2022: February -> June
Please, not "2020 Two"
Let's see if this format works!
WWE MR Title Changes
2022-03-21 WWE RAW -
RAW Tag Team Championship: The Cell of Chaos ->
Lethal Consequences (Xavier Woods/Jay Lethal)
2022-03-27 WWE WrestleMania XXXVIII -
RAW Women's Championship: Bayley ->
Nia Jax (2)
2022-03-27 WWE WrestleMania XXXVIII -
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Dolph Ziggler ->
MVP
2022-03-27 WWE WrestleMania XXXVIII -
WWE Championship: Randy Orton ->
The Fiend Bray Wyatt (2)
2022-05-01 WWE Fastlane -
WWE United States Championship: AJ Styles ->
Sami Zayn
2022-05-09 WWE RAW -
WWE 24/7 Championship: Velveteen Dream ->
Brian Cage
2022-06-23 N/A -
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The Usos ->
VACANT
2022-06-24 WWE SmackDown -
SmackDown Women's Championship: Becky Lynch ->
Bianca Belair (2)
WWE NXT Title Changes
2022-03-02 WWE NXT -
NXT Championship: Karrion Kross ->
Adam Cole (2)
2022-03-09 WWE NXT -
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship: Absolute Justice ->
Raquel Gonzalez/Dakota Kai (3)
2022-03-12 WWE NXT TakeOver: Ride the Lightning -
NXT Women's Championship: Scarlett ->
Kacy Catanzaro
2022-04-16 WWE NXT TakeOver: Music City Showdown -
NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Joaquin Wilde ->
Drake Maverick
2022-04-16 WWE NXT TakeOver: Music City Showdown -
NXT North American Championship: Killian Dain ->
LA Knight (2)
2022-05-14 WWE NXT TakeOver: Smash the System -
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship: Raquel Gonzalez/Dakota Kai ->
Absolute Justice (2)
2022-06-07 WWE NXT -
NXT Championship: Adam Cole ->
Roderick Strong
2022-06-11 WWE NXT TakeOver: Another Dose of Respect -
NXT Women's : Kacy Catanzaro ->
Dakota Kai
2022-06-14 WWE NXT -
NXT North American Championship: LA Knight ->
Killian Dain (3)
2022-06-21 WWE NXT -
NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Drake Maverick ->
Robert Stone (2)
AEW Title Changes
2022-02-16 AEW Dynamite -
AEW World Tag Team Championship: FTR ->
The Young Bucks (2)
2022-02-27 N/A -
AEW World Championship: Jon Moxley ->
VACANT
2022-03-16 AEW Dynamite -
AEW World Championship: VACANT ->
Brian Cage
2022-03-16 AEW Dynamite -
AEW TNT Championship: Matt Hardy ->
Shawn Spears
2022-04-22 N/A -
AEW TNT Championship: Shawn Spears ->
VACANT
2022-04-23 AEW Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) -
AEW TNT Championship: VACANT ->
PAC
2022-04-23 AEW Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) -
AEW Women's Championship: Shanna ->
Penelope Ford
2022-04-25 N/A -
AEW World Championship: Brian Cage ->
VACANT
2022-05-05 AEW Dynamite -
AEW World Championship: VACANT ->
Matt Hardy
Impact Wrestling Title Changes
2022-02-17 Impact Wrestling -
Impact Knockouts Championship: Kiera Hogan ->
ODB (5)
2022-03-18 Impact Wrestling Sacrifice -
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship: Jordynne Grace/Rachael Ellering ->
The Planet's Prettiest (Kimber Lee/Tenille Dashwood)
2022-05-20 Impact Wrestling Under Siege -
Impact X Division Championship: Kenny Omega ->
Eddie Edwards
2022-06-16 Impact Wrestling -
Impact Knockouts Championship: ODB ->
Alisha Edwards
Signings and Departures
WWE:
In: Dean Ambrose, Jay Lethal, Dash Wilder, Tye Dillinger, Mike Kanellis, Eddie Kingston, Ortiz
Out: Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, John Laurinaitis, Tyler Breeze, Fandango, Bobby Lashley, Akira Tozawa, Darrick Moore, Jinder Mahal, MACE, T-BAR, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Joseph Park, Sonjay Dutt, Matt Bloom, Robbie Brookside
AEW:
Out: Michael Nakazawa, Jon Moxley, Luther, Cash Wheeler, Leva Bates, Shawn Spears, Alex Reynolds, Brandon Cutler, Isiah Kassidy
Impact:
In: Evil Uno, Ethan Page, Stephen Sullivan
Excursion from AAA: Komander
Out: Johnny Swinger, Rosemary, Stephen Sullivan
Happenings: The Big 3
WWE:
Ricochet got a bad knee injury in early February, taking him out for quite a while.
