10 WWE records that were broken in 2019

Modified Dec 02, 2019 07:08 GMT

#3 The longest reigning NXT UK Champion

Tyler Bate became the first-ever NXT UK Champion by defeating Pete Dunne back in 2017. Dunne ended Bate's reign at NXT TakeOver: Chicago later that year, at 125 days.

Dunne lost the belt to Walter at NXT TakeOver New York, clocking his reign at a whopping 685 days! This one's certainly a record that won't be broken for a long time to come.

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#2 Becky Lynch takes down Ronda Rousey, again

At WrestleMania 35, Becky Lynch won a Triple Threat Match to become the RAW and SmackDown Live Women's Champion, with Ronda Rousey's dominant reign ending at 231 days.

Recently, Lynch surpassed Rousey's reign and is now the longest-reigning RAW Women's Champion. "The Man" put down the likes of Sasha Banks, Lacey Evans, Natalya, and many others on her way to achieving this feat.

#1 Brock Lesnar bags the most number of Universal title reigns

The Universal title was unveiled in 2016, with Finn Balor becoming the first-ever Champion at SummerSlam that year. Lesnar cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules 2019, and picked up an easy victory over the latter.

This was Lesnar's record third Universal Champioship victory, with the first two being over Goldberg at WrestleMania 33 and Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel 2018.

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