2022

This is a list of various things that took place in 2022.
==Significant events==
January
*5 - WWE released William Regal‎, Timothy Thatcher, Danny Burch and Hachiman
March
*25 - Triple H retires as an in ring wrestler.
April
*29 - WWE releases the following wrestlers: Blair Baldwin, Dakota Kai, Draco Anthony, Dexter Lumis, Harland, Malcolm Bivens, Mila Malani, Persia Pirotta, Raelyn Divine and Sanjana George.
July
*22 - WWE announced Triple H would return as EVP of Talent Relations. Hours later, Vince McMahon announced his retirement as Chairman and CEO.
*25 - WWE announced Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan would serve as Co-CEOs, Stephanie would serve as Chairwoman and Triple H would assume all responsibilities related to WWE's creative previously held by Vince McMahon.
August
*18 - WWE announced that NXT UK would go on hiatus in September before the planned launch of NXT Europe.
==Deaths==
January
*4 - Bill Fryman (86)
*8 - Jake Slater, Stan Lavdas
*7 - Matilda The Hun (73), Osamu Inoue
*11 - Antonio Posa (84)
*14 - Tom Mix
*24 - Ken Raper
*25 - Piraña
*27 - Adam Evans (35), Roy Schiessl
February
*8 - Rick Hunter (85)
*9 - Arturo Rivera (67), Candi Devine (63), Super Muñeco (59)
*10 - Águila Dorada (87), Shooter Storm (39), Steel Fox
*13 - Sailor Jim Clark 
*14 - Mickie Henson (59)
*16 - Charrito de Oro (71)
*20 - Crusher Bones
*26 - Terry Landell
*28 - Black Man (73)
*Boom Boom Comini
March
*1 - Pablo Romero (37), Theo Koutsouliotas
*8 - Chucky
*14 - Scott Hall (63)
*17 - Warrior Jr. (24)
*18 - Pepper Martin (85)
*25 - Logan Legit (28)
*27 - Rocky King (64)
April
*4 - Raziel (49)
*11 - Bob Arnold
*12 - Sonny Caldinez
*16 - Tony Walsh
*21 - Adam Windsor, Zebra Kid
*24 - Karl Lauer
*25 - Toro Bill Jr. (40)
*26 - Devoy Brunson
*Big Mac Smack
May
*4 - Gengis Khan
*9 - Doug Grant
*13 - Apolo Chino
*17 - Juventud Rebelde
*25 - Big Pappa (45), Tommy Seabolt (62)
*29 - Tarzan Goto (58)
June
*13 - Chelsey Love (31)
*15 - Luis Mariscal
*17 - Dave Hebner (73), Jake McCoy (39)
*19 - Tim White (68)
*24 - Butcher Blackwell, Tackle
*29 - Ray Lanier
July
*7 - Masashi Aoyagi
*8 - Tigre Hispano (84)
*16 - Trajan Ender
*20 - Matt Sinister (46)
*25 - Wolfgang Saturski
*28 - Gil Hayes
August
*1 - Invincible
*4 - Erick Snake (37)
*8 - Mike Masters (68)
*9 - Gene LeBell (89)
*14 - Kalimaco
*15 - Guerrero Espacial
*20 - Bert Royal (90)
*22 - Ray Wilson
*26 - Goro Tsurumi (73)
*27 - Maremoto
*28 - Bill Ash (76)
*29 - Súper Loco, Lasser (66)
*Lepra
September
*1 - Freddie Fargo
*10 - Bubba Monroe
*14 - Ricky The Janitor (31), Vito Mussolini
*15 - Soleil
*20 - Mary Galaz
*23 - Starman (47)
October
*1 - Antonio Inoki (79)
*6 - Sara Lee (30)
*12 - Katsuya Kitamura (36)
*13 - Hurricane Rivera
*16 - Humberto Garza (85)
*25 - Damien Van Horn
*30 - Chavo Lomeli (53)
November
*1 - Dexter P. Wyler
*5 - Lord Conn MacIntosh
*18 - Bobby Lane (69)
*23 - Ernie Moore
*27 - Tigre Colombiano (92)
*28 - Comando Ruso (58)
December
*3 - Ursula Hayden
*22 - Stephan Bonnar (45)
*29 - Jaysin Strife (37)
*30 - Don West (59)
*30 - Johnny Powers (79)
==Debuts and Returns==
May
*9 - Alexa Bliss returns to Monday Night Raw.
