WORST TO BEST | Every Universal Champion Ranked!

[@mycahjofficial]

Poor Finn Bálor. it’s such a shame that he got injured at the worst time possible considering the fact that his debut on the main roster was remarkable to injury during his match at SummerSlam 2016 to become the inaugural Universal Champion. The fact that it’s been eight pissing years and he still has not received a world run is just absolutely ridiculous. It seems like he most likely never worked another shot because he truly deserves it.

[@Papellxhase]

Agree. I would say now was the perfect time to put the world title on him but with Gunther most likely holding the belt over a year, then cm punk touching the belt then drew then Rollins again I don’t think finn ever touching the belt and for sure ain’t touching the wwe belt

[@darkneon5637]

I really hope get another title shot before his career finish

[@dwightyboy5324]

Closest we've gotten to seeing him as world champion again was his NXT title reign, but that's about it

[@thegameking3931]

​@@dwightyboy5324NXT title isn't world title lol it's just developmental brand main title.

[@dwightyboy5324]

@@thegameking3931 depends on who you talk to, some people say it is, some people say it isn't. Either way, probably the closest we would've gotten to a proper world title reign for Balor

[@jguavalaker12]

Finn’s 24 hour reign was still better than Goldberg tbh

[@dwightyboy5324]

Nah, at least Goldberg got to lose it proper, and it helped Braun Strowman out a lot and lost to Lesnar in a fun match. Balor never even got to have one match as champion.

[@teh_justin2860]

I was thinking the same thing. Finn Balor at least elevated the title with his match. Goldberg winning destroyed the entire thing and any chance of a legacy it could've had

[@darkneon5637]

I would love to see Finn's reign if he wasn't injured

[@BirdGang6]

You aren’t wrong my man

[@kadharefinley224]

It still sucks that Finn Balor got injured at SummerSlam 2016 and had to relinquish the Universal Championship. He just came off of a top tier run in NXT and he could’ve been a megastar on the main roster

[@darkneon5637]

That's how it is

[@Spiderman-io38dk]

Chris Jericho should be the one to dethrone Kevin Owens for the universal title but they gave it to Goldberg

[@brendagomez4579]

Unfortunately I was at the pay-per-view where Goldberg dethrone Kevin of the title

[@PhenomenalOne1000]

Jericho said he was supposed to win then lose it a month later to lesnar so it didn’t matter brock was always meant to get it that time

[@roaringbeast1529]

​@@PhenomenalOne1000but still it would have been great to see y2j as universal champion with that character

[@TomRiddler-m3j]

@@roaringbeast1529as well as seeing that really good run from Jericho end with winning at the main event of mania

[@thegameking3931]

​@@TomRiddler-m3jlol bold of you assuming Jericho vs Owens would main event over Undertaker vs roman, Brock vs Goldberg and Bray Wyatt vs randy Orton all 3 had bigger star, bigger match and most importantly bigger draw. The main reason why Vince just put universal title on Goldberg was he taught and knows Goldberg vs Brock is bigger draw and match for title.

[@Velka-.-]

Reigns' reign is hard to top. Whether you like the run or not

[@realitytellslies]

I really feel bad for Braun, probably the best giant in the ring since Andre. Definitely deserved to have that reign in person, but nowadays main event is too stacked and will be for the next decade

[@shawnmichaels568]

Bray wyatt's title reign as The Fiend was so good, Perfect mix of dark scary vibe with comedy. Firefly fun house added a lot to his character imo cause you don't know when or where he will appear & be serious which led to the unpredictability within the gimmick. R.I.P Bray.

[@Papellxhase]

His universal title reign was garbage but that wasn’t on him. Vince was so obsessed with Goldberg… it sucks Vince was out of touch with the wwe world and giving the green light to the dumbest ideas. Bray had a generational character and it got screwed over. He’d be in a much better place rn! The wyatt6 looks so damn good rn with what they are doing and he’d be very proud

[@M._mkid]

The best of his reign was the Rivalry with Daniel Bryan Imo. Also the Miz​@@Papellxhase

[@jordanpaul3167]

I would've put Goldberg dead last for being such a politician and ruining the aura of The Fiend, then I would've put Balor at 7 🤣

[@dwightyboy5324]

Well to be fair, at least he lost it in a fun match against Lesnar, and he put over Braun, Balor didn't even get to have one match as champion

[@M._mkid]

The best universal champions in my opinion is Roman Seth Brock

[@benjaminericnewell5705]

6:55 He probably still could as despite the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship being Undisputed WWE Championship, the Universal Championship is still active.

