21 Biggest Wrestling Stories Of 2018

3. October - Roman Reigns Reveals Leukaemia Fight

Roman Reigns Raw 22 October
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Mere months after finally concluding his pursuit of Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship, Roman Reigns cut a vulnerable figure in the Monday Night Raw ring on 22 October as he announced he was being forced to relinquish his hard-fought title.

11 years after going into remission, Reign's leukaemia had returned.

The customary boos from the audience gave way to a stunned silence as the reality of Roman's situation dawned. All the trivial wrestling concerns about Reigns' WWE push washed away as he revealed his biggest opponent yet. After years of rejection, Reigns left the ring to a round of "Thank you, Roman!", joined on the entrance ramp by tearful Shield buddies Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.

Later that evening, such is their wont, WWE spun the heart-wrenching circumstances into heat for an Ambrose heel turn - although almost certainly not without Roman's blessing.

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