2022 in professional wrestling

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2022 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

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Beginning in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the professional wrestling industry worldwide, with many promotions presenting shows behind closed doors. Some events were canceled while others were rescheduled to occur in 2021 and then some in 2022. Larger companies such as All Elite Wrestling and WWE resumed live touring with full-capacity crowds in July 2021—further companies also began readmitting fans to events in 2022.

List of notable promotions

These promotions held notable events throughout 2022.

Promotion NameAbbreviationNotes
All Elite Wrestling AEW
All Japan Pro Wrestling AJPW
CyberFight CFCyberFight is an umbrella brand that oversees and promotes four individual promotions: DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling (GanPro), Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW).
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL
Big Japan Pro Wrestling BJW
DDT Pro-Wrestling DDT
Dragon Gate
Game Changer Wrestling GCW
Impact Wrestling Impact
Jim Crockett Promotions JCPThe assets of JCP had been purchased by Turner Broadcasting System in 1988 and rebranded as World Championship Wrestling. Over 33 years later, in May 2022, JCP was revived.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide AAAThe "AAA" abbreviation has been used since the mid-1990s and had previously stood for the promotion's original name Asistencia Asesoría y Administración.
Major League Wrestling MLW
National Wrestling Alliance NWA
New Japan Pro-Wrestling NJPW
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla PWG
Pro Wrestling Noah Noah
Pro Wrestling Zero1 Zero1
Ring of Honor ROHAcquired by AEW President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan on March 2.
World Wonder Ring Stardom Stardom
WWE "WWE" stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, which remains the company's legal name, though the company ceased using the full name in April 2011, with the WWE abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism.
WWE divides its roster into four storyline divisions – referred to as brands where wrestlers exclusively perform on their respective weekly television programs. Raw and SmackDown are their two main brands, while NXT serves as a developmenal territory. NXT UK is a specialty brand promoted under the NXT banner, but was discontinued after September, with plans to reboot the brand in 2023 as NXT Europe. 205 Live was another specialty brand under NXT that was dissolved in February.
Xtreme Pro Wrestling XPW

Calendar of notable shows

January

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
1 CF: Noah The New Year 2022 Tokyo, Japan Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) defeated Go Shiozaki to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
WWE: Day 1 [1] Atlanta, Georgia Brock Lesnar defeated Big E (c), Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, and Bobby Lashley in a fatal five-way match to win the WWE Championship WWE's first PPV to take place on New Year's Day.
CMLL Sin Salida Mexico City, Mexico Dulce Gardenia defeated Disturbio in a Lucha de Apuestas elimination masks vs. hair steel cage match
4 WWE:
New Year's Evil Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker defeated Tommaso Ciampa (c) to win the NXT Championship Aired as a special episode of NXT 2.0 . Final event to feature the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada defeated Shingo Takagi (c) to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship First Wrestle Kingdom to be held on three nights as well as the first in which one night was not held at the Tokyo Dome.
5 Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Will Ospreay to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
8 NJPW
CF:
Yokohama, Japan Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Keiji Mutoh and Kaito Kiyomiya
4 CF: Reboot 2022 Tokyo, Japan Stinger (Hayata and Yoshinari Ogawa) (c) defeated Los Perros del Mal de Japón (Kotaro Suzuki and Yo-Hey) to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
5 New Sunrise 2022 Daiki Inaba, Go Shiozaki, Kaito Kiyomiya, Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura defeated M's Alliance (Keiji Muto, Masato Tanaka and Naomichi Marufuji) and Sugiura-gun (Kazuyuki Fujita and Takashi Sugiura)
8 AEW Battle of the Belts I Charlotte, North Carolina Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (c) defeated Riho to retain the AEW Women's World Championship The first episode in AEW's quarterly Battle of the Belts television special series on TNT.
Impact Hard To Kill Dallas, Texas Mickie James (c) defeated Deonna Purrazzo in a Texas Deathmatch to retain the Impact Knockouts World Championship
NWA Duuuval Brawl Jacksonville, Florida Trevor Murdoch (c) defeated Gangrel to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
14 GCW Most Notorious Detroit, Michigan Alex Colon (c) defeated Hoodfoot to retain the GCW Ultraviolent ChampionshipGCW's debut in the Harpos Theatre.
15 NJPW The New Beginning USA Seattle, Washington Jay White defeated Jay Lethal
16 CF: Bumper Crop 2022 In Sendai Sendai, Japan Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) defeated Masa Kitamiya to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
21 MLW Blood & Thunder Dallas, Texas Jacob Fatu defeated Mads Krügger
22 CF: Noah Higher Ground 2022 Osaka, Japan Masakatsu Funaki defeated Kenoh (c) to win the GHC National Championship
23 GCW The Wrld on GCW New York, New York Matt Tremont and Nick Gage defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) (c) in a Tag team open challenge to win the GCW Tag Team Championship GCW's debut in the Hammerstein Ballroom and the first wrestling event in the venue since 2019.
26 AEW Beach Break Cleveland, Ohio Orange Cassidy defeated Adam Cole in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match Aired live as a special episode of Dynamite . Featured Cody Rhodes' final match in AEW.
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) (c) (with Christian Cage) defeated Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) (with Matt Hardy and The Blade) to retain the AEW World Tag Team Championship Aired on tape delay on January 28 as a special episode of Rampage .
28 CMLL Reyes del Aire Mexico City, Mexico Místico defeated Último Guerrero
29 WWE: Royal Rumble [1] St. Louis, Missouri Brock Lesnar won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Drew McIntyre to earn a world championship match at WrestleMania 38 The event notably saw the return of Ronda Rousey, who won the women's Royal Rumble match to earn a women's championship match at WrestleMania 38. Lesnar chose to challenge Roman Reigns for SmackDown's Universal Championship while Rousey chose to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight Nagoya, Japan Syuri (c) defeated Mirai to retain the World of Stardom Championship
PWG Battle of Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Daniel Garcia defeated Mike Bailey to win the 2022 Battle of Los Angeles
30
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

February

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
11 NJPW New Years Golden Series in Sendai Sendai, Japan El Desperado (c) defeated Master Wato to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
12 NWA PowerrrTrip Oak Grove, Kentucky Matt Cardona defeated Trevor Murdoch (c) to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
13 NJPW New Years Golden Series in Osaka Osaka, Japan Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Sanada) defeated Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi
15 WWE:
Vengeance Day Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker (c) defeated Santos Escobar to retain the NXT Championship Aired as a special episode of NXT 2.0 . First Vengeance to air as a television special.
17 NJPW Rivals Los Angeles, California Jay White defeated Shane Strickland
19 WWE: Elimination Chamber Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Brock Lesnar defeated Bobby Lashley (c), AJ Styles, Austin Theory, Riddle, and Seth "Freakin" Rollins in an Elimination Chamber match to win the WWE Championship First Elimination Chamber held in Saudi Arabia, as well as the first held outside the United States and on a Saturday.
Impact No Surrender Westwego, Louisiana Honor No More (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, PCO, Vincent, and Kenny King) defeated Team Impact (Chris Sabin, Willie Mack, Rhino, Rich Swann, and Steve Maclin)
AAA Rey de Reyes Veracruz, Veracruz Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Johnny Superstar to retain the AAA Mega Championship
NJPW New Years Golden Series in Sapporo Sapporo, Japan Sanada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
20 Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
23 CF: Gain Control 2022 In Nagoya Nagoya, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship
Stardom Cinderella Journey Nagaoka, Japan Saya Kamitani (c) defeated Natsupoi to retain the Wonder of Stardom Championship
25 CMLL Torneo Increible De Parejas Mexico City, MexicoAtlantis Jr. and Stuka Jr. defeated Averno and Mistico to win 2022 Torneo Increible De Parejas.
26 CMLL
NJPW
NJPW X CMLLTijuana, Baja California, MexicoMistico, Negro Casas and Templario defeated Atlantis, Rey Bucanero and Ultimo Guerrero
MLW SuperFight Charlotte, North Carolina The Von Erichs (Marshall von Erich and Ross von Erich) defeated The Mortons (Kerry Morton and Ricky Morton)
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

March

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
1 NJPW NJPW 50th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.) and Yoshiaki Fujiwara
4 CMLL Mexican National Heavyweight Championship Tournament Mexico City, MexicoEuforia defeated Gran Guerrero to win the vacant Mexican National Heavyweight Championship.
5 Impact Sacrifice Louisville, Kentucky Moose (c) defeated Heath to retain the Impact World Championship
6 AEW Revolution Orlando, Florida "Hangman" Adam Page (c) defeated Adam Cole to retain the AEW World Championship
8 WWE:
Roadblock Orlando, Florida Dolph Ziggler defeated Tommaso Ciampa and Bron Breakker (c) in a triple threat match to win the NXT Championship Aired as a special episode of NXT 2.0 . First Roadblock since December 2016 and the first held as a television special.
11 Stardom New Blood 1 Tokyo, Japan Utami Hayashishita defeated Miyu Amasaki
12 GCW Astronaut Atlanta, Georgia The H8 Club (Matt Tremont and Nick Gage) (c) vs. The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) for the GCW Tag Team Championship ended in a double pin.GCW's debut in Center Stage.
15 CMLL CMLL World Lightweight Championship Tournament Mexico City, MexicoStar Jr., Titan and Volador Jr. defeated Los Malditos (El Sagrado, Gemelo Diablo I and Gemelo Diablo II)
16 AEW St. Patrick's Day Slam San Antonio, Texas Thunder Rosa defeated Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. (c) in a Steel Cage match to win the AEW Women's World Championship Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
18 CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
(Night 1)
Mexico City, Mexico Místico and Averno defeated TJP and Volador Jr.
19 NWA Crockett Cup Nashville, Tennessee The Commonwealth Connection (Doug Williams and Harry Smith) defeated Gold Rushhh (Jordan Clearwater and Marshe Rockett) by submission in a Crockett Cup quarterfinals tag team match
20 Matt Cardona (c) defeated Nick Aldis by disqualification to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
NJPW Strong Style Evolved Tampa, Florida Jay White defeated Chris Sabin
CF:
Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan Tetsuya Endo defeated Konosuke Takeshita (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship
21 CF: Great Voyage in Fukuoka 2022 Fukuoka, Japan Kazuyuki Fujita (c) defeated Masato Tanaka to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
(Night 2)
Puebla, Mexico Mistico defeats Gran Guerrero
AJPW AJPW Champions Night 3: 50th Anniversary Tour Tokyo, Japan Kento Miyahara (c) defeated Shuji Ishikawa to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
22 CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas
(Night 3)
Guadalajara, Mexico Averno and Black Warrior defeated Mistico and Titan
26 Stardom World Climax 2022 Tokyo, Japan Syuri (c) defeated Giulia to retain the World of Stardom Championship
27 Syuri (c) defeated Mayu Iwatani to retain the World of Stardom Championship
NJPW New Japan Cup
(Finals)
Osaka, Japan Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the 2022 New Japan Cup
31 MLW Intimidation Games Dallas, Texas The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich) defeated 5150 (Danny Rivera and Hernandez) in a Bunkhouse Brawl
AAA AAA Invades WrestleCon Psycho Clown defeated Black Taurus
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) defeated The Rottweilers (Homicide and Low Ki)
GCW Bloodsport 8 Chris Dickinson defeated Minoru Suzuki
Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 1 John Wayne Murdoch defeated Alex Colon to win the GCW Ultraviolent Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

April

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
1 ROH Supercard of Honor XV Garland, Texas Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Bandido in a Winner Takes All match to determine the undisputed ROH World Champion ROH's first live event since their hiatus in 2021.
NJPW Lonestar Shootout Dallas, Texas Tomohiro Ishii defeated Chris Dickinson
Impact Multiverse of Matches The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
MLW Azteca Underground Jacob Fatu defeated Bestia 666 in an Azteca Apocalypto match
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 2 The Second Gear Crew (AJ Gray, Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) won the 54-person Clusterfuck battle royal
2 WrestleCon USA vs. The World Michael Oku (c) defeated Rich Swann to retain the RevPro Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship
WWE:
Stand & Deliver Dolph Ziggler (c) defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship Aired midday before WrestleMania 38 Night 1.
CMLL 79. Aniversario Arena Coliseo Mexico City, MexicoDragon Rojo Jr. defeated El Soberano Jr. (c) to win the CMLL World Middleweight Championship
WWE: WrestleMania 38 [1] Arlington, Texas "Stone Cold" Steve Austin defeated Kevin Owens in a No Holds Barred match This was Austin's first match in 19 years. Also featured Cody Rhodes' return to WWE after six years.
3 Roman Reigns (WWE Universal Champion) defeated Brock Lesnar (WWE Champion) in a Winner Takes All match to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Featured Vince McMahon's first match in 10 years.
9 NJPW Hyper Battle [2] Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr. to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
10 Zero1
AJPW
NJPW
CF:
Zero1 20th Anniversary from Ryogoku Kokugikan Takashi Sugiura (c) defeated Shinjiro Otani to retain the Zero1 World Heavyweight Championship
15 AEW Battle of the Belts II Garland, Texas Thunder Rosa (c) defeated Nyla Rose to retain the AEW Women's World Championship Aired on tape delay on April 16.
16 AJPW
NJPW
Korakuen Hall's 60th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan Kento Miyahara and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jake Lee and Taichi ended in a time limit draw.
NJPW Windy City Riot Villa Park, Illinois Jon Moxley defeated Will Ospreay
23 Impact Rebellion Poughkeepsie, New York Josh Alexander defeated Moose (c) to win the Impact World Championship
29 Stardom Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022
(Night 4)
Yokohama, Japan Syuri (c) defeated Himeka to retain the World of Stardom Championship
CMLL 66. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, Mexico Místico defeated Titán to win the CMLL Universal Championship
CF: Noah Majestic 2022 Tokyo, Japan Go Shiozaki defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to win the vacant GHC Heavyweight Championship
30 AAA Triplemanía XXX: Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) defeated Hijo del Vikingo and Fenix First of three Triplemanía events to be held by AAA in 2022.
NWA PowerrrTrip 2 Oak Grove, Kentucky KiLynn King and Missa Kate defeated Kamille and Kenzie Paige
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

May

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
1 PWG Delivering The Goods Los Angeles, California Daniel Garcia defeated Bandido (c) to win the PWG World Championship
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
3 WWE:
Spring Breakin' Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker (c) defeated Joe Gacy to retain the NXT Championship Aired as a special episode of NXT 2.0 .
5 AJPW Champion Carnival 2022 Final Tokyo, Japan Yuma Aoyagi defeated Jake Lee to win the 2022 Champion Carnival
Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour Fukuoka, Japan Saya Kamitani (c) defeated Maika to retain the Wonder of Stardom Championship
7 Impact Under Siege Newport, Kentucky Josh Alexander (c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii to retain the Impact World Championship
8 WWE: WrestleMania Backlash [1] Providence, Rhode Island The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)) defeated Drew McIntyre and RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) in a six-man tag team match
13 Stardom New Blood 2 Tokyo, Japan Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka) and Haruka Umesaki defeated YoungOED (Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina)
MLW Kings of Colosseum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jacob Fatu defeated Mads Krügger in a Weapons of Mass Destruction match
14 NJPW Capital Collision Washington, D.C. Juice Robinson defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c), Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley in a four-way match to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
AJPW AJPW 50th Anniversary Tour Sapporo Sapporo, Hokkaido, JapanTwin Towers (Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa) defeated Runaway SUPLEX (Shotaro Ashino and Suwama) (c) to win the AJPW World Tag Team Championship
15Kento Miyahara (c) defeated Yuma Aoyagi to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
23 Independent Hana Kimura Memorial Show 2 Tokyo, Japan Syuri defeated Asuka
28 Stardom Flashing Champions Tokyo, Japan Syuri (c) defeated Risa Sera to retain the World of Stardom Championship
29 AEW Double or Nothing Paradise, Nevada CM Punk defeated "Hangman" Adam Page (c) to win the AEW World Championship Featured the finals of the inaugural men's and women's Owen Hart Cup tournaments.
31 AJPW Jumbo Tsuruta 23rd Anniversary Memorial Service Tokyo, Japan Jake Lee, Joe Doering and Takao Omori vs. Jun Akiyama, Kento Miyahara and Minoru Suzuki ended in a time limit draw.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

