Roman Reigns Hits MAJOR Landmark As Undisputed WWE Universal Champion

A big day for Roman Reigns and his lengthy Undisputed WWE Universal Championship reign.

by Andy H Murray
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Roman Reigns has today reached the two-year mark as a top WWE champion.

The reigning Undisputed WWE Universal Champion captured the first of his two titles, the Universal Championship, by dethroning Bray Wyatt at Payback on 30 August 2020. Having now spent two years with that specific strap over his shoulder and around his waist, Reigns is comfortably the longest-reigning Universal Champion of all time. The second, Brock Lesnar, held it for 503 recognised days between April 2017 and August 2018.

WrestleMania 38 saw Roman unify the Universal and WWE Titles by defeating Brock Lesnar to become the company's unified kingpin. That individual run is currently ongoing at 149 days.

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WWE will acknowledge Reigns' two-year run on top on this Friday's episode of SmackDown, which was pretaped last week. A celebration segment featuring the Undisputed Universal Champion is currently being advertised for the show.

Reign's next challenger, Drew McIntyre, steps up to the plate at Clash at the Castle this Saturday, 3 September. This will be WWE's first UK stadium show since SummerSlam 1992, with McIntyre effectively in the British Bulldog's slot, playing the role of homecoming king.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.