5 WWE Superstars Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar defeated whilst Universal Champion

Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar are two of the top superstars in WWE today. Their standing in the company has allowed them to win the Universal Championship multiple times in their careers.

The Tribal Chief has won the title twice. Meanwhile, Lesnar has won the title thrice. Both stars have made history with lengthy Universal title reigns.

Lesnar set the record for the longest Universal Championship reign at 503-days. The Head of the Table is set to break his record and become the longest-reigning Universal Champion of all time.

Many fans believe that Brock Lesnar is the best Universal Champion of all time. Meanwhile, others think Reigns has proven to be the most dominant champion of the modern era. The fact that both men have held the same title for over 500 days shows they are arguably the biggest names in Sports Entertainment today.

During their respective reigns, the two superstars have competed against top men in the company. In this article, we will look at the five WWE stars Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar have defeated while holding the Universal Championship.

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#5. Brock Lesnar defeated Roman Reigns as the WWE Universal Champion

Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns have locked horns for the WWE Universal title five times. Three of those five times, Lesnar has held the Universal Championship.

The two first competed for the title in a Fatal Four-Way match, including Samoa Joe and Braun Strowman at SummerSlam 2017. All four men gave each other a beating throughout the contest. In the final moments of the match, Reigns had the upper hand, but Lesnar caught him with an F5 and pinned him to retain the title.

At WrestleMania 34, Roman Reigns challenged Lesnar for the title in a one-on-one contest. The match main evented the Premium Live Event. The Beast Incarnate hit six F5s to put down Reigns and retain his Universal Championship. The match wasn’t well-received by fans in attendance.

Brock Lesnar faced Roman Reigns for a third time for the title at the 2018 Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. The Hell in a Cell match saw Reigns spear Lesnar through the steel cage, but lose the match as The Beast Incarnate hit the floor first.

Even though Reigns has always stood a good chance against The Beast Incarnate in Universal Championship matches, he doesn’t have an advantage over him.

#4. Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar put down Braun Strowman as WWE Universal Champions

Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar have both faced former Braun Strowman for the Universal Championship. Lesnar has faced Strowman four times on Premium Live Events for the company.

Their first match came during Lesnar’s first reign as the Universal Champion at SummerSlam 2017. It was where Lesnar pinned Reigns to retain his title in a Fatal Four-Way Match.

Next, Lesnar defeated Strowman in a one-on-one contest at No Mercy 2017. He followed it up with another win over The Monster Among Men at Royal Rumble 2018. Kane was also part of the Triple Threat Match for the title.

Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman met one final time at the 2018 Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia. Lesnar once again defeated the big man to take the Universal Championship home.

At Hell in a Cell 2018, Roman Reigns defeated Strowman for the first time as the Universal Champion. He defeated Strowman and Bray Wyatt at Payback 2020 to win the title in a Triple Threat Match.

The Monster Among Men challenged Reigns for the title again on October 16, 2020, episode of SmackDown. Unfortunately, he failed to defeat The Tribal Chief once again.

Surprisingly, one of WWE’s biggest former superstars never defeated Lesnar or Reigns while they were holding the Universal Championship. It goes to show just how well the two men were booked during their reigns.

#3. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns defeated Finn Balor to retain the WWE Universal Championship

Finn Balor is another top WWE Superstar who has challenged Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship. However, the inaugural Universal Champion has failed to defeat both men.

At SummerSlam 2018, Reigns won the Universal Championship for the first time. The very next night, he offered Balor a shot at the title on RAW. The Prince gave his best during the contest, but could not defeat Reigns to win the title.

On the September 3, 2021 episode of SmackDown, Finn Balor challenged Roman for the title once again. Reigns choked out The Prince to end the match and retain the championship.

Balor got another shot at The Tribal Chief and his title at the 2021 Extreme Rules Premium Live Event. Balor brought The Demon to the match for maximum impact. But the ring turnbuckle snapped in the final moments of the contest and Reigns took advantage to pick up the victory.

Meanwhile, Brock Lesnar has only faced Balor once to defend the title. Balor put up a great fight against Lesnar at Royal Rumble 2019 but was forced to tap out by The Beast Incarnate.

Both champions have managed to overcome the inaugural Universal Champion during their title defense.

#2. Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar defeated Daniel Bryan as WWE Universal Champions

Daniel Bryan competed against top superstars in WWE, including Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. Bryan recently left WWE without winning the Universal Championship even once in his illustrious career.

The Planet’s Champion was the WWE Champion at the 2018 Survivor Series when he came face-to-face with Lesnar for the first time. Lesnar was the Universal Champion at the time, but neither men’s titles were on the line during the contest.

The Yes Man gave Lesnar one of the toughest matches of his career. In the end, Brock Lesnar defeated Bryan with a thunderous F-5.

Daniel Bryan challenged Roman Reigns four times for the Universal Championship. At the 2021 Elimination Chamber event, Reigns defeated Bryan to retain his title. The two men met at Fastlane 2021 with Edge as the ‘special enforcer’ for the contest. The Rated-R Superstar ended up costing Bryan the match.

At WrestleMania 37, Reigns, Edge, and Bryan competed in a Triple Threat Match. The Tribal Chief pinned both men to show his dominance and take home the Universal Championship.

Their fourth consecutive match came on the April 30, 2021 episode of SmackDown. Reigns once again defeated The Yes Man and ended his WWE career in the process.

#1. Roman Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar to retain the WWE Universal Championship

As mentioned earlier, Brock Lesnar has defeated Roman Reigns three out of the five times the two superstars have faced each other for the Universal title. The other two times, Reigns has come out on top.

At SummerSlam 2018, Reigns defeated Lesnar for the first time to win the Universal Championship. He ended Lesnar’s championship reign at 504-days by defeating him at SummerSlam. It was the first time Reigns had won the title in his career. The Tribal Chief was forced to relinquish the title just over two months after his big win.

The two men most recently competed for the title at Crown Jewel 2021. Reigns went into the match as the Universal Champion and defeated The Beast Incarnate to retain his title. It was also the first match between the two superstars in which Paul Heyman was by Roman Reigns’ side instead of Lesnar’s.

Brock Lesnar and The Head of the Table have put on some hard-hitting matches against each other. They remain the biggest draws in the company today, and a match between them is always good for business.