==Events==
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==Pay-Per-View Events==
January
*1 - WWE Day 1
*8 - Hard to Kill
*29 - Royal Rumble
February
*19 - Elimination Chamber
March
*5 - Sacrifice
*6 - Revolution
April
*1 - Multiverse of Matches
*2 - NXT Stand & Deliver
*2 - WrestleMania 38 - Night 1
*3 - WrestleMania 38 - Night 2
*23 - Rebellion
May
*8 - WrestleMania Backlash
June
*5 - Hell in a Cell
*19 - Slammiversary
July
*2 - Money in the Bank
*30 - SummerSlam
August
September
*3 - Clash at the Castle
October
*7 - Bound for Glory XVIII
*8 - Extreme Rules
November
*5 - Crown Jewel
*26 - Survivor Series
December
==Retirements==
March
*25 - Triple H
==Title changes==
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January
*1 - Brock Lesnar defeated Big E (c) and Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley in a Fatal Five Way Match to win the WWE Championship
*4 - Carmelo Hayes (c) [NA] defeated Roderick Strong (c) [Cruis] in a Championship Unification Match for the NXT North American Championship and NXT Cruiserweight Championship
*4 - Bron Breakker defeated Tommaso Ciampa (c) to win the NXT Championship
*10 - Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis) defeated RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) (c) to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
*29 - Bobby Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar (c) to win the WWE Championship
February
*11 - Sami Zayn defeated Shinsuke Nakamura (c) to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
*12 - Matt Cardona defeated Trevor Murdoch (c) to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
*19 - Brock Lesnar defeated Bobby Lashley (c), Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Austin Theory, Riddle and AJ Styles in a Elimination Chamber match to win the WWE Championship
*28 - Finn Bálor defeated Damian Priest (c) to win the WWE United States Championship
March
*4 - Ricochet defeated Sami Zayn (c) to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
*5 - The Influence (Madison Rayne & Tenille Dashwood) defeated The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) (c) to win the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship
*5 - Tasha Steelz defeated Mickie James (c) to win the Impact Knockouts Championship
*5 - Violent By Design (Deaner & Joe Doering) defeated The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) (c) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
*7 - RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) defeated Alpha Academy (Chad Gable & Otis) (c) and Seth "Freakin" Rollins & Kevin Owens in a Triple Threat No DQ Tag Team Match to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
*8 - Dolph Ziggler defeated Bron Breakker (c) and Tommaso Ciampa in a Triple Threat Match to win the NXT Championship
April
*2 - Dakota Kai & Raquel González defeated Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) (c) to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship
*2 - Cameron Grimes defeated Carmelo Hayes (c) (w/Trick Williams) and Santos Escobar (w/Elektra Lopez, Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) and Solo Sikoa and Grayson Waller (w/Sanga) in a Five Way Ladder Match to win the NXT North American Championship
*2 - MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) defeated Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) (c) and The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed & Brutus Creed) (w/Malcolm Bivens & Ivy Nile) in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match to win the NXT Tag Team Championship
*2 - Bianca Belair defeated Becky Lynch (c) to win the WWE Raw Women's Championship
*3 - Sasha Banks & Naomi defeated Carmella & Queen Zelina (c) and Liv Morgan & Rhea Ripley and Natalya & Shayna Baszler in a Fatal Four Way Tag Team Match to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
*3 - Roman Reigns (c) defeated Brock Lesnar (c) to unify the WWE Championship and the WWE Universal Championship
*4 - Bron Breakker defeated Dolph Ziggler to win the NXT Championship
*5 - Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) defeated Dakota Kai & Raquel González (c) to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship
*12 - Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) defeated Grayson Waller & Sanga and Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Raul Mendoza) (w/Elektra Lopez) and The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed) and Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs in a Tag Team Gauntlet Match to win the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship
*18 - Theory defeated Finn Bálor (c) to win the WWE United States Championship
*23 - Ace Austin defeated Trey Miguel (c) and Mike Bailey in a Triple Threat Match to win the Impact X Division Championship
*23 - Josh Alexander defeated Moose (c) to win the Impact World Championship
May
*7 - The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) defeated Violent By Design (Eric Young & Deaner) (c) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
*8 - Ronda Rousey defeated Charlotte Flair (c) in an "I Quit" match to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
*20 - The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso) (c) defeated RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) (c) to unify the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship and the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
June
*4 - Carmelo Hayes defeated Cameron Grimes (c) to win the NXT North American Championship
