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WWE 2K22 Universe Mode - Episode 7: Tensions Rising

"**Tensions Rising**" was the seventh episode of **WWE 2K22 Universe Mode**. The episode was split into two parts, released on July 21st and July 22nd, 2022. It was also the third episode of Monday Night RAW. The main event saw the WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre take on Chad Gable.

## Tensions Rising

#### Synopsis

The show kicked off with a match between Liv Morgan and Doudrop, with Liv Morgan managing to overcome the odds, defeating Doudrop with an Oblivion. After the match, Morgan would be attacked by RAW Women's Champion, Becky Lynch, with Lynch making Morgan tap out.

Seth Rollins came down to the ring and called out Bobby Lashley after Lashley had attacked him on the following episode of RAW. Lashley would come down to the ring, and things would get physical between the two as they began to brawl. Rollins stood tall after hitting Lashley with a Curb Stomp. Backstage, the Women's Tag Team Champions, Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. would be attacked by The IIconics leading up to their match later on tonight.

Rey Mysterio and Robert Roode competed in a Men's Royal Rumble qualifying match. The match featured interference from their respective tag team partners, Dominik Mysterio and Dolph Ziggler. However, Mysterio won the match after hitting Roode with a 619 followed by a Springboard Frog Splash.

Stephanie McMahon made an appearance to announce the field for the Women's Royal Rumble. However, she would be interrupted by Damian Priest, who demanded to know who is the so-called "connection" that Austin Theory claims to have within WWE. McMahon didn't have answers, claiming to not know. Theory would come down to the ring, but would then himself get attacked by Priest. However, from behind, Triple H would attack Damian Priest with a Spinebuster and Pedigree, revealing himself as Theory's mentor.

The IIconics defeated the Women's Tag Team Champions, Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley in a non-title match, after Royce hit the Three Amigos onto Ripley. The semi-main event was a Royal Rumble qualifying tag team match as the RAW Tag Team Champions, RK-Bro defeated The Hurt Business in a non-title match to qualify after Randy Orton hit an RKO onto Cedric Alexander.

The main event saw the WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre take on Chad Gable accompanied by his Alpha Academy partner, Otis in a non-title match. Gable proved to be a viable contender to McIntyre, keeping up with the WWE Champion and even getting the better of him on occasion. However, McIntyre won the match after hitting a Claymore Kick to Gable. However, after the match, Otis would attack McIntyre with a chair. AJ Styles would come down to the ring, taking out Otis with a Phenomenal Forearm. However, Styles would get hit with a Claymore by McIntyre, who was under the false belief that Styles had attacked him with the chair. The episode ended with Styles laid out in the ring.
RAW Women's Championship

The **RAW Women's Championship** is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, representing the RAW brand. The current champion is Becky Lynch who is in her first canonical reign.

## RAW Women's Championship

The championship is one of two women's world championships for WWE's main roster, with the other being its SmackDown counterpart, the SmackDown Women's Championship.

#### History

##### In real-life

The RAW Women's Championship was established in 2016 on the WrestleMania 32 pre-show, then known as the **WWE Women's Championship**. The champion was unveiled by Lita and would replace the Divas Championship. The championship would be renamed to the RAW Women's Championship in September 2016, after the championship was brought over to the RAW brand following the reinstatement of the brand split in July of that year.

Although previous RAW Women's Championship reigns are not "canonical" in Universe Mode, they are still recognized up until the date in which the first champion of the Universe Mode lineage won the championship in real life.

##### In Universe Mode

The RAW Women's Championship, like almost all other championships, did not get proper introductions in Universe Mode like the WWE Championship did. The championship made its first appearance in the first episode of RAW, "Road To The Rumble". In the episode, Becky Lynch is the RAW Women's Champion, making her the inaugural champion of the Universe Mode lineage. Lynch was chosen to be the champion as she was the champion in real-life at the time of Universe Mode's planning stages.

#### Championship design

The RAW Women's Championship, almost identically alike to its counterpart, the SmackDown Women's Championship, as well as the WWE and Universal Championships, features the "Network Logo" design with minor differences. The background of the center plate is colored red, with the print below reading "WOMEN'S CHAMPION". The strap, colored white, is designed to be smaller to accommodate the female talent. The side plates are the same as both the WWE and Universal Championships, and the side plates are also separated from the center plate by gold divider bars like the others. Like almost all WWE championships, the RAW Women's Championship features customizable side plates.

#### Brand designation

Since the beginning of Universe Mode, a brand split has separated the roster into two separate rosters; RAW and SmackDown. The RAW Women's Championship has, as the name suggests, been so far been entirely exclusive to RAW.

#### Reigns

How she won, where she won and how long she held the championship in-game has not been made official. Her championship reign in real-time, however, is counted as beginning on the release date of part 2 of "Road To The Rumble".
Dana Brooke

**Ashley Mae Sebera** (born November 29, 1988), better known by the ring name, **Dana Brooke** is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder, gymnast, fitness competitor and model.