[@vanshk4274]

It's only now undisputed wwe championship universal name is removed already

[@radandpaisley]

Balor was done dirty. Coming off his NXT Megastar run, he should have been the face of the company for years. That buckle bomb halted his career trajectory.

[@BrockSamsonVB]

No way man, he’s not that guy.

[@BrockSamsonVB]

@@Papellxhase I watched him in NXT, he still wasn’t a bigger star than Seth, Jericho, Roman, Owens, and more from 2016 raw.

[@naquanbennett3713]

No high shit 😂 but They need a storyline where the " demon" starts calling to fin because the judgement day or whatever faction he is in at the time isn't enough for him to win 👀 idk he goes face

[@BreakerX42]

He did say he doesn't want to lean on the Demon so much. Maybe turn back into the Prince (NXT version)

[@theboxingboy7422]

Chris Jericho vs Kevin Owens should have had the match for the title at wrestlemania 33. Goldberg Vs Lesnar didn't need the title but it was just a way to get the belt on Lesnar again which he also didn't need. WWE from 2017-2021 the final Vince year was poor

[@fanoftribalcheif]

If lesnar didn't held that title at that time then this title would've been joke just like 24/7 championship

[@DigiWorld_WB]

I enjoyed Owens title reign and he should have feuded with Chris Jericho for the belt at wrestlemania Instead they gave it to goldberg for 1 month reign which was not needed at all Looking back its crazy to think Goldberg was the only one to win both versions of the Universal Title

[@dwightyboy5324]

No Roman won both the RAW and SmackDown versions as well

[@roaringbeast1529]

I truly feel that Braun strowman is once in a generational talent . He is as big as big show and as muscular as kane in 1990ies . He has a great look and does not struggles in matches that much ,gives great entertainment

[@dwightyboy5324]

Braun Strowman has been done dirty at times. A lot of his momentum was wasted in parts of 2018 and 19, and he won the universal title at a really bad time. Guy really should be a bigger deal right now, but his injury really messed up whatever plans they might've had for him

[@ayhamahmad2277]

​@@dwightyboy5324he lost a lot to Brock that what killed him

[@dwightyboy5324]

@@ayhamahmad2277 exactly, his feud with Brock was really one sided and didn't do him any favors in the long run

[@BirdGang6]

It’s insane that Finn Bálor was punished by Vince for being injured when the injury was 100% because of his golden boy Seth Rollins, he never recovered from this and probably never wilo

[@shawnmichaels568]

I wish Finn balor's universal reign lasted longer it was such an ufortunate timing with the injury.

[@M._mkid]

I wonder what would his universal title reign would've been like

[@nickmontoya3001]

Out of all these former champions, Strowman is the only one to win a heavyweight title, but with no one to really witness....Yes Drew had the same thing but atleast for 5 mins, fans still witnessed him winning the WWE World Heavyweight title at WM40. Strowman still hasn't been given that honor, yet

[@gantashiro978]

They really booked The Fiend into a corner by having him go for the title against Seth because he was the one character who didn't need the title. His feud with Daniel Bryan wouldn't have been any different with or without the title. His title reign was pointless but the moment they had him challenge Seth he had to win the title since nor winning it would've killed the character. His title reign was far from bad but it was just unnecessary. The Fiend would've been just as if not better without setting his sights on the title.

[@saywhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

I think this sort of ranking video really works for this channel. I love wrestling ranking videos and didnt anticipate how nice it would be not to have the rankings screamed at me by a loud, jokey British man. Keep doing em!

[@charlesoliviera]

British? Isn't he Canadian?

[@saywhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat]

@@charlesoliviera I dont think you understand what I'm saying

[@ChristopherGrant-p6e]

Not many can fuck with Goldberg...No CAP

[@730kaleb]

brock being number 2 is terrible. he comes back to wwe and gets a world title after being there for 2 weeks. he was not a good champion, he randomly and rarely defended it. he just got it because vince liked him so much, too much. idc how strong brock is, how good he is, he never deserved the title.

[@shawnmitchells]

I love this video concept you should do more

[@gagegarley4671]

Roman reigns is the keen, the new Russell championship throw the king of the new Russell champion the king of the new

[@LibraJohnny]

Fastlane 2017... My worst wrestling memory ever.

[@bubbajoshproductions3990]

You should do a countdown of greatest European Champions

[@jhumabaul7037]

From Husky Harris to being the Fiend and creator of Uncle Howdy, my like goes for the #LateGreatRohtunda

[@mattTHEEgreat]

Im here to acknowledge my tribal chief ☝️

[@pepito2847]

I do appreciate the Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt 2020 rivalry the more I’ve rewatched it WWE honestly did a great job at seperating them from eachother for a four year period and allowing them to shine as individual talents And fun fact They are 1-1 against eachother in televised matches

[@marcohavokkhaos]

Bray vs Braun could have happened at Mania, triple threat with Goldberg would have worked. Since Roman had to take time off.

