Reigns revealed that he has been battling leukaemia for the past eleven years, and that it is unfortunately back now.
.@WWERomanReigns has to relinquish the Universal Championship due to a battle with leukemia. #Raw pic.twitter.com/EhomllNwjK
— WWE (@WWE) October 23, 2018
Thereafter, he laid the WWE Universal Championship down in the center of the ring, relinquishing it and apologizing to the WWE Universe for not fulfilling his promise to be a “working champion”, and promised to be back right after he “whoops cancer’s a-s again”.
.@WWERomanReigns has officially relinquished the Universal Championship on #RAW. pic.twitter.com/Dov281qW94
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) October 23, 2018
He was joined in the ring by his Shield Brethren, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins at the top of the ramp, who consoled him for a minute before striking their iconic pose once more.
There's no brotherhood greater.#Raw @WWERomanReigns @TheDeanAmbrose @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/QHFemFd9A5
— WWE (@WWE) October 23, 2018
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