Joe Anoa'i
Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoaʻi is an American professional wrestler and former professional gridiron football player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Roman Reigns. He is the current and longest reigning WWE Universal Champion in his second reign. He is part of the Anoaʻi wrestling family, which also includes his father Sika Anoaʻi, brother Rosey, and cousins Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Rikishi, The Tonga Kid, and the late Yokozuna and Umaga. Highly regarded by industry veterans, his heel run has been regarded as one of the greatest character arcs of professional wrestling. After playing college football for Georgia Tech, Anoaʻi started his professional football career with brief off-season stints with the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in 2007. He then played a full season for the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 before his release and retirement from football. He then pursued a career in professional wrestling and was signed by WWE in 2010, reporting to their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). Under the ring name Roman Reigns, he made his main roster debut in November 2012 alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins as The Shield. The trio teamed together until June 2014, after which Reigns entered singles competition. Reigns is a five-time world champion in WWE, having held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship three times and the WWE Universal Championship twice. In 2022, he became the longest reigning Universal Champion at 581+ days, which is recognized as the sixth-longest world championship reign in the promotion's history. He is also a one-time WWE United States Champion, a one-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Rollins), the 2015 Royal Rumble winner, and the 2014 Superstar of the Year. He tied the WWE record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series match with four in the 2013 event and also previously held the record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 12 in the 2014 event. Upon winning the Intercontinental Championship, he became the twenty-eighth Triple Crown Champion and the seventeenth Grand Slam Champion. Reigns has headlined numerous pay-per-view events, including WWE's flagship event WrestleMania five times (31, 32, 33, 34, and 37). Additionally, Reigns was ranked number one in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's annual PWI 500 list of the top 500 singles wrestlers in 2016. From 2014 onwards, WWE attempted to establish Reigns as their next "face of the company", positioning him as a heroic character, which was met with intense disapproval by audiences and critics. However, following his return in August 2020, Reigns was repackaged as a new villainous character, "The Tribal Chief", which has generally been met with acclaim by fans and critics alike. His revamped persona was named Best Gimmick by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in 2021
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- 2024 · WWE Survivor Series: WarGames as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WWE Crown Jewel as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WWE Bad Blood as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WWE SummerSlam as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WWE WrestleMania XL Saturday as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WrestleMania XL Saturday Post-Show Press Conference as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WWE Hall of Fame 2024 as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Event as Roman Reigns
- 2024 · WWE Royal Rumble 2024 as Roman Reigns
- 2023 · WWE Crown Jewel as Roman Reigns
- 2023 · WWE SummerSlam 2023 as Roman Reigns
- 2023 · American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2023 · WWE Money in the Bank 2023 as Roman Reigns
- 2023 · The Unreality of Pro Wrestling as Self
- 2023 · WWE Night of Champions 2023 as Roman Reigns
- 2023 · WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday as Roman Reigns
- 2023 · The Bloodline: The Complete Story as Roman Reigns
- 2023 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 as Roman Reigns
- 2023 · WWE Royal Rumble as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE Survivor Series: WarGames as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE Crown Jewel as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE SummerSlam 2022 as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE This Is Awesome as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE WrestleMania Backlash 2022 as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE Evil as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2022 as Roman Reigns
- 2022 · WWE Royal Rumble 2022 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE Survivor Series 2021 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2021 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE Crown Jewel as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE Extreme Rules 2021 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE SummerSlam 2021 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE Money in the Bank 2021 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE WrestleMania Backlash as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · Biography: WWE Legends as
- 2021 · WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 2 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE Fastlane 2021 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · Rumble as Ramarilla (voice)
- 2021 · WWE Royal Rumble 2021 as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · WWE Icons as Roman Reigns
- 2021 · My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · The Best of WWE: 10 Best Matches of 2020 as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · WWE Survivor Series 2020 as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · WWE Clash of Champions 2020 as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · WWE Payback 2020 as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · WWE SummerSlam 2020 as Roman Reigns (Appearance)
- 2020 · The Wrong Missy as Gary
- 2020 · Undertaker: The Last Ride as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · The Firefly Funhouse Match as Roman Reigns (archive footage)
- 2020 · Edge: The Second Mountain as Himself
- 2020 · The Best of WWE as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · WWE Super ShowDown 2020 as Roman Reigns
