WWE news: Brock Lesnar challenged by SHOCK British superstar for Universal title
WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne has set his sights on Brock Lesnar’s Universal Championship.
William Regal gives Pete Dunne a WARNING ahead of NXT
British star Dunne shared a graphic on Twitter showing the longest active championship reigns.
Lesnar tops the list as he’s been Universal Champion for a whopping 416 days ever since winning the belt from Goldberg at WrestleMania 33 last year.
The Bruiserweight is ranked second and just 48 days away from The Beast as he won the title last year on May 20 from Tyler Bate at NXT TakeOver: Chicago.
The Birmingham hero is keen to overthrow the UFC legend from the top and establish himself as the most dominant champion in WWE.
Gonna have to win the @WWE Universal title pic.twitter.com/0eu09sqESS
— Pete Dunne (@PeteDunneYxB) May 24, 2018
Gonna have to win the @WWE Universal title
Dunne tweeted: “Gonna have to win the @WWE Universal title.”
WWE Champion AJ Styles and NXT Tag Team Champions Undisputed ERA are third and fourth respectively.
Styles has kept on to the WWE title for 197 days whereas Bobby Fish, Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong have been tag team title holders for 154 days.
Lesnar isn’t expected to compete at Money in the Bank on June 17 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
The Conqueror’s next title defence isn’t confirmed but he is set to break CM Punk’s record for longest WWE world title reign in the modern era by June 13.
The modern era is usually defined by WWE as the post-Hulk Hogan years.
CM Punk held the WWE Championship for a whopping 434 days from late 2011 until early 2013.
He lost it to the Rock at the Royal Rumble.
Punk now fights for UFC.