History of Roman Reigns: WWE Title Win, Wellness Violation, and Fan Rejection

Prime Time with Sean Mooney

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4.8 • 761 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Roman Reigns’ journey to the top of WWE was anything but smooth. From finally capturing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to a shocking Wellness Policy violation and the intense fan backlash that followed — this is the story of Roman Reigns’ breaking point.

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0:00.0	This is a prime time with Sean Mooney production.
0:03.3	The Wrestling History Channel, where legends never sleep.
0:09.0	The Wrestling History Channel, time in the deep.
0:14.8	We love the battles.
0:17.7	The Wrestling History Channel.
0:20.6	He's not a bad guy. He's not a bad guy.
0:22.2	He's not a good guy.
0:23.5	He is the guy.
0:25.3	Welcome to the history of Roman Raines podcast right here on the wrestling history channel.
0:29.2	I'm Steve.
0:29.8	She's Issa.
0:30.3	Put up your ones because we're celebrating the tribal chief here on the show.
0:34.3	Issa, how are you doing today?
0:36.2	I'm so excited.
0:37.5	I love that you send me notes. And I'm going through the notes for the show. Issa, how are you doing today? I'm so excited. I love that you send me notes,
0:39.3	and I'm going through the notes for the show, and I'm like, I don't need notes. I know. I remember all of this, like, it just happened, so I'm ready to talk about it. That's the scariest part about this. When I started, you know, compiling all these notes for all these episodes, Yeah, some of it, like, wow, it jumps out at me like it was just yesterday.
0:55.8	And then you forget all about the bloodline and you forget about that whole... you know, compiling on these notes for all these episodes. Yeah, some of it, like, wow, it jumps out at me like it was just yesterday.
0:55.8	And then you forget all about the bloodline and you forget about that whole run. It's crazy to think, but we will get to that. But today we're talking about SummerSlam 2015 to SummerSlam 2016, the Roman Rains ride that year. Now, on our last episode, we did end on SummerSlam in 2015, where it was Dean Ambrose
1:12.2	and Roman Raines, the buds getting the beers, beating Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper. But the very next
1:18.4	night after that SummerSlam, Braun-Strauman makes his WWE debut. Now, secretly, he was a Rose
1:24.9	but a couple of times where Adam Rose and NXT.
1:33.6	But it's so crazy to think that Roman Reins and Bronstromon will be attached to hip in a few years,
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