December 2021
Flushing the turd that was this year
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Major Events
NXT TakeOver 40
Friday, December 10, 2021
Okay, so most of this show is just generated wrestlers signed on one-night-only deals, given that NXT's roster was down to like seven people at this point. Here's the ones you'll recognise.
- NXT Cruiserweight Championship - Santos Escobar (c) d. Raul Mendoza (DQ)
- Mercedes Martinez d. Simone Johnson
- NXT Championship - Sunil Singh d. Tony Nese (c) (CO)
Impact Turning Point
Friday, December 17, 2021
- Chris Sabin/Adam Thornstowe/Luster the Legend d. Petey Williams/Daga/Jake O'Reilly
- Havok d. Tasha Steelz
- Rosemary d. Kiera Hogan d. Kylie Rae
- Daniel Parker d. Tommy Dreamer
- Impact Knockouts Championship - Tenille Dashwood (c) d. Deonna Purrazzo (DQ)
- Jake Crist d. EC3
- Aron Stevens/Shawn Daivari d. Rich Swann/Dave Crist
- Madison Rayne d. Kimber Lee
- Impact Tag Team Championship - Ballistic Society (Kenny Omega/Johnny Impact) (c) d. 1nightonly (Kaito Kiyomiya/Trent Gibson)
AEW Winter Is Coming
Saturday, December 18, 2021
- Kris Statlander d. Riho
- Reba d. Britt Baker d. Abadon
- Penelope Ford d. Yuka Sakazaki d. Big Swole d. Leva Bates
- Joey Janela d. CIMA
- Wardlow/Frankie Kazarian/Christopher Daniels d. Eddie Kingston/The Butcher/The Blade
- AEW Women's Championship - Brandi Reed (c) d. Tay Conti
- AEW TNT Championship - Miro (c) d. Brodie Lee
- Matt Hardy d. Shawn Spears
- Cody Rhodes d. Dustin Rhodes d. Brian Cage d. Kenny Omega d. Matt Sydal
WWE Clash of Champions
Sunday, December 26, 2021
- Fabulous Females (Dakota Kai/Scarlett) d. Sonya Deville/Blythe Best
- RAW Women's Championship - Shayna Baszler (c) d. Bianca Belair d. Aliyah
- WWE 24/7 Championship Scramble - Sunil Singh (c) d. Elias d. Velveteen Dream d. Joaquin Wilde
- The Miz/Jey Uso/Jimmy Uso d. Sheamus/Tony Nese/Cameron Grimes
- WWE United States Championship - King Corbin (c) d. Tommaso Ciampa
- SmackDown Women's Championship - Becky Lynch d. Candice LeRae (c) d. Sasha Banks
- Bobby Lashley/Rey Mysterio d. Kevin Owens/Finn Balor (DQ)
- WWE Championship - Sami Zayn d. Randy Orton (c)
Other Title Changes
2021-11-30 Impact Wrestling -
Impact X Division Championship: Jake Crist ->
Mathieu St. Jacques
2021-11-30 Impact Wrestling -
Impact Knockouts Championship: Madison Rayne ->
Tenille Dashwood
2021-12-01 N/A -
WWE NXT North American Championship: Cameron Grimes ->
VACANT (due to callup)
2021-12-08 WWE NXT -
WWE NXT Tag Team Championship: The Undisputed ERA ->
Raul Mendoza/Sunil Singh
2021-12-08 WWE NXT -
WWE NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Ariya Daivari ->
Santos Escobar
2021-12-09 N/A -
WWE RAW Tag Team Championship: Mutants ->
VACANT (due to Rezar's release)
2021-12-17 N/A -
WWE NXT Championship: Tony Nese ->
VACANT (due to callup)
2021-12-19 N/A -
WWE NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Santos Escobar ->
VACANT (due to Escobar's release)
2021-12-25 N/A -
WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns ->
VACANT (due to Reigns' retirement)
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Signings and Departures
WWE
In: Nyla Rose, Cameron, Blythe Best
Out: Keith Lee, Naomi, Cedric Alexander, Carmella, Dabba-Kato, Raquel Gonzalez, Timothy Thatcher, Leon Ruff, Jessi Kamea, Rinku, Cal Bloom, Curt Stallion, Samir Singh, Damian Priest, Matt Martel, August Grey, Steve Corino, Malcolm Bivens, Bray Wyatt, Scott Stanford, Charles Robinson, Marina Shafir, Johnny Moss, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Ariya Daivari, Drake Maverick, Rezar, Santos Escobar, Drew McIntyre, KUSHIDA, William Regal, The Brian Kendrick
AEW
In:
Out: Nyla Rose, Christopher Daniels
Impact
In:
Out: Tommy Dreamer
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Business Updates
WWE
NXT is being made to bear the brunt of WWE's suffering... to the extent that for the first time in a long time, AEW Dynamite ran completely unopposed as they were unable to cobble together a show with the non-existent NXT roster.
Roman Reigns suffered a shock shoulder injury at the last SmackDown tapings of 2021, and was forced to retire.
AEW
The links between AEW and the NWA were made official in late December, with the legendary pro wrestling alliance now including the world's biggest wrestling program.
Impact
None.
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Happenings
Retirements: Roman Reigns
Deaths: None.