My Compelling Story

Does Roman Reigns smoke?: No.Does Roman Reigns drink alcohol?: Yes.Roman was born into the legendary American Samoan Anoai family, with a huge legacy of professional wrestlers. Roman Reigns The Anoai Family.His father, Sika Anoai, is a WWE Hall of Fame and best known as the member of the WWF tag team The Wild Samoans. Roman Reigns Childhood Photo With His Father.He is the first cousin to The Usos, which consists of the two real-life twin brothers Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso, and is related to Yokozuna, Umaga, and Rikishi. Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Roman Reigns are distant cousins; as their grandfathers Peter Maivia and Amituana Anoai were blood brothers.He was always fascinated by American Football and was a standout player in high school. He played his first 3 years at Pensacola Catholic High School and his senior year at Escambia High School, where he did 120 tackles, 12 sacks, and 6 forced fumbles. Roman Reigns In Teenage Days.As a high school senior, he won the Defensive Player of the Year award that earned him a deal with Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, as a defensive tackle. He had an impressive long stint of 4 years over there as he was named to the 2006 All-ACC First Team after recording 40 tackles with 9 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks and racked up a total of 29.5 tackles for loss and 12 sacks. Roman Reigns Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.His football career started fading away in 2007 when he was signed by American football team, Minnesota Vikings but released him just after a month. Again, in August 2007, he was signed by Jacksonville Jaguars, but was released in a similar fashion within a week.After he bid farewell to his football career, he decided to make his career in professional wrestling to take family legacy forward. He was initially trained by his father, Sika Anoai, and his uncle, Afa Anoai, and later, as by the crew at Florida Championship Wrestling.In 2010, he signed a developmental contract with the WWE in 2010 and was drafted to FCW, with the ring name Leakee..