June

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
4 WWE:
In Your House Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker (c) defeated Joe Gacy to retain the NXT Championship
5 WWE: Hell in a Cell [1] Rosemont, Illinois Cody Rhodes defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match
AJPW Over The Future Tokyo, Japan Hitamaru Sasaki defeated Kotaro Nasu
11 NWA Alwayz Ready Knoxville, Tennessee Trevor Murdoch defeated Nick Aldis, Thom Latimer, and Sam Shaw to win the vacant NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
12 NJPW Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall Osaka, Japan Jay White defeated Kazuchika Okada (c) to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
CF: CyberFight Festival 2022 Saitama, Japan Satoshi Kojima defeated Go Shiozaki (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship
15 AEW Road Rager St. Louis, Missouri The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) (c) in a ladder match to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
Darby Allin defeated Bobby Fish Aired on tape delay on June 17 as a special episode of Rampage .
AJPW Fortune Dream 7 Tokyo, Japan Daichi Hashimoto, Kazusada Higuchi and Yuma Aoyagi defeated Daisuke Sekimoto, Shuji Ishikawa and Yuji Hino
18 AAA Triplemanía XXX: Tijuana Tijuana, Mexico Los Hermanos Lee (Dragon Lee and Dralístico) defeated Matt Hardy and Johnny Hardy
19 AJPW Champions Night IV: 50th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan Jake Lee defeated Kento Miyahara (c) to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
NOAH Back To Kobe! Live Kobe, Hyogo, JapanDaiki Inaba, Daisuke Harada, Hao, Kaito Kiyomiya and Satoshi Kojima defeated Kongo (Hi69, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh, Manabu Soya and Tadasuke)
Impact Slammiversary Nashville, Tennessee Josh Alexander (c) defeated Eric Young to retain the Impact World Championship
21 CMLL 63. Aniversario Arena Coliseo GuadalajaraGuadalajara, Jalisco , MexicoAtlantis Jr., El Soberano Jr. and Mistico defeated Averno, El Hijo del Villano III and Mephisto
23 MLW Battle Riot IV New York, New York Jacob Fatu lastly eliminated The Real1 to win the 40-man Battle Riot match to earn an MLW World Heavyweight Championship match
24 CMLL Copa Dinastias 2022 Finals Mexico City, Mexico El Soberano Jr. ans Euforia defeated Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Ultimo Guerrero)
26 AEW
NJPW
Forbidden Door Chicago, Illinois Jon Moxley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the interim AEW World Championship
Stardom Fight in the Top Nagoya, Japan Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Koguma and Hazuki) defeated Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Saya Kamitani) in a steel cage match Featured the first ever steel cage matches promoted by Stardom.
29 AEW Blood & Guts Detroit, Michigan Eddie Kingston, Santana, Ortiz, and Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta, and Claudio Castagnoli) defeated The Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker) in a Blood and Guts match Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
Royal Rampage Toni Storm defeated Nyla Rose Aired on tape delay as a special episode of Rampage .
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

July

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
1 Impact Against All Odds Atlanta, Georgia Josh Alexander (c) defeated Joe Doering to retain the Impact World Championship
2 WWE: Money in the Bank [1] Paradise, Nevada Theory defeated Drew McIntyre, Madcap Moss, Omos, Riddle, Sami Zayn, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and Sheamus in the Money in the Bank ladder match for a championship match contractWith this year's event, Money in the Bank was elevated to being regarded as one of WWE's "Big Five" PPVs, along with Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.
3 CF:
King of DDT Tournament 2022
(Finals)
Tokyo, Japan Kazusada Higuchi defeated Naomi Yoshimura in the finals of the 2022 King of DDT Tournament which was also for the vacant KO-D Openweight Championship
5 WWE:
The Great American Bash Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker (c) defeated Cameron Grimes to retain the NXT Championship Aired as a special episode of NXT 2.0 .
8 Stardom New Blood 3 Tokyo, Japan Giulia defeated Miyu Amasaki
9 Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo Syuri (c) defeated Momo Watanabe to retain the World of Stardom Championship
13 AEW Fyter Fest
Week 1
Savannah, Georgia Swerve in Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) (c) and Team Taz (Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs) in a three-way tag team match to win the AEW World Tag Team Championship Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
The Lucha Brothers (Penta Oscuro and Rey Fénix) defeated Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen)Aired on tape delay on July 15 as a special episode of Rampage .
20 Fyter Fest
Week 2
Duluth, Georgia Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Kingston in a Barbed Wire Deathmatch
The rest of the Jericho Appreciation Society was suspended above the ring in a shark cage.
Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
Jay Lethal defeated Christopher Daniels Aired on tape delay on July 22 as a special episode of Rampage .
16 NOAH Destination Tokyo, JapanKenoh defeats Satoshi Kojima (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship
18 CMLL 69. Aniversario Arena PueblaPuebla, MexicoEl Soberano Jr. defeated Volador Jr.
23 ROH Death Before Dishonor Lowell, Massachusetts FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (c) defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) in a two-out-of-three-falls match to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship First ROH PPV event under the ownership of AEW President and CEO Tony Khan.
Stardom Stardom in Showcase vol.1 Nagoya, Japan Yuu defeated Saya Kamitani and Starlight Kid in a casket match
24 Mid Summer Champions in Nagoya Syuri (c) defeated Tam Nakano to retain the World of Stardom Championship
27 AEW Fight for the Fallen Worcester, Massachusetts Daniel Garcia defeated Bryan Danielson Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
Anna Jay defeated Ruby Soho Aired on tape delay on July 29 as a special episode of Rampage .
30 NJPW Music City Mayhem [3] Nashville, Tennessee Jon Moxley defeated El Desperado in a no disqualification match
WWE: SummerSlam [1] Roman Reigns (c) defeated Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship First SummerSlam to not be held in August.
31 NOAH Midsummer Clash Tokyo, JapanKaito Kiyomiya, Satoshi Kojima and Takashi Sugiura defeated Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh and Manabu Soya
JCP Ric Flair's Last Match Nashville, Tennessee Ric Flair and Andrade El Idolo defeated Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett First JCP event since 1988.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

August

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
5 CF: Departure Tokyo, JapanHAYATA (c) defeated Shuji Kondo to retain the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
AEW Battle of the Belts III Grand Rapids, Michigan Claudio Castagnoli (c) defeated Konosuke Takeshita to retain the ROH World Championship Aired on tape delay on August 6.
AAA Verano de Escándalo Aguascalientes, Mexico Taya and Los Lucha Bros (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) defeated Chik Tormenta, Taurus, and Hijo del Vikingo
10 AEW Quake by the Lake Minneapolis, Minnesota Jon Moxley (c) defeated Chris Jericho to retain the AEW Interim World Championship Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
Orange Cassidy defeated Ari Daivari Aired on tape delay on August 12 as a special episode of Rampage .
12 Impact Emergence Cicero, Illinois Josh Alexander (c) defeated Alex Shelley to retain the Impact World Championship
16 WWE:
Heatwave Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker (c) defeated JD McDonagh to retain the NXT Championship Aired as a special episode of NXT 2.0 .
18 NJPW G1 Climax 32
(Finals)
Tokyo, Japan Kazuchika Okada defeated Will Ospreay in the G1 Climax tournament finalOkada received an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 17.
19 CMLL CMLL International Gran Prix Mexico City, MexicoTeam Mexico (Volador Jr.) defeated Team International (Tiger Mask)
20 AJPW Royal Road Tournament 2022 Final Tokyo, Japan Kento Miyahara defeated Jake Lee to win the 2022 Royal Road Tournament
CF:
Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 Tokyo, Japan Kazusada Higuchi (c) defeated Tetsuya Endo to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship
21 NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed Los Angeles, California Fred Rosser (c) defeated TJP to retain the Strong Openweight Championship
Stardom Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter Nagoya, Japan Syuri (c) defeated Nanae Takahashi to retain the World of Stardom Championship
27 MLW Fury Road El Paso, Texas Alex Hammerstone defeated Willie Mack House show event that was formerly a taping of MLW Fusion .
NWA NWA 74th Anniversary Show St. Louis, Missouri Kamille (c) defeated Taya Valkyrie to retain the NWA World Women's Championship
28 Trevor Murdoch (c) defeated Tyrus to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
CMLL CMLL Lady's RingTokyo, JapanTae Honma defeated Hikari Shimizu to win the Mexico Expedition Tournament.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

September

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
3 CF: N-1 Victory 2022 Grand Final Osaka, JapanKaito Kiyomiya defeated Hideki Suzuki to win the 2022 N-1 Victory
WWE: Clash at the Castle [1] [4] Cardiff, Wales Roman Reigns (c) defeated Drew McIntyre to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship WWE's first major stadium event in the UK in 30 years.
4 WWE: Worlds Collide Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker (NXT) defeated Tyler Bate (NXT UK) to unify the NXT Championship and NXT United Kingdom Championship Final event for NXT UK before relaunching as NXT Europe in 2023.
AEW All Out Hoffman Estates, Illinois CM Punk defeated Jon Moxley (c) to win the AEW World Championship Featured the final of a tournament for the new AEW World Trios Championship.
13 CMLL Viva La Coli Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Averno, El Hijo del Villano III, and Místico defeat Atlantis Jr., Explosivo, and Ultimo Guerrero
16 CMLL 89th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico Atlantis Jr. defeated Stuka Jr. in a Lucha de Apuestas mask vs. mask match
18 AJPW All Japan Pro Wrestling 50th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan Kento Miyahara defeated Suwama (c) to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
MLW
AAA
DG
Super Series Norcross, Georgia Komander, Laredo Kid, and Microman defeated Mini Abismo Negro, Black Taurus, and Gino Medina
20 CMLL Dia Nacional De La Lucha Libre Mexico City, Mexico Gran Guerrero, Rey Bucanero, and Ultimo Guerrero defeated Los Infernales (Averno, El Satanico, and Mephisto)
21 AEW Grand Slam Queens, New York Jon Moxley defeated Bryan Danielson in a tournament final to win the vacant AEW World Championship Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
Ricky Starks defeated Powerhouse Hobbs in a Lights Out match Aired on tape delay on September 23 as a special episode of Rampage .
23 Impact Victory Road Nashville, Tennessee Steve Maclin defeated Sami Callihan and Moose in a Three-way Barbed Wire Massacre
25 Stardom Stardom in Showcase vol.2 Tokyo, Japan Grim Reaper Army (Yuu, Nanae Takahashi and Yuna Manase) defeated Bodyguard Army (Syuri & Queen's Quest (Utami Hayashishita and Lady C)) (with Rossy Ogawa)
CF: Noah Grand Ship In Nagoya Nagoya, Japan Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Kenoh (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship
NJPW Burning Spirit Kobe, Japan Will Ospreay (c) defeated David Finlay to retain the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
CMLL
Ice Ribbon
CMLL X Ice RibbonSaitama, JapanDalys (c) defeated Tae Honma to retain the CMLL Japan Women's Championship
30 CMLL Noche de Campeones Mexico City, Mexico Místico (c) defeated Rugido to retain the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

October

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
1 Stardom Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2022
(Finals)
Tokyo, Japan Giulia defeated Tam Nakano in the finals of the 2022 5Star Grand Prix Tournament
NJPW Royal Quest II London, England FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (c) defeated Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship
2 Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr. Naito earned a future match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.
7 AEW Battle of the Belts IV Washington, D.C. FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (c) defeated Gates of Agony (Toa Liona and Kaun) to retain the ROH World Tag Team Championship First Battle of the Belts to air on a Friday.
Impact Bound for Glory Albany, New York Josh Alexander (c) defeated Eddie Edwards to retain the Impact World Championship
8 WWE: Extreme Rules [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Matt Riddle defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins in a Fight Pit match with Daniel Cormier as the special guest referee The event saw the return of Bray Wyatt to WWE.
GCW Fight Club [5] Atlantic City, New Jersey Nick Gage defeated Jon Moxley (c) in a Championship vs. Career match to win the GCW World Championship
9 Rina Yamashita (c) defeated Ciclope in a Death match to retain the GCW Ultraviolent Championship
9 TJPW Wrestle Princess III Tokyo, Japan Yuka Sakazaki defeated Shoko Nakajima (c) to win the Princess of Princess Championship
10 NJPW Declaration of Power Tokyo, Japan Jay White (c) defeated Tama Tonga to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
AJPW Legacy II Tokyo, Japan Kento Miyahara, Kota Minoura and Shiro Koshinaka defeat Hideki Suzuki, Madoka Kikuta and Yuma Aoyagi
15 AAA Triplemanía XXX: Mexico City Azcapotzalco, Mexico Pentagón Jr. defeated Villano IV in a Lucha de Apuestas Mask vs. Mask match
18 AEW Title Tuesday Cincinnati, Ohio Jon Moxley (c) defeated "Hangman" Adam Page by referee stoppage to retain the AEW World Championship.
19 Stardom New Blood 5 Tokyo, Japan Ami Sourei defeated Hanan (c) to win the Future of Stardom Championship
21 CMLL CMLL Universal Amazons Championship Mexico City, Mexico Lluvia defeated La Jarochita to win the 2022 CMLL Universal Amazons Championship
22 AJPW 50th Anniversary In Sanjo: The Soul Of A Champion Sanjo, Niigata, JapanKento Miyahara (c) defeated Takao Omori to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
WWE:
Halloween Havoc Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker (c) defeated Ilja Dragunov and JD McDonagh to retain the NXT Championship
XPW Halloween In Hell III Pomona, California SHLAK (c) defeated Angel to retain the XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship
27 NJPW The Night Before Rumble on 44th Street New York City, New York Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Yoh), Amazing Red, Eddie Kingston, Homicide, and Jon Moxley defeated Bullet Club (El Phantasmo, Jay White, and Juice Robinson) and Team Filthy (Jorel Nelson, Royce Isaacs, and Tom Lawlor)
28 Rumble on 44th Street New York City, New York Bullet Club (Jay White and Juice Robinson) defeated Kazuchika Okada and Eddie Kingston
CMLL International Women's Grand Prix Mexico City, Mexico Team Mexico (Dalys la Caribeña, Faby Apache, La Amapola, La Jarochita, Lluvia, Marcela, Princesa Sugehit, and Reyna Isis) defeated Team World (Alex Gracia, Avispa Dorada, Hikari Shimizu, Ivelisse, Lady Frost, Mei Suruga, Stephanie Vaquer, and Tae Honma)
30 AJPW Halloween ManiaX Tokyo, JapanKento Miyahara and Rising HAYATO defeated Atsuki Aoyagi and Yuma Aoyagi
MLW Fightland Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jacob Fatu defeated Lio Rush
CF: Noah Ariake Triumph 2022 Tokyo, Japan Kaito Kiyomiya (c) defeated Kazuyuki Fujita to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