Ronda Rousey divorced her husband in mid-February after several affairs dating back to several years were revealed. She's also become quite unpopular backstage for demanding to be treated as the MVP of the company.
The Empire is dead, long live the New Empire! Mid-February saw Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman oust the Usos, and join forces with Miz and Morrison, Chris Masters, and Damien Sandow. This didn't last, and it was disbanded by the end of May.
John Morrison got a movie role in late February. Good for him!
The Cell of Chaos did not take long to fold after dropping the tag titles, partly because of the departure of Bobby Lashley.
In late April, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon decided to follow Cody and Brandi by getting divorced.
The Miz started losing his figure in late April; AJ Styles followed a month later.
Seth Rollins' latest attempt to form a stable came in late May, with the Superior Squadron.
After his signing, Brian Cage came under fire on social media for harassing an 11-year-old boy. This also cost him his marriage to Melissa Santos.
Ember Moon headed off for maternity leave in late May, followed by Naomi in early June.
This save's version of body-shaming Titus... body-shaming Dean Ambrose!! He earned the ire of Rhino by saying out-of-shape wrestlers like the above Miz and AJ are an embarrassment.
Drew McIntyre took time off due to burnout in late June, which was probably caused by looking into an alternate timeline and seeing the releases that happened about a year before (yes, I'm bummed about Ever-Rise).
AEW:
Britt Baker suffered a separated shoulder on a February episode of Dynamite and missed six months of action.
As of late February, AEW is now allied with UWN, and the UWN titles are defended on Dynamite and Dark. I won't consider them AEW titles, though.
Yes, you read all of the above right - late in February, Jon Moxley jumped ship to WWE whilst still AEW Champion. This has not proven popular with AEW top brass. He then proceeded to lose to Dolph Ziggler by DQ at Elimination Chamber. WWE continued this skulduggery in mid-April by poaching half of FTR. And then the current TNT Champion. And then the current AEW Champion again. Jesus fucking Christ.
John Silver suffered an orbital bone injury in mid-March while working an Elevation match against Bear Country, so Johnny had to stop being hungee for about six months.
Cody and Brandi Rhodes divorced in early April.
Impact:
Violent By Design ended in February.
Impact got a better Mexican broadcast deal in late March.
Impact are at war with ROH! This was apparently ROH's decision, deciding a bit of petty conflict would be able to stir up flagging ticket sales.
Stephen Sullivan left after about a month and trashed Impact, comparing it to the promotion he owns... uh... North Shore Pro Wrestling. Who?? Exactly.
Happenings: Elsewhere
ROH and NJPW's partnership ended in February.
In mid-February, Tessa Blanchard's engagement to Daga was broken off, after the revelation of explicit videos she had sent to other people.
PWG finally got a TV deal in April.
After Eva Marie's departure from WWE, her cocaine habit seemed to get worse.
The AJPW Dojo was closed in early May and the space sold off, as AJPW needed the money.
Mid-May saw Jack Gallagher's nude leaks come online. What was concerning was that the women hadn't asked for it, and one was 17. (Not really, but wouldn't you expect that from that guy?)
Delirious eventually rejoined ROH as head booker in mid-May, as a result of the retirement of then head booker Michael Hayes... or at least he would have, if Joe Koff hadn't passed away and forced a complete restructure at the corporate level. The owner role was eventually filled by Eric Tapout, with LuFisto becoming head booker.
Not that that's helped ROH, with their current partnerships (among them an exchange deal with TJP) all collapsing.