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

Kevin owens and roman reigns are the best universal champions in my opinion

[@paulcowlishaw]

Finn Balor took a move that should've been banned. It's dangerous. It also injured The Stinger.

[@erikaw7767]

Not your call...

[@Monilmishraishere]

Vince McMahon before 2010🗿 Vince McMahon after 2010 🤡

[@stingrey1571]

if you look at all these disappointing reigns can be attributed to one reason. VINCE HAPPENS.

[@azrael_ao1]

What bothers me is that people say?Kevin's universal title rain was great even though chris Jericho interfered in almost all his title defenses If not all of them. And needed triple h help to win the belt in the first place. But then call Roman's reign because the bloodline helped him

[@25Erix]

Having been a Roman Reigns fan since the moment I saw him in 2016, I'm so proud of him. He deserved it all. I was too late for the Shield and too early for the Bloodline but I'm glad I'm able to say I was able to weather his worst years in terms of fan reactions. It wasn't easy being a Roman fan during all that. I'll find someway to watch again. 2020 made me lose all access because I was relying on other people.

[@mjdf122]

Prince Devitt/Finn Balor what could have been The real original leader of the Bullet Club

[@mmn7209]

I would put KO at 3 and Seth at 4. KO made it more interesting and entertaining.

[@elberno4243]

Finally... a belt with a history that makes the FTW Championship, seem more prestigious. Every transition was bad and every reign was forgettable.

[@moises9090]

Braun deserved better.

[@marcohavokkhaos]

The Fiend never needed a world title. It was a huge missed opportunity, the way he was misbooked.

[@WesOnTheWorld]

May 19th ?! *Freaks out In Kane*

[@DXTokusatsu]

Bray Wyatt is the lowest for me

[@t3knyn]

A real shame Finn Balor never got a real run with the belt after winning it. Not even a rematch after coming off injury

[@yousafihsan167]

For me goldberg has to be the worst universal champion. He was old and tired and couldn’t carry a match

[@Papellxhase]

Lmao he couldn’t carry a match in his 30s no way in hell Vince thought he could do it in his 50s lol he was a 1 trick pony who couldn’t put on a lengthy match

[@WWE4LlFE]

Wrestlemania 33?

[@whoishe113]

I love how no one can even allow themselves to think hm is it possible bray is just better not as champion? It’s always ohh they failed him

[@dwightyboy5324]

My ranking for Universal Champions: 9-Finn Balor 8--Goldberg 7-Kevin Owens 6-Bray Wyatt 5-Braun Strowman 4-Brock Lesnar 3-Cody Rhodes (Apparently he's listed as champion according to Wikipedia) 2-Seth Rollins 1-Roman Reigns Edit: I forgot to include Bray Wyatt, my bad

[@thegameking3931]

Cody is unfortunately universal champion too his reign is individually counted for both WWE and universal title means WWE didn't officially retired that title until Cody lose

[@dwightyboy5324]

@@thegameking3931 it's kinda weird he's considered universal champion and WWE champion when I don't think they've ever acknowledged it on TV. I mainly put him at 3 because of his win over Roman and the fact he's defended it regularly during a hot time period in WWE.

[@thegameking3931]

@@dwightyboy5324 since they still called it as undisputed title instead of WWE title is the reason why universal isn't retired fully and counted in Cody reign. Since roman was 1316 champion for universal not WWE that's why WWE never retired universal title once they merged both. Also universal was always primary title for roman in his undisputed title reign. So when Cody beats roman he not only won WWE title but universal title as well as undisputed title that's reason why WWE didn't retire it fully. But WWE have started the process of retiring universal title since they removed universal name from it and it's only called undisputed wwe title. So once Cody lose that title it will be renamed as WWE title again. Cody is having reign equally for both titles which makes easier for WWE to retire that universal title once he lose it. If roman had won WWE title as 1316 days instead of universal then universal title would've retired at WrestleMania 38 or when both title merged into 1

[@HonoraryUCEY]

@@thegameking3931 cody title reign is average not deserving to be on top 3 it should be top 5,6

[@HonoraryUCEY]

@@thegameking3931 cody reign is good and sometimes feels average but not great bcuz of his repitative boring promo

[@vbadger1056]

They really screwed Seth he even won the title by not having any heels on his level at the top outside Brock he spent just as much time feuding with babyfaces as he did heels

[@Tahmid214]

I think Kevin Owens reign was better than Seth's reign

[@AlexFromPhoenix]

Here I am again to say all the bad stuff is Vince’s fault. Thanks heavens he is gone.

