5 facts about the WWE Universal Championship

#3 Finn Balor is the first Universal Champion

The first ever Universal Champion- Finn Balor

Most people think that Kevin Owens was the first ever Universal Champion in WWE, but the fact is Finn Balor is the first ever Universal Champion. On RAW, Balor defeated Cesaro, Kevin Owens and Rusev in a fatal-four way match. He had to face Roman Reigns, who too won a fatal-four way match, defeating Chris Jericho, Sami Zayn and Sheamus. The duo faced off each other where Balor prevailed and defeated Reigns.

This gave Finn Balor the opportunity to compete for the Universal title at the SummerSlam 2016 pay-per-view against Seth Rollins. Rollins and Balor battled each other and gave their cent percent to win the first ever Universal Championship. In the end, Finn Balor won the match and was the inaugural Universal Champion in WWE.

However, the following night on RAW, Balor vacated the Championship owing to a legitimate shoulder injury and this paved the way for Kevin Owens, who competed in a series of matches and became the new and second Universal Champion in WWE.