November

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
1 CMLL Dia de los Muertos
Night 1
Mexico City, Mexico Stuka Jr. defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. in the finals of the Cybernetic Tournament
3 Stardom Hiroshima Goddess Festival Hiroshima, Japan Syuri (c) defeated Maika to retain the World of Stardom Championship
4 CMLL Dia de los Muertos
Night 2
Mexico City, Mexico Stuka Jr. defeated El Terrible (c) to win the CMLL Rey del Inframundo Championship
5 WWE: Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Roman Reigns (c) defeated Logan Paul to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
NJPW Battle Autumn '22 Osaka, Japan Will Ospreay (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
10 CF: Noah Global Honored Crown 2022 Tokyo, Japan Kaito Kiyomiya (c) defeated Timothy Thatcher to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
11 CF:
DG
Global Dream Tokyo, Japan Kenoh and Kota Minoura defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Yuki Yoshioka
NJPW Tamashii
Night 1
Christchurch, New Zealand Taiji Ishimori defeated Aaron Solo
12Anjo City 70th Anniversary Aichi, Japan Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, and Kazuchika Okada defeated Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe, and Hiroshi Tanahashi
NWA Hard Times 3 Chalmette, Louisiana Tyrus defeated Trevor Murdoch (c) and Matt Cardona to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
13 NJPW Tamashii
Night 2
Sydney, Australia Kenta defeated Andrew Villalobos
18 Impact Over Drive Louisville, Kentucky Josh Alexander (c) defeated Frankie Kazarian to retain the Impact World Championship
19 Stardom Stardom Gold Rush Osaka, Japan Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma) defeated Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Thekla & Mai Sakurai) in a Six-woman tag team Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match in the Moneyball tournament final
AEW Full Gear Newark, New Jersey MJF defeated Jon Moxley (c) to win the AEW World Championship
20 NJPW
Stardom
Historic X-Over [6] Tokyo, Japan Kairi defeated Mayu Iwatani in the finals of the inaugural IWGP Women's Championship tournament
23 CF: Noah The Best 2022 Tokyo, Japan El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) defeated Yoshiki Inamura to retain the GHC National Championship
AEW Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite Chicago, Illinois Chris Jericho (c) defeated Tomohiro Ishii by pinfall to retain the ROH World Championship
26 Stardom Stardom in Showcase vol.3 Kawasaki, Japan Neo Stardom Army (Nanae Takahashi, Yuu & Reaper Mask) defeated Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Thekla & Mai Sakurai) in an Exploding Coffin match
2AW Junior FestivalTokyo, JapanAkira Jumonji, Hashinosuke and Oji Shiiba defeated Chicharito Shoki, Super Macho Monkey and Tyson Maeguchi
WWE: Survivor Series: WarGames [1] Boston, Massachusetts The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Solo Sikoa, and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)) defeated The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch), Drew McIntyre, and Kevin Owens in a WarGames match First WWE main roster event to feature the WarGames match.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

December

DatePromotion(s)EventLocationMain EventNotes
2 Impact Throwback Throwdown III Winston-Salem, North Carolina Team Impact Provincial Wrestling Federation (Colt McCoy, Tim Burr, Frank the Butcher, Giuseppe Scovelli Jr. and Giuseppe Scovelli Sr.) defeated Team Great Lakes Unionized Wrestling (Devon Damon, Neptune, Lord Humongous and Manfred the Mad Mammal) in a 5-on-4 Handicap Elimination tag team match
4 Stardom Goddesses of Stardom Tag League
(Finals)
Chiba, Japan 7Upp (Nanae Takahashi and Yuu) defeated AphrOditE (Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani) in the 2022 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League finals
9 CMLL Copa Bicentenarios 2022 Mexico City, MexicoMistico and Rocky Romero defeated Lince Dorado and Volador Jr. to win the Copa Bicentenarios 2022.
10 ROH Final Battle Arlington, Texas Claudio Castagnoli defeated Chris Jericho (c) to win the ROH World Championship
WWE:
Deadline Orlando, Florida Bron Breakker (c) defeated Apollo Crews to retain the NXT Championship
13 CMLL Torneo Heredero Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoAtlantis Jr. defeated Dark Panther to win the Torneo Heredero
14 AEW Winter Is Coming Garland, Texas MJF (c) defeated Ricky Starks to retain both the AEW World Championship and AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
16 Stardom New Blood 6 Tokyo, Japan Ami Sourei (c) defeated Ruaka to retain the Future of Stardom Championship
18 CF: New Hope Tokyo, Japan Satoshi Kojima defeated Yasutaka Yano
CMLL Posada Navidena Mexico City, MexicoExplosivo, Fantastico and Trono defeated Guerrero de la Muerte, Leo and Omar Brunetti in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Six Man Tag Team Match.
20 CF:
Tokyo Gurentai
Tokyo Dream Final: Last Festival Tokyo, Japan Kongo (Hajime Ohara, Hi69, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh, Manabu Soya and Tadasuke) defeated Tokyo Gurentai (FUJITA, KIKUZAWA, MAZADA, NOSAWA Rongai and TAKEMURA) and Dick Togo
21 AJPW Xmas EVE 4 Tokyo, JapanJake Lee and Naoya Nomura vs. Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi ended in a time limit draw.
AEW Holiday Bash San Antonio, Texas Jamie Hayter (c) defeated Hikaru Shida to retain the AEW Women's World Championship Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett defeated Anthony Bowens and Daddy Ass Aired on tape delay on December 23 as a special episode of Rampage .
23 CF: N Innovation 2022 Tokyo, Japan Amakusa defeated Dante Leon (c) to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
CMLL Gran Alternativa 2022 Mexico City, MexicoMistico and Panterita del Ring Jr. defeated Gran Guerrero and Raider to win the Gran Alternativa 2022.
25 AJPW XMas Maniax Tokyo, JapanAtsuki Aoyagi, Kento Miyahara, Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI and SANADA), Jake Lee and Yuma Aoyagi ended in a time limit draw.
CMLL Funcion Espacial De Navidad Mexico City, MexicoAtlantis Jr., Mistico and Volador Jr. defeated Los Infernales (Euforia, Hechicero and Mephisto) in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Six Man Tag Team Match
28 AAA Noche de Campeones Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico Hijo del Vikingo (c) defeated Bandido to retain the AAA Mega Championship
AEW New Year's Smash Broomfield, Colorado Samoa Joe (c) defeated Wardlow to retain the AEW TNT Championship Aired as a special episode of Dynamite .
Swerve Strickland defeated Wheeler Yuta Aired on tape delay on December 30 as a special episode of Rampage .
NJPW Ganryujima in Ryogoku Tokyo, Japan Katsuyori Shibata defeated Tom Lawlor in a UWF Rules Match
29 Stardom Dream Queendom 2 Tokyo, Japan Giulia defeated Syuri (c) to win the World of Stardom Championship
CF:
Never Mind 2022 Tokyo, Japan Kazusada Higuchi (c) defeated Yuki Ueno to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship
30 CMLL Torneo Heredero Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoDark Panther, Dulce Gardenia and Mistico defeat Averno, Felino Jr. and Zandokan Jr. in a Best Two Out Of Three Falls Six Man Tag Team Match
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Notable events

Accomplishments and tournaments

2AW

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Active Advance Tournament Ayato Yoshida November 27Defeated Shu Asakawa in the final.

AAA

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Rey de Reyes Psycho Clown February 19Defeated Cibernético, Laredo Kid, Bandido, and Heavy Metal in the final.
Copa Triplemanía Micro Man April 30 Defeated Heavy Metal, Faby Apache, Willie Mack, Charly Manson, Toscano, La Diva Salvaje, Jessy Ventura, Dulce Canela, La Hiedra, and Lady Shani in a Lumberjacks with Straps match.
Niño Hamburguesa June 18 Last eliminated Mamba in a 13-person match also involving Mr. Iguana, Abismo Negro Jr., Bestia 666, Charly Manson, Cibernético, Dulce Kanela, Heavy Metal, Mecha Wolf 450, Pagano, Rey Xolo, and Vampiro.
Taurus October 15 Defeated Electroshock, Chessman, Sexy Star II, Lady Shani, Flip Gordon, La Diva Salvaje, Jessy Ventura, Aero Star, La Hiedra, and Jack Evans.
Ruleta de la Muerte Pentagón Jr. Defeated Villano IV in the final of an 8-man reverse elimination tournament, with the stipulation that the loser would be forced to unmask.
Showcenter Tournament
(Women)
La Hiedra October 23Defeated Chik Tormenta in the final.
Showcenter Tournament
(Men)
Laredo Kid Defeated Hijo del Vikingo in the final.
Copa Mundial Imperial Pagano December 28 Defeated Dave the Clown, Murder Clown, Panic Clown, La Parka Negra, Aero Star, Blue Demon Jr., Jessy Ventura, La Diva Salvaje, Mr. Iguana, Niño Hamburguesa, and Vampiro.

AJPW

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Tournament Kento Miyahara January 22Defeated Ryuki Honda in the final to win the vacant title.
Champion Carnival Yuma Aoyagi May 4Defeated Jake Lee in the final for a Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship match but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Six-Man TournamentStrong Hearts
(Issei Onitsuka, Shigehiro Irie, and T-Hawk)
June 12Defeated Gungir of Anarchy (Ryuki Honda, Seigo Tachibana, and Shotaro Ashino) in the final.
Royal Road Tournament Kento Miyahara August 20Defeated Jake Lee in the final for a Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship match. He would defeat Suwama on September 18 to win the title.
Jr. Battle of Glory Atsuki Aoyagi December 7Defeated Dan Tamura in the final to earn a World Junior Heavyweight Championship match.
Real World Tag League Kento Miyahara and Takuya Nomura Defeated Shuji Ishikawa and Cyrus in the final to earn a World Tag Team Championship match.

AEW

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
TBS Championship Tournament Jade Cargill January 5Defeated Ruby Soho in the tournament final to determine the inaugural AEW TBS Champion.
Revolution Tag Team Battle Royale reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
February 23O'Reilly last eliminated Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks to earn a spot in the AEW World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution, but they were unsuccessful in winning the title.
Casino Tag Team Royale The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
March 2Matt last eliminated Darius Martin of Top Flight to earn a spot in the AEW World Tag Team Championship match at Revolution, but they were unsuccessful in winning the title.
Face of the Revolution Ladder Match Wardlow March 6 Defeated Keith Lee, Powerhouse Hobbs, Ricky Starks, Orange Cassidy, and Christian Cage to earn an AEW TNT Championship match. Wardlow received his title match on the special "St. Patrick's Day Slam" episode of Dynamite on March 16, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship.
Owen Hart Cup
(Women)
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. May 29 Defeated Ruby Soho in the final of an eight-woman tournament for The Owen Trophy and Championship belt.
Owen Hart Cup
(Men)
Adam Cole Defeated Samoa Joe in the final of an eight-man tournament for The Owen Trophy and Championship belt.
Casino Battle Royale
(Men)
Kyle O'Reilly June 8Last eliminated Wheeler Yuta for a spot in the AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Series.
AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Series Jon Moxley June 26 Shortly after winning the AEW World Championship, CM Punk suffered an injury that required surgery. A mini-tournament was set up to determine an interim champion until Punk's return. Moxley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in the series final to become the interim AEW World Champion.
AEW All-Atlantic Championship Tournament Pac Defeated Malakai Black, Miro, and Clark Connors in the final to become the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion.
Royal Rampage Battle Royal Brody King June 29
(aired July 1)
Last eliminated Darby Allin to earn an interim AEW World Championship match on the July 6 episode of Dynamite but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
AEW World Trios Championship Tournament The Elite
(Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson)
September 4 Defeated "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) in the final to become the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions.
Casino Ladder Match MJF [a] Defeated Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Penta El Zero Miedo, Rey Fénix, Rush, Andrade El Idolo, and Dante Martin to earn a future match for the AEW World Championship. MJF cashed in his opportunity at Full Gear and defeated Jon Moxley to win the championship.
AEW Grand Slam Tournament of Champions Jon Moxley September 21 Defeated Bryan Danielson in the tournament final for the vacant AEW World Championship.
Golden Ticket Battle Royal "Hangman" Adam Page September 21
(aired September 23)
Last eliminated Rush to earn an AEW World Championship match on the October 18 episode of Dynamite but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
AEW World Championship Eliminator Tournament Ricky Starks November 23Defeated Ethan Page in the final to receive an AEW World Championship match at the "Winter Is Coming" edition of Dynamite on December 14, but was unsuccessful in winning the championship.
Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale December 7Last eliminated Ethan Page to earn an opportunity at the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring, held by MJF, at the "Winter Is Coming" edition of Dynamite on December 14, but was unsuccessful in winning the ring.
Three Kings Christmas Casino Trios Royale A. R. Fox and Top Flight
(Darius Martin and Dante Martin)
December 21
(aired December 23)
Top Flight last eliminated Claudio Castagnoli of the Blackpool Combat Club to win a $300,000 cash prize.
  1. Won the match under a mask as "The Joker"; revealed his identity at the end of the show.

BJW

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Ikkitousen Strong Climb Daisuke Sekimoto February 20Defeated Yasufumi Nakanoue in the final.
Bloody Musou Tournament Hideyoshi Kamitani August 28
(aired September 4)
Defeated Abdullah Kobayashi in a Fluorescent Lighttubes Jungle Deathmatch to win the vacant BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship.
Toshiwasure! Shuffle Six Man Tag Team Tournament Daichi Hashimoto, Yuki Ueno, and Yuma Aoyagi December 31Defeated Mao, Yuko Miyamoto, and Yuka Aoki in the final.

The Crash

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Copa JuvenilTerror AztecaFebruary 20Defeated Kamik-C, Lazer, Mirage, and Ryan Kidd in a four-way match.

CMLL

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNote
Reyes del Aire Stuka Jr. January 28Defeated Atlantis Jr. in the final by disqualification after Atlantis Jr. tore off Stuka Jr.'s mask
Torneo Increible de Parejas Atlantis Jr. February 25Defeated Averno and Mistico in the final.
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship Tournament Euforia March 4Defeated Gran Guerrero in the final to win the vacant title.
CMLL World Lightweight Championship Tournament Stigma March 15Defeated Suicida in the final to win the vacant title.
CMLL World Trios Championship TournamentLos Malditos
(El Sagrado, Gemelo Diablo I, and Gemelo Diablo II)
March 18Defeated Atlantis and Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) in the final to win the vacant title.
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship Tournament Hombre Bala Jr. and Robin April 2Defeated La Ola Negra (Akuma and Espanto Jr.) in the final to win the vacant title.
Campeon Universal Del CMLL Místico April 29Defeated Titán in the final.
La Copa Junior Atlantis Jr. May 27Defeated Místico in a two-out-of-three falls match final.
Copa Dinastias El Soberano Jr. and Euforia June 10Defeated Flyer and Volador Jr. in the final.
Leyenda de Plata Templario July 29Defeated El Soberano Jr. in the final.
International Gran Prix Volador Jr. August 19Last eliminated Tiger Mask IV to win for Team Mexico.
Copa Independencia Ángel de Oro September 16Defeated Místico and Volador Jr. in the final.
Cuadrangular Eliminatorio De Parejas Increibles Atlantis Jr. September 17Defeated Stuka Jr. in a Lucha de Apuestes Mask vs. Mask final.
CMLL Universal Amazons Championship Lluvia October 21Defeated La Jarochita in the final.
CMLL World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament Los Gemelos Diablo
(Gemelo Diablo I and Gemelo Diablo II)
October 16Defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. and El Hijo del Villano III in the final to earn a CMLL World Tag Team Championship match but were unsuccessful.
International Women's Gran Prix Dalys October 28Last eliminated Lady Frost to win for Team Mexico.
Copa Bicentenario Varonil Místico and Rocky Romero December 9Defeated Lince Dorado and Volador Jr. in the final.
Copa Bicentenario Femenil Dalys and Lady Frost Defeated Ivelisse and La Jarochita in the final.
Torneo Heredero Atlantis and |Atlantis Jr. December 13Atlantis defeated Dark Panther in the final.
Torneo Gran Alternativa Místico and Panterita del Ring Jr. December 23Defeated Gran Guerrero and Raider in the final. Volador Jr. was Panterita's original partner, but was unable to compete after being infected with COVID-19, so he was replaced by Místico.