[@Albertmupila]

Reasonable people know that it's; 1 Roman 2 KO 3 Brock The rest were trash and do not need to be mentioned.

[@kevinking2333]

wrestlers who bodyslam yokozuna

[@ronnironn2986]

Only reason for that belt was Beock Lesnar.

[@ajelaz8657]

Roman reigns is modern day of andre the giant

[@elonnroscoe9085]

what?

[@LazerTech4]

Hey @WRESTLE WITH ANDY can you tell me what track you use for the Seth Rolins segment starting at 12:04? I found the channel you got the music from but can't find the exact song

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Oldberg winning was definition of the old guard Holding strong.

[@ynotefil]

Annnnnnnnnnnnnndy!!!!!! It's DYNAMITE Wednesday Already. Have A Blessed Day.

[@M._mkid]

Idc.Aew sucks

[@matthewedwards4622]

UNIVERSAL CHMPION

[@tyreepowell8367]

This Video 📸 Is Awesome Wrestle With Andy

[@BigOsce]

Now that Brock is deleted, we need a new number 2 👍🏾

[@robbie-pj8sb]

We need monster strowman back that will put him back up the card

[@TheAustinAnderson-1995]

Cool video, thanks @WRESTLEWITHANDY

[@eLite-Tiss91]

Let's be honest as new as the universal title was....the People who won it we're Very McMahon choice.

[@SpongeBobRickGrimes]

I would put Owens at #3 and Bray at #2, Rollins reign was terrible he spent most of the time against Constable Corbin 😭 and Brocks regin was boring, you knew they were building for Roman to kick out of F5s from day one

[@alancobain9508]

There were only 8 universal champions? Damn

[@chimeratcg07]

Brock & Roman held the title hostage 😅

[@dwightyboy5324]

Well technically Cody is universal champion (according to Wikipedia) but yeah basically only 8

[@dwightyboy5324]

​@@chimeratcg07 at least Roman made the title worth caring about and elevated it, Lesnar did nothing for it

[@thegameking3931]

9 champion since Cody reign is counted in universal too

[@HonoraryUCEY]

@@dwightyboy5324 cody reign is good and sometimes feels average but not great bcuz of his repitative boring promo

[@starprincereview]

Finn Balor's journey of winning the title is greater than the other's whole reign

[@melissajenkner788]

loved the universal title but it was bad at times

[@tyreepowell8367]

Your KZbin Channel Is Cool 😎 Wrestle With Andy

[@BenaissaOussama-p7q]

Kevin Owens should be better than Seth

[@dameinmontgomery7623]

Finn Balor and Topher Grace are the same person

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

"was short lived" Nope, still active. Yes, WWE still has 3 active world titles and Cody is still a double champion

[@adamburke4738]

No, it isn’t still active. Don’t you pay attention, it was swallowed up by the WWE title, and since Cody beat Roman, the universal branding has been dropped. So you’re wrong buddy, there’s only two world titles.

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

@@adamburke4738 baaah. The universal branding has not been dropped, and it's still officially two lineages

[@adamburke4738]

@@littlemacisunderrated412 it has 😂😂 a simple look at the WWE roster page confirms this saying ‘Cody Rhodes: Undisputed WWE Champion’. Clearly you don’t watch the product.

[@whoishe113]

Seth as a baby face champ stinks. He’s in the same spot Cody was in. Ooooo I just won the belt from the champ that was barely here woooo I’m a defending champ

[@HeyheyandAwesomedudeutbegaming]

Oh hell no, bray deserves to be top 3 at least

[@arupbose3695]

I still believe that Samoa Joe should have won the universal title against Brock Lesnar in 2018 as he was more over with the fans than Reigns at that point.

[@prasanthias3766]

Only Two good Title Reigns Brock and Roman Rest are waste of time

[@ubereats3048]

Goldberg should be top three.

[@roryevans4295]

Balor’s reign > oldberg

[@jokesover3433]

Wrap it up Braun need to world champion.

[@christopherkelly577]

Champion at pretending to hit/be hit and jumping about. Pantomime at best. Always wondered what appeal this fraud holds for adults 😂

[@seanm9823]

Unpopular opinion here. Bray was never going to succeed with the Fiend or a world title.

[@adamlawson5021]

Where is Cody Rhodes???

