The Fall & Rise Of Roman Reigns

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Episode 300: The Fall & Rise Of Roman Reigns
The Samoan Wrestling Dynasty is the most successful wrestling family in the history of professional wrestling. Whether the last name is Anoa'i, Fatu, or by blood oath Maivia; The Samoan Wrestling Dynasty has had success for decades throughout wrestling. Outside of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the person with the most success in the entire family is Leati Joseph Anoa'i; better known to the wrestling world as Roman Reigns. Since the breakup of The Shield in June 2014, Roman was put on a path toward singles immortality; becoming one of the biggest stars in WWE history. But success did not come easy; as at 1st he was considered by a lot of fans "Cena in a tactical vest". But after 6 years, Roman going home, & Paul Heyman saying "let me work with him"; Roman went from a hated babyface to a loved heel as The Tribal Chief. This episode will cover his fall as a babyface to his rise as a heel; the questionable booking from June 2014 until March 2020, the great booking from August 2020 through April 2024, & everything in between.
#RomanReigns #WWE #Wrestling
0:00 Intro
3:17 Prologue(The Shield)
4:25 Chapter 1(Roman Alone)
5:43 Chapter 2(Too Much Too Soon)
8:44 Chapter 3(1 Step Forward, Two Steps Back)
14:41 Chapter 4(Hated Top Babyface)
18:14 Chapter 5(The Coronation...This Time It Counts)
21:10 Chapter 6(We Fight, We Overcome, We Believe)
22:40 Chapter 7(2019-Early 2020)
26:15 Chapter 8(The Rise Of The Tribal Chief)
28:02 Chapter 9(The Bloodline)
30:55 Chapter 10(Cracks In The Armor?)
36:10 Chapter 11(Endgame)
38:38 Epilogue(What's Next)
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  • @WeAreProWrestling
    @WeAreProWrestlingАй бұрын

    Share your thoughts on Roman Reigns in WWE -Ask questions about Roman & I'll answer them -Favorite matches & moments of Roman's WWE run -QOTW: Who do you think is the Mt. Rushmore of The Samoan Wrestling Dynasty? From The Vault Episode Archive: kzread.info/head/PLQE4GGmj26VWMxxAuQKfEZTAZiTOgjp8F Twitter: twitter.com/WAPW_Wrestling Instagram: instagram.com/weareprowrestling_yt Facebook: facebook.com/weareprowrestling Threads: www.threads.net/@weareprowrestling_yt Subscribe, Like, Comment, Click The Notification Bell

  • @pranavnair9997
    @pranavnair9997Ай бұрын

    Roman Reigns is the only heel in WWE to be World Champion for more than 1000 Days. And the First Wrestler to be World Champion for 1000 Days in Moder Era.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Longest reigning heel World Champion in WWE history

  • @mrvincentjackson
    @mrvincentjacksonАй бұрын

    Congratulations on 300, James! Roman's story arc from "Sufferin' Succotash" through the Tribal Chief is nothing short of remarkable; when he comes back (likely at MITB.....maybe), he will get the pop Vince tried to force (NEVER thought we'd hear "We Want Roman" chants and they will get louder) and it will be amazing.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks His return will get one of the loudest ovations ever

  • @pranavnair9997
    @pranavnair9997Ай бұрын

    Congratulation on the Episode No-300. Keep it up.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @arthurjones3670
    @arthurjones3670Ай бұрын

    Congratulations on 300 episode

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks man

  • @stargamer76547
    @stargamer76547Ай бұрын

    What a content man🎉

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @cazaresj21
    @cazaresj21Ай бұрын

