WWE Universal Championship

Statistics
First champion(s)	Finn Bálor
Most reigns	Brock Lesnar; (3 reigns)
Longest reign	Roman Reigns; (2nd reign, 1,316 days)
Shortest reign	Finn Bálor; (22 hours)
Oldest winner	Goldberg; (53 years, 62 days)
Youngest winner	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
	Current champion Cody Rhodes with the Undisputed WWE Championship belt that represents both the Universal and WWE Championships (2023–present).
Details
Promotion	WWE
Brand	SmackDown
Date established	July 25, 2016
Current champion(s)	Cody Rhodes
Date won	April 7, 2024
Other name(s)
	WWE Universal Championship; (2016–present); Undisputed WWE Universal Championship; (2022–2024); Undisputed WWE Universal Championship; (2024–present);
First champion(s)
Statistics
First champion(s)	Finn Bálor
Most reigns	Brock Lesnar; (3 reigns)
Longest reign	Roman Reigns; (2nd reign, 1,316 days)
Shortest reign	Finn Bálor; (22 hours)
Oldest winner	Goldberg; (53 years, 62 days)
Youngest winner	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 is a professional wrestling world championship in WWE for the men of the SmackDown brand. It is one of three world championships in WWE, along with the WWE Championship (with which it is currently defended together as the Undisputed WWE Championship) and the World Heavyweight Championship from the Raw brand. The current champion is Cody Rhodes, who is in his first reign. He beat Roman Reigns in a Bloodline rules match on April 7, 2024 at night two of WrestleMania XL. Reigns had held the title for more than one thousand days.
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