Roman Reigns and Donald Trump have a surprising feature in common: They are both WWE legends.
Of course, Reigns is a former world champion in the industry and will again headlin Wrestlemania this weekend. Trump? He is actually a WWE Hall of Famer.
Yes, before he became president, Trump was actually hosting Wrestlemania IV and V, and he went against Vince McMahon in the Battle of Billionaire at Wrestlemania 23. That resulted in Trump helping to shave McMahon’s head bald.
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Roman Reigns leaves the ring under SummerSlam at Cleveland Browns Stadium on August 3, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (WWE/GETTY Images)
Eighteen years later, Reigns will fight for cm punk and Seth Rollins in a triple threat match at night one of the event this Saturday in Las Vegas.
And ahead of this match, Reigns, whose real name is Joe Anoa’i that he “supports[s]“Trump, despite being a registered Democrat in the state of Florida.
Donald Trump, Stone Cold Steve Austin and WWE -Wrestler Bobby Lashley getting ready to shave Vince McMahon’s head after McMahon lost the main event in the night, hair vs. Hair, “Between Vince McMahon and Donald Trump. Wrestlemania 23 on Detroits Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on April 1, 2007. (Leon Halip/WireImage)
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“I support our president. Trump is one of the guys where he has a huge history and a huge background,” Reigns, who said the election for the 2024 election was “very clear,” Vanity said Fair. “He has been in entertainment. He has been in Big Business, politics. At this point I support a bright future for our country. Positive and competent leadership. In order for us to be what we need to be, to be the world leader and carry that respect and do what a world power like us should do.”
Reigns criticized Trump for choosing battle with political rivals and said Trump “needs that opponent.”
“He needs that resistance to jump off. He needs the competitive motivation or something,” he added.
Roman Reigns throws a stroke against Jacob Fatu (right) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 under WWE ROYAL RUMBLE at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (IMagn)
This Saturday marks the ninth time, a record that prevails exceeds WWE staples. In fact, he exceeded both nights of the event last year in Philadelphia and lost his championship after holding the belt for over 1,000 consecutive days.