## Appearances

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Early appearances (2022-2023)

Brooke made her Universe Mode debut at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, entering the eponymous match at entry #10, lasting a mere 27 seconds before being eliminated by Beth Phoenix; lasting the shortest amount of time out of anybody in the match. Her next appearance came in "Out For Blood", where she lost a RAW Women's Championship number #1 contendership Elimination Chamber qualifying match to Doudrop.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include any championships won by Brooke in real life.*
Becky Lynch

**Rebecca Quin** (born 30 January 1987), better known by the ring name, **Becky Lynch**, is an Irish professional wrestler.

## Becky Lynch

Lynch, making her entrance at the 2K22 Royal Rumble event

## Appearances

### Debut

"Road To The Rumble"

In Universe Mode, Lynch is currently signed to WWE where she performs on the RAW brand as the RAW Women's Champion in her first canonical reign. Lynch is widely regarded to be one of the greatest women's wrestlers in WWE history.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Feud with Liv Morgan (2022-2023)

Lynch began the series as RAW Women's Champion, and on the first episode of RAW, Lynch's demand for a new challenger would be responded to by Liv Morgan. Lynch, although initially reluctant to give Morgan a championship opportunity because "she hadn't earned it", put her in a handicap match the following week against Nia Jax and Tamina to earn a championship opportunity, which Morgan won. Over the next few weeks, Lynch would then attack Morgan repeatedly. Their feud culminated at the Royal Rumble where Lynch defeated Morgan to retain the championship.

#### Personal life

Lynch began dating fellow WWE superstar, Seth Rollins in 2019, with the couple announcing their engagement in August of that year, getting married in June 2021. The couple have one child together.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include championships won by Lynch in real life.*

**WWE**

* RAW Women's Championship (one-time, current, inaugural)
Dominik Mysterio

**Dominik Óscar Gutiérrez** (born April 5, 1997), better known by the ring name, **Dominik Mysterio**, is an American professional wrestler.

## Dominik Mysterio

Mysterio, making his entrance at the 2K22 Royal Rumble event

## Appearances

### Debut

"Tensions Rising"

In Universe Mode, Mysterio is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the RAW brand. Mysterio is a third-generation wrestler, following in the footsteps of his father, Rey Mysterio and great-uncle, Rey Misterio.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Team with Rey Mysterio and feud with Dirty Dawgs (2022-present)

Dominik's first Universe Mode match came when he won a Royal Rumble qualifying match against Tucker in a dark match prior to an episode of RAW. Dominik's televised debut came when he fended off Dolph Ziggler from ringside during a Royal Rumble qualifying match between Ziggler's partner, Robert Roode and Dominik's father, Rey Mysterio. This would spark a feud between Los Mysterios and The Dirty Dawgs, with a tag team match the following week between the two teams seeing Los Mysterios picking up the win.

At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Dominik entered the match at #7. However, after his father was attacked by Roode and Ziggler backstage, Dominik would leave the ring and would run backstage to help his father only to be attacked himself, and brought back to ringside, where Roode would continuously attack Mysterio, with Ziggler entering the match around this time. The Dirty Dawgs would get distracted dealing with Keith Lee, who had eliminated Roode before himself being eliminated by Ziggler, who would then be attacked by a returning Rey Mysterio, allowing Dominik to recover and eliminate Ziggler. Dominik would then be eliminated by Sheamus.

The feud between The Mysterios and The Dirty Dawgs would peter out after Rey Mysterio would defeat Ziggler in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match.

#### Personal life

Mysterio is engaged to long-time girlfriend, Marie Juliette, who he met in 2011 when he was fourteen years old.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *Does not include any championships won by Dominik in real life.*
MVP

**Hassan Hamin Assad** (born **Alvin Antonio Burke Jr.**; October 28, 1973), better known by the ring name, **MVP** (**Montel Vontavious Porter**), is an American professional wrestler.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Trials and Tribulations"

In Universe Mode, MVP is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the RAW brand. He is the co-leader of The Hurt Business.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Managing Bobby Lashley and sporadic matches (2022-present)

MVP made his debut alongside his Hurt Business stablemate, Bobby Lashley in "Trials and Tribulations", where the two announced that Lashley had entered into the Royal Rumble. They would then be interrupted by Seth Rollins, who criticized Lashley for not qualifying. A verbal confrontation would follow, ultimately ending up in a Royal Rumble qualifying match between MVP and Rollins being made for later that night. Later in the episode, MVP would lose to Rollins.

MVP then wouldn't make another appearance until the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, where he appeared in a backstage segment where he would be interrupted again by Rollins, with the two having a confrontation.

#### Personal life

MVP converted to Islam and changed his name during his time in prison, although he is now an atheist. In August 2007, MVP was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, which causes the heart to beat faster than normal.

MVP was a fan of video games growing up, and has also been a fan of Manchester United FC since he was 13. MVP practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu, where he currently holds a brown belt.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include any championships won by MVP in real life.*
RETRIBUTION

**RETRIBUTION** was an American professional wrestling stable consisting of T-BAR, SLAPJACK and MACE.

## RETRIBUTION

T-BAR and SLAPJACK, representing RETRIBUTION, making their entrances on the Royal Rumble preview show.

