There have been rumours and allegations that Roman Reigns might be involved in a massive
steroid distribution ring. Again, this is just a rumour but it was reported that jailed
steroid dealer Richard Rodriguez named Roman Reigns and a bunch of other professional athletes
and celebrities as his clients. As we already know, WWE suspended Roman Reigns in 2016 for
violating WWE’s Wellness Policy
so hearing rumours about Reigns being involved in a steroid distribution ring doesn’t fair
well for the company’s biggest babyface. The filmmaker and reporter Jon Bravo who has
been interviewing the former Iron Addicts Gym owner Richard Rodriguez made it clear
how his story is not fake. Bravo obtained Rodriguez’s laptop (used in court) which
contains all the orders and text messages. He said Roman Reigns’ case is unique because
of the way orders were placed and delivered. He also claimed that Reigns has ordered "things
which are not just testosterone." And oddly enough, the orders that Reigns placed were
During a WWE live show back in 2013, Roman Reigns and Randy Orton were competing in tag
team match on opposing teams, however, after the match was finished Randy Orton and Roman
Reigns were heard backstage having a loud argument over a miscommunication the two had
during the match which caused a botch. This caused The Shield to have some heat backstage.
And we know how Randy acts when things don’t go smoothly in the ring… Just ask Kofi!
Vince McMahon wanted to punish Roman Reigns who was a rookie at the time (and when I say
punish, I mean punish 😉)
however Triple H convinced the Chairman against punishing Reigns as he wanted The Shield to
keep fighting strong on TV.
The Shield is arguably one of the most successful professional wrestling stables in WWE history.
The trio of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose would go on to declare their
intention to fight what they perceived as "injustice" in the WWE and terrorised anybody
who crossed their path. Many fans would assume that Roman Reigns was the ring-leader of the
group and therefore the creator, however, it was actually CM Punk who came up with idea
of The Shield. On Colt Cabana's Art Of Wrestling podcast, Punk revealed how he pitched the
idea of The Shield to Triple H and Vince McMahon and they agreed to it. Punk had the idea of
Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Kassius Ohno forming The Shield, however, Triple H shot
down the idea of having Kassius Ohno as part of The Shield due to Ohno refusing to bulk
up and get into better shape. Instead, Triple H selected Roman Reigns and the rest is history…
Roman Reigns has quite a history of speaking carelessly out of character in interviews.
For a start, he offended a lot of critics on Sam Roberts’ podcast by saying the majority
of critics are people who have no clue what they are talking about and have never been
in a wrestling ring and found it completely asinine for them to critique performers. On
the Josh Podcast, Roman called his fellow peers Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose “journeymen”
which means a worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding. Ouch! A bit
like him then I suppose... In 2014 in an interview with the Reno Gazette Journal, Roman Reigns
threw some shade towards John Cena after he was constantly compared to the 16-time World
Champion. He said the following about John Cena: “Last time I checked, I'm 6'3" 265
pounds, which is bigger than John Cena. Last time I checked, my hair is long and jet black,
and last time I checked John Cena's isn't. I'm way better looking and I'm way more athletic
than he is, so for anybody to compare me to him is completely asinine.” I’ve noticed
Reigns uses the word “asinine” a lot. Well, I’m going to use the word too! I think
Roman is completely “asinine” if he thought his match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania
33 was good. Don’t get me wrong. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t particularly good. Maybe
Before Roman Reigns signed a contract with the WWE to join the organisation’s developmental
promotion at the time, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) back in 2010, WWE’s top
babyface was actually arrested for disorderly intoxication and affray, unlawful assembly,
or riot. In other words, the Big Dog was placed in handcuffs for appearing drunk in public
and getting into a fight. He was later released on a $1000 bond and charged with $500 for
each offense. It’s unclear as to whether the WWE knew about Roman’s arrest at the
time of his signing but what we do know is that it did not affect his momentous push
to become WWE’s top star. Let me tell you, it required little to no convincing… You
can certainly BELIEVE THAT!