DDT

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Ultimate Tag League DISASTER BOX
(Harashima and Naomi Yoshimura)
February 27Defeated The 37Kamiina (Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata) to win the 2022 Ultimate Tag League Trophy and the vacant KO-D Tag Team Championship.
King of Street Wrestling Chris Brookes April 23Defeated Abdullah Kobayashi in the final.
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament DAMNATION T.A.
(Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, and Kanon)
May 20Defeated Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazusada Higuchi, and Hideki Okatani) in the final to win the vacant title.
King of DDT Tournament Kazusada Higuchi July 3Defeated Naomi Yoshimura in the final to win the vacant KO-D Openweight Championship.
D-Oh Grand Prix Yuki Ueno December 4Defeated Yukio Naya in the final to earn a KO-D Openweight Championship match.
Toshiwasure! Shuffle Six Man Tag Team Tournament Daichi Hashimoto, Yuki Ueno, and Yuma Aoyagi December 31Defeated Mao, Yuko Miyamoto, and Yuka Aoki in the final.

TJPW

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Futari No Princess Max Heart TournamentHakuchuumu
(Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi)
February 11Defeated BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino) in the final.
Tokyo Princess Cup Yuka Sakazaki August 14Defeated Miu Watanabe in the final.

GanPro

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Hardcore Mixed Tag DAY 1 Tournament Itsuki Aoki and Shigehiro Irie January 10Defeated Asuka and Shota in the final.

DG

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Open the Triangle Gate Championship TournamentNatural Vibes
(Kzy, U-T, and Jacky "Funky" Kamei)
February 20Defeated Z-Brats (H.Y.O, BxB Hulk, and Shun Skywalker) in the final to win the vacant title.
King of Gate Yuki Yoshioka June 3Defeated Kota Minoura in the final.

Gleat

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
G-Rex Championship First Champion Decision Tournament El Lindaman February 22Defeated Hayato Tamura in the final to become the inaugural champion.
G-Infinity Championship First Champion Decision Tournament Bulk Orchestra
(Kazma Sakamoto and Ryuichi Kawakami)
August 24Defeated Strong Hearts (Cima and T-Hawk) in the final to become the inaugural champions.

GCW

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Do or Die Rumble Homicide January 1Last eliminated Atticus Cogar to earn a GCW World Championship match. He would unsuccessfully challenge Jon Moxley for the title at The Wrld On GCW
Grab The Brass Ring ladder match AJ Gray January 23 Defeated PCO, Alex Colon, G-Rave, Tony Deppen, Jimmy Lloyd, and Jordan Oliver to win a match of his choosing at any time. Gray chose to challenge Jon Moxley for the GCW World Championship at Joey Janela's Spring Break 6 Part 1, but was unsuccessful.
Clusterfuck Battle Royal The Second Gear Crew
(AJ Gray, Mance Warner, and Matthew Justice)
April 1
Tournament of Survival Drew Parker June 4Defeated Matt Tremont in the final.
Nick Gage Invitational John Wayne Murdoch November 12Defeated Alex Colon in the final.

IWRG

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Tryout TournamentYorvakMarch 6Defeated Estrella de Oro in the final.
100. Torneo FILLLa Juaria Jaucan
(Dick Angelo 3G and Lengendario)
October 20Defeated El Hijo de Payaso Purasanta and Payaso Purasanta Jr. in the final.
Copa IWRGEl Hijo del AlebrijeDecember 16Defeated AK47, Avisman, Bestia Rubia, Bombero Infernal, Cerebro Negro Jr., Jhon Tito, Legendario, Relampago, Rey Halcon Jr., Super Yens, and Mega.
IWRG Intercontinental Women's Championship TournamentDiosa QuetzalDefeated Keyra in the final to win the vacant title. The title had been inactive since 2007.

Impact

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Gauntlet for the Gold
(Heavyweight)
Eric Young May 8
(aired May 12)
Last eliminated Chris Sabin to earn an Impact World Championship match at Slammiversary. He would challenge Josh Alexander for the title at the event but was unsuccessful in winning it.
Call Your Shot Gauntlet Bully Ray October 7 Last eliminated Steve Maclin to win the Call Your Shot Trophy and a contract for a championship match of his choosing within one year. Ray chose to challenge Josh Alexander for the Impact World Championship at Hard To Kill in a Full Metal Mayhem match, but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Impact X Division Championship Tournament Trey Miguel November 18 Defeated Black Taurus in the final to win the vacant title.

NJPW

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
New Japan Ranbo Chase Owens, Cima, Minoru Suzuki, and Toru Yano January 4 Last eliminated Togi Makabe to determine who would wrestle for the Provision KOPW 2022 Trophy on Night 2, which was won by Suzuki.
New Japan Cup Zack Sabre Jr. March 27Defeated Tetsuya Naito in the final to win the 2022 New Japan Cup and an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Hyper Battle '22, but was unsuccessful.
Best of the Super Juniors Hiromu Takahashi June 3Defeated El Desperado in the final to win the 2022 Best of the Super Juniors trophy and an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match on the fifth night of New Japan Road 2022 but was unsuccessful. Takahashi would become the first man to win three consecutive tournaments and the first to become a four-time winner.
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Tournament Aussie Open
(Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher)
July 24
(aired August 13)
Defeated Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura in the final to become the inaugural champions.
G1 Climax Kazuchika Okada August 18Defeated Will Ospreay in the finals to win the 2022 G1 Climax and an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 17. He would defeat Jay White to win the title.
IWGP Women's Championship Tournament Kairi November 20 Defeated Mayu Iwatani in the final to become the inaugural IWGP Women's Champion.
World Tag League Bishamon
(Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)
December 14Defeated Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) in the final to earn an IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 17. They would defeat FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) to win the titles.
Super Junior Tag League LiYoh
(Yoh and Lio Rush)
Defeated ABC (1, 2 SWEET!) (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) in the final to earn an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 17, but were unsuccessful in winning the titles.

Noah

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
N Innovation U-Cup Noah Seiki-gun
(Hajime Ohara, Junta Miyawaki, Atsushi Kotoge, and Daisuke Harada)
January 7Defeated Kongo (Aleja, Haoh, Nioh, and Tadasuke) in the final.
GHC Tag Team Championship TournamentSugiura-gun
(Hideki Suzuki and Takashi Sugiura)
March 13Defeated Daiki Inaba and Kaito Kiyomiya in the final to win the vacant title.
N-1 Victory Kaito Kiyomiya September 3Defeated Hideki Suzuki in the final to earn a GHC Heavyweight Championship match. He would defeat Kenoh on September 25 for the title.

M-Pro

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Fukumen World LeagueSagrada CerezoSeptember 25Defeated OSO11 in the final.

Zero1

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Chono CampShoki KitamuraMay 4Defeated Hiroyuki Suzuki in the final.
Fire Festival Daisuke Sekimoto July 31
(aired August 7)
Defeated Yoshiki Inamura in the final.
Tenkaichi Jr. TournamentShoki KitamuraOctober 19Defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa in the final.
Furinkazan Tag Team Tournament The Kubota Brothers
(Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota)
December 16Defeated Masato Tanaka and Ryo Hoshino in the final to earn an Intercontinental Tag Team Championship. They would defeat Junya Matsunaga and Takafumi on January 1 to win the titles.

Stardom

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Cinderella Rumble Mei Suruga March 27 Last eliminated Miyu Amasaki to earn a High Speed Championship match but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Cinderella Tournament Mirai April 29Defeated Koguma in the final to earn a Wonder of Stardom Championship match but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
5 Star Grand Prix Giulia October 1Defeated Tam Nakano in the final to earn a World of Stardom Championship match. She would defeat Syuri on December 29 to win the title.
Moneyball Tournament Stars
(Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma)
November 19 Defeated Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Mai Sakurai & Thekla) in the tables, ladders, and chairs final.
Stardom Rumble Mirai November 20 Last eliminated Super Strong Stardom Machine to win.
IWGP Women's Championship Tournament Kairi Defeated Mayu Iwatani in the final to become the inaugural IWGP Women's Champion.
Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 7Upp
(Nanae Takahashi & Yuu)
December 4Defeated AphrOditE (Utami Hayashishita & Saya Kamitani) in the final to earn a Goddesses of Stardom Championship match at Dream Queendom 2. They defeated meltear (Tam Nakano and Natsupoi) to win the title.
Stardom Ranbo Super Strong Stardom Machine and Super Strong Stardom Giant Machine December 29 Last eliminated Kikutaro to win.

MLW

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Battle Riot Jacob Fatu June 23 Last eliminated The Real1 to win an MLW World Heavyweight Championship match.

NWA

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Team War Tournament El Rudo and Strictly Business
(Chris Adonis and Thom Latimer)
December 6, 2021
(aired February 15, 2022)
Defeated Rodney Mack and The End (Odinson and Parrow) in the final for a $30,000 cash prize.
Crockett Cup The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
March 20 Defeated The Commonwealth Connection (Doug Williams and Harry Smith) in the final for the Crockett Cup Trophy and an NWA World Tag Team Championship match on the April 26 Powerrr , but were unsuccessful.
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Homicide Defeated Austin Aries, Colby Corino, and Darius Lockhart in the final to win the vacant title
Race to The Chase Tournament Nick Aldis June 13
(aired July 19)
Defeated Brian Myers, Mike Knox, and Thom Latimer in the finals for an NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship match on Night 2 of NWA 74. However, Aldis was stripped of his number one contender's status due to his behavior on social media, and was replaced by Tyrus.
Burke invitational Gauntlet Max The ImpalerAugust 27Last eliminated Natalia Markova for the Burke Cup and an NWA World Women's Championship match on Night 2 of NWA 74, but was unsuccessful.
Queen Bee Natalia Markova August 28 Defeated Missa Kate, Madi Wrenkowski, KiLynn King, Jennacide, and Taya Valkyrie to be crowned "Queen Bee" of the NWA.
NWA National Championship Number One Contender's Tournament Dak DraperAugust 30
(aired October 11)
Defeated Chris Adonis and "Thrillbilly" Silas Mason in the final for an NWA National Championship match at Hard Times 3 but was unsuccessful.

WWE

AccomplishmentWinner(s)Date wonNotes
Royal Rumble match
(Women)
Ronda Rousey January 29 Winner received their choice of a championship match for either the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania 38. Rousey chose to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Royal Rumble match
(Men)
Brock Lesnar Winner received their choice of a world championship match for either Raw's WWE Championship or SmackDown's Universal Championship at WrestleMania 38. Lesnar chose to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. Lesnar won an Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber to win the WWE Championship, making the match a title unification match, but was unsuccessful in unifying the titles.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
(Men)
The Creed Brothers
(Brutus and Julius Creed)
February 15 Defeated MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) in the final to win the Men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy and an NXT Tag Team Championship match. Originally set for NXT 2.0: Roadblock, The Creed Brothers were attacked in the parking lot before the match, so MSK took their place. However, The Creed Brothers attacked both MSK and champions Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel), rendering the match a no contest. The three teams then competed in a three-way tag team match at NXT Stand & Deliver for the title, which was won by MSK.
Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
(Women)
Io Shirai and Kay Lee Ray March 16Defeated Dakota Kai and Wendy Choo in the final for the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Trophy. However, instead of an NXT Women's Tag Team Championship match, Shirai and Ray decided to enter the NXT Women's Championship match at NXT Stand & Deliver, but neither were successful in winning the title.
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Madcap Moss April 1Last eliminated Finn Bálor to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.
NXT Women's Breakout Tournament Roxanne Perez June 7Defeated Tiffany Stratton in the tournament final for a championship opportunity of her choice. Perez would invoke her opportunity against Mandy Rose for the NXT Women's Championship on the July 14 episode of NXT 2.0 but was unsuccessful.
Money in the Bank ladder match
(Women)
Liv Morgan July 2 Defeated Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Becky Lynch, Lacey Evans, Raquel Rodriguez, and Shotzi in a 7-woman ladder match for a women's championship match contract. Morgan would cash in the contract later in the night on Ronda Rousey to win the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Money in the Bank ladder match
(Men)
Theory Defeated Drew McIntyre, Madcap Moss, Omos, Riddle, Sami Zayn, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and Sheamus in an 8-man ladder match for a world championship match contract. Theory would cash in the contract on Rollins for the WWE United States Championship on the November 7 episode of Raw but was unsuccessful. This was the first instance of the contract being used for a secondary championship instead of a world championship.
NXT United Kingdom Championship Tournament Tyler Bate July 7
(aired September 1)
Defeated Trent Seven in the tournament final to win the vacant championship.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez August 29Defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) in the tournament final to win the vacant championship.
SmackDown World Cup Ricochet December 2Defeated Santos Escobar in the tournament final to win the SmackDown World Cup Trophy and an Intercontinental Championship match on the December 16 episode of SmackDown , but was unsuccessful in winning the title.
Iron Survivor Challenge
(Women)
Roxanne Perez December 10 Defeated Cora Jade, Indi Hartwell, Kiana James, and Zoey Stark to earn an NXT Women's Championship match. She would defeat Mandy Rose to win the title on the December 13 episode of NXT .
Iron Survivor Challenge
(Men)
Grayson Waller Defeated Axiom, Carmelo Hayes, JD McDonagh, and Joe Gacy to earn an NXT Championship match at NXT: New Year's Evil. He challenged Bron Breakker for the title but was unsuccessful.

Title changes

AJPW

Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 23 Kento Miyahara New Year Wars
Night 3
Defeated Ryuki Honda in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
June 19 Jake Lee Champions Night 4 ~ 50th Anniversary Tour
July 14 Suwama Summer Action Series 2022
Night 2
September 18 Kento Miyahara AJPW 50th Anniversary
World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Runaway Suplex (Suwama & Shotaro Ashino)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 14Twin Towers
(Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa)
50th Anniversary Tour Sapporo 2 Days
Night 1
June 19Gungnir of Anarchy
(Ryuki Honda and Shotaro Ashino)
Champions Night 4 ~ 50th Anniversary Tour
October 23 Voodoo Murders
(Kono and Suwama)
Raising An Army Memorial Series 2022
Night 2
World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Super Crazy
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 3 Sugi New Year Wars
Night 2
February 23 Hikaru Sato Dream Power Series
Night 6
June 19 Tiger Mask IV Champions Night 4 ~ 50th Anniversary Tour
September 18 Atsuki Aoyagi AJPW 50th Anniversary
All Asia Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Strong Hearts (T-Hawk and El Lindaman)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 2TOTAL ECLIPSE
(Hokuto Omori and Yusuke Kodama)
New Year Wars
Night 1
July 14 Voodoo Murders
(Minoru and Toshizo)
Summer Action Series 2022
Night 2
September 18Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato AJPW 50th Anniversary
October 30 Tajiri and Yoshitatsu Raising An Army Memorial Series 2022
Night 3
November 27Gungnir of Anarchy
(Masao Hanahata and Yusuke Kodama)
Real World Tag League 2022
Night 6
Defeated Yoshitatsu in a handicap match to win the title after Tajiri was unable to defend them.
December 7 Masao Inoue and Takao Omori Real World Tag League 2022
Night 8
Four-way tag team match also involving ATM and Black Menso-re, and Tajiri and Yoshitatsu.
UWA World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kyu Mogami
No title changes.
Gaora TV Championship
Incoming champion – Shigehiro Irie
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 7 Izanagi Dynamite Series 2022
Night 1
June 19 Toshizo Champions Night 4 ~ 50th Anniversary Tour Four-way ladder match also involving Black Menso-re and Yusuke Kodama.
AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Takayuki Ueki
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 22 Vacated The title was vacated due to a "difference of direction".

