WWE champion Roman Reigns is doing combating leukemia and has surrendered the Universal Championship.The 33-year-old conveyed the stun news to Monday Night Raw - with the group unmistakably moved by his passionate discourse.

Reigns, genuine name Joe Anoa'i, disclosed to Raw that he has endured a backslide in the wake of doing combating the disease for a long time.Reigns stated: "I've been living with leukemia for a long time, and lamentably it's back... I will need to surrender the Universal Championship."

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In a passionate discourse, Reigns proclaimed: "I have a feeling that I owe everybody an expression of remorse.

"For a considerable length of time, perhaps an entire year, I've turned out around here as Roman Reigns and said I'd turned out over here consistently, that I'd be a battling champion, that I would have been predictable, that I would have been a workhorse - however that is all falsehoods.

John Cena

‘Courage - strength in the face of pain or grief.’ You have given us your everything including a courageously vulnerable moment. We, your WWE family, give you all of our love and support. #ThankYouRoman #NeverGiveUp

— John Cena (@JohnCena) October 23, 2018

"It's a lie on the grounds that actually, my genuine name is Joe and I've been living with leukemia for a long time and shockingly it's back.

"Also, on the grounds that the leukemia is back I can't satisfy my job, I can't be that battling champion and I will need to give up my Universal Championship.

"I'm not going to mislead anybody, I'll take each petition you can send my direction, yet I'm not searching for sensitivity, I'm not searching for you to feel awful for me since I have confidence.

A passionate Roman Reigns declares it to the group

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"When I was 22 years of age I was determined to have this. Furthermore, rapidly I could place it abating.



"Be that as it may, I'm not going to mislead anybody, that was the hardest a great time. I didn't have a vocation, I didn't have any cash, I didn't have a home and I had an infant in transit and football was finished with me.

"In any case, would you like to know who gave me a possibility - the group that gave me a shot was the WWE.

"What's more, when I at long last made it to the fundamental list, I was out and about and they place me before you, the WWE Universe, and to be straightforward all of you have made my fantasies work out as expected.

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"What's more, it didn't make a difference in the event that you cheered me, it didn't make a difference in the event that you booed me, you've generally responded to me and that is the most essential thing and for that I need to state thank you to such an extent.

"Be that as it may, all of you know the arrangement and how life is. Life's not in every case reasonable, it's not all peaches and cream. At times life startles you ball.

"Also, at the present time, the best thing for me is to go home, center around my family and my wellbeing.

A heartbroken Reigns was joined on the incline by Shield accomplices Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose - with Rollins additionally in tears - before advancing backstage.

A battle each WWE fan needs Roman Reigns to win

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Roman Reigns has been a standout amongst the most troublesome figures in WWE since his climb to the highest point of the card started in 2014.

He has featured four WrestleManias in succession and turn into the new essence of the organization as Vince McMahon's delegated successor to John Cena, yet much like Cena before him, an extensive extent of WWE watchers have scrutinized his wrestling capacity and would preferably boo than cheer his 'superhuman' hero character - dismissing WWE's rehashed endeavors to build up him as a fan top pick.

That being stated, the man behind the character, Leati Joseph Anoaʻi, is one of the most diligent entertainers in the business today and really an underrated ability, who reliably delivers great matches against an assortment of adversaries, notwithstanding genuine issue over his booking.

The father of-three (who is the child of WWE Hall of Famer Sika and part of the renowned Anoa'i wrestling family, which incorporates The Rock) likewise has an evident energy for the business and in person seems to be an extremely unassuming, deferential and warm individual, who while radiating moxy, values his extraordinary position and each open door he has been given, going well beyond to set aside a few minutes for other individuals.

EXCLUSIVE: Moments after announcing that his returning leukemia has forced him to relinquish the Universal Championship, @WWERomanReigns is met with an outpouring of support backstage. #Raw pic.twitter.com/JRv0iYLILJ

— WWE (@WWE) October 23, 2018

This is one battle each WWE fan will need him to win.

Reigns, who has principle evented the last three WrestleMania, is a WWE Grand Slam champion and earlier Royal Rumble victor.

He included: "Yet I need to make one thing unmistakable - in no way, shape or form is this a retirement discourse.

"Since once I'm finished whipping leukemia's butt I'm returning home.

"Also, when I do it won't be about titles and being to finish everything, it's about a reason.

WWE Universal victor Roman Reigns makes the declaration

Roman Reigns passionate discourse in full as he discloses to Monday Night Raw he's doing combating leukemia



"I'm returning on the grounds that I need to demonstrate every one of you, the entire world, my family, my companions, my kids and my better half, that when life tosses a curveball at me, I am the sort of man that will remain in that player's case, I will swarm the plate, I will start crying and I will swing for the wall each and every time.

"Since I will beat this, and I will be back and you will see me, soon. By and by thank you so much, god favor you and I adore you. Trust that."

An announcement from WWE included Reigns would be "disappearing of nonattendance from WWE as he indeed battles leukemia, which had been abating since late 2008."

It likewise pronounced "Reigns is taking his fight with leukemia open with an end goal to bring issues to light and assets for research with the end goal to propel solutions for the illness."

Fans instantly gave their help to the wrestler

Marc Raimondi stated: "What a mind boggling, gutsy competitor Roman Reigns is for performing at that level for so extended period of time engaging leukemia. That is inconceivable."Justin LaBar included: "Dismal, genuine stuff there. Getting wellbeing is top need for him and his family.

"On the off chance that Roman Reigns beats it leukemia and return to #WWE - he may at long last be the staggering babyface they needed like Shawn after the "I lost my grin" discourse."

Chris Walder included: "Roman Reigns is 33 years of age, and now needs to manage leukemia for a second time. That was deplorable to watch. I wish him well in his battle.