WWE Universal Championship

No.	Champion 	Date 	Event 	Location 	Reign	Days	Notes
1 	Dean Ambrose 	May 2, 2016 	Raw 	St. Louis, MO 	1 	 	Ambrose introduced the championship feeling that he was the real 'world champion' due to controversy surrounding the finish to his WWE Championship match against Lesnar.
The title became the world title for SmackDown following the 2016 WWE Draft when Dean Ambrose was drafted as SmackDown
2 	AJ Styles 	August 21, 2016 	Summerslam 	Brooklyn, NY 	1 	161 	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract
3 	CM Punk 	January 29, 2017 	Royal Rumble 	San Antonio, TX 	1 	56 	
4 	Bray Wyatt 	March 26, 2017 	Wrestlemania 33 	Pittsburgh, PA 	1 	217 	
5 	Shinsuke Nakamura 	October 29, 2017 	Halloween Havoc 	Minneapolis, MN 	1 	147 	Daniel Bryan was the special guest referee and The Wyatt Family were barred from ringside
6 	AJ Styles 	March 25, 2018 	WrestleMania 34 	Cleveland, OH 	2 	217 	
7 	Daniel Bryan 	October 28, 2018 	Halloween Havoc 	Nashville, TN 	3 	153 	
8 	Kofi Kingston 	March 30, 2019 	WrestleMania 35: Night 1	Atlanta, GA 	1 	188 	
9 	Drew McIntyre 	October 4, 2019 	SmackDown 	Los Angeles, CA 	1 	135 	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract
10 	Seth Rollins 	February 23, 2020	Roadblock 	Sunrise, FL 	1 	194 	
11 	Kevin Owens 	September 4, 2020	SmackDown 	 	1 	204 	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract
12 	Edge 	March 27, 2021 	WrestleMania 37: Night 1	St. Petersburg, FL	1 	155 	This was a triple threat match also involving Daniel Bryan.
13 	Tommaso Ciampa 	August 29, 2021 	Summerslam 	St. Petersburg, FL	1 	210 	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract
14 	Keith Lee 	March 27, 2022 	WrestleMania 38: Night 2	Tampa Bay, FL 	1 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
15 	Chris Hero 	March 31, 2024 	WrestleMania 40: Night 2	Arlington, TX 	1 	131 	Hero's Intercontinental Championship was also on the line
16 	"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt	August 9, 2024 	SmackDown 	 	2 	135 	Cashed in his Money in the Bank contract
17 	Chris Hero 	January 2025 	Royal Rumble 	 	2 	 	
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