2AW

2AW Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Shigehiro Irie
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 21 Kengo Mashimo Grand Slam in Korakuen Hall
December 25 Ayato Yoshida Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba ~ Final Event of the Year
2AW Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Rule (Ayato Yoshida & The Andrew King Takuma)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 23 Voodoo Murders
(Chris Vice and Yoshikazu Yokoyama)
Infinity ~ 2022 Winter
April 10The Rule
(Ayato Yoshida and Excilio)
Osu Premium Show ZERO1 20th & 21st Anniversary Pro WrestlingPromoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1.
September 11
(aired September 17)
Koen
(Takuro Niki and Tatsuya Hanami)
Grand Slam in Korokuen Hall
AIWF World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kevin Phoenix
No title changes.
Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Arata
No title changes.
UWA World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kyu Mogami
No title changes.
UWA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Jinsei Shinzaki and The Great Sasuke
No title changes.
Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Ayumu Honda, Kyu Mogami, and Taishi Takizawa
No title changes.
FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Kunio Toshima and Yuma Aoyagi
No title changes.

AAA

AAA Mega Championship
Incoming champion – El Hijo del Vikingo
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Laredo Kid
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 18 Fénix Triplemanía XXX: Tijuana Five-way match also involving Taurus, Bandido, and El Hijo del Vikingo. Taurus' AAA Latin American Championship was also on the line.
AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Dinastía
No title changes.
AAA Latin American Championship
Incoming champion – Taurus
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 18 Fénix Triplemanía XXX: Tijuana Five-way match also involving Laredo Kid, Bandido, and El Hijo del Vikingo. Kid's AAA World Cruiserweight Championship was also on the line.
AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
Incoming champion – Deonna Purrazzo
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 23 Taya Valkyrie Impact Wrestling Rebellion First time the title changed on an Impact Wrestling show.
AAA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
December 28 Los Hermanos Lee
(Dragon Lee and Dralístico)
Noche de Campeones
Vacated Los Hermanos Lee vacated the titles after Lee announced he signed with WWE.
AAA World Mixed Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Los Vipers (Arez and Chik Tormenta)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 30 Jericho Appreciation Society
(Sammy Guevara and Tay Conti / Tay Melo)
Triplemanía XXX: Monterrey Four-way mixed tag team match also involving Maravilla and Látigo, and Sexy Star II and Komander. On August 12, Tay Conti's ring name was changed to Tay Melo.
December 28 Vacated Noche de Campeones Konnan stripped Guevara and Melo of the titles after no showing several events.
Abismo Negro Jr. and Lady Flammer Defeated the teams of Komander and Sexy Star II and Octagón Jr. and Lady Shani in a three-way tag team match to win the vacant title.
AAA World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Los Mercenarios (La Hiedra, Rey Escorpión, Taurus, and Texano Jr.)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 3La Empresa
(DMT Azul, Puma King, and Sam Adonis)
Gira Aniversario XXX
August 5 Nueva Generación Dinamita
(El Cuatrero, Forastero, and Sansón)
Verano de Escándalo
La Leyenda Azul Blue Demon Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
December 28 Arez Noche de Campeones Defeated Taurus and Villano III Jr. to become the inaugural champion.
Marvel Lucha Libre Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
December 28Arcano Noche de Campeones Defeated Engañoso, Gran Mazo, El Leyenda Americana, Picadura Letal, and Terror Púrpura in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.

AEW

AEW World Championship
Incoming champion – Adam Page
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 29 CM Punk Double or Nothing
June 26 Jon Moxley AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door Lineal champion CM Punk was originally scheduled to defend the AEW World Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi at this event; however, Punk legitimately broke his foot and required surgery. Instead of relinquishing the title, it was decided that there would be an interim champion until Punk's return. Moxley defeated Tanahashi to determine the interim champion.
August 24 Dynamite Defeated lineal champion CM Punk to determine the undisputed AEW World Champion. This is officially recognized as the end of Punk's reign and the start of Moxley's.
September 4 CM Punk All Out
September 7 Vacated Dynamite CM Punk was stripped of the title after being suspended by AEW president Tony Khan due to the legitimate physical altercation that happened following the All Out media scrum.
September 21 Jon Moxley Dynamite:
Grand Slam
Defeated Bryan Danielson in a tournament final for the vacant championship.
November 19 MJF Full Gear This was MJF's Casino Poker Chip cash-in match.
AEW Women's World Championship
Incoming champion – Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 16 Thunder Rosa Dynamite:
St. Patrick's Day Slam
Steel Cage match.
September 4 Vacated All Out Thunder Rosa was originally scheduled to defend the lineal championship at this event, but due to a back injury incurred in late August, an interim champion was crowned until her return. However, on November 23, 2022, Rosa relinquished the championship, with the subsequent interim reigns retroactively becoming official reigns.
Toni Storm Lineal champion Thunder Rosa was originally scheduled to defend the title against Storm at the event, but was pulled due to suffering an injury incurred in late August. Storm instead faced and defeated Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., Jamie Hayter, and Hikaru Shida in a four-way match to become the interim champion. On November 23, 2022, Rosa relinquished the lineal championship and Storm's interim reign was retroactively made an official reign.
November 19 Jamie Hayter Full Gear Hayter originally defeated Toni Storm for the interim championship, but on November 23, 2022, lineal champion Thunder Rosa relinquished her title, thus Hayter was made the official champion by default.
AEW All-Atlantic Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 26 Pac AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door Defeated Clark Connors, Miro, and Malakai Black in a four-way match to become the inaugural champion.
October 12 Orange Cassidy Dynamite
AEW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 5 Jurassic Express
(Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus)
Dynamite
June 15 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
Dynamite:
Road Rager
Ladder match
July 13Swerve In Our Glory
(Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland)
Dynamite:
Fyter Fest

Night 1
Three-way tag team match also involving Team Taz (Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs).
September 21The Acclaimed
(Anthony Bowens and Max Caster)
Dynamite:
Grand Slam
AEW World Trios Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
September 4 The Elite
(Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson)
All Out Defeated "Hangman" Adam Page and The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
September 7 Vacated Dynamite The Elite were stripped of the title after being suspended by AEW president Tony Khan due to the legitimate physical altercation that happened following the All Out post-event media scrum.
Death Triangle
(Pac, Penta El Zero Miedo, and Rey Fénix))
Defeated Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, and Orange Cassidy) to win the vacant championship.
AEW TNT Championship
Incoming champion – Cody Rhodes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 8 Sammy Guevara Battle of the Belts I Guevara was originally scheduled to face Cody Rhodes for the title, however, after Rhodes came into contact with family who had tested positive for COVID-19, Rhodes was pulled from the match, and Guevara instead faced Dustin Rhodes and defeated him to become the interim TNT Champion. This reign is not included in AEW's official title history.
January 26 Dynamite:
Beach Break
Defeated lineal champion Cody Rhodes in a ladder match to determine the undisputed TNT Champion. This is officially recognized as the end of Rhodes' reign and the start of Guevara's.
March 9 Scorpio Sky Dynamite
April 15
(aired April 16)
Sammy Guevara Battle of the Belts II
April 27 Scorpio Sky Dynamite Ladder match.
July 6 Wardlow Dynamite Street fight.
November 19 Samoa Joe Full Gear Three-way match, also involving Powerhouse Hobbs, who Joe submitted.
AEW TBS Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 5 Jade Cargill Dynamite Defeated Ruby Soho in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
FTW Championship
Incoming champion – Ricky Starks
Title not officially sanctioned by AEW.
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 27 Hook Dynamite:
Fight for the Fallen

BJW

BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Yuko Miyamoto
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 5 Drew Parker Big Japan Welcome Back Scaffold and Alpha Deathmatch.
May 13 Vacated
August 28
(aired September 4)
Hideyoshi Kamitani Death Match X 2022Defeated Abdullah Kobayashi in a Fluorescent Lighttubes Jungle Deathmatch final of the Bloody Musou Tournament to win the vacant title.
BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Takuya Nomura
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 2 Yuji Okabayashi New Year 2022
BJW Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 6
(aired March 12)
Okami
(Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani)
BJW
May 5Astronauts
(Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura)
Big Japan Welcome Back
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Kota Sekifuda
No title changes.
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Chicharito Shoki, Yasufumi Nakanoue, and Yuji Okabayashi
No title changes.

The Crash

The Crash Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – El Hijo del Vikingo
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 18 Vacated Vikingo vacated the title due to an injury.
March 18 Cinta de Oro The CrashDefeated Lince Dorado and Penta El Zero M in a three-way match to win the vacant title.
July 1 L.A. Park The Crash Four-way match also involving El Texano Jr. and Pierroth Jr..
The Crash Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Dinámico
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 18 Vacated
March 18Black DestinyThe CrashDefeated Black Danger, Septimo Dragon, and Skalibur in a four-way match to win the vacant title.
The Crash Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Lady Flammer
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 28 Sexy Star The Crash Three-way match also involving Lady Maravilla.
The Crash Junior Championship
Incoming champion – Toto
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 1ProximoThe Crash
The Crash Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – La Rebelión Amarilla (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
September 9 Vacated
Los Hermanos Lee
(Dragon Lee and Dralístico)
The CrashDefeated Sangre Texano (Texano Jr. and Super Nova) and Los Parks (L.A. Park and L.A. Park Jr.) to win the vacant title.

CMLL

CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Hechicero
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
November 7 Gran Guerrero Lunes Arena Puebla
CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Niebla Roja
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 15 El Bárbaro Cavernario Super Viernes
CMLL World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Soberano, Jr.
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 2 Dragón Rojo Jr. 79. Aniversario Arena Coliseo
CMLL World Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Titán
No title changes.
CMLL World Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 15 Stigma Martes de Arena MexicoDefeated Suicida in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
CMLL World Micro-Estrellas Championship
Incoming champion – Chamuel
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
October 30Micro Gemelo Diablo IDomingos Arena Mexico
CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship
Incoming champion – Shockercito
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 20 Mercurio Domingos Arena Mexico
CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Titán and Volador Jr.
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 23 Los Nuevos Ingobernables
(Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja)
Domingos Arena Mexico
CMLL World Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Nueva Generacion Dinamita(El Cuatrero, Forastero, and Sansón)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 18 Vacated
March 19Los Malditos
(El Sagrado, Gemelo Diablo I, and Gemelo Diablo II)
Homenaje A Dos LeyendasDefeated Atlantis and Los Guerreros Laguneros (Gran Guerrero and Último Guerrero) in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
September 30 Los Infernales
(Euforia, Mephisto, and Hechicero)
Noche de Campeones 2022
CMLL World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Princesa Sugehit
No title changes.
CMLL Japan Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Dalys la Caribeña
No title changes.
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Vacant
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 2 Hombre Bala Jr. and Robin 79 Aniversario Arena ColiseoDefeated La Ola Negra (Akuma and Espanto Jr.) to win the vacant championship
NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Stuka Jr.
No title changes.
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Místico
No title changes.
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Volador Jr.
No title changes.
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 4 Euforia Super ViernesDefeated Gran Guerrero in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
April 1 El Terrible Super Viernes
October 10 El Sagrado Lunes Arena Puebla
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Ángel de Oro
No title changes.
Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 24Magia BlancaSuper ViernesDefeated Angel Rebelde, Astral, Diamond, Inquisidor, Príncipe Daniel, Rey Cometa, Rey Samuray, Suicida, and Perverso in a cibernetico match to win the vacant title.
Mexican National Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Templario
No title changes.
Mexican National Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Panterita del Ring Jr.
No title changes.
Mexican National Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Felino Jr. and Pólvora
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 20OneAtos
(Esfinge and Fugaz)
Domingos Arena Mexico
Mexican National Trios Championship
Incoming champions – Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Cancerbero, and Raziel)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 11 Vacated
May 27Atrapasuenos
(Dulce Gardenia, Espíritu Negro, and Rey Cometa)
Homenaje A Dos LeyendasDefeated Los Depredadores (Magia Blanca, Magnus, and Rugido), OneAtos (Esfinge, Fugaz, and Star Black), and La Fuerza Poblana (Arkalis, Guerrero Maya Jr., and Stigma) in a four way tag team elimination match to win the vacant title.
Mexican National Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Dark Silueta
No title changes.
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – La Jarochita and Lluvia
No title changes.

DG

Open the Dream Gate Championship
Incoming champion – Kai
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 30 Yuki Yoshioka Kobe World 2022 ~ Último Dragón 35th Anniversary
Open the Brave Gate Championship
Incoming champion – SB Kento
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 12 Dragon Dia Open The New Year Gate
Night 4
July 30 H.Y.O Kobe World 2022 ~ Último Dragón 35th Anniversary
December 25 Minorita The Final Gate
Open the Twin Gate Championship
Incoming champions – R.E.D. (SB Kento and H.Y.O)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 13D'courage
(Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka)
Open The New Year Gate
Night 5
May 5Z-Brats
(Diamante and Shun Skywalker)
Dead Or Alive 2022
July 30Kung Fu Masters
(Jacky "Funky" Kamei and Jason Lee)
Kobe World 2022 ~ Ultimo Dragon 35th Anniversary
September 19D'courage
(Dragon Dia and Madoka Kikuta)
Dangerous Gate 2022
December 2Z-Brats
(BxB Hulk and Kai)
Fantastic Gate 2022
Night 1
December 4Natural Vibes
(Big Boss Shimizu and Kzy)
Fantastic Gate 2022
Night 3
Open the Triangle Gate Championship
Incoming champions – MASQUERADE (Jason Lee, Kota Minoura, and Shun Skywalker)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 12 R.E.D.
(Eita, Kaito Ishida, and H.Y.O)
Open The New Year Gate
Night 4
January 12 Vacated Open The New Year Gate
Night 4
Vacated when Eita and Ishida were kicked out of R.E.D.
February 20Natural Vibes
(Kzy, U-T, and Jacky "Funky" Kamei)
Truth Gate
Night 8 (Evening Show)
Defeated Z-Brats (H.Y.O, BxB Hulk, and Shun Skywalker) in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
March 5GOLD CLASS
(Naruki Doi, Kaito Ishida, and Kota Minoura)
Champion Gate in Osaka
Night 1
Minorita would often replace of his partners to defend the title via the Freebird Rule, but was not officially recognized as champion.
May 5 Los Perros del Mal de Japón
(Eita, Kotaro Suzuki, and Nosawa Rongai)
Dead Or Alive 2022
June 7 Stinger
(Seiki Yoshioka, Yoshinari Ogawa, and Yuya Susumu)
Noah Star Navigation 2022
Night 1
June 8Momo no Seishun Tag
(Yo-Hey, Atsushi Kotoge, and Daisuke Harada)
Noah Star Navigation 2022
Night 2
June 23 Vacated Noah N Innovation
Los Perros del Mal de Japón
(Eita, Kotaro Suzuki, and Nosawa Rongai)
Defeated Extreme Tiger and Momo no Seishun Tag (Yo-Hey and Atsushi Kotoge) for the vacant title.
July 30M3K
(Masaaki Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr., and Susuma Mochizuki)
Kobe World 2022 ~ Ultimo Dragon 35th Anniversary
November 12Z-Brats
(Ishin Iihashi/Ishin, Kai, and Shun Skywalker)
Gate of Destiny 2022

Gleat

G-Rex Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 22 El Lindaman G Prowrestling Ver. 18Defeated Hayato Tamura in the finals of the First Champion Decision tournament to become the inaugural champion.
G-Infinity Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
August 24Bulk Orchestra
(Kazma Sakamoto and Ryuichi Kawakami)
G Prowrestling Ver. 31Defeated Strong Hearts (Cima and T-Hawk) in the finals of the First Champion Decision tournament to become the inaugural champions.
September 4
(aired September 6)
Bulk Orchestra
(Check Shimatani and Hayato Tamura)
G Prowrestling Ver. 32
October 30Stong Hearts
(Shigehiro Irie and T-Hawk)
G Prowrestling Ver. 37Bulk Orchestra was unable to defend the title at the event dur to Tamura suffering an injury. Strong Hearts defeated Coelacanths (Cima and Kaz Hayashi) to become the interim champions. On November 19, Bulk Orchestra defeated Strong Hearts and the team of Masato Kamino and Takanori Ito in a three-way tag team match to become the undisputed champions.

