5 Things WWE fans may have forgotten about Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns as Leakee, and as a part of The Shield
Roman Reigns as Leakee, and as a part of The Shield

#4 Roman Reigns' idol

Bret Hart
Bret Hart

Roman Reigns grew up in one of the most influential families in wrestling, and took an interest in watching WWE and other promotions from the very beginning. Fans might have seen the incredibly rare photograph featuring a young Roman Reigns with WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. Back in 2015, when WWE was pushing Reigns to become The Guy, he talked about idolizing Bret Hart while growing up.

Every time he’d come out with that leather jacket and give his sunglasses away to a kid in the crowd, I used to dream about being that kid. That hair, all that gear. To this day I still think he has kicka** gear. He seemed like a standup guy. A really nice dude. He is a very cool dude.

Bret "The Hitman" Hart is one of the greatest wrestlers to ever step foot in the squared circle, and has inspired several young guns to try their hand at pro-wrestling. AEW's FTR are big fans of Hart was well. Interestingly, Roman Reigns' wrestling style is completely different than that of Bret Hart. Nevertheless, one thing that we can all agree on is that both these men have had a major impact on professional wrestling, and are the top stars of their respective eras.

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