WWE Universal Championship

The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by WWE, currently defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two world titles for WWE's main roster, alongside the WWE Championship on Raw. The current champion is Roman Reigns, who is in his second reign, which is the longest reign for the title. Reigns is recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion as he concurrently holds both the WWE Championship and Universal Championship.

Named in honor of the WWE Universe, the championship was established on July 25, 2016, to be the top title of the Raw brand. 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 SmackDown. The inaugural Universal Champion was Finn Bálor. Since its inception, matches for the championship have headlined several pay-per-view events, including five consecutive SummerSlams from 2017

to 2021, as well as WrestleMania 34, 37 Night 2, and 38 Night 2, both being two of WWE's "big five" pay-per-views, the latter of which is WWE's flagship event. Following the events of the 2019 Crown Jewel, the Universal and WWE Championship switched brands.