Roman Reigns WWE Universal Championship Title Defenses 2nd Reign
Roman Reigns’ second reign as WWE Universal Champion has been a record-breaking reign and a milestone in many ways.
The title reign started at Payback 2020 event where he defeated “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman in a triple threat match. He has held the title for more than 2 years since while also unifying it with WWE Championship at WrestleMania 38. Roman has defended the title 30 times during this time and has defeated several former World Champions like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio, Finn Balor, Goldberg and Drew McIntyre.
Not only did he become the longest-reigning Universal Champion, but he also holds the record for the longest single title reign since Hulk Hogan’s run from 1984 to 1987. Overall, this reign is now the fifth longest reign in WWE History, and the longest single reign in WWE in the 21st century. Below is the list of all the title defenses that have come during this reign.
| No. | Against | Event | Match Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jey Uso | Clash of Champions 2020 | Singles Match | September 27, 2020 |
| 2 | Braun Strowman | SmackDown | Singles Match | October 16, 2020 |
| 3 | Jey Uso | Hell in a Cell 2020 | Hell in a Cell I Quit Match | October 25, 2020 |
| 4 | Kevin Owens | TLC 2020 | Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match | December 20, 2022 |
| 5 | Kevin Owens | SmackDown | Steel Cage Match | December 25, 2020 |
| 6 | Kevin Owens | Royal Rumble 2021 | Last Man Standing Match | January 31, 2021 |
| 7 | Daniel Bryan | Elimination Chamber 2021 | Singles Match | February 21, 2021 |
| 8 | Daniel Bryan | Fastlane 2021 | Singles Match (Special Enforcer: Edge) | March 21, 2021 |
| 9 | Daniel Bryan & Edge | WrestleMania 37 Night 2 | Triple Threat Match | April 11, 2021 |
| 10 | Daniel Bryan | SmackDown | Singles Match (Bryan’s SmackDown Career on the line) | April 30, 2021 |
| 11 | Cesaro | WrestleMania Backlash 2021 | Singles Match | May 16, 2021 |
| 12 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown | Hell in a Cell match | June 18, 2021 |
| 13 | Edge | Money in the Bank 2021 | Singles Match | July 18, 2021 |
| 14 | John Cena | SummerSlam 2021 | Singles Match | August 21, 2021 |
| 15 | Finn Balor | SmackDown | Singles Match | September 3, 2021 |
| 16 | Finn Balor(Demon) | Extreme Rules 2021 | Extreme Rules match | September 26, 2021 |
| 17 | Brock Lesnar | Crown Jewel | Singles Match | October 21, 2021 |
| 18 | Sami Zayn | SmackDown | Singles Match | December 3, 2021 |
| 19 | Seth Rollins(lost via DQ) | Royal Rumble 2022 | Singles Match | January 29, 2022 |
| 20 | Goldberg | Elimination Chamber 2022 | Singles Match | February 19, 2022 |
| 21 | Brock Lesnar | WrestleMania 38 Night 2 | Singles Match (WWE & Universal Championship Unification) | April 03, 2022 |
| 22 | Matt Riddle | SmackDown | Singles Match (Riddle’s Last Chance at Universal Title until Roman remains champion) | June 17, 2022 |
| 23 | Brock Lesnar | SummerSlam 2022 | Last Man Standing match | July 30, 2022 |
| 24 | Drew McIntyre | Clash at the Castle 2022 | Singles Match | September 03, 2022 |
| 25 | Logan Paul | Crown Jewel 2022 | Singles Match | November 05, 2022 |
| 26 | Kevin Owens | Royal Rumble 2023 | Singles Match | January 28, 2023 |
| 27 | Sami Zayn | Elimination Chamber 2023 | Singles Match | February 18, 2023 |
| 28 | Cody Rhodes | WrestleMania 39 Night 2 | Singles Match | April 2, 2023 |
| 29 | Jey Uso | SummerSlam 2023 | Singles Match | August 5, 2023 |
| 30 | LA Knight | Crown Jewel 2023 | Singles Match | November 4, 2023 |
| 31 | Randy Orton, LA Knight vs AJ Styles | Royal Rumble 2024 | Fatal 4-Way Match | January 27, 2024 |
| 32 | Cody Rhodes | WrestleMania XL | Singles Match | April 6/7, 2024 |