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Roman Reigns trades ring gear for Akuma on WWE

An Australian stunt-training vlog accompanies his Street Fighter transformation ahead of the film's October 16 theatrical release.

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Roman Reigns transforms into Akuma from Street Fighter! 🔥

Covering Roman Reigns' tattoos has become a talking point of its own. Under WWE's Akuma transformation upload, viewers keep returning to the makeup work and how different the wrestler looks with his familiar ink concealed. Others recognize a favorite Street Fighter character beneath the new look.

The transformation drew about 1.2 million views in its first 14 hours, making it the most watched of WWE's new uploads this week. It also carries the strongest daily momentum on the channel. Akuma, the formidable fighter known for his prayer beads and punishing attacks, is quite a change from Reigns' usual presentation, even if neither persona suggests an easy opponent.

There is a longer companion to the reveal: "Behind the scenes of Roman Reigns' "Street Fighter" stunt training: WWE Vlog" follows him to Australia as he prepares for the role. That upload is the next most active video, giving the movie detour a substantial presence across WWE's 15-upload week.

Wrestling itself has hardly disappeared. The October 13 NXT highlights feature Tony D'Angelo, Wren Sinclair and Dusty Cup action, while another Reigns clip puts his in-match trash talk back in the spotlight.

WWE accumulated roughly 174 million views over seven days, with its subscriber count unchanged. Daily viewing is below its usual level, a pattern also seen at UFC and WWE Vault; Wrestlelamia is having a busier-than-usual day. For WWE's new releases, though, the distinctive attraction is Reigns preparing to play someone other than Roman Reigns.

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What viewers say

WOAH they did amazing with his tattoos
@TreyRemakesSee it on YouTube
Roman looks so different with his tattoos covered up
@CarlosCorrea2026See it on YouTube
my favorite character is akuma and OTC will portray it this is a plotwist of a lifetime
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He grew the same time i did believe me this was big for him. Street Fighter was our generation.
@HardgameliveSee it on YouTube
Bro is really into acting for a long time. 💯
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