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WWE champion Roman Reigns vs Cancer

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Good luck and God Bless. My new favorite wrestler.
 

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Tough when a shoot is for real.

Peace, Joe.

Exactly. You can just see it in his face when he came out that something was wrong and up.

If yours truly can get real for a sec:

- I have had surgery on my abdominal region when I was a kid.
- My left ear drum ruptured when i was 9 and took 17 years of on and off again surgery to get it to a point where it is sealed off and nothing is there.

- Kidney Transplant recipient when i was 28.

- Buillied daily for nothing but my next thing for 5 years( year break in grade 7).

- High Functioning Autistic ( think it had something to the surgery as a kid)

If I had few things to say to Joe:

- "Life gets better if you succeed with this Mountain".

- " It takes courage and strength to conquer mountains. Believe in yourself, even when it isn't there, and you can do it!!!"

Godspeed and best of luck Joe
 

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Exactly. You can just see it in his face when he came out that something was wrong and up.

If yours truly can get real for a sec:

- I have had surgery on my abdominal region when I was a kid.
- My left ear drum ruptured when i was 9 and took 17 years of on and off again surgery to get it to a point where it is sealed off and nothing is there.

- Kidney Transplant recipient when i was 28.

- Buillied daily for nothing but my next thing for 5 years( year break in grade 7).

- High Functioning Autistic ( think it had something to the surgery as a kid)

If I had few things to say to Joe:

- "Life gets better if you succeed with this Mountain".

- " It takes courage and strength to conquer mountains. Believe in yourself, even when it isn't there, and you can do it!!!"

Godspeed and best of luck Joe

My wife is a 6 year Breast Cancer survivor. The shit I watched her go through still numbs me... and makes me admire her even more for her strength then and now. Your “things to say” are so damn true.

Peace.
 

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That left me floored. So shocking and sad. Prays to Roman. Hoping to see him back soon
 

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Vince's reaction backstage: That's the pop that we've been looking for all these years!

In all seriousness, I wish him nothing but the best and I hope he can beat it again. Although I don't like his character, I'd never wish anything bad to happen to him. Hopefully he can put this behind him once and for all. Battling a disease is not an easy thing so from one sufferer to another, I wish him nothing but a quick recovery.
 

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I wasn’t watching when the Shield first arrived, he said he beat it before so was it ever brought up on the dirt sheets?
 

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I wasn’t watching when the Shield first arrived, he said he beat it before so was it ever brought up on the dirt sheets?

From what I've seen, he hasn't outright said it before. There's some pieces floating around talking about his attempts at a football career ending after a bout with a "serious illness" but nothing definitive. This looks like the first time he's ever publicly address having bouts with it
 

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From what I've seen, he hasn't outright said it before. There's some pieces floating around talking about his attempts at a football career ending after a bout with a "serious illness" but nothing definitive. This looks like the first time he's ever publicly address having bouts with it

Damn, it truly sucks. I watched his documentary on the WWE network and they just made it seem like he was Goldberg or the Rock with his football career. Just watched it on Raw and hope they aren’t going down the Shawn Michaels concussion angle is essentially what I was asking. There is certain stuff not to make an angle out of and just can’t imagine with all of their make a wish stuff they’d do it and truly hope they aren’t.
 

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Wow! What a kick to the nuts. I lost my father 21 years ago to a form of Leukemia. He battled it for 15 years before he reached stage 4 and his immune system was overwhelmed and just shut down. I know full well the fight Joe/Roman is in for but I know he can beat it again!!! I look forward to seeing him back in a WWE ring entertaining again very soon. Get well Joe!!!
 

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Wow! What a kick to the nuts. I lost my father 21 years ago to a form of Leukemia. He battled it for 15 years before he reached stage 4 and his immune system was overwhelmed and just shut down. I know full well the fight Joe/Roman is in for but I know he can beat it again!!! I look forward to seeing him back in a WWE ring entertaining again very soon. Get well Joe!!!

My aunt had leukemia as well. Hers all happened fast, only a couple months from when it was found till she passed away.


Fuck cancer.
 

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Makes you wonder how the people that treated him so wrongly feel now. It explains why Vince was so behind him always pushing. I guess that shows the true fans, the ones that respected the man before the social media pity party starts.
He beat it once, he can do it again.
 

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Makes you wonder how the people that treated him so wrongly feel now. It explains why Vince was so behind him always pushing. I guess that shows the true fans, the ones that respected the man before the social media pity party starts.
He beat it once, he can do it again.

I thought he stated it well last night when he said that whether fans rooted for him or booed the hell out of him... they responded to him. From a WWE standpoint, that's probably all the wrestlers can hope for. Because if the fans aren't booing or cheering, the wrestler is back doing road shows in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
 

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I thought he stated it well last night when he said that whether fans rooted for him or booed the hell out of him... they responded to him. From a WWE standpoint, that's probably all the wrestlers can hope for. Because if the fans aren't booing or cheering, the wrestler is back doing road shows in Sulphur Springs, Texas.
He also didn't want then cheering him out of pity which is why his back story has never been revealed before. Gotta give him major props for that. He wanted to make it based on his talent alone and not people feeling sorry for him.

WWE does road shows in Sulpher Springs or is that some local Indy (Booker T's company, perhaps)?
 

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He also didn't want then cheering him out of pity which is why his back story has never been revealed before. Gotta give him major props for that. He wanted to make it based on his talent alone and not people feeling sorry for him.

WWE does road shows in Sulpher Springs or is that some local Indy (Booker T's company, perhaps)?

One of those small region-specific promotions. They hit this area along with southern Oklahoma and Arkansas. I've checked them out at the local Elks Lodge. Definitely not WCCW level.
 

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One of those small region-specific promotions. They hit this area along with southern Oklahoma and Arkansas. I've checked them out at the local Elks Lodge. Definitely not WCCW level.
Yeah but the Von Erichs were gods in Texas. Sad that only Kevin survives.
 

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Yeah but the Von Erichs were gods in Texas. Sad that only Kevin survives.

Yeah. And damn near equally as sad is Michael Hayes is the only original surviving Freebird (not counting Jimmy Garvin). The Von Erich reign doesn’t happen without the Freebirds.
 

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Yeah. And damn near equally as sad is Michael Hayes is the only original surviving Freebird (not counting Jimmy Garvin). The Von Erich reign doesn’t happen without the Freebirds.
True. I don't count Jimmy Jam as an original Freebird. That will always be Hayes, Bam Bam and 'the runt of the litter' Roberts(?).
 

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I dont want to assume anything and may be wrong but back around Mania Roman started looking smaller I wonder if that is why he has lost his muscle and he just found out about it.
 

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I dont want to assume anything and may be wrong but back around Mania Roman started looking smaller I wonder if that is why he has lost his muscle and he just found out about it.
I would think that if he started to lose muscle mass he would've had that checked immediately. People in remission are checked every 4-6 months to ensure they're still in remission. My mother had a cancerous lymph node removed about 10 years ago and she still has to have full blood work and a check up every 6 months. So, if his leukemia came back in April I don't think he would just be finding out about it now. Plus he would've had symptoms he recognized and had checked out immediately. He knows how serious this is so I don't see him delaying checking out any issues that even remotely resembled any symptoms of leukemia.

All that said, only Joe and his doctors know for sure.
 
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