History Awesome / RomanReigns

* His match against Wrestling/BrockLesnar at Wrestling/WrestleMania 31 was a hell of a match. For everyone that thought that Roman didn't belong, he proved wholeheartedly that he does, by surviving the onslaught from the Beast Incarnate, and even ''[[CueTheFlyingPigs making Lesnar BLEED.]]'' '''''[[ShockingMoments TWICE!]]''''' [[spoiler: Too bad Seth Rollins had other plans…]]

* He and Wrestling/TheBigShow had a great Last Man Stand Man Standing Match at Extreme Rules. After a hellacious fight that saw some sick spots including Roman [[spoiler:getting ''chokeslammed through two tables'']], Roman stood tall amidst the carnage by [[spoiler:[[RammingAlwaysWorks spearing Big Show through the Announce Table]] and then ''flipping the table onto him.'']]

* It's official. After 3 years of build up and losing two rematches, Roman finally defeated Brock Lesnar at ''Summerslam'' 2018 to capture the Universal Championship. And defended the title the very next night on Raw, having an excellent match with Wrestling/FinnBalor (who has been waiting for his rematch for 2 years) and staving off a Braun Strowman Money in the Bank cash-in by [[spoiler: teaming up with his [[Wrestling/TheShield Shield]] teammates Rollins and Ambrose]].

* '''Stomping Grounds:''' Finally getting a victory over Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre and by proxy Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon, especially considering the latter has developed a level of XPacHeat that, in a major {{Irony}}, might just equal or eclipse that of Roman's at the peak of his CreatorsPet status. Want proof? People went from mixed cheers and booing when he first entered the arena to actively chanting his name and cheering loudly when he finally won. The CatharsisFactor is real.

* An understated moment was the August 13, 2019 Smackdown, where he faced off against former Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy in a short-ish but ''awesome'' singles match. Probably one of Reigns' better non-PPV matches, he won while still managing to make the relative newcomer in Murphy look like a million bucks. It may fall to the wayside because of WWE's inconsistent booking failing to take advantage, but it was the type of match that WWE could have used to ''immediately'' establish Murphy as an upper midcard singles threat had they stayed the course, and that was in no small part due to Reigns's effort.

* His match against Wrestling/BrockLesnar at Wrestling/WrestleMania 31 was a hell of a match. For everyone that thought that Roman didn't belong, he proved wholeheartedly that he does, by surviving the onslaught from the Beast Incarnate, and even ''[[CueTheFlyingPigs making Lesnar BLEED.]]'' '''''[[HolyShitQuotient TWICE!]]''''' [[spoiler: Too bad Seth Rollins had other plans…]]

* His feud with Wrestling/BrayWyatt is shaping up to be his GrowingTheBeard moment and seems to have ingnited a spark in Roman. The one-on-one match they had to close out the September 28 edition of Raw ended in an all-out brawl which only concluded when Roman speared Bray ''through the announcers' table''. The crowd promptly ''[[{{HSQ}} lost it]]''.

* Then he and Wrestling/TheUndertaker joined forces at Extreme Rules to take on Drew and Shane again. Not only did they both look good throughout the match and in victory, but the bookers made sure to emphasise Roman's respect for Undertaker seemingly as an apology for their infamous match at Wrestlemania 33. The result was that people genuinely cheered for both of them.

* '''August 6, 2015:''' Becoming the third man to deliver a clean victory over Wrestling/{{Rusev}}, behind only Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/{{Cesaro}}.

* Apparently not satisfied with DefeatingTheUndefeatable once in Wrestling/BrockLesnar, Roman did one better as of the 2/25/19 edition of ''Raw'': beating cancer's ass, just like he promised. Four words -- "I'm in remission, y'all." -- and a ''massive'' celebratory pop that is [[https://youtu.be/DbNEyKAsxvc?t=188 truly something to marvel]]. [[HesBack Welcome back, Big Dog.]]

* Apparently not satisfied with DefeatingTheUndefeatable once in Wrestling/BrockLesnar, Roman did one better as of the 2/25/19 edition of ''Raw'': beating cancer's ass, just like he promised. [[HesBack Welcome back, Big Dog.]]

* Smarks can say what they want but Roman's match against [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] at ''[[Wrestling/WWEFastlane Fastlane 2015]]'' was an incredible match by both competitors. In fact, this was, almost universally, considered one of the only good matches of the night (alongside Rusev/Cena). Considering how big of a BaseBreaker Roman is, this says a lot...

* Smarks can say what they want but Roman's match against [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] at ''Fastlane 2015'' was an incredible match by both competitors.
** In fact, this was, almost universally, considered one of the only good matches of the night (alongside Rusev/Cena). Considering how big of a BaseBreaker Roman is, this says a lot...

* When Reigns had to relinquish the championship due to his leukemia troubles, he spoke with poise and grace when addressing the fans and vowing that he would whoop leukemia's ass and come home. In this speech he proved without trying that he was not only capable of playing an honest babyface with a genuine struggle to overcome, but that this was in fact the reality he's lived for over a decade. Not only did everyone sympathize with Joe Anoa'i for his terrible ordeal and extend prayers and well-wishes for him to overcome his disease, [[HiddenDepths many of his detractors saw, perhaps for the first time]], that the real person was something far removed from the [[SmugSuper smug, dull, above-it-all]], [[InvincibleHero invincible]] [[TheChosenOne corporate model]] he'd been booked and portrayed as for most of his singles career. Many actually hope this sets the tone for his eventual return run and that he's able to retain the genuine love of the majority through both his performance and any influence he might have on his booking and character presentation.