GanPro

Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship
Incoming champion - Tatsuhito Takaiwa
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 3 Yumehito Imanari Love Phantom 2022
September 3 Hartley Jackson Punch Drunk Love 2022
December 27 Mizuki Watase Giri Giri Chop!

TJPW

Princess of Princess Championship
Incoming champion – Miyu Yamashita
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 19 Shoko Nakajima Grand Princess '22
October 9 Yuka Sakazaki Wrestle Princess 3
Princess Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki and Yuka Sakazaki)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 9Reiwa AA Cannon
(Saki Akai and Yuki Arai)
Summer Sun Princess '22
International Princess Championship
Incoming champion – Hikari Noa
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 4 Maki Itoh Tokyo Joshi Pro '22
July 9Alex WindsorSummer Sun Princess '22
October 9 Miu Watanabe Wrestle Princess 3

GCW

GCW World Championship
Incoming champion - Jon Moxley
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
October 8 Nick Gage Fight Club
Night 1
Title vs. Career match.
GCW Ultraviolent Championship
Incoming champion - Alex Colon
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 31 John Wayne Murdoch Joey Janela's Spring Break 6
Part 1
June 5Alex ColonCage of Survival Cage of Survival match
August 13 Rina Yamashita Homecoming Weekend 2022
Night 1
Deathmatch
GCW Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions - The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 23The H8 Club
(Matt Tremont and Nick Gage)
The Wrld on GCW
March 31 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
Joey Janela's Spring Break 6
Part 1
Three-way tag team match also involving The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice). SLADE replace Tremont.
April 9BUSSY
(Allie Katch and Effy)
Paranoid
July 29Los Mazisos
(Ciclope and Miedo Extremo)
The People vs. GCW Three-way tag team match also involving The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice).
August 13 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
Homecoming Weekend 2022
Night 1
Deathmatch
September 3The Mega Bastards
(Alex Colon and John Wayne Murdoch)
The Art of War Games WarGames match also involving The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice), Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo), and BUSSY (Allie Katch and Effy).
October 22Los Mazisos
(Ciclope and Miedo Extremo)
Drop Dead DLC match also involving The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice).
GCW Extreme Championship
Incoming champion - PCO
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 15AJ GraySay You Will
July 29 Cole Radrick The People vs. GCW Six-way Scramble match also involving Axton Ray, The Grim Reefer, Marko Stunt and Shane Mercer.
October 9 Joey Janela Fight Club
Night 9
Title vs. title match also for Janela's DDT Extreme Championship.

DDT

KO-D Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Konosuke Takeshita
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 20 Tetsuya Endo Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary
June 14 Vacated Endo vacated the title after suffering a concussion.
July 3 Kazusada Higuchi King of DDT 2022 Final Defeated Naomi Yoshimura in the finals of the King of DDT Tournament to win the vacant title.
DDT Universal Championship
Incoming champion – Daisuke Sasaki
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 20 Mao Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary Three-way match involving Jun Kasai
June 1 Masahiro Takanashi What Are You Doing? 2022
August 20 Yuki Ueno Wrestle Peter Pan 2022
DDT Extreme Championship
Incoming champion – Shinya Aoki
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 14 Yuki "Sexy" Iino DDT Free February: Ultimate Tag League 2022 in Shinjuku!! Turkish Oil Wrestling Rules match. Iino won by Count Out
July 16
(aired July 19)
Akito Summer Vacation Tour 2022 In Nagoya Handicap match against Pheremones (Iino, Danshoku "Dandy" Dino, and Yumehito "Fantastic" Imanari). Sanshiro Takagi served as special guest referee.
August 14 Joey Janela Road TO Peter Pan 2022 In Korakuen Hall ~ Lets Shout! Fluorescent Lighttube IPPON Deathmatch.
December 4 Jun Akiyama D-Oh Grand Prix 2022 The Final Tables, ladders, and chairs match.
KO-D Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Disaster Box (Harashima and Naomi Yoshimura)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 3 Vacated Disaster Box vacated the title before the Ultimate Tag League.
February 27Disaster Box
(Harashima and Naomi Yoshimura)
2022 Ultimate Tag League Finals Defeated The 37Kamiina (Konosuke Takeshita and Shunma Katsumata) in the finals of the Ultimate Tag League to win the vacant title.
March 20Calamari Drunken Kings
(Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi)
Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary
May 22 Asuka and Mao Audience 2022
July 24Harimao
(Kazusada Higuchi and Naomi Yoshimura)
Summer Vacation 2022
November 22 Vacated Vacated after Yoshimura suffered an injury.
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Pheromones (Danshoku "Dandy" Dino, Yuki "Sexy" Iino and Yumehito "Fantastic" Imanari)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 10 DAMNATION T.A.
(Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita, and MJ Paul)
April Fool
April 21 Vacated Vacated after Fujita suffered an injury.
May 22 DAMNATION T.A.
(Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, and Kanon)
Audience 2022Defeated Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazusada Higuchi, and Hideki Okatani) in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
October 8Omega
(Makoto Oishi, Shiori Asahi, and Yuji Hino)
DDT x Only We Get Alive 2022 Tour In Chiba
November 12 Naruki Doi and Disaster Box
(Kazuki Hirata and Toru Owashi)
D-Oh Grand Prix 2022 in Osaka
December 29 Burning
(Tetsuya Endo, Kotaro Suzuki, and Yusuke Okada)
Never Mind
KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Antonio Honda, Yoshihiko, and DISASTER BOX (Toru Owashi and Kazuki Hirata)
On January 3, the title was renamed the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship.
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 20DDT Legend Army
(Poison Sawada Julie, Gentaro, Takashi Sasaki, Misaki and Thanomsak Toba)
Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary 5-on-4 handicap match
June 25 The37Kamiina
(Mao, Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata, Toi Kojima, and Yuki Ueno)
Dramatic Dream Tour 2022 In Yokohama
O-40 Championship
Incoming champion – Toru Owashi
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
September 2 Vacated Owashi vacated the title to focus on his upcoming KO-D Tag Team Championship match.
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
Incoming champion – Toru Owashi
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 7 Mao DDT Free
February 6100,000 subscribers to the official YouTube channel Ultimate Tag League 2022 in Numazu!! DDT Pro-Wrestling celebrated the milestone of 100,000 YouTube subscribers. The tablet on which this was shown pinned Mao and all the hundred thousand subscribers were considered champions. Took place at ringside.
February 6 Toru Owashi Took place at ringside.
February 14 Antonio Honda DDT Free February: Ultimate Tag League 2022 in Shinjuku!! Five-way two-minute time-limit scramble match also involving Danshoku "Dandy" Dino, Masahiro Takanashi and Shunma Katsumata.
February 14 Danshoku "Dandy" Dino Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Masahiro Takanashi Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Toru Owashi Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Antonio Honda Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Danshoku "Dandy" Dino Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Masahiro Takanashi Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14Foot massage matTook place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Antonio Honda Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Toru Owashi Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Masahiro Takanashi Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Shunma Katsumata Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Danshoku "Dandy" Dino Took place in the same scramble match.
February 14 Antonio Honda Took place in the same scramble match. Honda succeeded in defending the title for two full minutes to win the match.
February 14 Lingling Shook Honda's hand and crushed it to become the new champion. Lingling is part of the idol band Bish.
March 25 Apple Universe BibleTook place during the final episode of Abema's Universe Bible. Lingling attempted to crush an apple with her hand but eventually "gave up".
March 25 Antonio Honda Universe BibleTook place during the final episode of Abema's Universe Bible. Honda pinned the apple to win the title.
March 27Shinichiro KawamatsuDay Dream Believer 2022 YouTuber and Tokyo Metropolitan Assemblyman. Kawamatsu pinned Antonio Honda after he had just successfully defended the title against Pokotan.
June 1 Kazuki Hirata What Are You Doing? 2022This was an Ironman survival gauntlet battle royal also involving Nobutatsu Suzuki, Pokotan, Thanomsak Toba, Antonio Honda, and Toru Owashi. Hirata eliminated Kawamatsu to become the new champion.
Toru Owashi Took place in the same battle royal. Owashi became champions after Hirata and Honda simultaneously eliminated each other.
September 2 Vacated Owashi vacated the title to focus on his upcoming KO-D Tag Team Championship match.
September 10 Toru Owashi Konosuke Takeshita 10th Anniversary ~ Nishinari Bay Blues ~Won a Staggered Entry Battle Royal to win the vacant title.
Kazuki Hirata Took place after the battle royal.
Keiko TakeshitaThe mother of Konosuke Takeshita. Took place after the battle royal.
November 12 Shunma Katsumata D-Oh Grand Prix 2022 in Osaka
November 13 Yukio Sakaguchi D-Oh Grand Prix 2022 in Kyoto Six-person intergender tag team match where Sakaguchi, Harashima, and Saki Akai defeated Katsumata, Yuki Ueno, and Aja Kong. Sakaguchi pinned Katsumata to win the title.
Saki Akai Pinned Sakaguchi after the match.
November 22
(aired November 27)
Ram Kaicho Masahiro Takanashi Produce Bokutachi Yon Juku de Yon Aishimasu! 2022
Saki Akai

Impact

Impact World Championship
Incoming champion – Moose
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 23 Josh Alexander Rebellion
Impact X Division Championship
Incoming champion – Trey Miguel
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 23 Ace Austin Rebellion Three-way match also involving Mike Bailey.
June 19 Mike Bailey Slammiversary Ultimate X match also involving Alex Zayne, Andrew Everett, Kenny King, and Trey Miguel.
October 7 Frankie Kazarian Bound for Glory
October 8
(aired October 20)
Vacated Impact! Vacated after Kazarian invoked Option C
November 18 Trey Miguel Over Drive Defeated Black Taurus in a tournament to win the vacant title.
Impact Knockouts World Championship
Incoming champion – Mickie James
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 5 Tasha Steelz Sacrifice
June 19 Jordynne Grace Slammiversary Queen of the Mountain match also involving Chelsea Green, Deonna Purrazzo, and Mia Yim.
Impact World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 5 Violent By Design
(Eric Young, Deaner, and Joe Doering)
Sacrifice Young and Doering represented VBD.
May 7 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
Under Siege Defeated Young and Deaner who represented VBD.
June 19 The Good Brothers
(Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)
Slammiversary
August 26
(aired September 1)
Honor No More
(Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)
Impact!
October 8
(aired October 20)
Heath and Rhino
December 9
(aired December 15)
The Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 5The Influence
(Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood)
Sacrifice
June 19 Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie Slammiversary
August 12VXT
(Chelsea Green and Deonna Purrazzo)
Emergence
Pre-Show
October 7The Death Dollz
(Jessicka, Rosemary, and Taya Valkyrie)
Bound for Glory Jessicka was formerly known as Havok. Jessicka and Valkyrie won the titles, though Rosemary is also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
Impact Digital Media Championship
Incoming champion – Jordynne Grace
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 21
(aired February 1)
Matt Cardona Impact!
May 28 Rich Swann REVOLVER Vegas VacationFirst time the title changed hands outside of Impact Wrestling.
July 1 Brian Myers Against All Odds
Pre-Show
Dot Combat match.
October 22
(aired November 10)
Joe Hendry Impact!

IWRG

IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – El Hijo del Espectro Jr.
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
August 10 Vacant
August 21Galena Del MarCaravana De CampeonesDefeated AK47 to win the vacant title.
IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship
Incoming champion – Aster Boy
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
November 24Spider Fly101. Torneo Fill
IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Dragon Bane
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 6 Travis Banks El Protector
April 3 Dr. Cerebro Guerra del Golfo
May 29TonalliIWRG
IWRG Intercontinental Women's Championship
Incoming champions – (Title reactivated)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
December 16Diosa QuetzalRevolucion 60Defeated Keyra in a tournament final to win the vacant title. The title had been inactive since 2007.
IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 24The Golden Gods (Atomico Jr. and Golden Dragon)GALLI Alianza 2
September 25Los OGs
(Joey Marx and Mason Conrad)
GALLIDefeated Bandolero and La Diva Salvaje, Mr. Iguana and Mr. Leo, and Los Jefes de Jefes (Golden Star & Sobrino Azteca) in a four-way tag team match for the vacant title. Promoted by GALLI.
N/A El Hijo de Canis Lupus and Rey LéonIWRGThe exact date the title changed occurred is unknown.
IWRG Intercontinental Trios Championship
Incoming champions – La Dinastía de la Muerte (Negro Navarro, Trauma I and Trauma II)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 3Espartaco, Latino and TempestadPromociones Cantu live event
IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
Incoming champion – Jessy Ventura
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
December 25TonalliRuleta de la Muerte
IWRG Junior de Juniors Championship
Incoming champion – El Hijo del Alebrije
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 27Dick Angelo 3GIWRG
IWRG Rey del Aire Championship
Incoming champion – Dragon Bane
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 2FreelanceGuerreros De Acero Steel Cage match
June 16Puma de OroIWRG Thursday Night Wrestling
June 16Noisy BoyIWRG Thursday Night Wrestling
IWRG Mexico Championship
Incoming champion – Toxin
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 17Puma de OroLa Jaula De Las Locas 2022
October 30TonalliCastillo del Terro 2022Tonalli's IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship was also on the line.
IWRG Rey del Ring Championship
Incoming champion – Hijo de Canis Lupus
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 15 Vacant
May 15 Hijo del Pirata Morgan IWRGWon the 2022 IWRG Rey del Ring to win the vacant title.
Distrito Federal Trios Championship
Incoming champions – El Infierno Eterno (Demonio Infernal, Eterno, and Lunatic Xtreme)
No title changes.

MLW

MLW World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Alexander Hammerstone
No title changes.
MLW World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – 5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 26Hustle and Power
(EJ Nduka and Calvin Tankman)
SuperFight
MLW World Middleweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tajiri
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 21 Myron Reed Blood & Thunder Four-way match also involving Matt Cross and Bandido.
September 18 Shun Skywalker Super Series
October 30 Lince Dorado Fightland
MLW National Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Alex Kane
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 23 Davey Richards Battle Riot IV
MLW Caribbean Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – King Muertes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 31 Octagón Jr. Intimidation Games Cyclone match also involving El Dragón and El Hijo de L.A. Park.
MLW World Women's Featherweight Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 13 Taya Valkyrie Kings of Colosseum Defeated Holidead to become the inaugural champion.

M-Pro

Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Musashi
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 1
(aired July 10)
Fujita Hayato Pro Wrestling 2022 Tokyo Conference Vol. 1 ~ Genko Itchi
Tohoku Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Great Sasuke and Jinsei Shinzaki
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 6 Gaina and Taro Nohashi Michinoku Pro Wrestling
July 17Bad Boy
(Ken45° and Manjimaru)
July Series 2022 ~ Rihi Kyokuchoku
Night 2
November 19 Kazuki Hashimoto and MusashiNovember Series 2022 ~ Kenkai Koko
UWA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Gaina and Taro Nohashi
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 5Eisa8 and Hub BJW Osaka Surprise 59 - Perfect Style 2022Promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling.

