Source: Washington Post
Pro wrestling fans are used to plot twists, but those in attendance at “Monday Night Raw,” not to mention millions of viewers at home, got a stunning dose of reality. Speaking from the center of the ring, Universal champion Roman Reigns announced that he was stepping away from the WWE to resume his battle with leukemia.
The 33-year-old wrestler began his remarks by telling the crowd at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., that he felt he owed “everybody an apology.” Pointing to repeated promises of his to fans that he would be “consistent” and “a workhorse,” Reigns said, “That’s all lies.”
“That’s a lie, because the reality is, my real name is Joe, and I’ve been living with leukemia for 11 years,” he said. “And unfortunately, it’s back.”
Reigns, whose birth name is Leati Joseph “Joe” Anoaʻi, said that his illness meant that he could not fulfill his role as a WWE champion and that he would be forced to relinquish his belt. He added that he had faith that he would overcome the situation because of how, when he was first diagnosed at age 22, he was “very quickly” able to “put it in remission.”
“Sometimes life throws you a curveball, and right now the best thing for me to do is to go home, to focus on my family and my health,” Reigns said. “But I want to make one thing clear: by no means…
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