    Keep this up. These are great

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Much appreciated

  • @cazaresj21

    @cazaresj21

    Ай бұрын

    @@WeAreProWrestlingyou’re welcome

  • @BIgTommieCool
    @BIgTommieCoolАй бұрын

    Congrats on 300 James

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @jerranspearman3369
    @jerranspearman3369Ай бұрын

    good video

  • @bluethunder250
    @bluethunder250Ай бұрын

    What a difference 3 years makes. Who would've thought we'd be in a time where the crowd would be chanting, 'we want Roman.' Just goes to show when you book someone right, even the crappiest of chicken crap can become the tastiest of chicken soup. On another note, if Nia Jax and/or Naomi joined the Bloodline, they would be great additions. On another nother note, congrats on 300 videos, here's to 300 more, and just as Roman has etched his name as one of the all time greats, you have etched your name as one of the all time great wrestling reviewers.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Gonna keep doing this as long as I can And topics are endless

  • @coreypayne1208
    @coreypayne1208Ай бұрын

    I remember the next night on SmackDown after Jericho defeated Roman for the US Championship they altered the footage of the fans celebrating to them being "disappointed"

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    I remember that too & went "that's not what happened"

  • @arthurjones3670
    @arthurjones3670Ай бұрын

    The Mt Rushmore of the samoan dynasty 1. Roman Reigns 2. The rock 3. Yokozuna 4. The USO's

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Good Mt. Rushmore of The Samoan Dynasty

  • @carloshill
    @carloshillАй бұрын

    Great video ill never forget the heat roman got around 2015 and so on but it was mostly the fans rebelling against the wwe for not giving them Daniel bryan at that rumble where they crapped on literally everything i feel roman didnt deserve that. But eventually we did get him as heel roman reigns which was the best thing in the wwe

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks In hindsight, they should have waited to bring Bryan back until after Wrestlemania 31

  • @Connor-ki8zv
    @Connor-ki8zvАй бұрын

    I always thought Roman was booked better when the Tribal Chief gimmick began. The WWE should have learned that if it's not broken don't fix it, meaning trying to book Reigns as a copy of Super Cena. I'm happy they finally got their heads together and turned everything around for the better. We acknowledge you, Roman. As far as what's next for Roman, we'll never know.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    We'll know sometime soon

  • @TheKDogBrand
    @TheKDogBrandАй бұрын

    Great video on recapping Roman Reigns career. I was one of the few fans that I defended Roman Reigns shitty babyface run and etc I actually wanted him to turn heel around 2015 and 2017 before his great Tribal Chief run. I think Roman turning heel after WrestleMania 33 could have worked.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    If there was ever the chance to do it, do it at the point where he beat Taker at Wrestlemania

  • @masonclark4770
    @masonclark4770Ай бұрын

    To be honest James, even if Roman was pushed too hard and too soon, I will always truly believe that Roman was mostly booed because the IWC was mad because Daniel Bryan didn’t win the Rumble. A lot of his hate was pretty petty IMO.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    WWE shouldn't have brought Bryan back until after Wrestlemania

  • @masonclark4770

    @masonclark4770

    Ай бұрын

    THANK YOU!!! Like I said, booking was bad for Roman, but I do sometimes think the fans are so petty, that even if somebody was booked right, they’ll still boo because it’s not THEIR kind of guy. Know what I mean?

  • @AnthonyChobotdoespopcult-jz7jr
    @AnthonyChobotdoespopcult-jz7jrАй бұрын

    Congratulations

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @DarthDread-oh2ne
    @DarthDread-oh2neАй бұрын

    Three questions for you. 1. Which feud would you rather see: Austin vs Roman or rock vs Roman ? 2. Do you think Roman could have fit in the attitude era? 3. Do you think Cena should have gone? He given how great Roman has been?