[@WWE4LlFE]

Never held the title

[@rextro-gaming]

the title retired after roman lost, cody now has the wwe championship

[@deepakvijayan97]

​@@rextro-gamingUniversal Championship isn't Retired yet

[@thegameking3931]

​@@WWE4LlFElol he already held that title see WWE wikipedia Cody reign is counted for universal too

[@thegameking3931]

​@@rextro-gaminglol nah universal title is still active go see WWE wikipedia or universal page Cody reign is still counted as universal champion too so it's not fully retired. WWE just removed universal name from it that's why it still called undisputed title not wwe title. Universal will be fully retired once Cody lose

[@mlm2284]

Finn deserve another world title run >>>>>>

[@Dr_1212]

I like Roman but he.s not the best ever he.s just WWE.s chosen 1

[@natarajadithya9508]

Universal champions is a curse

[@zaheerfredericks9775]

Balor still a better champ than Goldberg 🥲

[@shivvaghela723]

oldberg worst champ roman best champ 🔥🔥

[@Vizzard619]

UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP STILL EXISTS!!! Cody is both WWE and Unviversal champion. Do some basic research man...

[@adamburke4738]

Brock being part time was a problem but Roman being part time? Hypocritical much?

[@Jonatanbahati13]

Finn baler was the worst

[@sarveshjalootharia1603]

Worst being seth

[@vinpar5557]

Obviously Brock Lesner and Roman Reigns have to be the worst title reigns with them being part-timers and never defending it when they're supposed to breaking that 30 day title defense rule. I like them both nothing against them and I like Roman even more with his heel turned Tribal Chief gimmick but I didn't like the way he was representing the title.

[@dwightyboy5324]

He elevated the title, before he won it few people saw it as a proper world title. He made the title worth caring about when guys like Lesnar did nothing to help it

[@marcohavokkhaos]

Greatest storyline of all time lmao They wanted people to boo Roman, I just didn't watch at all. Roman makes me turn the channel

[@ubereats3048]

Brock not #1 is a joke You care more about story lines then matches.

[@KcK-jb9rk]

That dude had a 508 day title rein and defended it like 5 times

[@ubereats3048]

@@KcK-jb9rk Everytime he was t.v or show more people watching it for him. You can have the best stuff but if no one watches for you who cares.

[@imamburque]

I put Kevin Owens at the worst

[@KcK-jb9rk]

Over a one day title reign and a fucking Goldberg are you good

[@imamburque]

​@@KcK-jb9rk I feel his reign made the title a joke. It was an ugly joke title after that, and you can't do anything about it. It's mainly bad booking, but I gave up caring after seeing him as a champ.

[@leecheezy4901]

Cody not even on the list.lol

[@WWE4LlFE]

Never held the title

[@leecheezy4901]

@@WWE4LlFE he’s the current Universal Champion

[@WWE4LlFE]

@@leecheezy4901 no he’s the wwe champion

[@leecheezy4901]

@@WWE4LlFE He has the undisputed wwe title. Which is the wwe title and universal. You have to give credit to both or Roman’s universal title reign isn’t 1300 days.

[@WWE4LlFE]

@@leecheezy4901 Roman held the universal title for 1316 days and the wwe title for 735 days

[@RyujinRoot]

worst will always be braun hes the worst wwe wrestler today he was only pushed cuz of VKM and his obsession with big guys

[@WWE4LlFE]

No people loved him in 2016-2019

[@RyujinRoot]

@@WWE4LlFE he’s nothing special and doesn’t deserve everything he got it’s a crime he won a championship before Sami zayn

[@dwightyboy5324]

Worst wrestler today? At least he's believable and can actually get a crowd reaction. There's guys who the crowd could care less for

[@MKomortasS]

Reigns is #8 easily

[@thegameking3931]

Cry about it 🤡😂😂😂

[@samtellitube]

You're the only fan still crying about this in 2024 🤡

[@Sss-lt1it]

Its his opinion you silly little kids

[@thegameking3931]

@@Sss-lt1it and it's my opinion you silly hating 60 yr old uncle 🤡

[@Sss-lt1it]

@@thegameking3931 just shut up. You’re just a waste of my time and shut your mouth.

[@ole-mariusbergesen7818]

The fiend is the worst gimmick ever

[@WWE4LlFE]

How

[@ryanbrooke9270]

7:29 you act like he died in a accident or was killed by someone. No dude killed himself and checked out all by himself. So I DK why WWE even brought the Wyatt family back because your only sending a message that if your sad it's ok to commit suicide. WWE should erase him from there history and dude should be forgotten. Unless your trying to send that message to young kids that it's ok to do that n show support for someone who would do that.

[@lukeharper2814]

What? What is wrong with you

[@GrumpyWolfTech]

Long reigns don't make a good champ. Roman sucks, horrible wrestler and on the mic.

[@dizzysoul6684]

Womp womp !