The faction saw T-BAR and SLAPJACK as a tag team competing on the RAW brand, while MACE was a singles wrestler separated from his two stablemates as a member of the SmackDown brand. The stable ultimately did not last long in Universe Mode, with the group dissolving after T-BAR's betrayal of SLAPJACK on the Royal Rumble preview show.

#### WWE 2K22

##### One-off appearances and dissolution (2022-2023)

The first match of RETRIBUTION in Universe Mode came in a Royal Rumble qualifying match taped for Main Event prior to an episode of RAW, where they lost to Alpha Academy. Their one and only televised appearance came on the Royal Rumble preview show, where SLAPJACK lost to Cedric Alexander. Afterwards, T-BAR would betray SLAPJACK, and then leave the ring.

Meanwhile, on the SmackDown brand, MACE's one and only Universe Mode appearance came when he faced Kofi Kingston in a Royal Rumble qualifying match on an episode of SmackDown, in a losing effort.
The Miz

**Michael Gregory Mizanin** (born October 8, 1980), better known by the ring name, **The Miz**, is an American professional wrestler, actor and television personality.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Trials and Tribulations"

In Universe Mode, Miz is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the RAW brand.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Feud with John Morrison and United States Championship pursuits (2022-present)

The Miz made his first appearance in "Trials and Tribulations' where he defeated Apollo Crews to qualify for the Royal Rumble match. At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Miz would enter the eponymous match at entry #27. However, Miz's former tag team partner, John Morrison would enter one spot later, and would eliminate him. After Morrison himself would be eliminated by Chad Gable, the two continued their brawl at ringside.

The following night on RAW, Miz would face Morrison in a singles match that was reverted to a United States Championship number #1 contendership match moments before the match by Triple H. Miz would be defeated by Morrison, but after the match, Morrison would be attacked by the United States Champion, Austin Theory, with Theory throwing Morrison back into the ring for Miz to attack him. The match was then later reverted into a triple threat by the request of Theory,

#### Personal life

Miz is married to former professional wrestler, Maryse, with Maryse becoming a valet for The Miz in 2016. The couple have two daughters together. They also have a television series documenting their life on the USA Network entitled "**Miz and Mrs.**"

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include championships won by Miz in real life.*
Otis

**Nikola Bogojevic** (born December 21, 1991), better known by the ring name, **Otis**, is an American professional wrestler.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Tensions Rising"

In Universe Mode, Otis is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the RAW brand. He is apart of the Alpha Academy tag team, alongside Chad Gable.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Feud with RK-Bro (2022-present)

Otis had his first match in Universe Mode in a match taped for Main Event prior to an episode of RAW where he and Alpha Academy partner, Chad Gable qualified for the Royal Rumble match by defeating T-BAR and SLAPJACK of RETRIBUTION. Otis made his televised debut on the following episode when he accompanied Gable in his match against WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre. After Gable's loss, Otis would attack McIntyre with a chair, only to be taken out by AJ Styles.

At the Royal Rumble, Otis would enter at #29 and would be eliminated by Randy Orton, lasting 03:31. The following night, Otis would attack Orton backstage on behalf of Gable, who would then defeat Riddle in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match. The following week, Otis would face Orton in an Elimination Chamber in a losing effort.

#### Personal life

Otis is a former amateur wrestler, earning multiple championships in his amateur career.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include championships won by Otis in real life.*
John Morrison

**John Randall Hennigan** (born October 3, 1979), better known by the ring name, **John Morrison**, is an American professional wrestler and actor.

## John Morrison

Morrison at the 2K22 Elimination Chamber event.

### Aliases

"The Prince of Parkour", "The Shaman of Sexy"

## Appearances

### Debut

"Royal Rumble"

In Universe Mode, Morrison is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the RAW brand.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Feud with The Miz and United States Championship pursuits (2023-present)

Morrison had his first Universe Mode match in a Royal Rumble qualifying match, defeating Elias in a dark match prior to an episode of RAW. Morrison made his televised return at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, where he entered the eponymous match at entry #28, quickly going after his former tag team partner, The Miz, with it later being explained that Morrison was seeking revenge against Miz after Miz turned on him and ended their team. Morrison would eliminate Miz, before then himself being eliminated by Chad Gable. The two then continued their brawl.

The following night on RAW, Miz and Morrison would compete in a match, which was converted into a United States Championship number #1 contendership match by Triple H immediately beforehand. Morrison would defeat The Miz, but after the match, would be attacked by United States Champion, Austin Theory and then by The Miz. Instead of a championship match between Morrison and Theory, The Miz would be inserted into the match at the insistence of Theory.

#### Personal life

Morrison has been married to fellow professional wrestler, Taya Valkyrie since 2018.