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    1. Rock/Roman 2. Yes 3. Yes

  • @jasoncoward-aintscared
    @jasoncoward-aintscared29 күн бұрын

    This comment is post WM 40. I really hope Roman comes back as H.O.T.T. The Bloodline isn't a wrestling faction. It's a living legacy. A dynasty of dna. I hope they ride that wave for a long time.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    25 күн бұрын

    Really hoping his return is at Summerslam Gonna be there

  • @arthurjones3670
    @arthurjones3670Ай бұрын

    Questions 1. How would have the tribal chief would have been in the attitude era. 2. How would they have pushed him the right way the first time 3. During his big dog era what was your favorite and least favorite matches.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Don't know; but Roman the talent would have worked well in the Attitude Era During "The Big Dog" Era; his matches with AJ right after Wrestlemania 32

  • @michaelbreen7865
    @michaelbreen7865Ай бұрын

    I would suggest doing a retrospective on another defunct wrestling promotion, but a LOT of them have been talked about to death already.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    All the major ones have & even the obscure but notable ones have as well

  • @ManiaxOnYTZeus

    @ManiaxOnYTZeus

    Ай бұрын

    How about one that isn't talked about much since it was a territory a long time ago? Your home state's territory, Big Time Wrestling? Of course that would require a lot of research and whatnot.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    @@ManiaxOnYTZeus That would probably be too much of a niche episode to do on its own; would be better under a big umbrella episode covering the territories in general

  • @pranavnair9997
    @pranavnair9997Ай бұрын

    Who has more Successful Career in Wrestling between Roman Reigns and Rock?

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    The Rock

  • @coreypayne1208
    @coreypayne1208Ай бұрын

    Roman winning the WWE Championship in Philly and getting cheered IMO had more to do with nobody taking Sheamus seriously as the top heel in the company especially at the time where there was little to none top heels

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Also giving Vince the Superman Punch helped

  • @pranavnair9997
    @pranavnair9997Ай бұрын

    Will you do an Episode on Walter/Gunther

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Not anytime soon

  • @omandobastian9559
    @omandobastian9559Ай бұрын

    Great video.... though I think it's arguable if Roman is the most successful of that family... Maybe not at this stage... I think in terms of wrestling, The Rock is still the biggest star and more successful.. maybe when Roman's career is finished, that may change.n

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks Roman has a chance to be the best overall on the wrestling side of things when it's all set and done

  • @ThunderForce2000
    @ThunderForce2000Ай бұрын

    Do you think starting the Tribal Chief/Bloodline angle in 2015 would have worked?

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    2017 it would have worked After turning The Usos on Smackdown & after Roman beat Taker; would have been a time to run the 3 as a heel trio

  • @pranavnair9997
    @pranavnair9997Ай бұрын

    Also, Would you consider Undertaker the Franchise Player of WWE: - Being Loyal to WWE. - Carried WWE for 30 Years. - Was the Face of SmackDown Brand.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    When I think franchise player/face of the franchise I think the ones who were considered the face of the company(Bruno, Hogan, Austin, etc.) Taker was never that; he was in a different category all together ala Andre The Giant

  • @RaginRonic
    @RaginRonicАй бұрын

    Unfortunately, James, to me, there was an issue with Roman's nearly 4-year run that still makes it a bit less impactful than what Hulk Hogan did from Jan. 23, 1984-Feb. 5, 1988...Roman, being a heel, would not have been able to move as much merch, in terms of items sold (not cash made), than what Hogan managed to pull off in his era. Too much money was left on the table by Roman being a long-run heel champion. That waters things down for Roman in my eye, and has me not celebrate that run of his like I would have for Hogan in the 80s and Austin in the Attitude Era. When Roman does come back, he has to return as a STRONG babyface Tribal Chief, who quickly takes Heyman back, and hopefully ends all Bloodline stories in WWE by no later than WrestleMania 42 in 2026. That's where that story should meet it's end, if it does go that far, provided that Joe Anoai's health stays stable (of which, obviously, there's no guarantees).

