CHAMPION |
REIGN |
DATE |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
DAYS HELD |
SUCCESSFUL DEFENSES |
Finn Bálor |
1 |
August 21, 2016 |
SummerSlam |
Brooklyn, NY |
1 |
-- |
Kevin Owens |
1 |
August 29, 2016 |
Monday Night RAW |
Houston, TX |
188 |
6 |
Goldberg |
1 |
March 5, 2017 |
FastLane |
Milwaukee, WI |
28 |
-- |
Brock Lesnar |
1 |
April 2, 2017 |
WrestleMania 33 |
Orlando, FL |
504 |
6 |
Roman Reigns |
1 |
August 19, 2018 |
SummerSlam |
Brooklyn, NY |
64 |
3 |
Brock Lesnar |
2 |
November 2, 2018 |
Crown Jewel |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
156 |
1 |
Seth Rollins |
1 |
April 7, 2019 |
WrestleMania 35 |
East Rutherford, NJ |
98 |
5 |
Brock Lesnar |
3 |
July 14, 2019 |
Extreme Rules |
Pittsburgh, PA |
27 |
-- |
Seth Rollins |
2 |
August 11, 2019 |
SummerSlam |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
80 |
3 |
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt |
1 |
October 31, 2019 |
Crown Jewel |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
118 |
2 |
Goldberg |
2 |
February 27, 2020 |
WWE Super ShowDown |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
37 |
-- |
Braun Strowman |
1 |
April 4, 2020 |
WrestleMania 36 |
Orlando, FL |
141 |
2 |
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt |
2 |
August 23, 2020 |
SummerSlam |
Orlando, FL |
6 |
-- |
ROMAN REIGNS |
2 |
AUGUST 30, 2020 |
PAYBACK |
ORLANDO, FL |
-- |
28 |
- DQ, count-outs & ties are counted as successful defenses
Title Matches of Roman Reigns.
- WWE Payback (08/30/2020): Roman Reigns (with Paul Heyman) defeated Braun Strowman & "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) (No Holds Barred Triple Threat match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Clash of Champions (09/27/2020): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Jey Uso (with Jimmy Uso) by technical knock-out (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (10/16/2020): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Braun Strowman by technical submission (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Hell in a Cell (10/25/2020): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Jey Uso (with Jimmy Uso) by submission. (Hell in a Cell "I Quit" match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (12/20/2020): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman & Jey Uso) defeated Kevin Owens. (Tables, Ladders & Chairs match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (12/25/2020): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman & Jey Uso) defeated Kevin Owens by escaping the cage (Steel Cage match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Royal Rumble (01/31/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Kevin Owens (Last Man Standing match)
- Elimination Chamber (02/21/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Daniel Bryan by submission (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- WWE FastLane (03/21/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Daniel Bryan (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship; Edge was special outside enforcer)
- WrestleMania (04/11/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Jey Uso & Paul Heyman) defeated Daniel Bryan & Edge (Triple threat match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (04/30/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Daniel Bryan by technical submission (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship; Since Bryan lost he was fired from SmackDown)
- WrestleMania Backlash (05/16/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Cesaro by technical submission (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (06/18/2021): Roman Reigns (c) defeated Rey Mysterio by submission (Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Money in the Bank (07/18/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Edge (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- SummerSlam (08/21/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated John Cena (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (09/03/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Finn Balor by technical submission (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Extreme Rules (09/26/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated "The Demon" Finn Balor (Extreme Rules match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- WWE Crown Jewel (10/21/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Brock Lesnar (c) (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (12/03/2021): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Sami Zayn by submission (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Royal Rumble (01/29/2022): Seth Rollins defeated Roman Reigns (c) by disqualification (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- Elimination Chamber (02/19/2022): Roman Reigns (c) defeated Goldberg by technical submission (Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship)
- WrestleMania 38 (04/03/2022): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Brock Lesnar (Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship)
- Friday Night SmackDown (06/17/2022): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Riddle (Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship; Since Riddle lost, he cannot challenge Roman for the title ever again)
- SummerSlam (07/30/2022): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Brock Lesnar (Last Man Standing match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship)
- WWE Clash at the Castle (09/03/2022): Roman Reigns (c) defeated Drew McIntyre (Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship)
- WWE Crown Jewel (11/05/2022): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Logan Paul (Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship)
- Royal Rumble (01/28/2023): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman & Sami Zayn) defeated Kevin Owens (Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship)
- Elimination Chamber (02/18/2023): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Sami Zayn (Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship)
- WrestleMania 39 (04/02/2023): Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa) defeated Cody Rhodes (Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship)
Title History
- Promotion: World Wrestling Entertainment
- Brand: Friday Night SmackDown
- Date established: July 25, 2016
- First champion: Finn Balor
- Most reigns: Brock Lesnar (3 reigns)
- Longest reign: Roman Reigns (-- days)
- Shortest reign: Finn Balor (22 hours)
- Most defenses: Roman Reigns (28 defenses)
- Oldest winner: Goldberg (53 years 62 days)
- Youngest winner: Kevin Owens (32 years 114 days)
- Heaviest champion: Braun Strowman (385 lbs.)
- Lightest champion: Finn Balor (190 lbs.)