After the end of his first stint in WWE in 2011, Morrison began pursuing a career in the film industry; appearing in "**20 Feet Below: The Darkness Descending**" (2013), "**Boone: The Bounty Hunter**" (2017), which he also co-wrote and served as executive producer for and made his directorial debut in 2022 with a comedy horror short film written by him and his wife titled "**The Iron Sheik Massacre"**.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include any championships won by Morrison in real life.*
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Asuka

**Kanako Urai** (浦井 佳奈子, *Urai Kanako*, born September 26, 1981), better known by the ring name, **Asuka**, is a Japanese professional wrestler.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Showtime"

In Universe Mode, Asuka is currently signed to WWE where she performs on the RAW brand.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Championship pursuits (2022-present)

Asuka made her Universe Mode debut in "Showtime", where she defeated Doudrop, Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair in a fatal-four way match. At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Asuka entered the Women's Royal Rumble at entry #28, lasting 07:21 and scoring zero eliminations before being eliminated by eventual winner, Bayley.

Asuka would then reappear in "Rounding It Out", where she defeated Liv Morgan to qualify for the RAW Women's Championship number #1 contendership Elimination Chamber match.

#### Personal life

Asuka is a mother. She graduated from the Osaka University of Arts Junior College and owns a hair salon in Yokohama, Japan called **Another Heaven**.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include any championships won by Asuka in real life.*
Legado Del Fantasma

**Legado Del Fantasma** is a professional wrestling stable consisting of leader, Santos Escobar along with Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Open Playing Field"

In Universe Mode, they are currently signed to WWE where they perform on the NXT brand. Escobar is the current NXT North American Champion in his first canonical reign, while Mendoza and Wilde are the NXT Tag Team Champions in their first canonical reign.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Championship pursuits (2022)

Legado Del Fantasma made their first appearance on the first episode of NXT, "Open Playing Field" in a backstage segment featuring Santos Escobar and Raul Mendoza, in which Escobar set his sights on the NXT North American Championship, held by Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, and Mendoza set the sights of him and Joaquin Wilde on the NXT Tag Team Championship, held by Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner of Imperium.

The following week, Escobar defeated Dexter Lumis and afterwards, was confronted by Isaiah "Swerve" Scott. Swerve would then agree to put his championship on the line against Escobar at the New Year's Evil special episode. Later on in the episode, Mendoza and Wilde were the first team entered into the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, defeating Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch in their semi-final match the following episode.

##### Championship reigns (2022-2023)

At the New Year's Evil special episode, Escobar defeated Scott to win the North American Championship. The following week, Wilde and Mendoza won the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic by defeating Moustache Mountain, earning a championship match at NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day. After the match, the two were confronted by Imperium. Earlier in the same episode, Swerve challenged Escobar to a championship rematch at Vengeance Day, which Escobar accepted under the conditions of the match being a best two-out-of-three falls match, the traditional match type of lucha libre, which Swerve accepted.

At Vengeance Day, Mendoza and Wilde defeated Imperium to win the Tag Team Championship after Mendoza hit Aichner with a low blow behind the referee's back, allowing for Wilde to come into the ring and pin Aichner. Later in the night, Escobar and Swerve's best two-out-of-three falls match was thrown out in the third fall after the leader of Imperium, WALTER made his NXT debut and attacked both of them. After the match, Barthel and Aichner brought down Mendoza and Wilde to the ring respectively, where they were also powerbombed by WALTER.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include any championships won by Legado Del Fantasma in real life.*

**WWE**

* NXT North American Championship (one-time, current) - Escobar
* NXT Tag Team Championship (one-time, current) - Wilde and Mendoza
NXT Tag Team Championship

The **NXT Tag Team Championship** is a men's professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion, WWE, defended on the promotion's developmental brand, NXT. The current champions are Legado Del Fantasma's Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza, who are in their first canonical reign.

## NXT Tag Team Championship

#### History

##### In real-life

The championships were introduced in January 2013 by Shawn Michaels. Later that year, on February 13th, Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey defeated Luke Harper and Erick Rowan to become the inaugural champions on an episode of NXT.

Although previous NXT Tag Team Championship reigns are not deemed "canonical" in Universe Mode, they are still recognized up until the date in which the first champions of the Universe Mode lineage won the championship in real life.

##### In Universe Mode

The NXT Tag Team Championship, like almost all other championships, did not get proper introductions in Universe Mode like the WWE Championship did. The championship was first mentioned in "Open Playing Field", where it was said that Imperium's Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner were the current champions, making them the inaugural champions of the Universe Mode lineage. They were chosen as the champions due to them being the NXT Tag Team Champions in real life during the early planning of Universe Mode. However, they did not make an appearance until "Tournament Final", and the championships were not seen until the following week in "A Price To Pay".

#### Championship design

The championships feature three gold plates on a black strap. The center plate is an irregular polygon that features a silver vertical NXT logo prominently in the center. Atop the plate is a banner that reads "TAG TEAM" and at the bottom is a banner that reads "CHAMPIONS". The rest of the plate is filled out with black, silver and gold ornamentation. Like most other championships in WWE, the NXT Tag Team Championships feature customizable side plates. The default side plates feature a silver WWE logo on a black background. The rest of the design is filled out with the same ornamentation as the front plate.