* When Reigns had to relinquish the championship due to his leukemia troubles, he spoke with poise and grace when addressing the fans and vowing that he would whoop leukemia's ass and come home. In this speech he proved without trying that he was not only capable of playing an honest babyface with a genuine struggle to overcome, but that this was in fact the reality he's lived for over a decade. Not only did everyone sympathize with Joe Anoa'i for his terrible ordeal and extend prayers and well-wishes for him to overcome his disease, many of his detractors saw, perhaps for the first time, that the real person was something far removed from the smug, dull, above-it-all, invincible corporate model he'd been booked and portrayed as for most of his singles career. Many actually hope this sets the tone for his eventual return run and that he's able to retain the genuine love of the majority both in his performance and through any influence he might have on his booking and character presentation.

* Roman is criticised for being a terrible promo cutter and smarks say he should turn heel largely because he doesn't work as a face- but an even better reason that turning him heel would be a great idea is that Roman can honestly be a simply ''awesome'' heel when he gets the chance. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbS7iCMxn0 Just check out this SAVAGE heel promo he cut during his time on NXT]] to see how good he could be. [[HiddenDepths And people say this guy has no mic skills?]]

* It's official. After 3 years of build up and losing two rematches, Roman finally defeated Brock Lesnar at ''Summerslam'' 2018 to capture the Universal Championship. And defended the title the very next night on Raw, having an excellent match with Wrestling/FinnBalor (who has been waiting for his rematch for 2 years) and staving off a Braun Strowman Money in the Bank cash-in by [[spoiler: teaming up with his [[Wrestling/TheShield Shield]] teammates Rollins and Ambrose]].

* Its official. After 3 years of build up and losing two rematches, Roman finally defeated Brock Lesnar to capture the WWE Universe Championship.

* Wrestlemania 34. While he did lose badly to Lesnar, Reigns kicked out of '''FIVE''' F5s, including one through an announce table. To put this in context, in the Summerslam 2014 squash Cena only kicked out of one F5, while Undertaker kicked out of two F5s at Mania.

* Wrestlemania 34. While he did lose badly to Lesnar, Reigns kicked out of '''FIVE''' F5s, including one through an announce table. To put this in context in the Summerslam squash Cena only kicked out of one F5 while Undertaker kicked out of two F5s at Mania.

* Wrestlemania 34. While he did lose badly to Lesnar, Reigns kicked out of ''5'' F5s, including one through an announce table.

* February 26, 2018. Coming off a victory at the Elimination Chamber the previous night, Roman finally got the chance to gear up for his long-fated showdown with Wrestling/BrockLesnar. To that end, he cut an absolutely ''scathing'' promo against the reigning Universal Champion, railing on Lesnar's part-time contract and well-known lack of respect for the WWE roster. Not only did the spot turn that night's crowd in Roman's favor, it immediately had a good majority of the WWE Universe proclaiming it to be the best promo in Roman's career.

* November 27, 2017. Roman did it again, defending his title from the benighted Wrestling/EliasSamson to booming applause and proving that his good reception the previous week might actually be a feature, rather than a bug.

* November 27, 2017. Roman did it again, defending his title from the benighted Wrestling/EliasSamson to booming applause and proving that his good reception the previous week might actually be a feature, rather than a bug.

* November 20th, 2017, fresh off a victory with the Shield, Roman defeated the Miz for the Intercontinental Championship. That's right, Roman Reigns is ''a Grand Slam champion''. Not only that, but for the first time in close to a year, the audience ''mostly cheered'' a high-profile Reigns victory, which might be an even more impressive accomplishment than the win itself.

*** Unfortunately they did fuck it up.

* Roman is criticised for being a terrible promo and smarks say he should turn heel largely because he doesn't work as a face- but an even better reason that turning him heel would be a great idea is that Roman can honestly be a simply ''awesome'' heel when he gets the chance. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbS7iCMxn0 Just check out this SAVAGE heel promo he cut during his time on NXT]] to see how good he could be. [[HiddenDepths And people say this guy has no mic skills?]]

* November 27, 2017. Roman does it again, defending his title from the benighted Wrestling/EliasSamson to booming applause and proving that his good reception the previous week might actually be a feature, rather than a bug.

* November 27, 2017. Roman does it again, defending his title from the benighted Wrestling/{{Elias}} to booming applause and proving that his good reception the previous week might actually be a feature, rather than a bug.

* November 20th, 2017, fresh off a victory with the Shield, Roman defeated the Miz for the Intercontinental Championship. That's right, Roman Reigns is ''a Grand Slam champion''. Not only that, but for the first time in close to a year, the audience ''mostly cheered'' a high-profile Reigns victory, which might be an even more impressive accomplishment than the win itself.

* November 20th, 2017, fresh off a victory with the Shield, Roman defeated the Miz for the Intercontinental Championship. That's right, haters, Roman Reigns is ''a Grand Slam champion''. Not only that, but for the first time in close to a year, the audience ''mostly cheered'' a high-profile Reigns victory, which might be an even more impressive accomplishment than the win itself.

* November 20th, 2017, fresh off a victory with the Shield, Roman defeats the Miz for the Intercontinental Championship. That's right, haters, Roman Reigns is ''a Grand Slam champion''.

* The 2017 ''Payback'' Pay-Per-View. Even despite getting utterly decimated by Wrestling/BraunStrowman, left coughing up blood and obviously suffering from internal injuries, Roman Reigns obstintately refuses to be taken out on a stretcher, remembering full well what happened the last time he was trapped on a stretcher and left helpless. He walks to the back on his own, manages to evade another attempted Strowman cheap shot, and even gets a few shots in on Strowman with an ambulance door, forcing him to retreat.