Retirements and Deaths
No longer active competitor: Haku, Mel, Dos Caras, Mascarita Sagrada, PN News, Tatanka, Shelly Martinez, Jaguar Yokota, Ryusuke Taguchi, The Maestro, Hamada, Sabu, David Young, Angel Medina, Brooke Adams, Damian 666, Hiro Saito, Meiko Satomura, Brutus Beefcake, Shanna, Amazing Red, Rob Conway, Greg Valentine, Halloween, Sojournor Bolt, Fuerza Guerrera, Sean Waltman, Devon Storm, Murphy (the TNA one), Chigusa Nagayo, Shark Boy, Tony Atlas, Beth Phoenix, Miguel Perez Jr., Ryota Hama, Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Gran Hamada, Marty Jannetty, Mascara Sagrada, Nanae Takahashi, Becky Bayless, Saraya Knight, Bob Holly, Rick Steiner, Mayumi Ozaki, Stevie Richards, Super Crazy, Chris Hamrick, Buff Bagwell, Johnny Stamboli, Big Vito, ODB, Gary Wolfe, Amber O'Neal, Mike Dell, Skayde, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Super Delfin, Osamu Nishimura, Satoru Sayama, Masakatsu Funaki, Billy Gunn, Tommy Rich, Psicosis, Rikishi, Shawn Daivari, Bad Luck Fale, Ace Steel, CW Anderson, Gran Akuma, Spike Dudley, Ultramantis Black, Jazz, Malia Hosaka, Gabi Castrovinci, Lei'D Tapa, Robert Gibson, Scott Norton, Flash Flanagan, The Great Khali, Kane, Fit Finlay, Masahiro Chono, Negro Casas, El Canek, Cien Caras, Gedo, Bully Ray, Al Snow, Masato Tanaka, Jinsei Shinzaki, Savio Vega, Tito Santana, Dark Sheik, Rebel, PCO, Tiger Mask IV, Maria Kanellis, Mantaur, Great Kojika, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Great Sasuke, The Warlord, The Barbarian, Justin Credible, Tsubasa Kuragaki, Dick Togo, Koko B. Ware, Octagon, Jon Andersen, Mr. Curtis Hughes, David Starr, Ultimo Dragon, Chris Jericho, Doug Williams, Sarita, Shane Douglas, Barry Darsow, Awesome Kong, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Honky Tonk Man, Gangrel, Doug Gilbert, Johnny Swinger, The Blue Meanie, Mickie James, Brazo de Plata, Headbanger Thrasher, La Rosa Negra, Nyla Rose, Angela Fong, Terry Funk, Atsushi Onita, Kevin Nash, Kevin Sullivan, Emi Sakura, Brock Lesnar, Mad Man Pondo, Madison Eagles, Boogeyman, Tom Prichard, Aja Kong, Kevin Von Erich, Booker T, Jerry Sags, Melina, Michael Nakazawa, Lita, Tiger Ali Singh, Vampiro, Brooklyn Brawler, Val Venis, TAKA Michinoku, Shane Sewell, Sumie Sakai, Kazuyuki Fujita, Mustafa Saed, Leva Bates, Michael Tarver, Jim Duggan, Dustin Rhodes, Rey Mysterio, Shane Helms, Bushwhacker Luke, Villano IV, Mercedes Martinez, Katie Lea, Dragon Kid, Natalya, Tamina, KC Spinelli, Bob Sapp, Ricky Morton, Luther, Hernandez, Muhammad Yone, Ken Shamrock
Left the business: Hillbilly Jim, Jim Powers, Reckless Youth, Jimmy Hart, B. Brian Blair, Ricky Steamboat, Earl Hebner, Cliff Compton, Eric Bischoff, Don Harris, Ron Harris, Michael P.S. Hayes, Tony Chimel, Jose Gonzales, Dave Meltzer, Kyohei Wada, Marty Jones, Afa Anoa'i, Sika Anoa'i, Gama Singh, Gen'ichiro Tenryu, Rip Rogers, Jake Roberts, Johnny Rodz, Sgt. Slaughter, Tommy Young, David Lagana, Traci Brooks, Johnny Saint, Stan Hansen, Jesse Ventura, Brian Lee, Greg Gagne, Nightmare Danny Davis, Iron Sheik, Les Thatcher, Scott Putski, Great Kabuki, Hulk Hogan, Zandig, Andy Douglas, Judge Jeff Jones, Karen Jarrett, Jerrelle Clark, Blackjack Lanza, Bill Watts, Terri Runnels, Greg Hamilton, Tiger Jeet Singh, The Kat, Bob Backlund, Dennis Condrey, Shahid Khan, Gerald Brisco, Dutch Mantel, Bob Orton Jr., Missy Hyatt, Chuck Palumbo, Roxxi Laveaux, Tony Garea, Mando Guerrero, Carlos Colon, Francine, Dawn Marie, J.J. Dillon, Kyoko Kimura, Kuniaki Kobayashi, Jerry Lawler, Bushwhacker Butch, Jerry Jarrett, Sonny Onoo, Rob Feinstein, Headhunter A, Headshrinker Samu, Tatsumi Fujinami, Tom Brandi, David Taylor, Joe E. Legend, David Arquette
Deceased: Linda McMahon, Wayne Hart, Mike Rotunda, Pedro Morales, Ron Garvin, Joe Koff, Dave Hebner
