Roman Reigns Gets Emotional Hearing Words of Support From Late-Brother Matt 'Rosey' Anoai

Originally posted on SE Scoops | By Thomas Lowson | Last updated 4/1/24

Roman Reigns may be a cool customer on WWE TV but the Tribal Chief couldn't help but feel emotional when hearing from his late brother Matt.

During the recent WWE and A&E Biography: Legends episode on Roman Reigns, the Tribal Chief was presented with a WWE.com interview with Matt Anoa'i. In the interview in question, Matt speaks about his brother's dedication to excellence and predicts big things for Reigns.

"He had something special... That specialty was something to do with athletics. Just his focus in the gym, focus all through high-school and college, he knew. Joe was set for something great. He's setting the bar for our family that much higher."

Reigns was visibly overcome with emotion hearing the words from his brother as seen in the clip below.

they played an excerpt of Roman Reigns’ brother Matt doing an interview about Roman, and Roman got emotional. He is so proud of you Roman ❤️ pic.twitter.com/YbZWz3fGtq
— mister j (@brandnewdrip) April 1, 2024

Who Was Matt Anoa'i?

Matt began his career in 1995 and after a brief stint in the original ECW and the Samoan-owned WXW, would join WWE in 2002. He debuted in July on Raw as Rosey, one-half of 3 Minute Warning alongside Eddie 'Jamal' Fatu (later known to WWE fans as Umaga. The duo served as 'hired guns' for Raw GM Eric Bischoff but split in June 2003 following Fatu's release from WWE.

Rosey would later become the sidekick of The Hurricane who dubbed Rosey his 'Super Hero In Training (S.H.I.T.) The pair won the World Tag Team Championships in May 2005 but lost the gold to Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch that September. Rosey was released from WWE in March 2006.

In January 2014, Matt Anoaʻi was hospitalized due to congestive heart failure which was related to weight gain as he struggled to keep active due to a chronic knee injury. On April 17, 2017, Matt died due to complications related to CHF, mere days after his 47th birthday.

This article first appeared on SE Scoops and was syndicated with permission.

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