When the WWE Championship became exclusive to SmackDown LIVE following the WWE Brand Extension, Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley created the Universal Championship as the flagship title of Monday Night Raw.
| Name | Date | Days Held | Location |
| Finn Bálor | 8/21/16 | 1 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Vacated | 8/22/16 | — | Brooklyn, NY |
| Kevin Owens | 8/29/16 | 188 | Houston, TX |
| Goldberg | 3/5/17 | 28 | Milwaukee, WI |
| Brock Lesnar | 4/2/17 | 504 | Orlando, FL |
| Roman Reigns | 8/19/18 | 64 | Brooklyn, NY |
| Vacated | 10/22/18 | — | Providence, RI |
| Brock Lesnar | 11/2/18 | 156 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Seth Rollins | 4/7/19 | 98 | East Rutherford, NJ |
| Brock Lesnar | 7/14/19 | 28 | Philadelphia, PA. |
| Seth Rollins | 8/11/19 | 81 | Toronto, Canada |
| The Fiend Bray Wyatt | 10/31/19 | 119 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Goldberg | 2/27/20 | 37 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Braun Strowman | 4/4/20 | 141 | Orlando, FL |
| The Fiend Bray Wyatt | 8/23/20 | 7 | Orlando, FL |
| Roman Reigns | 8/30/20 | C | Orlando, FL |