Roman Reigns Has recurrence of Leukemia; (Serious Topic)

[WWEedy]

Okay this isn't a joke thread and someone can take this over or make it better but I'm just sitting heartbroken. Is it true Roman Reigns has leukemia?



EDIT:
It was revealed at the start of RAW that Roman has a recurrence of Leukemia he first battled 11 years ago. He is obviously taking time off from WWE to focus on this.

It should go without saying but, please be respectful.
~Ric

From WWE.com:

PROVIDENCE — The Universal Championship situation was shaken up in a major way during the opening moments of Raw when Roman Reigns emerged to announce that he had been living with leukeimia for 11 years and the disease's return would force him to relinquish the title and take a leave of absence from WWE.

Dressed in street clothes, The Big Dog mingled briefly with fans at ringside before dropping the persona of Roman Reigns to address the WWE Universe as Joe and detail his history of living with leukemia. In an emotional but optimistic address, Reigns recounted his initial diagnosis and remission in late 2008 and thanked the WWE Universe for making his dreams come true. He said he was going to go home to focus on his family and health, but made one thing clear on the way out: “This is by no means a retirement speech.”

Speaking of the “faith” that had carried him through his life, Reigns promised the WWE Universe that he would return to “swing for the fences” at whatever curveballs life threw at him, with a final sign-off before a tearful embrace with The Shield atop the ramp: “I will beat this, and I will be back, so you will see me very, very soon.”

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

True, its on the WWE Twitter, he as relinquished title

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

It's true or they wouldn't have said it, they would never make an angle about this. This is a serious matter that was kept extremely private from the media

Now it makes sense as to why they were sidestepping his matches, how he looked gassed, constantly tired recently and maybe more out of shape... this hurts, it really hits hard. I didnt like Roman's booking, that wasn't on him, he was trying, he really was.

Safe to say the era of booing Roman, if he is able to return, is over.

[metylerca]

Shit.

[WWEedy]

Sorry just saw the RAW thread. If this was against board rules I apologise. My girlfriends mom just text and I forgot the show was on and was totally shaken up. All I could think was to ask here.

Get well soon Roman. You can beat this.

[brown bricks]

I'm just reading bits and pieces about this on Twitter. He had this 11 years ago and it went into remission or he's had it for 11 years? Either way, this is awful and I really feel terrible for him and his family.

[WWEedy]

Oct 22, 2018 19:14:48 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

It's true or they wouldn't have said it, they would never make an angle about this. This is a serious matter that was kept extremely private from the media

Now it makes sense as to why they were sidestepping his matches, how he looked gassed, constantly tired recently and maybe more out of shape... this hurts, it really hits hard. I didnt liek Roman's booking, that wasn't on him, he was trying, he really was.

Safe to say the era of booing Roman, if he is able to return, is over.

Didn't think it was an angle, was hoping it was a shitty internet rumour at the worst. f***...

[Mayonnaise]

Hijacked the thread for an all purpose thread on this.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

I hope he Superman punches the shit out of leukemia and comes back better than ever

[Allie Kitsune]

Godspeed, Roman.

[Ben Wyatt]

I said it elsewhere but I'll repeat: I'm not always the biggest fan of his character, but he seems like a stand up guy. Cancer f***ing sucks and I pray he beats its ass

[Bub (BLM)]

Oh my god. I never knew he had it to begin with. I hope treatment goes well for him. He's the same age as me and should have decades left to live. Man, I really hope he gets well. No one deserves to go through that shit.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

Ending Lesnar's streak, becoming Universal champion, and reuniting The Shield didn't work...but getting leukemia was the secret that turned Roman babyface.

In all seriousness, props to the crowd for understanding how real this is and giving him some deserved respect.

[Deleted]

Tuned in to hear what the deal was, and the way that the announcers and Shield was reacting makes me think that either this is out of left field or it’s really bad, maybe both.

Anyways, get well Roman, wrestling doesn’t matter, but your well being and family does. Good luck.

[Texas Tornado]

Holy shit, what? I’m floored by this right now. Just lost my grandmother to cancer and wouldn’t wish it on anyone’s family. The fact that he’s worked through this in the past few months is incredible. I hope he makes a recovery and can get back to a healthy life regardless of whether or not he comes back to wrestling.

f*** CANCER FOR REAL

[Mayonnaise]

Article from PWInsider:

ROMAN REIGNS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA, RELINQUISHES WWE UNIVERSAL TITLEMonday
by Mike Johnson @ 8:07 PM on 10/22/2018

Monday Night Raw opened with WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, 33 years old, announcing that he has been diagnosed with a recurrence of Leukemia and that he was immediately relinquishing the WWE Universal Championship in order to battle the disease. Reigns noted that he had been diagnosed with the disease when he was 22 and after 11 years of being in remission, the disease has returned.

The announcement comes after rumors swirled today that he was dealing with an injury. Reigns was in the ring working out earlier today in Providence.

Reigns was slated to defend the Universal title against Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman at the 11/2 Crown Jewel event. Reigns had missed the WWE live events over the weekend. One source had told PWInsider.com that Reigns had been given the weekend off. Sadly, we know now why.

Reigns, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Sika, made it clear he did not intend his announcement to be a retirement speech.

Everyone at PWInsider.com sends our best wishes to Reigns and his family during what is obviously a trying time.

[Unocal 76]

If anyone can Superman punch leukemia, it's Roman.

[spagett]

What awful awful surreal news this is.

It's shocking but when you look back at Roman Reigns in 2018 it was clear there was something going on, he's just looked so tired all year and now we can understand why. It must have been incredibly difficult to go through what he has, he's a very strong person clearly.

He's a man with a wife and very young Children, it's so sad. He at least knows he has all the fans supporting him in this battle.

[Pierre the Renaissance Man]

God damn. Didn’t expect this. Don’t like his character but definitely feel for him as a person. Hoping for the best for him.

[BorneAgain]

For all the s*** he's endured, nobody deserves to kick leukemia's ass and come back to a massive babyface pop more than Roman.