NXT Championship
At the top of WWE's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers are the WWE Championship on Raw, the Universal Championship on SmackDown, and the NXT Championship on NXT — all regarded as world championships. The WWE Championship is held by first-time champion Bobby Lashley, who defeated The Miz in a Lumberjack match on the March 1, 2021 episode of "Raw". The Universal Championship is held by Roman Reigns, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating previous champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman, who Reigns pinned, in a No Holds Barred Triple Threat match at Payback on August 30, 2020. The NXT Championship is held by Karrion Kross, who is in his record-tying second reign. He defeated Finn Bálor on April 8, 2021 on Night 2 of .