When the brand split era came back in 2016 with RAW and SmackDown getting separate rosters once again. In 2016 after beating Seth Rollins at SummerSlam in NYC for the inaugural WWE Universal Championship, Finn Bálor was forced to relinquish the title due to a injury (shoulder) in that match. Roman Reigns failed to win the Universal Championship from Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 and Greatest Royal Rumble 2018 event. The logo also has diamonds featured inside it. Finn Balor might not vacate the NXT Championship. The bottom rim of the plate has words “Universal Champion” written on it. We were able to fix it all and put it back where it came from. On next SmackDown, Paul Heyman would be introduced as Roman’s advisor as he got into a triple threat No Holds Barred match against Strowman and the champion Fiend. The fans at SummerSlam 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York sang “this belt sucks” among other chants. This is amazing and iron sharpens iron. The title was introduced on 2 October 2019 in the debut... AEW World Heavyweight Championship is the premier championship in All Elite Wrestling. Due to this, Balor had to undergo surgery and relinquish the title just one day after having won it. Peacock to become exclusive home of WWE Network in U.S. The Fiend returned to WWE nearly 4 months after WrestleMania and challenged Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam 2020, where The Fiend won the title for the second time. Andrade charged but Balor dropped him and hit a double stomp. Seth Rollins won the Royal Rumble 2019 and challenged Brock Lesnar for Universal Championship at WrestleMania 35. Royal Rumble 2019 was his second crack at regaining the title. He would then go on to defend the title against Braun Strowman at Clash of Champions 2019 before starting a feud with The Fiend Bray Wyatt. Braun Strowman was given the opportunity to face Goldberg at WrestleMania 36 after Roman Reigns withdrew from the event. Finn Balor Pitches an NXT Championship Match at WrestleMania 37. Goldberg won the Universal Championship for the second time after beating The Fiend at Super ShowDown 2020 event in Saudi Arabia. Just 24 hours after Finn toppled Seth Rollins to win the brand new title at … Balor then defeated Rollins at SummerSlam 2016 in a pinfall & submission-only match to be crowned the first WWE Universal Champion. Mngeh90. Established – 25 July 2016Introduced By – Brand’s Commissioner Stephanie McMahon & General Manager Mick Foley. Rollins then won the #1 contender match to set up a rematch at SummerSlam 2019, a match that Rollins won to win back the title back. Witness the moment in which Finn Bálor sustained an injury during his WWE Universal Championship Match against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam: Courtesy of the award-winning WWE Network. Finn Bálor subsequently became the inaugural Universal Champion at SummerSlam on August 21.: October 31, 2019 SmackDown: The Universal Championship moved to SmackDown after "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, a … Balor blocked the Hammerlock DDT and hit a Basement Dropkick. As the title reign progressed, Roman’s character would turn more and more villainous and sick. Finn Balor was part of the Fatal 5 Way match at the 2017 Extreme Rules, where he competed against Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, and Bray Wyatt to earn a title shot for the Universal Championship.. Balor was one of the best performers of the match, as he showed some … Roman also won the title match against Kevin Owens at WWE TLC 2020. His match with Brock Lesnar was the last time that Finn Balor had an opportunity at regaining the Universal Championship. FULL MATCH - Finn Bálor vs. Kevin Owens – NXT Title Ladder Match- NXT TakeOver- Brooklyn. In a cruel twist of fate, Finn Bálor is giving up the WWE Universal Championship. The Monster Among Men then defended the title against Bray Wyatt(Money in the Bank 2020) and The Miz & John Morrison(handicapped match at Backlash 2020). The prognosis is excellent, however. Roman was part of a fatal-way match at SummerSlam 2017 which Lesnar won. Bálor seemed in good spirits, even posting a photo from the recovery room on Twitter: As first reported by WWE.com, the injury came in the course of Bálor and Rollins’ match to determine which Superstar would become the first WWE Universal Champion, specifically when Bálor absorbed a running powerbomb to the barricade at the hands of The Architect. A little over a year ago, Finn Balor seemed to be in line for a Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble. That was until 2016. IWGP... TNT Championship is AEW's secondary singles male title. 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During a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, Finn Balor commented on having to relinquish the Universal Championship due to an injury, his current run in NXT, and more.You can check out some highlights from the interview below: On being forced to give up the Universal Championship after his injury: “When I was in that moment, I felt like it was the worst thing in the world. Roman took advantage of the situation and defeated a distracted Lesnar to win Universal Championship for the first time. The title remained vacant for a week. Goldberg then won the Universal Championship in just 22 seconds having speared Owens upon a distraction from Jericho. Rollins won the Universal Championship for the second time just after 28 days as he became the #1 contender and defeated Lesnar at SummerSlam 2019. Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins First Universal Championship 2016 Best match ever in wwe history and also best match of the year! He qualified for the vacant Universal title match after defeating Neville. He finally lost the title to the Fiend at SummerSlam 2020. The design of the Universal Championship title belt was heavily criticised upon its release due to its similarity with WWE Championship. The same injury forced Bálor to relinquish his title on Raw, one day after winning it. He stares at Finn, then at the Universal Championship, then at the WrestleMania sign. When the title was spefic to RAW brand, the belt strap was red in color. Finn Balor legitimately injured his shoulder during the match at SummerSlam 2016 against Seth Rollins. Whether Roman retains or Finn captures a universal champion. Finn Bálor and Kyle O’Reilly face off in another classic with NXT’s top prize on the line. He would go on to win the title, his first under the Fiend gimmick, at Crown Jewel 2019 in his second attempt. This resulted in Reigns relinquishing the Universal title and the title remained vacant until 2 November 2018. Check out the list of current New Japan Pro-Wrestling(NJPW) Champions/Title Holders, date on which they won the current title and reign number. Rollins would later lose the title to The Fiend at Crown Jewel 2019 in a Falls Count Anywhere match. During his second reign, Lesnar defended the title just two times- a win against Finn Balor at Royal Rumble 2019, and a lost against Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35. WWE Champion Dean Ambrose was drafted and became exclusive to SmackDown, taking the championship with him. Featured below are some of the highlights. Brock Lesnar would later challenge Goldberg to setup a title match at WrestleMania 33. But, if the WWE has different plans, then it would be better for him to have a Universal Championship Match after Wrestlemania 34, either against Lesnar or Reigns, in order to become a champion. Owens pinned Seth Rollins in a four-way elimination match which also involved Roman Reigns and Big Cass. As first reported by WWE.com, the injury came in the course of Bálor and Rollins’ match to determine which Superstar would become the first WWE Universal Champion, specifically when Bálor absorbed a running powerbomb to the barricade at the hands of The Architect. Lesnar would win the Universal title for the second time by defeating Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel 2018 event in Saudi Arabia. Possibly the biggest moment of Bálor's career to date was winning the then brand new Universal Championship in 2016. Last week's Friday Night SmackDown ended with Roman Reigns sabotaging a No. As a result, Balor was forced to vacate the WWE Universal Championship. Fans unfamiliar with Bálor’s previous work looked to this match to get a feel for the new main-eventer. When the lights come back on, The Undertaker is in the ring. Lesnar would then defeat Roman at WrestleMania 34(2018) and at Greatest Royal Rumble. Finn Bálor: NXT TV #396 Apr 15th 2020: Finn Bálor: def. This was Goldberg’s second world title with WWE. He would then hold onto the title for a record 504 days in a single title reign. The Irish born wrestler was the focal point of this Universal Championship match. Ahead of his WWE Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar at Sunday night's WWE Royal Rumble 2019 pay-per-view, the first-ever WWE Universal Champion, Finn Balor, spoke with the folks from ESPN for an interview. Finn Balor can’t seem to escape injuries. He also defeated WWE Champion Roman Reigns at Survivor Series after some help from Jey Uso. Goldberg defeated KO at Fastlane 2017 in just 22 seconds after KO was distracted by Jericho’s entrance. The center plate of the belt features a large cutout logo of WWE. He previously had to forfeit the Universal championship due to a separated shoulder. Triple H’ interference helped Kevin Owens winning the Universal Championship. WWE World Heavyweight Championship remained the only world title in WWE from 2013 onwards after Randy Orton combined the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship. Strowman would go on to defeat Goldberg at night 1 of WrestleMania 36 and win his first World title. Here is the list of all the Universal Champions in the reverse chronological order (latest by date). The side plates are seperated from the center plate with vertical gold bars. The title was introduced on 25 July 2016 on WWE RAW and a tournament was announced to crown the first Universal Champion. Chris Jericho was crowned as the first AEW World Champion at AEW... SummerSlam 2016 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York sang “this belt sucks”, Complete List of Current NJWP Champions or title holder in 2020/2021, List of All AEW TNT Champions & Championship, List Of AEW World Tag Team Champions & Championship, List Of AEW Women’s