#### Reigns

 **2** | **Legado Del Fantasma** (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza)
Tommaso Ciampa

**Tommaso Whitney** (born May 8, 1985), better known by the ring name, **Tommaso Ciampa**, is an American professional wrestler.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Open Playing Field"

In Universe Mode, Ciampa is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the NXT brand as the NXT Champion in his first canonical reign.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### NXT Championship reign and feud with Cameron Grimes (2022-2023)

Ciampa made his Universe Mode debut as the NXT Champion in the first episode of NXT, "Open Playing Field". Ciampa would lay out an open challenge for his NXT Championship that would be accepted by four men; Cameron Grimes, Johnny Gargano, Pete Dunne and Kyle O'Reilly. In response, the NXT General Manager, William Regal would announce the NXT Championship Number 1 Contendership Tournament, which would be won by Grimes at New Year's Evil, setting up Ciampa's first championship defense against Grimes at NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day.

In the lead-up to the match, Ciampa would say that Grimes wasn't ready for the main event of Takeover, which Grimes responded to by hitting Ciampa in the face with a knee. This would spark off a chain of attacks between the two men in the lead-up to their match. At Takeover, Ciampa would defeat Grimes after Grimes was attacked by Gargano, who Grimes beat in the tournament finals. Immediately afterward, Ciampa would be attacked by LA Knight. On the following episode of NXT, Ciampa would accept Knight's challenge for an NXT Championship at NXT Takeover: Stand & Deliver.

#### WWE 2K23 Universe Mode

##### Feud with LA Knight (2023-present)

Ciampa would appear on the first episode of NXT in WWE 2K23, in a promo where he told Knight that he had no idea what he was getting himself into and that he wouldn't even be around to regret his choices, promising to keep "Goldie" in his grasp.

#### Personal life

Ciampa is married to former professional wrestler, Jessie Ward. The couple have one child together.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include any championships won by Ciampa in real-life.*

**WWE**

* NXT Championship (one-time, inaugural, current)
Revolution (AEW Fight Forever)

**Revolution** will be the first annual Revolution pay-per-view, and the twenty-sixth episode of the **AEW Fight Forever** series. The pay-per-view will be the first pay-per-view to be produced in **AEW Fight Forever**, and will feature nine matches with the main event being a unsanctioned lights out tag team match between the Blackpool Combat Club's Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson and the reunited "Hangman" Adam Page and Kenny Omega of The Elite.

## Revolution

* Part 2
* Part 1
Rey Mysterio

**Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio** (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name, **Rey Mysterio**, is an American professional wrestler.

## Rey Mysterio

* WWE 2K23
* WWE 2K22

## Appearances

### Debut

"Road To The Rumble"

In Universe Mode, Mysterio is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the RAW brand. Mysterio is considered one of the greatest luchadores in professional wrestling history, as well as one of the most popular wrestlers of all time. Mysterio is also one of the most influential wrestlers of all-time; with him, alongside several of his fellow luchadores in WCW, popularizing the high-flying lucha libre style in the United States, a style of wrestling that would influence the style of countless wrestlers in the years that followed.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Championship pursuits, Los Mysterios and feud with The Dirty Dawgs (2022-present)

Mysterio made his Universe Mode debut in "Road To The Rumble", where he competed in a gauntlet match to determine the number #1 contender to the WWE Championship. Mysterio entered second, but was the first eliminated by Seth Rollins. Mysterio's next appearance would in "Tensions Rising", where, accompanied by his son and tag team partner, Dominik Mysterio, he would face Robert Roode in a Royal Rumble qualifying match, which he would win. A feud began between Los Mysterios and Roode and his Dirty Dawgs tag team partner, Dolph Ziggler. On the following episode of RAW, Los Mysterios defeated The Dirty Dawgs in a tag team match.

At the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Mysterio was supposed to enter the eponymous match at #9, but would be attacked backstage by Ziggler and Roode, with the latter taking his spot in the match. Mysterio would eventually make an appearance, aiding Domink in eliminating Ziggler, however, Mysterio would never re-enter the Rumble match.

The feud between Los Mysterios and The Dirty Dawgs ended once Mysterio defeated Ziggler in a WWE Championship Elimination Chamber qualifying match two weeks later on RAW. On the go-home episode of RAW before the Elimination Chamber, Mysterio participated in yet another gauntlet match, this time featuring the other five contestants in the Elimination Chamber match, and would yet again start the match, this time with Chad Gable. He would once again be the first man eliminated.

