Roman Reigns is likely one of the greatest stars in trendy WWE historical past, having headlined WrestleMania on a record-setting 10 events. Nevertheless, he isn’t only a main drive in entrance of the cameras.
The ‘OTC’ has been on the WWE essential roster since November 2012, and since then has turn out to be a six-time World Champion, together with an historic 1316-day Common Championship reign. For as a lot as he is dominated the corporate’s essential occasion scene, he is additionally effectively revered as one of many leaders of the locker room backstage.
Chatting with Corey Graves on the After The Bell podcast in 2019, Reigns revealed simply how significantly he takes the duty of being a job mannequin to his fellow Superstars.
Roman defined:
“For me, I lead by instance. That goes for all the pieces. With the best way you carry your self, the way you promote. Don’t sweat the little stuff. We promote within the ring, however not exterior of it, particularly not backstage. I attempt to make all the pieces look simple so persons are like, ‘Uce is doing it and knocking it out. It’s a tough journey day, however Uce is sitting over there chilling.’ With the ability to deal with all the pieces and conserving a degree head when occasions get robust and conditions aren’t ultimate. There’s gotta be just a few various things you are able to do by means of expertise.”
Though Reigns spoke in regards to the job of main the locker room as an general constructive expertise, that was one event the place the 40-year-old kicked a fellow WWE Celebrity out of the locker room, as he disliked him so badly.
Roman Reigns’ profession stats (as of 31/07/25)
Whole variety of matches
1374
Whole variety of wins
1003 (73.0%)
Whole variety of losses
338 (24.6%)
Whole variety of attracts
33 (2.4%)
WWE Celebrity Pressured to Costume With Referees Roman Reigns Banished Him
Reigns made the decision after a number of complaints
The story was shared by former WWE referee Mike Chioda, who recalled the affected wrestler having to ask to decorate with the officers, as a result of Reigns had banished him from the locker room.
The Celebrity in query was Enzo Amore, who now competes in TNA Wrestling underneath the title nZo. Amore had his fair proportion of controversy throughout his time with WWE between 2012 and 2018. He was identified for being daring and brash backstage, significantly throughout his peak on the principle roster whereas in a tag staff with Large Cass.
Chioda revealed that Reigns had taken it upon himself to ‘take care’ of the issues with Amore’s conduct:
“You’ve simply received to be respectful in sure methods, Enzo was an enormous a part of that the place Enzo walked round like his s*** didn’t stink. I like Enzo man. He’s a very good dude, Jersey boy as effectively. He received some warmth too, couldn’t gown within the locker room, couldn’t gown there, and that was Roman Reigns taking good care of that.
“I keep in mind Enzo come strolling in TV and I’m like ‘What the hell are you doing, you dressing in right here bro?’ And he goes ‘Yeah, do you guys thoughts’ and I stated ‘No, by no means, what’s up?’ [Enzo said] ‘Oh f*** I received warmth!’ [Laughs] I used to be like what else is new? I stated ‘From who, the workplace?’ He’s like ‘No, worse, Roman.’ I’m like ‘What?! Oh f*** that’s the final one you need warmth from.”
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Whereas Roman by no means immediately addressed rumours that he had booted Enzo out of the locker room, he did seem to reference the scenario throughout an interview on the Off the Boards podcast.
“I swing the sword. If I put the sentence down then I lay it down. You probably have warmth, that’s what a locker room chief does, he speaks up for the remainder of the bunch!”
Amore was launched in January 2018 – lower than a yr after the alleged incident – and has by no means appeared on WWE programming in an official capability once more. He was, nevertheless, briefly seen on digicam when he tried to gatecrash the Survivor Sequence 2018 occasion. The controversial star purchased a entrance row ticket in hopes of disrupting the present – solely to be escorted out moments later.
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