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Universal Championship

The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created by WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand division.

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No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Finn Bálor August 21, 2016 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 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 This was a fatal four-way elimination match for the vacant title.
3 Goldberg March 5, 2017 Fastlane Milwaukee, WI 1 27
4 Brock Lesnar April 2, 2017 WrestleMania 33 Orlando, FL 1 503
5 Roman Reigns August 19, 2018 SummerSlam Brooklyn, NY 1 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 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
8 Brock Lesnar July 14, 2019 Extreme Rules Philadelphia, PA 3 27 Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
9 Seth Rollins August 11, 2019 SummerSlam Toronto, ON, Canada 2 81
10 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt October 31, 2019 Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1 119 The title became exclusive to the SmackDown brand due to Wyatt's status as a SmackDown wrestler.
11 Goldberg February 27, 2020 Super ShowDown Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2 37
12 Braun Strowman April 4, 2020 WrestleMania 36Part 1 Orlando, FL 1 141
13 "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt August 23, 2020 SummerSlam Orlando, FL 2 6
14 Roman Reigns August 30, 2020 Payback Orlando, FL 2 692+ 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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