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Thursday 18 of April 2024

WWE's Roman Reigns announces leukemia in remission


AP Photo,FILE - In this April 3, 2016 file photo, Roman Reigns holds up the championship belt after defeating Triple H during WrestleMania 32 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  Reigns says his leukemia is in remission and he’ll be returning to the WWE ring.  The 33-year-old, whose real name is Leati Joseph Anoai, made the announcement Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at a WWE Raw event in Atlanta. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
AP Photo,FILE - In this April 3, 2016 file photo, Roman Reigns holds up the championship belt after defeating Triple H during WrestleMania 32 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Reigns says his leukemia is in remission and he’ll be returning to the WWE ring. The 33-year-old, whose real name is Leati Joseph Anoai, made the announcement Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 at a WWE Raw event in Atlanta. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

ATLANTA (AP) — The Big Dog is back.

Professional wrestler Roman Reigns says his leukemia is in remission and he’ll be returning to the WWE ring.

The 33-year-old, whose real name is Leati Joseph Anoai, made the announcement Monday at a WWE Raw event in Atlanta. Reigns told the crowd he was terrified and scared before disclosing in October that the disease had returned.

Reigns was 22 years old when he was first diagnosed with leukemia.

He thanked fans for their support and thanked his family in a video on Instagram .