#### Personal life

Mysterio is of Mexican descent. Since 1996, he has been married to Angie Gutiérrez, with whom he has two children; his son, Dominik and a daughter, Aaliyah; both of whom have been appearances in WWE, with Dominik becoming a full-time wrestler in 2020 and tag teaming with his father. The name "Rey Misterio" was handed down to Mysterio by his uncle, the original Rey Misterio after Mysterio had previously wrestled under the name "Colibri". Mysterio would then become "Rey Misterio Jr.", with the spelling later tweaked, and upon his debut in WWE, the "Jr." taken out.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include championships won by Mysterio in real life.*
Timothy Thatcher

**Timothy Andrew Moura** (born March 17, 1983), better known by the ring name, **Timothy Thatcher**, is an American professional wrestler

## Appearances

### Debut

"Open Playing Field"

Thatcher had a short tenure in Universe Mode where he performed on the NXT brand, making two appearances before departing WWE.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Brief appearances (2022)

Thatcher made his Universe Mode debut in "Open Playing Field", where he lost to North American Champion, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott in a non-title match. Thatcher's second and final appearance came two weeks in "Survival Of The Fittest", where he lost to NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa, once again in a non-title match.
RAW

***RAW***, also known as ***Monday Night RAW***, is a serialized professional wrestling video game series that airs, usually, on a bi-weekly basis on **Ceasar Storm**'s YouTube channel. Along with that, ***RAW*** is also a brand within WWE, where wrestlers are assigned to perform on the namesake show.

## RAW

### Run time

30-55 mins.

The show is apart of the larger WWE 2K Universe Mode series, alongside its counterparts: SmackDown and NXT. In Universe Mode, the show is depicted as one of two flagship shows of the WWE, alongside the aforementioned SmackDown. The show premiered on April 4th, 2022; with eight episodes having been released as of October 10th, 2023.

#### History

The debut episode of RAW premiered on April 4th, 2022. Episodes would initially be released monthly, with May 2022 seeing the release of "Trials and Tribulations", the second episode of RAW, until releases began to slow down, with "Tensions Rising", the third episode, and "Showtime", the fourth episode, following in July and September 2022, respectively. The series would then take a break due to production of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, with the series returning in April 2023 with the release of the fifth episode of RAW, "Reinvention", which also marked the beginning of all Universe Mode episodes, minus pay-per-views, airing in one part. Following this, the series would adapt a bi-weekly release format, which lasted until June 2023, with the series taking another break due to the production of both the NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day and Elimination Chamber pay-per-views.

#### Production

Since the debut of RAW, the show has featured the standard main roster stage design that features a top titantron with horizontal strips of screen above it, which feature LED on the top and bottom, something also seen on the sides of the stage, albeit those being vertical and featuring their LED's on the sides. Below it are three mini-trons; one to the left, one in the middle and one to the right. The ramp, the ring posts and the apron facing the "hard-cam" side are also both LED, allowing for them to display entrance graphics. The ring's mat is a standard white color, with the ring ropes colored red. Directly above the ring is a giant screen, with pillars on the sides that, like on the stage, feature LED's, these ones being placed on the sides.

The show usually has a runtime of thirty to fifty-five minutes. The first episode of RAW was broadcast in 360p, later being upgraded to 1080p for all episodes up until "Reinvention", where the show went down to 720p, which would then become a standard for all Universe Mode broadcasts.
WWE 2K22 Universe Mode - Episode 1: Road To The Rumble

"**Road To The Rumble**" was the first episode of **WWE 2K22 Universe Mode**. The episode was split into two parts, released on April 4th and April 9th, 2022. The episode was also the first episode of Monday Night RAW, and began the buildup to the Royal Rumble pay-per-view with a WWE Championship #1 contendership gauntlet match main eventing the episode.

## Road To The Rumble

#### Synopsis

The episode began with the WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre who announced a WWE Championship #1 contendership gauntlet match that would take place in the main event between Finn Bálor, AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio, Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens. McIntyre would also announce that the winner of the match would face him for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

The first match saw the RAW Tag Team Champions, **RK-Bro** (Randy Orton and Riddle) defeat **The Street Profits** (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) in a non-title match after Orton hit the RKO onto Montez Ford. The next match saw Bianca Belair take on Nia Jax. Belair struggled with the power of Jax to start the match, but would bounce back and win the match with a KOD. Next, United States Champion, Damian Priest, hosted an open challenge answered by Austin Theory. Theory managed to win the match and the championship with a Jumping TKO.

RAW Women's Champion, Becky Lynch, came down to the ring, challenging anybody to face her for the RAW Women's Championship. Her challenge was answered by Liv Morgan. Lynch, however, was dismissive of Morgan, but would offer the shot if she managed to defeat her two hired guns, Nia Jax and Tamina, the following week on RAW. Morgan agreed, before mocking Lynch. The two engaged in a brawl where Morgan stood tall.

