World Wrestling Entertainment

WWE Universal Championship

Finn Balor

  • 08.21.2016 - 08.22.2016
  • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Defeated Seth Rollins in a tournament final to become the first WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Universal Champion
    • Vacated the championship due to being injured

 

Kevin Owens

  • 08.29.2016 - 03.05.2017 (188 days)
  • Houston, Texas, USA
    • Defeated Big Cass, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins in a Fatal Four-Way match to win the vacant championship

 

Bill Goldberg

  • 03.05.2017 - 04.02.2017 (28 days)
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

 

Brock Lesnar

  • 04.02.2017 - 08.19.2018 (504 days)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA

 

Roman Reigns

  • 08.19.2018 - 10.22.2018 (64 days)
  • New York City, New York, USA
    • Vacated the championship after being diagnosed with leukemia

 

Brock Lesnar (2)

  • 11.02.2018 - 04.07.2019 (156 days)
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • Defeated Braun Strowman to win the vacant championship

 

Seth Rollins 

  • 04.07.2019 - 07.14.2019 (98 days)
  • East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA

 

Brock Lesnar (3)

  • 07.14.2019 - 08.11.2019 (28 days)
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Seth Rollins (2)

  • 08.11.2019 - 10.31.2019 (81 days)
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

The Fiend

  • 10.31.2019 - 02.27.2020 (119 days)
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Bill Goldberg (2)

  • 02.27.2020 - 03.25.2020 (27 days)
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

 

Braun Strowman

  • 03.25.2020 - 08.23.2020 (151 days)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA

 

The Fiend (2)

  • 08.23.2020 - 08.30.2020 (7 days)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA

 

Roman Reigns (2)

  • 08.30.2020 - 04.07.2024 (1,316 days)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA
    • On 04.03.2022, WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defeated WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar in a winner-takes-all match.  While the two championships were not officially unified, they were defended together going forward as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
    • After losing the championship to Cody Rhodes on 04.07.2024, the WWE Universal Championship portion was officially deactivated, and Rhodes went forward as the Undisputed WWE World Champion