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Published: 2018-10-25 17:50:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 10066; Favourites: 185; Downloads: 9
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So...yeah. The news caught me offguard and honestly I've been in a funk ever since.I don't really know what to do w/myself regarding RAW. Roman's been a stable rock for me there, someone who I could always cheer for no matter what and always made me smile when he was on. I was so emotionally invested in him, I'm not sure how to enjoy RAW anymore.
I didn't cry when he spoke about his battle with Leukemia but when Seth and Dean came out to hug him after he laid the title in the ring to relinquish it, I was sobbing; SETH was sobbing. Dean looked so broken.
He's gotten so much support from people not even affiliated w/the WWE, all the way to the NPJW. Wrestlers even notoriously quiet ones like Aleister Black were telling stories about how much of a beloved locker room leader he is, his charity, his desire for everyone in the locker room to feel like they belong, something he was no doubt struggling with ever since he was diagnosed w/Leukemia 11 years ago and had his football career derailed by it.
It kills me a little knowing that he was living under the shadow of this and how hard he worked despite it; the bumps and bleeding and bruises, how much he tried to improve and make every town RAW was advertised in because he was so thankful to a second home that made him feel like he was alive again and I now understand why he always that it didn't matter if people cheered or booed him as long as they reacted to him; He felt lucky to be part of WWE /alone/, everything else was just icing on the cake. He didn't use his family name as his ring name because he wanted to forge his own path, he never mentioned his disease because he never wanted anyone's pity/sympathy and didn't want it to define him.
This man is a true champion, a king and a soldier and there's honestly a huge void left behind. I'm hoping he'll be alright for his family's sake (They've already lost Rosey, his big brother not long before this), I'm hoping he'll beat it like he did before and come back better than ever.
I'm gonna miss seeing him perform so much ;;
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I remember when this happened. The moment I saw Roman in casual clothes and using his actual name, I knew something was up.
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This shows all the emotions so perfectly. This is awesome. Wonderful work.
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I've gotten emotional about WWE before. I even cried when Shawn Michaels ended Ric Flair's career at WrestleMania over a decade ago. But that was kayfabe. This story came as a shock to me - and a wake-up call. I feel guilty now for having spent the entire past year or so criticizing WWE for its lame storylines, its lack of entertainment value and its failure to be relevant to the times. As much as I'm reluctant to admit it, there are definitely things in the wrestling business that are much more important than my own hang-ups with WWE.
And as for Roman...I often get resentful of WWE Superstars if I find them annoying or if I think they're on TV too much and getting shoved down the audience's collective throat. Roman Reigns was one of the ones I resented. I thought, "Nobody likes him. Why do they keep pushing him? They need to turn him heel already!" Now, needless to say, I feel bad for thinking that. I was accustomed to thinking of Roman as a jerk, but he sounds like someone who is very kind-hearted and altruistic. I suddenly wish I knew him personally; maybe then I would not have been so quick to judge him. He is a key part of the Shield, and I hope he can come back.
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I didn't thought I would cry in this moment. Don't get me wrong, It IS breathtaking hearing such things and Roman spoke so clear an calm (but still hurt) about this, but I still don't know how to react on this - beeing happy he will fight and win, or worrying about him losing? I really don't know .... but when Dean and Seth came out I lost it all, especially seeing Seth crying (I think I read that none of the two knew what Roman was going to say - those are real tears, real emotions). And later when Paul Hayman spoke about and to Roman I couldn't have wished for a better man than him getting the hang between 'Praying for Roman' and 'The show must go on' - he did a damn good job on this one. And the videos form the moment Raigns goes backstage and everyone is talking to him and hugging him just shows what a big and great family the WWE really is. My blessing for him and all the ones helping him!
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It's funny you should say that. I've always thought of WWE as a kind of family. Back when I was really into professional wrestling and was reading all the magazines and Wikipedia pages, I felt as if I knew these people at least as much as I did the members of my actual, biological family. Since then, I've come to understand that TRUE family is most important. But it's different in WWE, because the Superstars really do see each other as much as they do their biological families, if not more. Sometimes I envy them for having been able to win the respect and love of people in no way connected to them by blood. And all of this is why what happened to Chris Benoit is still painful to me after over a decade. Some of Benoit's colleagues had been with him for 20 years, and there's not a doubt in my mind they admired the man; they never saw a monster when they looked at him. If only he had reached out to them - the way you should with your family, whether biological or not - then today we might still be able to enjoy his matches.
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It is obvious The Shield is a brotherhood in and out of the ring
Get well Roman
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I don’t know how to process this, still. I know we’re all routing for him though. He’s the big dog, he’ll beat the hell out of this and come back better than ever.
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That Raw was such a hard one for me to get through. I cried so much during it.
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I really love this pic. I cried when Seth cried and they all hugged. My dog died of cancer so I feel scared and worried about the news, much like what happened when they announced my dog had cancer.
Joe, Jonathan and Colby will always be brothers forever. I underline the word always.
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Poor Roman. He and his family don't deserve this. I'm still shocked about this myself.
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You're art always punches me in the feels. I hope Joe gets better and takes back the belt he rightfully deserves!
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Oh man... I haven't been watching RAW lately just because of life, but even when I saw the news of him stepping down, it didn't really hit me. As soon as I saw this picture, though, I choked up. I would have been bawling, too, if I'd seen when Dean and Seth came out. That just.. Damn. Just damn. TT_TT
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Yeah, that moment when I saw Seth crying, I had to turn it off. It was too much for me
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I haven't looked at WWE in a long time, so this hit me by complete surprise. I had many family members close to me pass away and suffer because of cancer so this is hitting close to home.
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