World Champions & Championship, List Of AEW World Champions & Championship. Check back with WWE.com for updates on Bálor’s condition. On October 22, 2018, Roman Reigns announced the return of Leukemia and relinquished the title. (pin) Baron Corbin: WWE Monday Night Raw Aug 13th 2018: Braun Strowman & Finn Bálor: ... Finn Bálor: WWE Mixed Match Challenge #1 Jan 16th 2018: Finn Bálor & Sasha Banks: def. After the belt was moved to SmackDown, the strap was changed to blue and the stripe behind the logo was changed from black to red. Roman entered the match late and used a low blow and a spear on Strowman to win the Universal Championship. Universal title hostage that we've had a match for the Universal Championship on Monday night Raw and it's happening tonight and it's been a classic between Reigns and and I'm looking around this arena right now and everybody is on their feet. Roman Reigns would go on and challenge him for WrestleMania 36. The fans turned on Rollins after the referee stopped the match citing Rollins’ mad attitude to destroy the Fiend. On the same pay-per-view Gallows and Anderson win the tag belts and Seth Rollins wins the Royal Rumble with Styles being a close second, with Adam Cole winning the Intercontinental Title against The Miz. A really high energy injury, it did more damage than a standard shoulder dislocation where you simply tear the labrum. Finn pins Roman and gets the win. But that match was canceled after Roman Reigns withdrew from the event. Inaugural WWE Universal Champion Finn Bálor underwent surgery as a result of the injury he suffered to his right shoulder against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam. While Finn has faced plenty of imposing figures throughout his career, going up against Lesnar is a completely different beast. Date of transition Brand Notes July 25, 2016 Raw: The championship was established for Raw after WWE Champion Dean Ambrose was drafted to SmackDown in the 2016 WWE Draft. Finn Bálor underwent shoulder surgery following his injury at SummerSlam 2016, and WWE.com has exclusive photos of the procedure. The championship is named after WWE Universe, which WWE refers to its superstars and fans ecosystem. ... 23:49. Balor then defeated Rollins at SummerSlam 2016 in a pinfall & submission-only match to be crowned the first WWE Universal Champion. Kevin Owens was working as a heel during 2016. After the match, Finn Balor is in the ring celebrating when GONG and the lights go out. AEW held the World Tag Team Championship Tournament to... AEW Women's World Championship is the premier Women's title in All Elite Wrestling. Dean Ambrose defends the Intercontinental Championship against Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley. Due to his injury, @StephMcMahon and I jointly accept @FinnBalor relinquishing of the @WWE Universal Championship. Finn Balor wins by pinfall in 21:07. Check out these full match card predictions. Brock Lesnar won the Money in the Bank ladder match at the namesake PPV. Finally, at the next TakeOver, Finn Bálor comes out as his Demon persona and shocks the world by handing Kross his first loss in a hardhitting brutal match ending with a Coup de Grace and 1916. Bálor was able to finish the match, but Dr. Robinson noted that an MRI yielded results earlier today showing a “possible labrum tear.” Michael Cole confirmed on Raw that Bálor was set to undergo surgery, which Dr. Robinson earlier indicated could lead to a recovery time of “anywhere from four to six months.”. WWE WrestleMania 37 is scheduled to take place on March 28, 2021, live on the WWE Network. Roman delayed signing the contract for the match up until the Fiend vs Strowman fight was already started. Roman defended the title twice against Jey Uso at Clash of Champions and at Hell in a Cell 2020. At least that was the word around the campfire. — Finn Bálor (@FinnBalor) August 24, 2016. During his title reign, he also faced Bray Wyatt again in a non-title Wyatt Swamp fight. Balor vs Rollins received a 4-star rating from Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Overall, Finn Balor has been in great shape in the past few months and undoubtedly deserves a title opportunity to reclaim what he lost, due to injury. Brock Lesnar would go on to win the Universal Championship after defeating Goldberg at WrestleMania 33. WWE NXT FULL SHOW. In the opening match of the night, Rollins used a low blow and multiple stomps on Lesnar to win the title. He defeated Seth Rollins at SummerSlam to earn that victory. “Finn’s injury was pretty severe, more severe than normal. John Cena, Finn Bálor, Drew McIntyre, and Baron Corbin compete in a Fatal 4-Way Match to replace Braun Strowman in the Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Rollins will go on to defend the title against AJ Styles(Money in the Bank 2019) and against Baron Corbin(Super ShowDown 2019 and Stomping Ground 2019). During his title reign, The Fiend and Bray Wyatt would defend the title against The Miz(TLC 2019) and Daniel Bryan(Royal Rumble 2020). The Aftermath crew goes over their wins from the past week in WWE, including the NXT Championship match between Finn Balor and Kyle O'Reilly. Finn Bálor vs. Seth Rollins – WWE Universal Championship Match: photos. Update: Aug.23 at 10 p.m by Dr. Jeffrey Dugas During this time, Lesnar would work part-time for WWE and would only defend the title 6 times over 15 months. Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Bálor – Universal Title Match: Royal Rumble 2019 (Full Match) #Raw. However, after Jericho accepted a challenger from Goldberg of his behalf, Owens would turn on Jericho the next week during the Festival of Friendship segment. Inaugural Universal Champion Finn Bálor looks to regain the title from ... FULL MATCH - Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Bálor ... NFL - Mahomes has ‘no symptoms’ ahead of AFC Championship Game. On RAW episode of 22 October 2018, Roman Reigns announced that his Leukemia has returned and he has to go away for treatment. Hence, Stephaine McMahon and Mick Foley, who were in charge of RAW at the time, introduced a new championship. Goldberg challenged the reigning Universal Champion Kevin Owens for a title match, which was accepted by Chris Jericho on Owens’ behalf. Andrade delivered a Jawbreaker and a big running knee to the jaw in the corner. (pin) Fabian Aichner: NXT UK TV … - Page 5 At SummerSlam, Lesnar went to attack Braun Strowman, who was at the ringside to cash-in Money in the Bank contract. ... Watch: Finn Bálor vs. Kyle O’Reilly – NXT Championship Match: NXT New Year’s Evil, 2021. The championship remained with the RAW brand until 31 October 2019 when “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt defeated Seth Rollins at WWE Crown Jewel to win the title. A four-way match was booked to determine a new champion, and Bálor has yet to wear the universal championship belt again. Finn Bálor: WWE Universal Championship: WWE SummerSlam '18 Aug 19th 2018: Finn Bálor: def. On 14 January episode of Raw, after Braun Strowman was removed from his Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble after damaging Vince McMahon's limo, Bálor was booked in a fatal-four way match against Drew McIntyre, John Cena and Baron Corbin to determine who would take Strowman's place against Lesnar at the pay-per-view, in which Bálor emerged victorious … Balor was the first-ever WWE Universal Champion but had to relinquish the belt the night after winning it at SummerSlam 2016 due to a shoulder injury. Finn Balor qualified for the title match at SummerSlam after winning a fatal 4-way match and then defeating Roman Reigns. Raw’s top title either going to a former WWE Champion, or somebody who hadn’t competed for any main roster WWE titles. It is named after TNT Channel on which AEW's weekly show Dynamite airs and is considered... AEW World Tag Team Championship is the main tag team title in All Elite Wrestling. Finn Balor vs Kyle O'Riley - NXT Championship Match - WWE NXT New Year's Evil - 06 January 2021 Full Match. Lesnar lost the title to Reigns at SummerSlam 2018 after going after Braun Strowman who was ready to cash-in Money in the Bank contract. During his title reign, Chris Jericho would help him to retain the title. Finn Balor suffered a right shoulder injury during his match against Seth Rollins at Summerslam 2016. Finn Bálor is still the NXT Champion and Triple H was adamant about letting Bálor keep his championship while he rehabs due to Bálor having a string of bad luck with championships and injuries. Check out the complete list of WWE Universal Champions, championship history, the belt design and title journey in WWE. Who will be crowned the first WWE Universal Champion at SummerSlam: Finn Bálor or Seth Rollins? The Fiend was drafted to the SmackDown brand during WWE Draft 2019, which resulted in the Universal Championship also being shifted to SmackDown. During this time on RAW, the title changed hands a total of 9 times and was carried by 6 different WWE superstars. Finn Balor gets the title shot at the Rumble which he was promised where with help from The Club he defeats the Beast Incarnate and reclaims the Universal Championship. A broken jaw points to a month or two before Finn can properly join in on the action without risking his face. I’m anticipating him getting back at full speed.”. But an injury in that same match forced him to relinquish the title the next night … The Hell in a Cell 2019 event saw a controversial match between Rollins and The Fiend. Rollins, Big Cass, Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns all prevailed in singles matches throughout the night to qualify for a Fatal 4-Way Match on next week’s Raw to determine the new WWE Universal Champion. Wyatt was already drafted to SmackDown a few weeks earlier and hence, took the title with him to SmackDown. After that, Kross demands that Finn Bálor "the man" should face … 8:18. After the title was introduced on RAW, Seth Rollins was named the first contender for the title. Andrade ended up sweeping Balor on the apron. Finn Balor was crowned the first champion after defeating Seth Rollins in the final at SummerSlam 2016 on 21 August. The center plate and as well as side plates feature borders with diamonds sitting inside. A Fatal 5 Way Match always delivers and meets expectations, especially when top-notch names of the roster perform. Balor grounded Andrade in the middle of the squared circle. 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