Zero1

World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Takashi Sugiura
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 5 Masato Tanaka Shinjiro Otani Aid! Get Up As Many Times As You Want
United National Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Chris Vice
No title changes.
World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Fuminori Abe
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 10AstromanOsu Premium Show ZERO1 20th & 21st Anniversary Pro WrestlingAlso for Abe's International Junior Heavyweight Championship.
International Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Fuminori Abe
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 10AstromanOsu Premium Show ZERO1 20th & 21st Anniversary Pro WrestlingAlso for Abe's World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Gajo and Tomohiko Hashimoto
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 6Junya Matsunaga and Takafumi21st Anniversary Launch
International Lightweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Sugi and Raicho
No title changes.
Zero1 USA World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Camaro Jackson
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 27Jake LanderZero1 USA Steel Cage match.
October 22Marvin Moser Three-way match also involving Victor Analog
Joey O'RileyO'Riley immediately challenge Moser for the title after the match.
Zero1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Jimmy Karryt
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 30Mat FitchettZero1 USA
November 23 Vacated Vacated after Fitchett suffered an injury.
December 17Victor AnalogZero1 USADefeated Anakin Murphy, Devonte Knox, and Eli Wylder in a four-way elimination match to win the vacant title.
Zero1 USA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Besties In The World (Davey Vega and Mat Fitchett)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
N/AThe Premier
(Campbell Myers & SK Bishop)
Zero1 USAThe exact date the title change occurred is unknown.
April 30Country Aire
(Doc Simmons and Zach Hendrix)
Zero1 USA
Zero1 USA World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 23Max The ImpalerZero1 USADefeated Rahne Victoria in the finals of the Josei Taichi Tournament for the vacant title
Blast King Championship
Incoming champions – Taru
No title changes.
Blast Queen Championship
Incoming champion – Hiroyo Matsumoto
No title changes.
Blast King Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Revengers (Masato Tanaka and Kide Kubota)
No title changes.

Noah

GHC Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Katsuhiko Nakajima
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 23 Kazuyuki Fujita Gain Control 2022 in Nagoya
April 27 Vacated Vacated after Fujita tested positive for COVID-19.
April 30 Go Shiozaki Majestic 2022 Defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to win the vacant title.
June 12 Satoshi Kojima CyberFight Festival 2022
July 16 Kenoh Destination 2022
September 25 Kaito Kiyomiya Grand Ship In Nagoya - Pro-Wrestling Love Forever 2 "Outbreak"
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Hayata
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 10 Daisuke Harada N Innovation U-Cup
Night 3
March 13 Eita Great Voyage in Yokohama 2022
April 29 Hayata Majestic 2022 - N Innovation
October 30 Ninja Mack Ariake Triumph - The Return - Pro-Wrestling Love Forever 3 ~ Triumph ~
November 10 Dante Leon Global Honored Crown
December 23 Amakusa N Innovation
GHC National Championship
Incoming champion – Kenoh
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 23 Masakatsu Funaki Higher Ground
Night 1
November 10 El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. Global Honored Crown
GHC Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – M's Alliance (Keiji Muto & Naomichi Marufuji)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 3 Vacated Vacated after Muto suffered a hip injury.
March 13Sugiura-gun
(Takashi Sugiura and Hideki Suzuki)
Great Voyage 2022 In YokohamaDefeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Daiki Inaba in a tournament final for the vacant titles.
May 4 El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and René Duprée Dream On 2022
May 21 Masa Kitamiya and Michael Elgin Dream On 2022 Final
July 16 Vacated Vacated after Elgin was unable to make it to the scheduled defense.
July 16 Hideki Suzuki and Timothy Thatcher Destination 2022 Defeated Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura for the vacant titles.
September 25Sugiura-gun
(Satoshi Kojima and Takashi Sugiura)
Grand Ship In Nagoya - Pro-Wrestling Love Forever 2 "Outbreak"
GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Vacant
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 22 Stinger
(Seiki Yoshioka and Yuya Susumu)
Higher Ground
Night 1
Defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara to win the vacant title.
February 11 Vacated Vacated after Yoshioka suffered a heel injury.
February 23 Atsushi Kotoge and Yo-Hey Gain Control 2022 in Nagoya Defeated Stinger (Hayata and Yuya Susumu) to win the vacant title.
April 29 Stinger
(Chris Ridgeway and Yoshinari Ogawa)
Majestic 2022 - N Innovation
September 25 Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki Yoshioka Grand Ship In Nagoya - Pro-Wrestling Love Forever 2 "Outbreak"
November 10Kongo
(Hajime Ohara and Shuji Kondo)
Global Honored Crown
November 23 Atsushi Kotoge and Seiki Yoshioka The Best
December 23 Kzy and Yo-Hey N Innovation

Stardom

World of Stardom Championship
Incoming champion – Syuri
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
December 29 Giulia Dream Queendom 2
Wonder of Stardom Championship
Incoming champion – Saya Kamitani
No title changes.
Goddesses of Stardom Championship
Incoming champion – Alto Livello Kabaliwan (Giulia & Syuri)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 9 FWC
(Hazuki & Koguma)
New Year's Stars in Korokuen Hall
Night 2
March 26 Black Desire
(Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid)
World Climax 2022
Night 1
May 5 FWC
(Hazuki & Koguma)
Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour 2022
Night 4: Fukuoka Goddess Festival ~Batten Stardom~
August 21 meltear
(Tam Nakano & Natsupoi)
Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter
December 29 7Upp
(Nanae Takahashi and Yuu)
Dream Queendom 2
Artist of Stardom Championship
Incoming champions – MaiHimePoi (Maika, Himeka & Natsupoi)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 28 Oedo Tai
(Saki Kashima, Momo Watanabe & Starlight Kid)
Flashing Champions
December 29 Prominence
(Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki, and Hiragi Kurumi)
Dream Queendom 2 Hardcore match.
High Speed Championship
Incoming champion – Starlight Kid
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 23 AZM Cinderella Journey
SWA World Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 29 Thekla Nagoya Supreme Fight Defeated Mina Shirakawa for the vacant title.
May 4 Mayu Iwatani Golden Week Fight Tour
Night 4
November 3 Vacant Hiroshima Goddess Festival Iwatani voluntarily relinquished the title to focus on the IWGP Women's Championship Tournament.
Future of Stardom Championship
Incoming champion – Hanan
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
October 19 Ami Sourei New Blood 5
IWGP Women's Championship
Incoming champion – (Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
November 20 Kairi Historic X-Over Defeated Mayu Iwatani in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.

NJPW

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Shingo Takagi
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 4 Kazuchika Okada Wrestle Kingdom 16
Night 1
June 12 Jay White Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall
IWGP United States Championship
Incoming champion – Kenta
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 5 Hiroshi Tanahashi Wrestle Kingdom 16
Night 2
No Disqualification match
February 19 Sanada NJPW New Years Golden Series
April 9 Vacated Hyper Battle '22 Sanada vacated the title after suffering a fractured orbital bone.
May 1 Hiroshi Tanahashi Wrestling Dontaku 2022 Defeated Tomohiro Ishii for the vacant title.
May 14 Juice Robinson Capital Collision Four-way match also involving Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay.
June 12 Vacated Robinson vacated the title after contracting appendicitis.
June 12 Will Ospreay Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall Defeated Sanada to win the vacant title.
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 4 Bishamon
(Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)
Wrestle Kingdom 16
Night 1
April 9 United Empire
(Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan)
Hyper Battle '22
May 1 General's Jewel
(Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens)
Wrestling Dontaku 2022 Three-way tag team match also involving Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)
June 12 United Empire
(Jeff Cobb and Great-O-Khan)
Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall
June 26 FTR
(Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door Three-way tag team match also involving Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta). FTR's ROH World Tag Team Championship was also on the line.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – El Desperado
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 1 Taiji Ishimori Wrestling Dontaku 2022
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Flying Tiger (Robbie Eagles and Tiger Mask)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 19Six Or Nine
(Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato)
NJPW New Years Golden Series Four-way tag team match involving Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) and Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
June 20 Catch 2/2
(TJP and Francesco Akira)
New Japan Road
Night 4
IWGP Women's Championship
Incoming champion – (Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
November 20 Kairi Historic X-Over Defeated Mayu Iwatani in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
NEVER Openweight Championship
Incoming champion – Tomohiro Ishii
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 4 Evil Wrestle Kingdom 16
Night 1
May 1 Tama Tonga Wrestling Dontaku 2022
June 12 Karl Anderson Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall On October 10, Anderson and partner Doc Gallows returned to WWE while Anderson was still champion.
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – House of Torture (Evil, Sho, and Yujiro Takahashi)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 5 Chaos
(Yoh, Yoshi-Hashi, and Hirooki Goto)
New Japan Road 2022
Night 8
September 23 House of Torture
(Evil, Sho, and Yujiro Takahashi)
Burning Spirit 2022
Night 13
KOPW
Incoming Champion – Toru Yano
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
December 19 Shingo Takagi JTO 50th Anniversary for TakaTaichi TogetherDefeated Taichi in a Last Man Standing Lumberjack match to become the official 2022 champion. Promoted by Just Tap Out Professional Wrestling
Strong Openweight Championship
Incoming Champion – Tom Lawlor
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 15
(aired June 26)
Fred Rosser Strong: Collision in Philadelphia Title vs. Career match
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
(Title created)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 24
(aired August 13)
Aussie Open
(Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher)
Strong: High AlertDefeated Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
October 28 The Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
Rumble on 44th Street Three-way tag team match also involving Kevin Knight and The DKC.

NWA

NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Trevor Murdoch
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 12 Matt Cardona PowerrrTrip
June 12 Vacated Alwayz Ready Cardona vacated the title after suffering a torn bicep.
Trevor Murdoch Defeated Nick Aldis, Thom Latimer, and Sam Shaw to win the vacant title.
November 12 Tyrus Hard Times 3 Three-way match also involving Matt Cardona.
NWA National Championship
Incoming champion – Chris Adonis
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 12 Anthony Mayweather PowerrrTrip
March 20 Jax Dane Crockett Cup
Night 2
This was Dane's Champion Series title match.
August 27 Cyon NWA 74th Anniversary Show
Night 1
NWA World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Tyrus
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
August 31
(aired September 24)
Vacated NWA USA Tyrus vacated the title to challenge Trevor Murdoch for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship at Hard Times 3 as part of the "Lucky Seven Rule.".
November 12 Jordan Clearwater Hard Times 3
Pre-Show
Defeated AJ Cazana to win the vacant title.
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
(Title reactivated)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
March 20 Homicide Crockett Cup
Night 2
Defeated Austin Aries, Darius Lockhart, and Colby Corino in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
November 12 Kerry Morton Hard Times 3
NWA World Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Kamille
No title changes.
NWA World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – La Rebelión (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 12The Commonwealth Connection
(Doug Williams and Harry Smith)
Alwayz Ready
August 27 Vacated NWA 74th Anniversary Show
Night 1
Vacated after Smith was unable to defend the title due to illness.
June 12 La Rebelión
(Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf 450)
Defeated Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx and PJ Hawx) to win the vacant title.
NWA United States Tag Team Championship
(Title reactivated)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
August 28The Fixers
(Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky)
NWA 74th Anniversary Show
Night 2
Won a tag team battle royal to win the vacant championship.
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 12 Pretty Empowered
(Ella Envy and Kenzie Paige)
Alwayz Ready

ROH

ROH World Championship
Incoming champions – Bandido and Jonathan Gresham
Bandido and Gresham were originally supposed to wrestle at Final Battle for the title, but Bandido was pulled from the show after contracting COVID-19. Gresham defeated Jay Lethal at the event to win the original ROH World Championship title, but Bandido was also recognized as lineal champion, carrying the current design. Both champions would make defenses of their titles through the year until ROH's return from hiatus at Supercard of Honor XV, where Gresham defeated Bandido to become the undisputed champion.
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 23 Claudio Castagnoli Death Before Dishonor
September 21 Chris Jericho AEW Dynamite:
Grand Slam
First time the title changed hands on an All Elite Wrestling show.
December 10 Claudio Castagnoli Final Battle
ROH World Television Championship
Incoming champion – Rhett Titus
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 1 Minoru Suzuki Supercard of Honor XV
April 13 Samoa Joe AEW Dynamite First time the title changed hands on an All Elite Wrestling show.
ROH Pure Championship
Incoming champion – Josh Woods
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 1 Wheeler Yuta Supercard of Honor XV
September 7 Daniel Garcia AEW Dynamite First time the title changed hands on an All Elite Wrestling show.
December 10 Wheeler Yuta Final Battle
ROH Women's World Championship
Incoming champion – Rok-C
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 9
(aired January 13)
Deonna Purrazzo Impact! First time the title changed hands on an Impact Wrestling show. Purrazzo's AAA Reina de Reinas Championship was also on the line.
April 1 Mercedes Martinez Supercard of Honor XV Lineal champion Deonna Purrazzo was unable to defend the title at the event as she was already booked for Multiverse of Matches the same night. Martinez defeated Willow Nightingale to become the interim champion.
May 4 AEW Dynamite Defeated lineal champion Deonna Purrazzo to become the undisputed ROH Women's World champion. This is officially recognized as the end of Purrazzo's reign and the start of Martinez's.
December 10 Athena Final Battle
ROH World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 1 FTR
(Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)
Supercard of Honor XV
December 10 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
Final Battle Double Dog Collar match.
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Righteous (Bateman, Dutch, and Vincent)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 23 Dalton Castle and
The Boys
(Brandon Tate and Brent Tate)
Death Before Dishonor
December 10 The Embassy
(Brian Cage and Gates of Agony (Jasper Kaun and Toa Liona))
Final Battle

WWE

 Raw
 SmackDown
 NXT
 NXT UK
  – Unbranded

Raw and SmackDown

Raw and SmackDown each have a men's world championship, a secondary men's championship, a women's world championship, and a men's tag team championship. There is also a women's tag team championship, available to both brands.

WWE Championship
Incoming champion – Big E
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 1 Brock Lesnar Day 1 Fatal five-way match also involving Kevin Owens, Bobby Lashley, and Seth "Freakin" Rollins. Lesnar was originally scheduled to face Roman Reigns for SmackDown's Universal Championship at this event, but that match was canceled as Reigns tested positive for COVID-19 and Lesnar was instead added to this WWE Championship match.
January 29 Bobby Lashley Royal Rumble
February 19 Brock Lesnar Elimination Chamber Elimination Chamber match, also involving AJ Styles, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Riddle, and Austin Theory, who Lesnar last eliminated to win.
April 3 Roman Reigns WrestleMania 38
Night 2
Winner Takes All match, in which Reigns also defended SmackDown's Universal Championship. With both championships, Reigns became recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
WWE Universal Championship
Incoming champion – Roman Reigns
On Night 2 of WrestleMania 38 on April 3, Reigns defeated Brock Lesnar in a Winner Takes All match to win Raw's WWE Championship. He subsequently became recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
No title changes.
WWE United States Championship
Incoming champion – Damian Priest
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 28 Finn Bálor Raw
April 18 Theory Raw
July 2 Bobby Lashley Money in the Bank
October 10 Seth "Freakin" Rollins Raw
November 26 Austin Theory Survivor Series: WarGames Triple threat match, also involving Bobby Lashley.
Austin Theory was previously known by his last name of Theory.
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Incoming champion – Shinsuke Nakamura
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 11
(aired February 18)
Sami Zayn SmackDown
March 4 Ricochet SmackDown
June 10 Gunther SmackDown
WWE Raw Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Becky Lynch
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 2 Bianca Belair WrestleMania 38
Night 1
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Charlotte Flair
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
May 8 Ronda Rousey WrestleMania Backlash "I Quit" match.
July 2 Liv Morgan Money in the Bank Money in the Bank cash-in match.
October 8 Ronda Rousey Extreme Rules Extreme Rules match.
December 30 Charlotte Flair SmackDown
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 10 Alpha Academy
(Chad Gable and Otis)
Raw
March 7 RK-Bro
(Randy Orton and Riddle)
Raw Triple threat tag team match also involving Kevin Owens and Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
May 20 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
SmackDown Winners Take All match, in which The Usos also defended the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship. With both championships, The Usos became recognized as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
On the May 20 episode of SmackDown , The Usos defeated RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) in a Winners Take All match to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship. They subsequently became recognized as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
No title changes.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Queen Zelina and Carmella
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 3 Sasha Banks and Naomi WrestleMania 38
Night 2
Fatal four-way tag team match also involving the teams of Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan and Natalya & Shayna Baszler.
May 20 Vacated SmackDown Vacated after Sasha Banks and Naomi legitimately walked out of a scheduled appearance on the May 16 episode of Raw , leaving the championship belts behind.
August 29 Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah Raw Defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) in a tournament final for the vacant championship.
September 12 Damage CTRL
(Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky)
Raw
October 31 Alexa Bliss and Asuka Raw
November 5 Damage CTRL
(Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky)
Crown Jewel

