On December 14, 2015, Roman Reigns became the WWE world heavyweight champion, defeating Sheamus to capture the gold in the main event of Monday Night Raw, live from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
The win not only capped off a 24-hour period of tremendous booking that finally established him as the top babyface in the company, it served as the culmination of one of the most tumultuous years ever endured by a Superstar in Vince McMahon's company.
To understand everything that Reigns has endured over the last 11 months, one must rewind the clock back to January, in the same arena that he captured the title. The Royal Rumble ...
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