Roman Reigns Joins an Elite List of Wrestlers to Break Massive Social Media record

The record-setting Undisputed WWE Champion Roman Reigns has broken new ground in terms of his social media presence.

Roman Reigns Joins an Elite List of Wrestlers to Break Massive Social Media record

Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman (via- Bloody Slam)

Roman Reigns has unequivocally been one of the most important assets for WWE over the past few years. He’s often credited with having carried the company on his back during the pandemic era and beyond. The Tribal Chief has added a new feather to his cap. As of Monday, Reigns has surpassed 10 million followers on Instagram.

By doing so, he has become only the seventh wrestler in history to achieve the feat. Right on top of that list is The Tribal Chief’s cousin, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, with a staggering 393 million followers. He’s followed by Logan Paul (27.1M), John Cena (21.1M), Ronda Rousey (17.1M), The Great Khali (11.5M), and Nikki Bella (10.4M).

Reigns’ popularity received an uptick once he embraced his villainous side on WWE television. The OTC suffered immense rejection by the WWE Universe back when he was pushed as a babyface. However, a shift in character proved to be the only step he needed to catapult him into superstardom. The 40-year-old ruled the company with an iron fist alongside his Bloodline and special counsel Paul Heyman.

The Florida native also holds the record for having the fourth-longest world title reign in WWE history. He’s only behind Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, and Hulk Hogan. Reigns surpassed the great Pedro Morales to make that elite quartet of wrestlers.

The Head of the Table, however, met his Waterloo after 1316 days of sheer dominance at WrestleMania XL. His uprooter? Someone who’s famously been referred to as Dusty’s baby boy—Cody Rhodes.

Roman Reigns lands role in new comedy-drama

Having recently turned 40, Roman Reigns is in the twilight of his wrestling career. His current WWE contract would expire after WrestleMania 42, as The Big Dog told Vanity Fair in April. He plans on continuing to wrestle for another year or two after it before finally hanging up his boots for good. The Tribal Chief did hint about transitioning into Hollywood. And he’s already taking those initial steps.

Roman Reigns to star in The Pickup
Roman Reigns to star in The Pickup [via- WWE and Deadline]

Reigns has been cast in an Amazon MGM Studios comedy-drama named The Pickup. It’ll premiere on Prime Video on August 6. While that’s nothing more than a side quest for Reigns at the moment, he’s rumored for a WWE return next weekend. The speculation has been there of late regarding the ex-Bloodline boss crashing the Money in the Bank ladder match to cost Seth Rollins.

The Visionary’s henchman, Bron Breakker, decimated Reigns on Raw after WrestleMania 41. The Anoa’i family member has been off WWE programming since then. At the grandest stage this year, Reigns succumbed to a loss against Rollins and CM Punk after Paul Heyman turned his back on The OTC. Heyman not only went low on Reigns but also did his best friend, Punk, dirty.

Bron Breakker adjudged Roman Reigns as the GOAT not that long ago

In kayfabe, the ongoing WWE absence of Roman Reigns could be attributed to those vicious spears Bron Breakker hit on him on Raw after WrestleMania 41. Just days before aligning himself with Seth Rollins, The Unpredictable Badass affirmed that Reigns is the greatest of all time in his books.

Bron Breakker after attacking Roman Reigns
Bron Breakker after attacking Roman Reigns [via- Wrestling Inc]

The Steiner descendant made the revelation while speaking to Shakiel Mahjouri of SHAK Wrestling. The former IC Champion said that he grew up watching Reigns in WWE. Breakker fondly talked about their interaction during this year’s Royal Rumble match that saw the 27-year-old cut Reigns in half with a devastating spear.

The former Wolfdogs member will inevitably cross paths with The OTC when the latter comes back to get his pound of flesh from Breakker. It’d be interesting to see if WWE ever books a singles match between the two in the future because that’d be something the fans would look forward to.

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