A WWE Timeline - 2020 to 2029

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2020:
  • Ronda Rousey returns in the fall
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  • NXT takes firm command of Wednesday nights and forces a move by AEW to Saturday
  • WWE counterprograms that Saturday move with NXT UK
  • RAW finishes the year averaging 1.7M viewers. Smackdown is at 2M
  • Undertaker retires
2021
  • In response to continue a ratings slide, The Undisputed Era, Keith Lee, and Matt Riddle are dispersed to RAW and Smackdown
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  • Rhea Ripley main events WrestleMania against Ronda Rousey
  • NXT is renewed by the USA Network, but not for the price that was expected
  • RAW finishes the year averaging 1.4M viewers. Smackdown is at 1.7M
  • Brock Lesnar retires
  • NXT Japan opens
2022
  • AEW is dropped from TNT; WWE becomes a majority partner with the promotion
  • AEW Invasion angle takes place on RAW and Smackdown, led by Cody Rhodes and the Young Bucks. As with WCW before, AEW is portrayed in weak fashion. Much like the UWF and Jim Crockett Promotions, the AEW brand is dropped from WWE airwaves within three months of the angle starting. Jon Moxley, whose contract has expired is not a part of the angle and continues to wrestle in New Japan and do smaller scale films
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  • RAW finishes the year averaging 1.5M viewers. Smackdown is at 1.6M.
  • Charlotte Flair defeats Rhea Ripley in the main event of WrestleMania to win her 20th Women's Title
  • Vince McMahon cedes control of WWE to Paul Levesque and devotes himself fully to the XFL, which is morphing into a fully affiliated minor league to the NFL
  • AJ Styles retires
  • Matt Riddle receives a FoTC push; Adam Cole is pushed as the new HHH
2023
  • Saudi Arabian government cancels deal with WWE
  • USA renews RAW for three years at the same price as present.
  • Disney acquires the streaming rights to Smackdown for $425M for five years
  • Adam Cole defeats Matt Riddle in the main event of WrestleMania
  • RAW viewership falls to 1.2M. Disney streaming numbers are unavailable
  • WWE abandons house show circuit in the United States in all but a few select markets
  • NXT China opens
2024
  • Keith Lee is given a FoTC push but loses to Adam Cole in the main event of WrestleMania
  • WWE begins to promote inter-gender wrestling
  • USA Network cancels NXT; WWE moves the show to the Network
  • RAW viewership falls to 900K. Disney streaming numbers unavailable, but it is clear that Smackdown is A show
  • John Cena defeats Randy Orton at WrestleMania and retires
  • WWE begins regular house show tours of China
2025
  • Rhea Ripley wins the Royal Rumble and elects to challenge Adam Cole for the WWE title
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  • Rhea Ripley defeats Adam Cole to win the WWE Title in the main event of WrestleMania, ending his 19 month reign
  • Tian Bing defeats Keith Lee to win the Universal Title at WrestleMania, becoming the first ever Chinese Champion
  • RAW viewership falls to 650K
  • Becky Lynch retires and enters the WWE Hall of Fame
  • WWE opens NXT Europa and merges NXT UK into it
  • NXT is rebranded NXT North America
2026
  • USA Network declines to offer a bid for RAW, ending a two decade relationship with the company. WWE moves RAW to the Network, where it is available to Premium Tier subscribers
  • Tian Bing defeats MJF at the main event of WrestleMania to retain the Universal title and enters the second year of his reign
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  • Charlotte Flair is defeated by Simone Johnson in a retirement match
  • Randy Orton retires
  • WWE CEO Paul Levesque begins cross promotional matches between various NXT territories; NXT Latin America opens
2027
  • Disney Corporation acquires WWE for $1.8B
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  • Simone Johnson defeats Rhea Ripley to win the WWE Title
  • Tian Bing defeats John Cena to retain the Universal title
  • Roman Reigns turns heel and defeats Tian Bing at SummerSlam
2028
  • Smackdown is moved to Disney+
  • NXT Latin America and NXT Europa are shuttered and merged into a new division simply called NXT
  • NXT Japan is sold to New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • All house show tours are cancelled
  • Tian Bing defeats Roman Reigns to regain the WWE Title
2029
  • RAW is cancelled, leaving Smackdown as the sole main roster program. Disney does expand Smackdown to three hours following RAW's removal.
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  • WWE Network is closed; with archival programming no longer being viewed by Disney as a viable consumer product
  • Smackdown and twelve PPVs remains products on Disney+
  • Tian Bing leaves WWE to join new Chinese startup wrestling promotion
 
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