<P> Later in 2016, Jim Vorel of Paste ranked the title as the worst of nine then contested in WWE, noting its "obnoxious" design . On the other hand, Nick Schwartz of Fox Sports wrote: "It's really not as bad as fans made it seem at SummerSlam . It's fine ." </P> <P> As of November 6, 2017, there have been 4 reigns and 1 vacancy . Finn Bálor was the inaugural champion, but was forced to vacate the title due to suffering a legitimate injury in winning the title . Due to this, his reign is the shortest at 22 hours, while Brock Lesnar has the longest reign at 7002218000000000000 ♠ 218 + days . Kevin Owens is the youngest champion, winning the title at 32 years old, while Goldberg is the oldest when he won it at 50 . </P> <P> Brock Lesnar is the current champion in his first reign . He won the championship by defeating Goldberg at WrestleMania 33 on April 2, 2017 in Orlando, Florida . In doing so, he became the first wrestler to win both the WWE Championship and the Universal Championship . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Reign </Th> <Td> The reign number for the specific champion listed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> The city in which the title was won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Event </Th> <Td> The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> † </Th> <Td> Indicates the title change is not recognized by WWE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> + </Th> <Td> Indicates the current reign is changing daily </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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