Top 5 unforgettable Roman Reigns moments

#1 Announcing his toughest opponent yet

Roman Reigns Announces His Battle With Leukemia on RAW

Wrestling fans will always remember where they were when time stopped on the night Roman Reigns announced his toughest ever opponent: leukemia. In a shocking move that broke the collective hearts of wrestling fans everywhere, Roman Reigns revealed that he would no longer be able to defend the Universal Championship and instead would enter a valiant new battle against leukemia,

"My real name is Joe and I've been living with leukemia for eleven years and unfortunately it's back and because the leukemia is back, I can't fulfill my role.I can't be that fighting champion and I'm gonna have to relinquish the Universal Championship."

The vast majority of the crowd was silent, an eerie response to a man that always elicited such a vast array of audible reactions.

Reigns told the audience that he wasn't looking for sympathy and reiterated the importance of his personal faith in his new battle. He thanked the WWE and the WWE Universe for their support. He also vowed that this wasn't a retirement speech and heroically promised,

"I want to make one thing clear. By no means is this a retirement speech because after I'm done whooping leukemia's ass once again, I'm coming back home."

The crowd chanted what it should have long ago,

"Thank you Roman. Thank you Roman. Thank you Roman."

As Reigns lay his relinquished Universal Championship in the center of the ring, many doubted what they had just seen. Lou Gehrig had just relinquished his glove.

In particularly touching fashion, Reigns was embraced by his long-time friends and SHIELD brethren Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. The three men put their fists together, as they so often have. This time; however, tears flowed freely from the trio, from the live audience in attendance, and from the millions watching from home.

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