NXT

NXT Championship
Incoming champion – Tommaso Ciampa
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 4 Bron Breakker NXT 2.0:
New Year's Evil
March 8 Dolph Ziggler NXT 2.0:
Roadblock
Triple threat match also involving Tommaso Ciampa, who Ziggler pinned.
April 4 Bron Breakker Raw First NXT Championship match contested on Raw.
NXT North American Championship
Incoming champion – Carmelo Hayes
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 2 Cameron Grimes Stand & Deliver Fatal five-way ladder match also involving Santos Escobar, Solo Sikoa, and Grayson Waller.
June 4 Carmelo Hayes In Your House
September 13 Solo Sikoa NXT 2.0 :
One Year Anniversary Show
Sikoa unofficially replaced Wes Lee as Lee was attacked by Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams.
N/A
(aired September 20)
Vacated NXT Shawn Michaels ordered Solo Sikoa to vacate the title as he was not originally scheduled to be in the match in which he won the title. It is unknown when the segment was taped.
October 22 Wes Lee Halloween Havoc Fatal five-way ladder match also involving Carmelo Hayes, Oro Mensah, Von Wagner, and Nathan Frazer for the vacant title.
NXT Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Mandy Rose
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
December 13 Roxanne Perez NXT
NXT Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 2 MSK
(Nash Carter and Wes Lee)
Stand & Deliver This was a triple threat tag team match also involving The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed).
April 8 Vacated Vacated after Nash Carter was released from WWE following abuse allegations from his wife Kimber Lee and a photo surfacing of him impersonating Adolf Hitler.
April 12 Pretty Deadly
(Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
NXT 2.0 Won the vacant championship by last eliminating The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) in a five-team gauntlet match, also involving Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza), Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen, and Grayson Waller and Sanga.
June 4 The Creed Brothers
(Brutus Creed and Julius Creed)
In Your House
September 4 Pretty Deadly
(Elton Prince and Kit Wilson)
Worlds Collide Fatal four-way tag team elimination match, also involving Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) and NXT UK Tag Team Champions Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs, to unify the NXT UK Tag Team Championship into the NXT Tag Team Championship. Pretty Deadly went forward as the unified NXT Tag Team Champions.
December 10 The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
Deadline
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 2 Dakota Kai and Raquel González Stand & Deliver
Kickoff
April 5 Toxic Attraction
(Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne)
NXT 2.0
July 5 Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez NXT 2.0:
The Great American Bash
On the July 12 episode of NXT 2.0 , Jade turned on Perez.
July 19 Roxanne Perez NXT 2.0 Jade betrayed Perez on the June 12 episode of NXT, before she threw her championship belt in a trashcan, vacating her half of the championship. WWE.com lists this as a separate entry on the official title history, however, it is unclear if WWE views this as an official second reign for Perez or just a continuation from her reign with Jade.
July 26 Vacated NXT 2.0 Perez vacated the championship due to not having a tag team partner.
August 2 Katana Chance and Kayden Carter NXT 2.0 Defeated the teams of Yulisa León and Valentina Feroz, Ivy Nile and Tatum Paxley, and Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match for the vacant title.
NXT Cruiserweight Championship
Incoming champion – Roderick Strong
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
January 4 Carmelo Hayes NXT 2.0:
New Year's Evil
Championship unification match in which Hayes also defended the NXT North American Championship.
Unified Unified into the NXT North American Championship.

NXT UK

NXT United Kingdom Championship
Incoming champion – Ilja Dragunov
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
July 7
(aired August 4)
Vacated NXT UK Vacated due to Ilja Dragunov suffering an ankle injury.
July 7
(aired September 1)
Tyler Bate NXT UK Defeated Trent Seven in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
September 4 Unified Worlds Collide Bron Breakker defeated Tyler Bate to unify the NXT United Kingdom Championship into Breakker's NXT Championship. Bate is recognized as the final champion with Breakker going forward as the unified NXT Champion.
NXT UK Heritage Cup
Incoming champion – Noam Dar
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
June 23
(aired July 14)
Mark Coffey NXT UK
July 7
(aired August 25)
Noam Dar NXT UK
On September 4, 2022, at Worlds Collide, all other NXT UK championships were retired as they were unified into their respective NXT championship counterparts due to the closure of NXT UK, which will relaunch as NXT Europe in 2024. The NXT UK Heritage Cup was the only championship from either brand that was not contested at the event. The title's status remained unknown until April 2023 when it was transferred to NXT and renamed NXT Heritage Cup.
NXT UK Women's Championship
Incoming champion – Meiko Satomura
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
September 4 Unified Worlds Collide Mandy Rose defeated Blair Davenport and NXT UK Women's Champion Meiko Satomura to unify the NXT UK Women's Championship into Rose's NXT Women's Championship. Satomura is recognized as the final champion with Rose going forward as the unified NXT Women's Champion.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate)
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
April 21
(aired June 2)
Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter NXT UK Triple threat tag team match also involving Die Familie (Teoman and Rohan Raja).
June 22
(aired June 23)
Vacated NXT UK Vacated due to Ashton Smith suffering a ruptured medial collateral ligament.
June 22
(aired June 23)
Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen NXT UK Defeated Dave Mastiff and Jack Starz, Mark Andrews and Wild Boar, and Die Familie (Teoman and Rohan Raja) in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match to win the vacant title.
September 4 Unified Worlds Collide Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) defeated NXT Tag Team Champions The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed), Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang), and NXT UK Tag Team Champions Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match to unify the NXT UK Tag Team Championship into the NXT Tag Team Championship. Jensen and Briggs are recognized as the final champions with Pretty Deadly going forward as the unified NXT Tag Team Champions.

Unbranded

This title was not brand exclusive. The colors indicate the home brand of the champions (names without a color are former WWE wrestlers, Hall of Famers, or non-wrestlers).

WWE 24/7 Championship
Incoming champion – Dana Brooke
DateWinnerEvent/ShowNote(s)
February 14 Reggie Raw Pinned Dana Brooke in a restaurant.
February 21 Dana Brooke Raw Pinned Reggie in the ring.
April 18 Reggie Raw Pinned Dana Brooke in the ring during a wedding ceremony.
Tamina Pinned Reggie in the ring during a wedding ceremony.
Akira Tozawa Pinned Tamina in the ring during a wedding ceremony.
Dana Brooke Pinned Akira Tozawa in the ring during a wedding ceremony.
May 2 Nikki A.S.H Raw Pinned Dana Brooke backstage.
Dana Brooke Defeated Nikki A.S.H. in a regular singles match, during which the 24/7 rule was suspended.
May 30 Tamina Raw Took place during MizTV.
Akira Tozawa Took place during MizTV.
June 8 Dana Brooke Raw Took place during Brooke's match with Becky Lynch.
June 20
(aired June 23)
Doudrop Main Event Defeated Dana Brooke in a regular singles match, during which the 24/7 rule was suspended.
Akira Tozawa Took place in the ring.
R-Truth Took place ringside.
Nikki A.S.H. Took place ringside.
Dana Brooke Took place in the ring.
July 9 Carmella WWE Live
Dana Brooke
July 10 Carmella WWE Live
Dana Brooke
July 28 Akira Tozawa Raw Took place during a six-woman tag team match.
Nikki A.S.H.
Alexa Bliss
Doudrop
Tamina
Dana Brooke
August 20 Nikki A.S.H. WWE Live
Tamina
Dana Brooke
August 21 Nikki A.S.H. WWE Live
Shawn BennettBennett was a WWE referee.
Tamina
Dana Brooke
September 10 Nikki A.S.H. WWE Live
Eddie OrengoOrengo was a WWE referee.
Tamina
Dana Brooke
September 24 Nikki A.S.H. WWE Live
Aja SmithSmith was a WWE referee.
Tamina
Dana Brooke
October 29 Nikki Cross WWE Live Previously known as Nikki A.S.H.
Tamina
Dana Brooke
October 30 Nikki Cross WWE Live
Tamina
Dana Brooke
November 7 Nikki Cross Raw Defeated Dana Brooke in a regular single match, during which the 24/7 rule was suspended.
November 9DeactivatedOn the November 7 episode of Raw , after Cross won the title, she later discarded the championship as trash. The title was retired shortly thereafter.

Awards and honors

AAA

AAA Hall of Fame

Inductee
Arturo "El Rudo" Rivera
Blue Demon

AEW

AEW Awards

CategoryWinner
Wrestler of the Year Kenny Omega
Biggest Surprise Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson debut at All Out
Breakout Star – Male Sammy Guevara
Breakout Star – Female Jade Cargill
Biggest Beatdown Adam Page goes 60 minutes with Bryan Danielson at Winter Is Coming
High Flyer Award Dante Martin
Best Moment on the Mic CM Punk returns at The First Dance (August 20, 2021)
Biggest WTF Moment Street Fight: TayJay (Tay Conti and Anna Jay) vs. The Bunny and Penelope Ford at New Year's Smash (December 31, 2021)
Best Twitter Follow Nyla Rose
Best Fashion Moment Dr. Britt Baker, D. M. D. "Brittsburg" on Dynamite (August 11, 2021)
Best Mic Duel CM Punk and MJF at Thanksgiving Eve Dynamite (November 24, 2021)
Best Tag Team Brawl AEW World Tag Team Championship Steel Cage match: The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) (c) vs. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) at All Out

ESPN

ESPN Wrestling Awards

AwardWinner
Male Wrestler of the Year Roman Reigns
Female Wrestler of the Year Bianca Belair
Tag Team of the Year The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
Rookie Wrestler of the Year Logan Paul
Breakthrough Wrestler of the Year Ricky Starks
Promo Artist of the Year MJF
Match of the Year Gunther (c) vs. Sheamus for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WWE Clash at the Castle
Best PPV Event of the Year Forbidden Door
Best Storyline of the Year The Bloodline

GCW

Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

InducteeInducted by
Jerry Lynn Sean Waltman
Ruckus Sonjay Dutt
Homicide Chris Dickinson
LuFisto Lenny Leonard
Tracy Smothers Nate Webb
Dave Prazak CM Punk

Deathmatch Hall of Fame

Inductee
"Discount" Dewey Donovan
J. C. Bailey
Wifebeater
Toby Klein

George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

CategoryInductee
Individual Mike Rotunda
Frank Gotch Award Dan Spivey
James C. Melby AwardDick Bourne
Gordon Solie Award Jim Ross

Hardcore Hall of Fame

InducteeInducted by
Rob Van Dam Jerry Lynn

Impact

Impact Hall of Fame

InducteeInducted by
Raven Tommy Dreamer

Impact Year End Awards

CategoryWinner
Wrestler of the Year Josh Alexander
Knockout of the Year Jordynne Grace
Men's Tag Team of the Year The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
Knockouts Tag Team of the Year The Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie, Jessicka, and Rosemary)
X Division Star of the Year Mike Bailey
Match of the Year Josh Alexander (c) vs. Mike Bailey for the Impact World Championship on Impact! (December 8)
Moment of the Year Josh Alexander wins the Impact World Championship from Moose at Rebellion
One to Watch in 2023 Bhupinder Gujjar

International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

CategoryInductee
Individual Aleksander Aberg
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Fred Beell
Mildred Burke
Tom Cannon
Riki Choshu
Dory Funk Jr.
Karl Gotch
Tom Jenkins
Jim Londos
Billy Robinson
Joe Stecher
Genichiro Tenryu
Excelsior AwardAnthony DiPippo
Rocky Johnson AwardAzaliah Farkas
Trailblazer Award Dan Severn

NJPW

NJPW Concurso (Best Body)

Winner
Tama Tonga

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Yearly Rankings

ListRanked No. 1
PWI 500 Roman Reigns
PWI Women's 150 Syuri
PWI Tag Team 100 The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated awards

CategoryWinner
Wrestler of the Year Roman Reigns
Woman of the Year Bianca Belair
Tag Team of the Year FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)
Faction of the Year The Bloodline
Match of the Year Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match at Hell in a Cell
Feud of the Year CM Punk vs. MJF
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year Jon Moxley
Most Hated Wrestler of the Year MJF
Comeback of the Year Taya Valkyrie
Most Improved Wrestler of the Year Mandy Rose
Indie Wrestler of the Year Matt Cardona
Inspirational Wrestler of the Year Jon Moxley
Rookie of the Year Hook
Stanley Weston Award (Lifetime Achievement) Bill Apter and George Napolitano

ROH

ROH Hall of Fame

CategoryInductee
Individual Bryan Danielson
Samoa Joe
CM Punk
Group The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
Legacy Award Cary Silkin

St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame

Inudctee
Joyce Grable

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

CategoryInductee
Individual Místico
Kota Ibushi
Tetsuya Naito
Mark "Rollerball" Rocco
Lou Daro
Johnny Doyle
Tag Team Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue)
GroupLos Villanos (Villano I, Villano II, Villano III, Villano IV, and Villano V)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

CategoryWinner
Lou Thesz/Ric Flair Award (Wrestler of the Year) Jon Moxley
Most Outstanding Wrestler Will Ospreay
Tag Team of the Year FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)
Best on Interviews MJF
Promotion of the Year All Elite Wrestling
Best Weekly TV Show AEW Dynamite
Match of the Year Kazuchika Okada vs. Will Ospreay in the G1 Climax Finals (August 12)
United States/Canada MVP Jon Moxley
Japan MVP Kazuchika Okada
Mexico MVP El Hijo del Vikingo
Europe MVP Will Ospreay
Danny Hodge Memorial Award (Non-Heavyweight MVP) El Hijo del Vikingo
Women's Wrestler MVP Syuri
Best Box Office Draw Roman Reigns
Feud of the Year FTR vs. The Briscoes
Most Improved The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster)
Most Charismatic MJF
Brayn Danielson Award (Best Technical Wrestler) Bryan Danielson
Bruiser Brody Award (Best Brawler) Jon Moxley
Best Flying Wrestler El Hijo del Vikingo
Most Overrated Ronda Rousey
Most Underrated Konosuke Takeshita
Rookie of the Year Bron Breakker
Best Non-Wrestler Paul Heyman
Best Teleivision Announcer Kevin Kelly
Worst Television Announcer Corey Graves
Best Major Wrestling Show AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door
Worst Major Wrestling Show Royal Rumble
Best Wrestling Maneuver Hidden Blade (Will Ospreay)
Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic Vince McMahon appearing on television for a crowd pop after sexual misconduct allegations came out.
Worst Television Show Monday Night Raw
Worst Match of the Year Pat McAfee vs. Vince McMahon on Night 2 of WrestleMania 38
Worst Feud of the Year The Miz vs. Dexter Lumis
Worst Promotion of the Year WWE
Best Booker Tony Khan
Promoter of the Year Tony Khan
Best Gimmick Sami Zayn
Worst Gimmick Maximum Male Models (ma.çé and mån.sôör)
Best Pro Wrestling Book Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling’s Original Sheik by Brian Soloman
Best Pro Wrestling DVD/Streaming Documentary Tales from the Territories: Andy Kaufman vs. The King of Memphis

WWE

WWE Hall of Fame

CategoryInducteeInducted by
Individual The Undertaker Vince McMahon
Vader Jesse White
Queen Sharmell Booker T
Group The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) Bron Breakker
Warrior Award Shad Gaspard Dana Warrior

NXT Superstar of the Year

Winner
Bron Breakker

Debuts

Retirements

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Triple H
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Vince McMahon

Deaths

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Super Muñeco
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Scott Hall
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Antonio Inoki
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Stephan Bonnar

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