Roman Reigns is a professional wrestler for the WWE. He comes from a prestigious Samoan wrestling family, the Anoa'i dynasty.
Roman Reigns had an older brother who was also a professional wrestler. His name was Matthew Anoa'i and he was better known by his ring name, Rosey. Matthew was born on April 7, 1970, and was a part of WWE in the mid-2000s. He was known for being one-half of the tag team "3-Minute Warning" along with his cousin, Jamal (also known as Umaga). He additionally teamed up with The Hurricane as the "Super Hero in Training" (S.H.I.T.) and won the World Tag Team Title.
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Roman Reigns’s Brother
Former WWE wrestler Rosey, also known by his birth name Matthew Tapunu'u Anoaʻi was the brother of Roman Reigns and the elder child of Sika Anoaʻi (WWE Hall Of Famer).
Rosey trained in the Wild Samoan Training Facility under his uncle Afa Anoaʻi. He made a tag team and showed up as the Samoan Gangsta Party with Samu and performed for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Rosey worked for a few global independent advancements such as Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, and World Wrestling Council, and won many tag team tiles. He was endorsed by the WWE in 2001 and was assigned to the Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA).
He came out on top for the HWA Tag Team Titles with Umaga (Eddie Fatu) while working on that advancement. Rosey began performing as a 3-minute Warning alongside Umaga in the RAW. Following the departure of Umaga, Rosey collaborated with Hurricane and began acquiring fame as The Hurricane and Rosey. They went on to win the World Tag Team Titles once as a team however separated after losing the title. After his exit from WWE in 2006, Rosey worked for other autonomous advancements, for example, BAW Championship Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Ohio Valley Wrestling, and Appalachian Wrestling Federation, etc. Rosey was likewise highlighted in the television series Fat March in 2007.
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Rosey's Championships
Promotion | Title with No of Times |
Extreme Wrestling Federation | EWF Tag Team Title (1 time) |
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling | FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Title (1 time) |
International World Class Championship Wrestling | IWCCW Tag Team Title (1 time) |
Heartland Wrestling Association | HWA Tag Team Title (2 times) |
Memphis Championship Wrestling | MCW Southern Tag Team Title (3 times) |
National Wrestling League | NWL Tag Team Title (1 time) |
World Wrestling Council | WWC World Tag Team Title (1 time) |
World Wrestling Entertainment | World Tag Team Title (1 time) |
World Xtreme Wrestling | WXW Tag Team Title (3 times) |
Is Roman Reigns’s Brother Alive?
Rosey passed away on 17 April 2017, aged 47. According to his Wikipedia page, he suffered a congestive heart failure.
FAQ's On Roman Reigns’s Brother
A. Roman Reigns and The Rock are cousins and belong to the same family.
A. Rosey is the real brother of Roman Reigns.
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A. Sika Anoaʻi is the real-life father of Roman reigns.