The Roman reign of the former indisputable WWE Universal Champion has experienced a lot in nearly 40 years, both in and out of the ring. Fans know that Leati Joseph Anoai, or Joe, has fought leukemia not just once, but twice. He was once suspended while WWE was the champion in 2016 for violating the company’s wellness policy, but for another two years he never won another world championship. But what many fans don’t know about governance is that he was once arrested just before signing with WWE to turn his life around.
The ruler did not start as a professional soccer player, not as a professional wrestler. He played at Georgia Tech University and signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings after being undrafted in 2007. Following its first match against leukemia, the reign signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars before it was released a week before the start of the season. He was then released from Edmonton Eskimos and played five games in the Canadian Football League before officially retiring from football. When he was used to the law in his hometown of Pensacola, Florida in 2010, Reigns went through another harsh place following an emotional roller coaster of being ill.
He was arrested for disorderly addiction and offray, illegal gatherings and riots. On amateur conditions, the ruler, who was 25 at the time, was arrested for being drunk and caught in a fight. Many details of the arrest were not made public, and WWE fans really didn’t know about it until his mugshot was posted online and began distribution in 2013. However, he didn’t spend his time in prison, but he was forced to pay $500 for each fee.
The Roman ruler was arrested on the storyline
When Reigns debuted at FCW in August 2010, WWE presented him as a future star with a squealing clean image despite being arrested a few weeks before he put the pen on paper for his developmental contract. The rulers were not in real trouble until 2016 when there was a violation of wellness policy. Two years later, WWE will place his rule on the storyline where he will be “arrested.”
Reigns was stopped at the storyline after a confrontation with Vince McMahon and criticised him for not violating “WWE Raw” before the big event for choosing not to punish Reigns’ Wrestle Mania 34 opponent Brock Lesnar. On the March 2018 episode of “Raw,” Reigns returned despite the suspension and arrived in the ring to criticize McMahon again.
“American Marshall” (one played by the future “WWE NXT” North American champion Ricky Saints) has entered the ring to arrest Governor. The “Big Dogs” attacked them, leading to Lesnar defeating the handcuffed rule. Despite his previous arrest records, WWE did not mention the suspension of the storyline and his previous accusations during the arrest as he was about to present him as a babyface. Lesnar defeated his reign on “the epic stage of all those” in order to maintain the Universal Championship.