- 2020 · WWE Royal Rumble 2020 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2019 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Survivor Series 2019 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Backstage as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Crown Jewel as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2019 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Clash of Champions 2019 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Mateo
- 2019 · WWE Extreme Rules 2019 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Stomping Grounds as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Super ShowDown 2019 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Money in the Bank 2019 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE The Shield’s Final Chapter as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE WrestleMania 35 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Fastlane 2019 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2019 · WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · Cousins for Life as Rodney
- 2018 · WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Super Show-Down 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE SummerSlam 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Extreme Rules 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · The Shield: Justice For All as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Money in the Bank 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Backlash 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Greatest Royal Rumble as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE WrestleMania 34 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Chronicle as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Royal Rumble 2018 as Roman Reigns
- 2018 · WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · WWE Survivor Series 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series as
- 2017 · WWE No Mercy 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · WWE SummerSlam 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · WWE Great Balls of Fire as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · WWE Extreme Rules 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · Seth Rollins: Building the Architect as
- 2017 · WWE Payback 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · WWE WrestleMania 33 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · WWE Fastlane 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania as Roman Reigns (voice)
- 2017 · WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · WWE Royal Rumble 2017 as Roman Reigns
- 2017 · WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Survivor Series 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Clash of Champions 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE SummerSlam 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Battleground 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · Elena of Avalor as Kizin (voice)
- 2016 · WWE Money in the Bank 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Extreme Rules 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Payback 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE WrestleMania 32 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Fastlane 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Ride Along as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Royal Rumble 2016 as Roman Reigns
- 2016 · WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Survivor Series 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 as Roman Regns
- 2015 · WWE Night of Champions 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE SummerSlam 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Battleground 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Money in the Bank 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 as Roman Reigns (Appearance)
- 2015 · WWE Payback 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · Unfiltered with Renee Young as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Extreme Rules 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE WrestleMania 31 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Fastlane 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE 24 as Roman Reigns
- 2015 · WWE Royal Rumble 2015 as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · WWE SummerSlam 2014 as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · WWE Battleground 2014 as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · WWE Money in the Bank 2014 as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · WWE Payback 2014 as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · WWE Extreme Rules 2014 as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30 as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · WWE WrestleMania XXX as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Roman Reigns
- 2014 · WWE Royal Rumble 2014 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE Survivor Series 2013 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE Battleground 2013 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE Night of Champions 2013 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE SummerSlam 2013 as Roman Reigns (Ringside)
- 2013 · WWE Money in the Bank 2013 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE Payback 2013 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE Extreme Rules 2013 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE WrestleMania 29 as Roman Reigns
- 2013 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 as Roman Reigns
- 2012 · WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012 as Roman Reigns
- 2012 · WWE Main Event as Roman Reigns
- 2010 · WWE NXT as
- 2010 · WWE NXT as Roman Reigns
- 2001 · Exit Wounds as Bouncer Joe (uncredited)
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Roman Reigns
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Roman
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Roman Regins
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as roman Reigns
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as ROMAN REIGNS
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Roman reigns
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Roman Reigns
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Roman Reigns (archive footage)
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Roman
- 1993 · WWE Raw as ROMAN REIGNS
- 1985 · WWE Pay Per View as Roman Reigns
- Future · Untitled American Nightmare Sequel as Self
- 2015 · The Destruction of The Shield as Roman Reigns/Leakee
- 2014 · WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions as Roman Reigns
- 2012 · WWE Survivor Series 2012 as Roman Reigns