Roman Reignsis proving why he’s a force to be reckoned with.
After announcing in October that hisLeukemia had come backand he would be taking a leave of absence from wrestling, the WWE Champion made a triumphant return to the ring on Monday night to share some good news.
Addressing the crowd in Atlanta during an episode ofWWERaw, the 33-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Joe Anoa’i, revealed that he was currently in remission for the second time and intended to get back to the sport.
“I am so grateful, I am so humbled, and I am so honored to announce this,” he shared. “The good news is I’m in remission, y’all!”
“So with that being said, the Big Dog is back!” he added.
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The star was first diagnosed with cancer in 2008 when he was 22 years old but not long after, he was in remission.
Four months ago, however, the wrestler revealed during an episode ofWWE Rawthat hiscancer had returned and he would be giving up his championship titleand taking a leave of absence from the sport.
“The reality is my name is Joe and I’ve been living with leukemia for 11 years and unfortunately it’s back,” he said, with tears in his eyes. “Because the leukemia is back, I can’t fulfill my role. I can’t be that fighting champion and I’m going to have to relinquish the universal championship.”
“I’m not going to lie, I’ll take every prayer you can send my way but I’m not looking for sympathy, I’m not looking for you to feel bad for me because I have faith,” he continued.
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“But you wanna know who gave me a chance? The team that gave me a chance was the WWE,” he continued.
As he wrapped up his speech, the star ensured the crowd that he would return to the ring and had no plans to relinquish his title for good.
The news of his return was every bit exciting as fans as hoped, with many congratulating him on Twitter and commending him for making the announcement so publicly.
“Takes a lot for #RomanReigns to go public with all he has been going through. Can’t imagine doing that in front of millions of people. #WWE #Raw”addedanother.
“WELCOME BACK TO OUR YARD!!! YOU’VE BEEN MISSED!!!!”wrotesomeone else.
“So good to see Roman back on #Raw happy and healthy and in remission! Thank goodness!”saidone user. “The #RomanEmpire always knew you would be back stronger than ever!”
At this time, is it unclear when the wrestler plans to make his official return to the ring. Representatives at WWE did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
