History Awesome / RomanReigns

* As controversial as both he and the shows in Saudi Arabia may be, there's no denying that Logan Paul stepped up to the plate at Crown Jewel 2022 and topped his already impressive performances at WrestleMania and SummerSlam in his match with Roman Reigns, giving the Tribal Chief one hell of a fight while also hitting a very clean Buckshot Lariat and an awesome Frog Splash from the corner to the table in the process (the latter was even done while recording from his phone, and the POV footage was just as amazing).

* April 6th-7th, 2024, ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' XL is ultimately where Roman's historic reign ended, losing to ''Wrestling/CodyRhodes'' in a rematch from last year's Wrestlemania. That being said, even in defeat, the Tribal Chief went out swinging.
** On Saturday, him and ''Wrestling/TheRock'' successfully defeat ''Wrestling/CodyRhodes'' and ''Wrestling/SethRollins'' in a Tag Team match to establish the match between Cody and Roman on Sunday will be "Bloodline Rules", meaning the match will be contested with No Disqualifications. The night ends with Roman and Rock standing tall, with a dejected Cody in the ring, mirroring the same image from last year's main event.
** His entrance is a [[OrchestralBombing fully orchestrated]] rendition of his theme played by the Philadelphia school district's orchestra, truly selling fact that despite his cousin using it as his own epithet, Roman is ''the'' FinalBoss of WWE and the last obstacle that stands between Cody and finishing his story of winning the title.

* The Usos doing the impossible at Money in the Bank 2023 and hand their former Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, his first pinfall lose since 2019. The once invincible Tribal Chief is mortal again.

** His 2014 babyface singles run also showed signs of this. [[https://youtu.be/CePLhfhoIFY Particularly this segment]] showcases that when given material that would fit his pre-established AntiHero character, babyface Roman oozed sheer badassery. [[note]]What makes the aforementioned segment even better is the massive roar of a pop he gets when his music hits and the amount of cheers he gets throughout the whole thing (A great example being the part from around 1:17 to 1:48. And this is before uttering a single word). It's a massive showcase of just how over babyface Roman used to be and over he could have remained if booked correctly. During the build to Wrestling/WrestleMania 31 smarks were [[BlatantLies claiming]] that "Roman Reigns was never over" and how "Wrestling/TheShield was only popular because of Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins", yet this one segment singlehandedly debunks both claims. [[/note]]

** His 2014 babyface singles run also showed signs of this. [[https://youtu.be/CePLhfhoIFY Particularly this segment]] showcases that when given material that would fit his pre-established AntiHero character, babyface Roman oozed sheer [[RatedMForManly badassery]]. [[note]]What makes the aforementioned segment even better is the massive roar of a pop he gets when his music hits and the amount of cheers he gets throughout the whole thing (A great example being the part from around 1:17 to 1:48. And this is before uttering a single word). It's a massive showcase of just how over babyface Roman used to be and over he could have remained if booked correctly. During the build to Wrestling/WrestleMania 31 smarks were [[BlatantLies claiming]] that "Roman Reigns was never over" and how "Wrestling/TheShield was only popular because of Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins", yet this one segment singlehandedly debunks both claims. [[/note]]

** His 2014 babyface singles run also showed signs of this. [[https://youtu.be/CePLhfhoIFY Particularly this segment]] showcases that when given material that would fit his pre-established AntiHero character, babyface Roman oozed sheer [[RatedMForManly badassery]].
-->'''Reigns:''' When Roman Reigns is in the house, ''you're damn right Cena '''sucks!'''''

* TakeThatAudience: With his never-ending babyface push

* 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.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[BadassBoast "When you prep at a 12, the 10 comes easy."]]'']]

* ''Raw'', October 10, 2016. After an opening segment that involved him, Wrestling/SashaBanks, {{Wrestling/Charlotte}}, and Wrestling/RusevAndLana (which also doubled as a Moment of Awesome for both female wrestlers), the four wrestlers were put into a mixed tag team match pitting champions vs. challengers. It ended with Charlotte tapping out to the Banks Statement and Roman spearing Rusev to keep him from breaking the submission hold -- ''[[https://gfycat.com/RemoteOccasionalAfricangroundhornbill LEAPING OVER THE WOMEN]]'' to do so.