What is WWE Universal Championship?
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship |name = WWE Universal Championship |image =Cody Rhodes, Wrestlemania XL in 2024 6.jpg |caption = Current champion [[Cody Rhodes]] with the Undisputed WWE Championship belt that represents both the Universal and [[WWE Championship|WWE Championships]] (2023–present). |promotion = [[WWE]] |brand = [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]<!-- BRANDS ARE NOT ITALICIZED, JUST TV SHOWS. --> |currentholder = [[Cody Rhodes]] |won = April 7, 2024 |created = July 25, 2016 |firstchamp = [[Finn Bálor]] |mostreigns = [[Brock Lesnar]]<br/>(3 reigns) |longestreign = [[Roman Reigns]]<br/>(2nd reign, {{age in days|August 30, 2020|April 7, 2024}} days) |shortestreign = [[Finn Bálor]]<br/>(22 hours) |oldest = [[Bill Goldberg|Goldberg]]<br/>({{age in years and days|1966|12|27|2020|02|27}}) |youngest = [[Kevin Owens]]<br/>({{age in years and days|1984|05|07|2016|08|29}}) |heaviest = [[Braun Strowman]]<br/>({{Convert|385|lb|kg|abbr=on}}) |lightest = [[Finn Bálor]]<br/>({{Convert|190|lb|kg|abbr=on}}) |pastnames= * '''WWE Universal Championship'''<br/>(2016–present) * Undisputed WWE Universal Championship<br/>(2022–2024){{efn|name=fn1|Together with the [[WWE Championship]].}} * '''Undisputed WWE Universal Championship'''<br/>(2024–present){{efn|name=fn1}} }} The '''WWE Universal Championship''' is a [[professional wrestling]] world championship in [[WWE]] for the men of the [[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] [[WWE Brand Extension|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 (WWE, 2023–present)|World Heavyweight Championship]] from the [[WWE Raw|Raw]] brand. The current champion is [[Cody Rhodes]], who is in his first reign. He beat Roman Reigns in a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|Bloodline rules match]] on April 7, 2024 at night