5 Greatest Roman Reigns Moments

Where do you start with Roman Reigns? Sure, he may be one of the most polarising man wrestling has ever seen but one thing is for sure, The Big Dog is someone the WWE Universe won't forget in a hurry, no matter how much time the former Universal Champion has to take away from the squared circle in his battle against Leukemia.

Seeing RAW open with a sombre Roman Reigns having to not only vacate the Universal Championship, but confirm that he was fighting against the form of cancer was undoubtedly heartbreaking for everyone in the WWE Universe, and it was undoubtedly the saddest moment in Roman Reigns' career, if not one the most devastating moment ever endured on WWE television.

Roman Reigns has won almost everything there is to win in WWE - the Universal Championship, the WWE Championship, Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship and Tag Team Championships have all found themselves around the waist or over the shoulder of The Big Dog, not to mention Reigns also has the distinction of adding a Royal Rumble win to that Grand Slam Championship title.

Roman Reigns, in fact, was WWE's ninth Grand Slam Champion and 28th Triple Crown Champion.

So, rather than going through the heartbreak again of last night, there are so many great moments the Grand Slam Champion has enjoyed in the squared circle, so let's look at the greatest moments involving The Big Dog from his time in WWE.

#5 Making an entrance

The Shield made their debut at Survivor Series 2012

Well, where could we start but the very start? Sure, Reigns cut his teeth in NXT and FCW, but Reigns' main roster debut was undoubtedly the birth of his current character and one of the most incredible moments in WWE history.

The Shield debuted at Survivor Series 2012, with Reigns making his presence known alongside Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. In the birthing of one of WWE's greatest ever factions, The Shield attacked Ryback who, at the time, was receiving an incredible push in WWE.

Ryback was battling CM Punk and John Cena, but the Hounds of Justice mauled The Big Guy - introducing the WWE Universe to what would become the infamous Triple Powerbomb.

The Shield would kick on from there to attack Ryback again, as well as Team Hell No and The Rock - later confirming that they were being paid by CM Punk and Paul Heyman for the assaults - but the trio would become the hottest act in all of professional wrestling.

#4 Winning the Royal Rumble

Well, this one didn't quite get the audience reaction it merited, but Roman Reigns' monumental Royal Rumble win has to go down in history as one of his greatest ever moments.

Roman Reigns sealed a WrestleMania main event against Brock Lesnar at WM31 after a dominant performance. The Big Dog entered the fray at number 19, with Reigns eliminating both Big Show and Kane before the pair assaulted him.

The Rock would then return to WWE to help out Roman Reigns before Reigns eliminated Rusev to win the match. The ending saw Roman Reigns have a staredown with The Authority as The Rock raised Reigns' hand aloft.

The previous year, in Reigns' debut in the match, he became an instant record-breaker by eliminating 12 stars in one match, breaking a record previously held by Kane. The record still stands for 30-man Royal Rumbles, but Braun Strowman would go on to eliminate 13 people at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia.

#3 Roman's WrestleMania Moment

Speaking of Royal Rumbles, this victory stems all the way from a Royal Rumble Match where Roman Reigns would be forced to defend his title against 29 other men at the January spectacular. Triple H would win the match, and the title, but the pair would go on to clash at WrestleMania 32.

Three months going on three years in the making, Reigns would challenge Triple H at WrestleMania 32 for the WWE Championship as a result of a number one contender's match, pinning Dean Ambrose in a Triple Threat Match with Brock Lesnar.

Roman Reigns would go on to win the WWE Championship for the third time at WrestleMania, defeating Triple H and recreating the moment he would undoubtedly have had one year earlier had Seth Rollins not cashed in his Money In The Bank contract.

Roman Reigns winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania could easily take number one on anyone else's list, but for a man who's made so much history, it gets number three here - but for good reason.

#2 Slaying The Beast

Defeating Lesnar might be Reigns' greatest achievement

Well, when you think of Roman Reigns, his matches with Brock Lesnar are undoubtedly one of the most prominent rivalries to stand out.

The pair have only gone head to head in singles action on four separate occasions, but when you think of the schedule Brock Lesnar holds, that's pretty monumental. While Seth Rollins would take the victory on one occasion thanks to his Money In The Bank contract, Brock Lesnar would dominate the following two contests.

WrestleMania 34 saw Reigns lose after being on the receiving end of six F-5s in a very brutal encounter, with the third ending in controversy as, at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, Roman Reigns would Spear Lesnar through a steel structure in a Steel Cage Match.

While Reigns' feet touched the floor first, Lesnar got awarded the win but Reigns would win a tournament to earn one final shot at Brock Lesnar - with the feud culminating at SummerSlam.

In a surprisingly quick match, Roman Reigns became part of a very select group of men to pin The Beast Incarnate, winning his first ever Universal Championship in return.

#1 This Is My Yard Now

So, 'retiring' The Undertaker would have undoubtedly been on this list after Roman Reigns seemingly laid the legend to rest at WrestleMania 33, with Undertaker leaving his hat and jacket in the ring in one of the most haunting moments in WWE history - but Taker returned one year later and is seemingly on another run in WWE.

However, what happened on RAW the next night was just as memorable. Roman Reigns delivered what can only be described as his greatest promo of all time, and doing so by only saying five words.

When Roman Reigns took to the ring on the RAW after Mania, he was met with not just a chorus of boos, but a deafening thunder of them. An unapologetic Reigns, though, would prove exactly why he was such a polarising figure as he described one of the most unforgivingly awesome lines we've ever heard in professional wrestling.

"This is my yard now."

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