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Roman Reigns‘ cancer is in remission, and the former world champion is back in WWE.
During the Oct. 22, 2018, edition of Raw, Reigns announced he had been diagnosed with leukemia 11 years ago. The cancer had returned, which forced him to drop the WWE Universal Championship and take an indefinite leave of absence.
Reigns provided an update Monday night to open Raw.
That wasn’t Reigns’ only involvement on the show.
Dean Ambrose was on the receiving end of a four-on-one beatdown at the hands of Elias, Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin. Reigns and Seth Rollins arrived to help even up the odds a little more.
Reigns hit Lashley with a Superman punch before delivering the Spear to McIntyre. He and Rollins shared a knowing glance with Ambrose as they headed back up the entrance ramp.
Reigns had been a somewhat divisive figure among WWE fans in recent years. That changed last fall when his leukemia forced everybody to put things into perspective. Reigns referenced the outpouring of support he received.
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“The strength that you gave me…I can do ANYTHING with that type of strength and love.” – @WWERomanReigns #RAW #RomanReigns https://t.co/1mfi97lAKc
He was clearly overcome with emotion as took to the microphone Monday, and that sentiment was shared on social media:
Jonathan Coachman @TheCoachrules
That was a really cool 20 minutes on Raw. Roman clearly needed the fans and the fans wanted so badly to be there for the Big Dog. Goose bumps when Seth Rollins came out.
John Canton @johnreport
I really liked Roman’s speech and what he said about the fans. I know wrestling fans bicker about every little thing, but when somebody is down, we all remember we’re on the same team and we support that person. Good job Atlanta crowd by representing all of us. #Raw
With WrestleMania 35 on April 7, the company may wait until after its biggest pay-per-view to involve him in any sort of marquee feud.
Considering he dropped the universal title without losing it, Reigns would arguably be the first in line to challenge the winner of Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins at WrestleMania.
WWE can sort that all out at a later date, though. Hearing that Reigns’ cancer is in remission was all the fans needed to kick off Raw.
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