*4 - The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed) defeated Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) (c) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship
*10 - Gunther defeated Ricochet (c) to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
*12 - Karl Anderson defeated Tama Tonga (c) to win the NEVER Openweight Championship
*12 - Will Ospreay defeated SANADA to win the vacant IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
*12 - Jay White defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
*19 - Mike Bailey defeated Ace Austin (c) and Kenny King and Trey Miguel and Andrew Everett and Alex Zayne in a Six Way Ultimate X match to win the Impact X Division Championship
*19 - Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie defeated The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Madison Rayne) (c) to win the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship
*19 - The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) defeated The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) (c) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
*19 - Jordynne Grace defeated Tasha Steelz (c) and Deonna Purrazzo and Chelsea Green and Mia Yim in a Five Way Queen of the Mountain match to win the Impact Knockouts Championship
July
*2 - Bobby Lashley defeated Theory (c) by submission to win the WWE United States Championship
*2 - Liv Morgan defeated Ronda Rousey (c) to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
*5 - Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez defeated Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) (c) to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship
August
*2 - Kayden Carter & Katana Chance defeated Valentina Feroz & Yulisa Leon and Ivy Nile & Tatum Paxley and Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Tag Team Match to win the vacant NXT Women's Tag Team Championship
*12 - Chelsea Green & Deonna Purrazzo defeated Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie (c) to win the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship
*26 - Honor No More (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) defeated The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) (c) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
*29 - Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah defeated Dakota Kai & IYO SKY in the 2022 WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament Final Match to win the vacant WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
September
*4 - Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) (w/Lash Legend) defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed) (c) [NXT] (w/Damon Kemp) and Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs (c) [NXT UK] (w/Fallon Henley) and Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang) (w/Joe Coffey) in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Tag Team Match to unify the NXT Tag Team Championship and NXT UK Tag Team Championship
*4 - Mandy Rose (c) [NXT] defeated Meiko Satomura (c) [NXT UK] and Blair Davenport in a Triple Threat Match to unify the NXT Women's Championship and NXT UK Women's Championship 
*4 - Bron Breakker (c) [NXT] defeated Tyler Bate (c) [NXT UK] to unify the NXT Championship and NXT UK Championship
*12 - Damage CTRL (IYO SKY & Dakota Kai) defeated Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez (c) to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
*13 - Solo Sikoa defeated Carmelo Hayes (c) to win the NXT North American Championship
October
*7 - Frankie Kazarian defeated Mike Bailey (c) to win the Impact X Division Championship
*7 - Taya Valkyrie & JesSICKa defeated VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green) (c) to win the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship
*8 - Heath & Rhino defeated Honor No More (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) (c) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
*8 - Ronda Rousey defeated Liv Morgan (c) in an Extreme Rules Match to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
*10 - Seth Rollins defeated Bobby Lashley (c) to win the WWE United States Championship
*22 - Wes Lee defeated Oro Mensah and Carmelo Hayes and Von Wagner and Nathan Frazer in a Five Way Ladder Match to win the vacant NXT North American Championship
*31 - Alexa Bliss & Asuka defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai & IYO SKY) (c) to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
November
*5 - Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai & IYO SKY) defeated Alexa Bliss & Asuka (c) to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
*26 - Austin Theory defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins (c) and Bobby Lashley in a Triple Threat Match to win the WWE United States Championship
December
*9 - The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated Heath & Rhino (c) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship
*10 - Claudio Castagnoli defeated Chris Jericho (c) to win the ROH World Championship
*10 - Athena defeated Mercedes Martinez (c) to win the ROH Women's World Championship
*10 - The Embassy (Bishop Kaun, Toa Liona & Brian Cage) defeated Dalton Castle & The Boys (c) to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
*10 - Wheeler Yuta defeated Daniel Garcia (c) to win the ROH Pure Championship
*10 - The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) defeated FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship
*13 - Roxanne Perez defeated Mandy Rose (c) to win the NXT Women's Championship
*30 - Charlotte Flair defeated Ronda Rousey (c) to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Category:Wrestling Years