10 Things We Learned From WWE Chronicle: Roman Reigns Part 2
The Big Dog's battle isn't over yet.
At the start of last month, WWE released the latest episode of their fantastic Chronicle series, and it was arguably the best of the lot.
With his battle against leukaemia providing the focus of the documentary's narrative, Roman Reigns' story was touched with an earnest pathos previous features, whilst undeniably interesting, have struggled to capture.
If you didn't know already by this point, we learned that Reigns is basically just an absolutely top bloke, and one whose constant endeavour and effortlessly endearing nature really didn't warrant the previous four years of internet rumour mill-inspired boodom.
The previous doc followed Reigns in the build-up to the announcement of his cancer's remission on an charged Monday Night Raw. Naturally, the sequel focuses on the Big Dog's in-ring comeback, and how his life has been affected and altered after ostensibly overcoming illness.
More than anything, the opinion that big Joe is a stand-up fella was doubled down, as we see him indefatigably move from one emotionally exhausting charitable engagement to another, with zero let-up in his enthusiasm or earnestness. How anyone can boo him after this ordeal is a mystery.
10. Roman Felt Guilty Over His 'Weakness'
Absolutely nobody should feel ashamed for illness, of any nature, yet Roman Reigns starts the documentary with an open admission that he experienced pangs of guilt over his leukaemia recurrence.
For the WWE superstar, showing weakness just could not reconcile with his duties to provide escapism for the plethora of Make-A-Wish children he makes time out of his schedule for every week. Reigns firmly believed he should be a symbol of strength for those less fortunate than himself, and that his illness would prove dispiriting - before realising that he could instead be seen as a very prominent and inspirational symbol of hope.