Lity Joseph Anoa'i

Roman Raines is one of the most famous wrestlers in the United States, winner of the 2015 Battle Royale. He began his sports career in American football, but did not succeed, however, in wrestling, from the first year he began to win spectacular victories.

Lee Joseph Joe Anoah'i - this is the athlete's real name - was born in Pensacola, Florida on May 25, 1985. He is of mixed ancestry: his mother is Italian and his father is Samoan professional wrestler Sika Anoa'i.

The family had two children, and brother Matthew also chose a career in martial arts. In addition, Joe is a relative of such famous athletes as Tonga Kid, Rikishi and Umaga.

Since childhood, the boy has been involved in wrestling and American football. Outstanding achievement earned him admission to the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was also a member of the training football team.

After completing his higher education, Anoa'i moved into professional sports. Joe took part in the training camp of 2 teams of the National League, but did not make it to the main team, after which he played a season for the Edmonton Eskimo and decided to change football to wrestling.

In 2010, Joseph was offered a contract with the WWE. From the prep division of the Florida Championship Wrestling organization, he moved to the Shield group and began playing under the name Roman Leakey. In September of the same year, his first professional fight took place, which ended in failure: Leakey was never able to defeat Richie Steamboat. This was followed by 2 more losses, and only in a duel with Fad Rackman he was able to take revenge. The opponent was an experienced fighter, but the young wrestler had already suffered defeats and was not going to concede.

At first, Roman participated only in team fights, and only in 2012 was he allowed to take part in single fights. The battle royale of 2011 ended in defeat for him: although Leakey formed an alliance with a strong supporter Donnie Marlowe and together they proved to be a close-knit team, the fighters could not win - due to a lack of experience. After the defeat, their alliance fell apart.

In February, the athlete went out to fight in the "triple threat" format and, having defeated Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, was able to claim the Florida heavyweight title, but lost in the next fight. However, the award was still very close, and for a fighter with little experience in performances, this was a great achievement.

In October 2012, the athlete took the name Roman Raines and made his WWE NXT debut. In the Shield group, along with Ambrose and Rollins, they acted as a kind of fighters for justice, intervening in team fights when, in their opinion, one of the athletes had an unfair advantage.

According to the plan, the fighters were supposed to be a kind of "special forces", and it was planned to arm them with real police shields made of fiberglass. Before their debut performance, the athletes changed their minds, deciding that bulky structures would interfere with them.

The team made its debut at the Survivor Series, but they failed to create an image of independent "law enforcement forces". On the contrary, the team was immediately accused of engagement - allegedly it interferes in fights on the side of only those athletes who pay it extra.

Such fame was finally entrenched for them after they several times helped the wrestler CM Punk. The wrestlers denied any connection with him, but their interference in his fights was constant.

Punk's rivals agreed to teach the fighters a lesson. Reinbek gathered like-minded people and challenged the "Shield" to a fair fight, but could not take revenge. The group continued to help its favorite, and colleagues harbored a grudge.

At the Battle Royale, the Shield, led by Raines, did a daring trick. CM Punk entered the fight for the title with Dwayne Johnson, nicknamed The Rock. The situation was not in his favor, but suddenly the lights went out in the hall. In the dark, Skala was attacked by unknown persons, which allowed Punk to keep him. The attackers were not visible, but, most likely, they were the Shield fighters. The judges annulled the results and forced the athletes to fight again.

In 2013, Raines' team won PPV Extreme Rules. Enjoying the victories, "Shield" dealt with new rivals - Undertaker, John Cena. After the championship, they became the "guards" of the New Corporation and won the highest title at the Night of Champions. They lost the next 2 battles to the Rhodes brothers, after which the group began to disintegrate.

In June 2014, Raines entered the RAW ring alone, choosing a new theme song for the performance and announcing that he was vying for the champion title. Later, Ambrose did the same, and it became obvious to fans that the "Shield" would cease to exist, although at that time it was announced that it was a temporary measure. Later, the athletes teamed up for a battle with AJ Stiles and won a bright victory, but since then they have increasingly begun to perform separately.

The reunification of the group took place 3 years later. Roman was disqualified in the match for the Intercontinental Championship, and his former teammates after the fight came to his locker room and promised support. In October, Shield returned and defeated Team Miz, Curtis Axel and Cesaro.

In 2015, Raines performed at the Greatest Royal Rumble Battle. In the championship held in Saudi Arabia, he became a contender for the WWE Universe champion title. His rival was Brock Lesnar. At the end of the spectacular duel, Roman broke the net around the ring with a harpoon and flew out of the bounds with Lesnar. The victory was awarded to the opponent, but a little later, Raines managed to take revenge and take away the champion title from Brock.

In 2014, Raines married his longtime girlfriend Galina Becker. The official "Instagram" of the wrestler published bright photos from a wedding on the tropical coast. Together with his wife, they are raising their daughter Joel. Roman has little time for his personal life, but he tries to devote every free minute to his family.

The athlete's height is 191 cm, weight - 120 kg. In the early years, Raines performed in black shorts, then changed them to specially sewn attire, similar to the uniform of a special forces officer. Roman prefers to wear long, flowing hair and has a large Samoan tribal tattoo on his right shoulder. Raines is a Catholic and always wears a pectoral cross before entering the ring.

The wrestler considers the Canadian-American fighter Bret Hart to be his idol.

In 2018, at the next RAW, the athlete made a public statement that he was freeing the place of the champion due to a serious illness. Raines had previously been forced to fight leukemia, but now, after 11 years of remission, he has become worse again.

Bringing the sad news to viewers and colleagues alike, he hugged teammates Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins and put the championship belt in the ring. Friends could hardly hold back their tears, but Roman urged not to mourn him and said that he was optimistic and this was not the end of his sports biography.

WWE Universe Champion WWE Grand Slam Winner WWE Intercontinental Champion WWE Triple Crown Winner WWE USA Champion WWE World Heavyweight Champion (3 times) WWE Tag Team Champion FCW Tag Team Champion

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