WWE Officially Retires Championship Following WrestleMania 41

WWE has officially retired a championship belt following WrestleMania 41.

On Tuesday, it was noticed the website page for the Universal Championship was updated to show "Retired." The page notes Roman Reigns as the championship's final holder, with his Reign, of course, ending on April 7th of last year.

WWE Retires Universal Championship | WWE.com

Per the WWE website:

When the WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown LIVE following the WWE Brand Extension, Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley created the Universal Championship as the flagship title of Monday Night Raw. The Universal Title then switched to the blue brand with "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt's 2019 victory over Seth Rollins.

The belt was first introduced in 2016 with its inaugural winner being Finn Balor. Balor's reign would last just a day, however, as he would vacate the title after suffering a shoulder injury. The final holder of the Unversal Championship was Roman Reigns. The Tribal Chief held the title for a record 1,316 days, from August 30, 2020 to April 7, 2024. Reigns, of course, lost the title to Cody Rhodes on night two of WrestleMania 40.

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Full Lost Of Universal Championship Holders

Wrestler	Dates
Roman Reigns	Aug 30, 2020 - Apr 7, 2024
Bray Wyatt	Aug 23, 2020 - Aug 30, 2020
Braun Strowman	April 4, 2020 - Aug 23, 2020
Goldberg	Feb 27, 2020 - Apr 4, 2020
Bray Wyatt	Oct 31, 2019 - Feb 27, 2020
Seth Rollins	Aug 11, 2019 - Oct 31, 2019
Brock Lesnar	Jul 14, 2019 - Aug 11, 2019
Seth Rollins	Apr 7, 2019 - Jul 14, 2019
Brock Lesnar	Nov 2, 2018 - Apr 7, 2019
Roman Reigns	Aug 19, 2018 - Oct 22, 2018
Brock Lesnar	Apr 2, 2017 - Aug 19, 2018
Goldberg	Mar 5, 2017 - Apr 2, 2017
Kevin Owens	Aug 29, 2016 - Mar 5, 2017
Finn Balor	Aug 21, 2016 - Aug 22, 2016

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