The main event gauntlet match began with Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio, with Rollins eliminating Mysterio with a Pedigree and Curb Stomp. The next entrant was Kevin Owens. Rollins hit a Curb Stomp on Owens, but however, Owens would get his hand under the rope. The second Curb Stomp only took Owens down for a two-count, however, the third Curb Stomp would finally put Owens away. The next entrant was AJ Styles. At one point in the contest, Styles looked to hit Rollins with his springboard 450 splash, however, Rollins got out of the way, hitting Styles with a Curb Stomp. However, Styles managed to kick out. Styles would eliminate Rollins by hitting him with a Styles Clash. The final entrant was Finn Bálor. Bálor would kick out of Styles' springboard 450, Bálor would then hit a Coup De Grâce, however, Styles would kick out. Styles would then, surprisingly, use Bálor's 1916 manuever against him. A Styles Clash attempt was broken up by Bálor getting a ropebreak. However, Styles would manage to hit another Styles Clash soon after, winning the match and earning the WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble.

#### Results

###### Gauntlet match

 **2** | Rey Mysterio
 **3** | Kevin Owens
 **4** | AJ Styles
NXT North American Championship

The **NXT North American Championship** is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American promotion, WWE, defended on the promotion's developmental brand, NXT, where it serves as the secondary men's championship. The current champion is Santos Escobar, who is in his first canonical reign.

## NXT North American Championship

#### History

##### In real-life

The championship was introduced in 2018 by William Regal, with Adam Cole becoming the inaugural champion at NXT Takeover: New Orleans.

Although previous NXT North American Championship reigns are not deemed "canonical" in Universe Mode, they are still recognized up until the date in which the first champion of the Universe Mode lineage won the championship in real life.

##### In Universe Mode

The North American Championship, like almost all other championships, did not get proper introductions in Universe Mode like the WWE Championship did. The championship made its first appearance in "Open Playing Field", the first episode of NXT where Isaiah "Swerve" Scott was the champion, making him the inaugural champion of the Universe Mode lineage. Scott was chosen to be the champion, as he was the most recent North American Champion to be included in **WWE 2K22.**

#### Championship design

The championship features three gold plates on a reddish-brown colored strap. The center plate is circular, and in the center, features a black and gold globe showing the North American continent in silver. The banners above and below the globe read "NORTH AMERICAN" and "CHAMPION" respectively. At the top of the center plate is a silver NXT background. The side plates also feature a gold globe, with a silver vertical NXT logo as the default side plates. Like almost all other WWE championships, the championship features customizable side plates

#### Reigns

 **2** | Santos Escobar | October 16, 2022
WWE 2K22 Universe Mode - Episode 5: Setting The Stage

"**Setting The Stage**" was the fifth episode of **WWE 2K22 Universe Mode**. The episode was released on June 4th, 2022. It was also the second episode of NXT. The episode featured the beginning of the NXT Championship Number 1 Contendership Tournament with the main event seeing Cameron Grimes defeat Pete Dunne in a semi-final match.

## Setting The Stage

#### Synopsis

The show began with Santos Escobar taking on Dexter Lumis. The match ended with Escobar hitting the Phantom Driver. Following the match, the NXT North American Champion, Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, who Escobar had called out the prior week. Swerve said that the championship belonged to him, while Escobar said that he could beat Swerve, and that Swerve was not on his level. Escobar then challenged Swerve to a championship match at New Year's Evil, which Swerve accepted.

In a backstage segment, Legado Del Fantasma's Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza confronted William Regal, asking for an NXT Tag Team Championship match. Regal would respond by announcing the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic starting that following week and entering Wilde and Mendoza into the match.

Next, the NXT UK Women's Champion, Kay Lee Ray competed against Kacy Catanzaro in a non-title match. The match, dominated by Lee Ray, ended with Lee Ray defeating Catanzaro by hitting the Gory Bomb. After the match, Lee Ray was attacked by the NXT Women's Champion, Io Shirai with a kendo stick. Shirai challenged Lee Ray to an NXT Women's Championship match at NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day, which was later made official.

In the semi-main event, KUSHIDA defeated Ariya Daivari by tapping him out to the Hoverboard Lock. After the match, Roderick Strong came down to the ring and announced to KUSHIDA that in attempt to recruit KUSHIDA into the Diamond Mine, he got them a spot in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. KUSHIDA, initially reluctant, decided to give it a try.

The main event saw the first match in the NXT Championship Number 1 Contendership Tournament, Cameron Grimes took on Pete Dunne in a semi-final match. The match ended with Grimes attempting to hit the Small Package Driver, only for Dunne to counter the move into a roll-up. Grimes himself would counter the roll-up with a roll-up of his own, defeating Dunne.

#### Results

 **2** | Kay Lee Ray defeated Kacy Catanzaro by pinfall
 **3** | KUSHIDA defeated Ariya Daivari by submission
 **4** | Cameron Grimes defeated Pete Dunne by pinfall
This match was a semi-final match in the NXT Championship Number 1 Contendership Tournament
Triple H

**Paul Michael Levesque** (born July 27, 1969), better known by the ring name, **Triple H**, is an American business executive, actor and retired professional wrestler.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Tensions Rising"

In Universe Mode, Triple H currently primarily appears on the RAW brand as a manager for Austin Theory while also temporarily running both the RAW and SmackDown brands. Triple H also serves as the chief content officer for WWE.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### Mentoring Austin Theory (2022-present)

Triple H made his Universe Mode debut in "Tensions Rising" where he revealed himself as the mentor of the United States Champion, Austin Theory by attacking Theory's rival and former champion, Damian Priest. The following week, the two revealed that Triple H had handpicked Austin Theory to be the future of the WWE. At the Royal Rumble, Triple H accompanied Theory as Theory successfully defended his championship against Priest; the ending of the match saw Priest attack Triple H and hit him in the head with a steel chair, causing Triple H to suspend him the following night on RAW.

