Published 18:38 IST, May 19th 2020
Leukemia survivor Roman Reigns calls another survivor a 'real life hero' in emotional post
WWE superstar and cancer survivor Roman Reigns acknowledged a little girl named Arya who recently won the battle against cancer, on Twitter.
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WWE's ‘Big Dog’ Roman Reigns is considered to be a role model for millions but it’s t just his wrestling ability that helps Roman Reigns stand out from rest of WWE wrestlers. former WWE Champion is also a cancer survivor and Roman Reigns has always directed positive messs towards those fighting cancer. Roman Reigns pulled out of WrestleMania 36 earlier this year citing health concerns but continued to highlight cases of various people battling cancer. In his recent social media post, Roman Reigns went on to ackwledge a little girl who survived cancer and WWE fans have been praising ir former champion for his heartwarming mess.
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Roman Reigns took to Twitter and congratulated a girl named Arya for being a ‘real-life hero’. According to Arya’s far, little girl fought cancer for 795 days before finally being cured. Arya is spotted in picture donning a Roman Reigns t-shirt that says “Believe That”. picture also showcases a handwritten paper that says, “Today I took my last Chemo dose, I beat Cancer’s butt”.
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While Arya’s far posted picture from his Twitter handle and tagged Roman Reigns, Big Dog replied and earned massive respect from WWE fans all over world. Reigns was diagsed with leukaemia 13 years ago. Back in 2018, he anunced in an October episode of WWE RAW that his cancer h returned and that he was taking some time off from promotion. In February last year, Roman Reigns anunced that his cancer was in remission and that he was returning to WWE. Reigns said on RAW in February 2019, “I’m probably going to say this a lot, but thank you. I missed y’all.”
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In past, Roman Reigns has always been active in helping people cope with disease since he was battling cancer himself. After surviving cancer, Roman Reigns reportedly paid more attention to his well-being and his physical fitness. When Roman Reigns pulled out of WrestleMania 36, WWE star bore brunt of heavy criticism. WWE hosted event with fans in attendance but Big Dog exited from his Universal Championship fight against Goldberg since he didn’t want to put his health at risk. Braun Strowman was later roped in to replace Roman Reigns.
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Im courtesy: Roman Reigns Twitter and WWE
18:38 IST, May 19th 2020