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    We're gonna get New Bloodline/OG Bloodline probably in Wargames Rock/Roman at 41 Roman/Solo at some point And when Roman returns he's gonna get a massive babyface ovation

  • @switchbladeshinobi650
    @switchbladeshinobi650Ай бұрын

    Tbh I didn't know that former AJPW gaijin Gary Albright was part of the bloodline until recently

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Afa's Son-In-Law

  • @pranavnair9997
    @pranavnair9997Ай бұрын

    Roman Reigns realistically breaks Hogan's First WWF/WWE World Championship Record as he held WWE World Title for 735 Days and WWE Universal Title for 1316 Days which is for 2051 Days. So both WWE Title and WWE Universal Title are Merged but both Title still been Continuing so Roman Reigns Title Reign is for 2051 Days. What are your thoughts?

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    That's not how it works at all The 2 separate reigns aren't combined into 1 number; they are their own separate reigns

  • @user-sb8ig9dk2f
    @user-sb8ig9dk2fАй бұрын

    What if… The former Shield brothers get to face at WrestleMania 32 with Ambrose getting the win (Ambrose will be the Royal Rumble winner and Seth steals the WWE title away from Roman). Roman goes bonkers and assaults Ambrose, turning heel and the next night, he declares himself the Tribal Chief and puts everyone on notice, saying that he’ll do whatever it takes to become WWE Champion, even if it means beating them down beyond recognition and as for Ambrose, he’ll say that Ambrose stole his prize and when Ambrose went into business for himself and selfishly stabbed him in the back, it’s an instant death sentence and Roman will eradicate Ambrose once and for all, leading to a war between Ambrose and Reigns for the WWE title.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    The Shield Triple Threat should have been a Wrestlemania match

  • @pranavnair9997
    @pranavnair9997Ай бұрын

    Who are the Franchise Player of WWE in your Opinion?

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Roman & Cody are the faces of the company right now

  • @pranavnair9997

    @pranavnair9997

    Ай бұрын

    I would accept Bruno Sammartino as the Franchise Player of WWE. Hogan could have been on the list only if he didn't went and let WCW to beat WWF for 83 Weeks. Austin was the Face for 5 Years. So, in my opinion Bruno, Johnny Cena are the Franchise Player.

  • @coreypayne1208
    @coreypayne1208Ай бұрын

    I will admit Big Show/Roman had no right to be that good at Extreme Rules 2015 but considering what was on the card outside of Dean/Luke 🤷

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    Going back to re-watch that match, I forgot how good it was

  • @tylerhodder2453
    @tylerhodder2453Ай бұрын

    James Who Had A Really Bad 2019 Roman Regins Seth Rollins Or Charlotte Flair

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    The answer is yes

  • @pranavnair9997
    @pranavnair9997Ай бұрын

    Why this Episode isn't Rise, Fall and Rise of Roman Reigns. His Shield Stable was Successful.

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    The Shield part was the Prologue to set up the subject of this episode, that being his singles run

  • @statananni

    @statananni

    Ай бұрын

    Two words: Acknowledge Me

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    @@statananni We the ones

  • @theeddieage570
    @theeddieage570Ай бұрын

    When do you think Jacob makes his debut? I'm thinking Summerslam..also why the FUCK did they have Roman use contacts?!?

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    1. It'll be either before Summerslam or at Summerslam; it's gotta be soon 2. Don't know why

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    "It's gotta be soon" Didn't think it was gonna be as soon as the June 21st Smackdown; the same day I made that comment

  • @theeddieage570

    @theeddieage570

    Ай бұрын

    @@WeAreProWrestling what a Smackdown man! They are really doing great stuff and that's the way you put someone over...Zilla is next maybe not anytime soon but I watched his GCW matches and he's a BEAST #bloodline #romanisntcomingback

  • @theeddieage570

    @theeddieage570

    Ай бұрын

    @@WeAreProWrestling what a Smackdown man! They are really doing great stuff and that's the way you put someone over...Zilla is next maybe not anytime soon but I watched his GCW matches and he's a BEAST #bloodline #romanisntcomingback

  • @WeAreProWrestling

    @WeAreProWrestling

    Ай бұрын

    @@theeddieage570 Zilla has a great future ahead of him

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