<Tr> <Th> Lightest champion </Th> <Td> Finn Bálor (190 lbs) </Td> </Tr> <P> The WWE Universal Championship is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on the Raw brand . It is one of two world titles in the WWE, alongside the WWE Championship on the SmackDown brand . The title is currently held by Brock Lesnar, who is in his first reign . </P> <P> Named in honor of the WWE Universe, the championship was established on July 25, 2016 to be the world championship of the Raw brand . Its creation came as a result of the re-introduction of the brand extension and subsequent draft on July 19, 2016, in which the WWE Championship, the promotion's original world title, became exclusive to SmackDown . The inaugural Universal Champion was Finn Bálor . </P> <P> With the reintroduction of the WWE brand extension, a draft took place on the SmackDown Live premiere episode on July 19, 2016 and WWE Champion Dean Ambrose was drafted to SmackDown . At Battleground on July 24, Ambrose successfully defended the title in a triple threat match against Raw draftees Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns . When Ambrose retained the title, Raw was left without a world title . On the following episode of Raw, Raw commissioner Stephanie McMahon and then - Raw general manager Mick Foley created the WWE Universal Championship to serve as the brand's top championship . According to Foley, the title was named in honor of the WWE Universe, the name WWE uses to refer to its fan base . In response, the WWE Championship was subsequently renamed to WWE World Championship before reverting to the former name in December 2016 . </P>

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