WWE Universal Championship

Statistics
First champion	Finn Bálor
Final champion	Roman Reigns
Most reigns	Brock Lesnar; (3 reigns)
Longest reign	Roman Reigns; (2nd reign, 1,316 days)
Shortest reign	Finn Bálor; (1 day)
Oldest champion	Goldberg; (53 years, 62 days)
Youngest champion	Kevin Owens; (32 years, 114 days)
Heaviest champion	Braun Strowman; (385 lb (175 kg))
Lightest champion	Finn Bálor; (190 lb (86 kg))

WWE Universal Championship
WWE Universal Championship
	The SmackDown version of the championship belt (2019–2023).
Details
Promotion	WWE
Date established	July 25, 2016
Date retired	April 7, 2024
Other names
	WWE Universal Championship; (2016–2024); Undisputed WWE Universal Championship; (2022–2024);
First champion
Statistics
First champion	Finn Bálor
Final champion	Roman Reigns
Most reigns	Brock Lesnar; (3 reigns)
Longest reign	Roman Reigns; (2nd reign, 1,316 days)
Shortest reign	Finn Bálor; (1 day)
Oldest champion	Goldberg; (53 years, 62 days)
Youngest champion	Kevin Owens; (32 years, 114 days)
Heaviest champion	Braun Strowman; (385 lb (175 kg))
Lightest champion	Finn Bálor; (190 lb (86 kg))

The WWE Universal Championship was a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. Established in 2016, it was the third overall men's world championship created by the company, after the WWE Championship (1963) and the 2002–2013 version of the World Heavyweight Championship. From April 2022 until the title's official retirement in April 2024, it was jointly held and defended with the WWE Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, but both titles maintained their individual lineages. The inaugural champion was Finn Bálor and the final recognized champion was Roman Reigns.

The championship was named in honor of WWE's fanbase, referred to as the WWE Universe, and it was established on July 25, 2016, to be the top title of the Raw brand, a division of WWE's roster. Its creation came as a result of the reintroduction of the brand split and subsequent draft on July 19, 2016, in which the WWE Championship, the promotion's original world title, became exclusive to the SmackDown brand. Matches for the championship headlined several pay-per-view and livestreaming events, including seven consecutive SummerSlams from 2017 to 2023, as well as five WrestleManias (34, 37 Night 2, 38 Night 2, 39 Night 2, and XL Night 2), both being two of WWE's "big five" events, the latter of which is WWE's flagship event. Following the aftermath of the 2019 Crown Jewel, the title moved to SmackDown where it remained until its retirement.