original plan was for Reigns to go over. WWE changed the finish of the main event hours beforehand. Rollins was informed of his impending victory after his loss to Randy Orton early on the show.

While several members of the Anoa'i family were furious at how WrestleMania turned out, Reigns' father, Sika, was particularly upset. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Sika was "looking to start a war." Roman Reigns' mother was also not happy one bit. Her immediate reaction was captured on tape.

It was rather upsetting for the Anoa'i family, who likely attended WrestleMania to witness Reigns win the title along with Rikishi's Hall of Fame speech one night prior. Luckily, Roman Reigns would go on to have multiple WrestleMania moments, with many more to come in the future.

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Edited by Philip Lindsey
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