The Tribal Chief is no longer carrying two belts.
The June 2 episode of WWE SmackDown was headlined with a celebration of Roman Reigns' 1000 days as Universal Champion. Roman has held the title since August 30, 2020, when he defeated Bray Wyatt. Reigns unified the Universal and WWE Championships by defeating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 38.
Triple H kicked off the festivities by coming to the ring and highlighting the significance of such a lengthy reign. He then brought out The Bloodline and presented Roman with a new belt to commemorate the occasion, thus doing away with the older models.
"You will talk about this for generations..." - @TripleH
— WWE (@WWE) June 3, 2023
We are truly witnessing history as @WWERomanReigns celebrates 1,000 Days as Champion! #Roman1000 --#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/MbYUzaRbzH
BREAKING: @TripleH just unveiled a BRAND NEW Undisputed WWE Universal Championship! What do you think? --#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/HH7brydNEy
— WWE (@WWE) June 3, 2023
Fightful Select reported on June 1 that there were plans for a new title to be unveiled on SmackDown.
This unveiling comes just weeks after WWE debuted the World Heavyweight Championship, which will be exclusive to Monday Night Raw. Seth Rollins became the inaugural champion when he defeated AJ Styles at Night of Champions.
Rollins will defend the belt for the first time on June 5, when he takes on Damian Priest. Click here to learn how that match came to be.
Keep track of everything happening on WWE SmackDown by checking out Fightful's live coverage. We will also have a post-show review which can be found here.
