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List Of WWE Universal Championship

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Here is the list of the WWE Universal Championship.

The WWE Universal Championship is one of two world heavyweight championships – along with the WWE Championship – created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, currently jointly defended on the main rosters in the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.

The current champion is Roman Reigns, which is in his second reign, the longest reign for the title. The reign is recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion by holding both the WWE and Universal Championships concurrently.

Check out the full list below.

List of the WWE Universal Championship

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog.
WWE: Raw
1 Finn Bálor August 21, 2016 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 1 <1 The title was established for Raw after the WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2016 WWE Draft. Bálor defeated Seth Rollins in a pinfall and submission-only match to become the inaugural champion.
— Vacated August 22, 2016 Raw Brooklyn, NY — — — Vacated due to Finn Bálor suffering a legit shoulder injury during his match at SummerSlam.
2 Kevin Owens August 29, 2016 Raw Houston, TX 1 188 188 This was a fatal four-way elimination match for the vacant title also involving Big Cass, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins, who Owens last eliminated to win.
3 Goldberg March 5, 2017 Fastlane Milwaukee, WI 1 28 27
4 Brock Lesnar April 2, 2017 WrestleMania 33 Orlando, FL 1 504 503
5 Roman Reigns August 19, 2018 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 64 63
— Vacated October 22, 2018 Raw Providence, RI — — — Vacated after Roman Reigns announced that he had a legitimate re-diagnosis of leukemia.
6 Brock Lesnar November 2, 2018 Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 156 156 Originally scheduled as a triple threat match in which Roman Reigns was to defend the title against Lesnar and Braun Strowman. After Reigns relinquished the championship, the match became a singles match between Lesnar and Strowman for the vacant title.
7 Seth Rollins April 7, 2019 WrestleMania 35 East Rutherford, NJ 1 98 98
8 Brock Lesnar July 14, 2019 Extreme Rules Philadelphia, PA 3 28 27 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
9 Seth Rollins August 11, 2019 SummerSlam Toronto, ON, Canada 2 81 81
10 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt October 31, 2019 Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1 119 119 This was a Falls Count Anywhere match that could not be stopped for any reason.
The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand due to Wyatt's status as a SmackDown wrestler.
WWE: SmackDown
11 Goldberg February 27, 2020 Super ShowDown Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 27 or 28 37 WWE recognizes this reign as ending on April 4, 2020, when the following match aired on tape delay.
12 Braun Strowman March 25 or 26, 2020 WrestleMania 36
Part 1 		Orlando, FL 1 150 or 151 141 WrestleMania was taped on March 25 and 26, but it is currently unknown which day this match was taped. WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on April 4, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay.
13 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt August 23, 2020 SummerSlam Orlando, FL 2 7 6 This was a Falls Count Anywhere match.
14 Roman Reigns August 30, 2020 Payback Orlando, FL 2 810+ 810+ This was a No Holds Barred triple threat match also involving Braun Strowman, who Reigns pinned.
At WrestleMania 38 on April 3, 2022, Reigns defeated Raw's WWE Champion Brock Lesnar in a Winner Takes All match and became recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. Despite the match being billed as a unification match, both titles remain independently active.
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