Following the Royal Rumble, Triple H would then continue his mentoring of Theory and had Theory undergo a change in presentation with new gear and a new theme.

#### Personal life

Triple H has been married to Stephanie McMahon since 2003, and the couple have three daughters together.

Triple H is a fan of English rock band, Motorhead, who wrote and performed three theme songs for him during his career, and became close friends with Motorhead front man, Lemmy until his passing in 2015.
NXT Championship Number 1 Contendership Tournament

The **NXT Championship Number #1 Contendership Tournament** was a tournament to crown the number #1 contender to Tommaso Ciampa's NXT Championship at NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day. The four-man tournament spanned across three weeks on NXT, with the tournament finals taking place at the New Year's Evil special episode as Cameron Grimes defeated Johnny Gargano.

#### Background

On the debut episode of NXT, NXT Champion, Tommaso Ciampa laid out an open challenge to see who would be the next contender for his championship, a challenge which was accepted by Johnny Gargano, Cameron Grimes, Kyle O'Reilly and Pete Dunne, who all staked their claim to a championship match. This led to NXT General Manager, William Regal creating the NXT Championship Number #1 Contendership Tournament.

#### Overview

The tournament began the following week as Cameron Grimes and Pete Dunne fought in a semi-final match in the main event. The ending of the match saw Grimes attempting to land his Small Package Driver finishing manuever, only for Dunne to counter it a roll-up. However, after Grimes kicked out, Grimes would then counter the roll-up with a roll-up of his own, getting the victory over Dunne and advancing to the finals.

The second and final semi-final took place the week after as Johnny Gargano took on Kyle O'Reilly, once again in the main event. The ending of the match saw Gargano make O'Reilly tap out to his Garga-No Escape submission manuever, setting up the finals between Gargano and Grimes. Following the match, as Gargano attacked O'Reilly, Grimes ran out to make the save, attacking Gargano before tossing him back into the ring for O'Reilly to finish him off.

The tournament final between Gargano and Grimes took place on the New Year's Evil special episode the week after. The match saw Gargano counter Grimes' Cave In finisher into a powerbomb, and Grimes break out the Garga-No Escape. The ending of the match saw Grimes land the Cave In on Gargano to win the match, the tournament and secure a NXT Championship match against Tommaso Ciampa at NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day.

#### Aftermath

At Vengeance Day, Grimes would lose his championship match against Ciampa after a vengeful Gargano interfered and cost him the match.
Elias

**Jeffrey Daniel Sciullo** (born November 22, 1987), better known by the ring name, **Elias**, is an American professional wrestler and musician.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Machine Gun Kelly Meets Elias"

In Universe Mode, Elias is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the RAW brand.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### 24/7 Championship victory and sporadic appearances (2022-present)

Elias had his first match in Universe Mode as he lost a Royal Rumble qualifying match to John Morrison in a dark match prior to an episode of RAW. Elias would then make an appearance in the second episode of the 24/7 Championship Series, winning the 24/7 Championship from Machine Gun Kelly before immediately losing to him.

#### Discography

###### Extended plays

* "**WWE: Walk With Elias**" (2018)
* "**WWE: Universal Truth**" (2020)

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include any championships won by Elias in real life.*

**WWE**

* 24/7 Championship (one-time)
Dakota Kai

**Cheree Georgina Crowley** (born 6 May 1988), better known by the ring name **Dakota Kai**, is a New Zealand professional wrestler.

## Appearances

### Debut

"Open Playing Field"

In Universe Mode, Kai is currently signed to WWE where she performs on the NXT brand.

#### WWE 2K22 Universe Mode

##### NXT Women's Championship pursuits (2022)

Kai made her debut in the debut episode of NXT, "Open Playing Field", where she teamed up with Candice LeRae against NXT Women's Champion, Io Shirai and the NXT UK Women's Champion, Kay Lee Ray, which her team won. Kai then appeared in "Survival Of The Fittest", where she and LeRae both challenged Shirai to a NXT Women's Championship match, leading to a triple threat match being made for the New Year's Evil special episode the following week, which Shirai would win.

Later that week, Kai entered the Women's Royal Rumble at the titular event, entering the match at number 24, and lasting 03:09 before being eliminated by Alexa Bliss.

#### Personal life

Kai streams regularly on Twitch, under the name **Charliegirl**. She is of Irish and Samoan descent.

#### Championships and accomplishments

***Disclaimer:*** *This does not include any championships won by Kai in real life.*