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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.

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Promotion Name	Abbreviation	Notes
All Elite Wrestling	AEW
All Japan Pro Wrestling	AJPW
CyberFight	CF	CyberFight 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	JCP	The 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	AAA	The "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	ROH	Acquired 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

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
1	CF: Noah	Noah The New Year 2022	Tokyo, Japan	Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) defeated Go Shiozaki to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
	WWE: Raw SmackDown	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: NXT	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.
4	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	NJPW		Tokyo, Japan	Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Will Ospreay to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
8	NJPW CF: NOAH		Yokohama, Japan	Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Keiji Mutoh and Kaito Kiyomiya
4	CF: Noah	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	CF: Noah	New Sunrise 2022	Tokyo, Japan	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 Championship	GCW's debut in the Harpos Theatre.
15	NJPW	The New Beginning USA	Seattle, Washington	Jay White defeated Jay Lethal
16	CF: Noah	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	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.
26	AEW	Beach Break	Cleveland, Ohio	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: Raw SmackDown	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	PWG	Battle of Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
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: NXT	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: Raw SmackDown	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	NJPW	New Years Golden Series in Sapporo	Sapporo, Japan	Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
23	CF: Noah	Gain Control 2022 In Nagoya	Nagoya, Japan	Kazuyuki Fujita defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship
23	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, Mexico	Atlantis Jr. and Stuka Jr. defeated Averno and Mistico to win 2022 Torneo Increible De Parejas.
26	CMLL NJPW	NJPW X CMLL	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	Mistico, Negro Casas and Templario defeated Atlantis, Rey Bucanero and Ultimo Guerrero
26	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)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
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, Mexico	Euforia 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: NXT	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, Mexico	Star 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	NWA	Crockett Cup	Nashville, Tennessee	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: DDT	Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary	Tokyo, Japan	Tetsuya Endo defeated Konosuke Takeshita (c) to win the KO-D Openweight Championship
21	CF: Noah	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	Stardom	World Climax 2022	Tokyo, Japan	Syuri (c) defeated Mayu Iwatani to retain the World of Stardom Championship
27	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
	GCW	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)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
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: NXT	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, Mexico	Dragon Rojo Jr. defeated El Soberano Jr. (c) to win the CMLL World Middleweight Championship
	WWE: Raw SmackDown	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	WWE: Raw SmackDown	WrestleMania 38^[1]	Arlington, Texas	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: NOAH	Zero1 20th Anniversary from Ryogoku Kokugikan	Tokyo, Japan	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.
16	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	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.
30	NWA	PowerrrTrip 2	Oak Grove, Kentucky	KiLynn King and Missa Kate defeated Kamille and Kenzie Paige
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
1	PWG	Delivering The Goods	Los Angeles, California	Daniel Garcia defeated Bandido (c) to win the PWG World Championship
1	NJPW	Wrestling Dontaku	Fukuoka, Japan	Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
3	WWE: NXT	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
5	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: Raw SmackDown	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)
13	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
14	AJPW	AJPW 50th Anniversary Tour Sapporo	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Twin Towers (Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa) defeated Runaway SUPLEX (Shotaro Ashino and Suwama) (c) to win the AJPW World Tag Team Championship
15	AJPW	AJPW 50th Anniversary Tour Sapporo	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Kento 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)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
4	WWE: NXT	In Your House	Orlando, Florida	Bron Breakker (c) defeated Joe Gacy to retain the NXT Championship
5	WWE: Raw SmackDown	Hell in a Cell^[1]	Rosemont, Illinois	Cody Rhodes defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins in a Hell in a Cell match
5	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
12	CF: DDT Noah TJPW GanPro	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.
	AEW	Road Rager	St. Louis, Missouri	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, Japan	Daiki 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 Guadalajara	Guadalajara, Jalisco , Mexico	Atlantis 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
26	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.
29	AEW	Royal Rampage	Detroit, Michigan	Toni Storm defeated Nyla Rose	Aired on tape delay as a special episode of Rampage.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
1	Impact	Against All Odds	Atlanta, Georgia	Josh Alexander (c) defeated Joe Doering to retain the Impact World Championship
2	WWE: Raw SmackDown	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 contract	With 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: DDT	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: NXT	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	Stardom	Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	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.
13		Fyter Fest Week 1	Savannah, Georgia	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.
20		Fyter Fest Week 2	Duluth, Georgia	Jay Lethal defeated Christopher Daniels	Aired on tape delay on July 22 as a special episode of Rampage.
16	NOAH	Destination	Tokyo, Japan	Kenoh defeats Satoshi Kojima (c) to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship
18	CMLL	69. Aniversario Arena Puebla	Puebla, Mexico	El 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.
23	Stardom	Stardom in Showcase vol.1	Nagoya, Japan	Yuu defeated Saya Kamitani and Starlight Kid in a casket match
24	Stardom	Mid Summer Champions in Nagoya	Nagoya, Japan	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.
27	AEW	Fight for the Fallen	Worcester, Massachusetts	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
30	WWE: Raw SmackDown	SummerSlam^[1]	Nashville, Tennessee	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, Japan	Kaito Kiyomiya, Satoshi Kojima and Takashi Sugiura defeated Kongo (Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kenoh and Manabu Soya
31	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)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
5	CF: NOAH	Departure	Tokyo, Japan	HAYATA (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.
10	AEW	Quake by the Lake	Minneapolis, Minnesota	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: NXT	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 final	Okada received an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 17.
19	CMLL	CMLL International Gran Prix	Mexico City, Mexico	Team 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
20	CF: DDT	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
21	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.
27	NWA	NWA 74th Anniversary Show	St. Louis, Missouri	Kamille (c) defeated Taya Valkyrie to retain the NWA World Women's Championship
28	NWA	NWA 74th Anniversary Show	St. Louis, Missouri	Trevor Murdoch (c) defeated Tyrus to retain the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship
28	CMLL	CMLL Lady's Ring	Tokyo, Japan	Tae Honma defeated Hikari Shimizu to win the Mexico Expedition Tournament.
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
3	CF: NOAH	N-1 Victory 2022 Grand Final	Osaka, Japan	Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Hideki Suzuki to win the 2022 N-1 Victory
3	WWE: Raw SmackDown	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: NXT NXT UK	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.
4	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
18	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.
21	AEW	Grand Slam	Queens, New York	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	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 Ribbon	Saitama, Japan	Dalys (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)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
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
1	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	NJPW	Royal Quest II	London, England	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.
7	Impact	Bound for Glory	Albany, New York	Josh Alexander (c) defeated Eddie Edwards to retain the Impact World Championship
8	WWE: Raw SmackDown	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.
8	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	GCW	Fight Club^[5]	Atlantic City, New Jersey	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
10	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
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, Japan	Kento Miyahara (c) defeated Takao Omori to retain the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
	WWE: NXT	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	NJPW	Rumble on 44th Street	New York City, New York	Bullet Club (Jay White and Juice Robinson) defeated Kazuchika Okada and Eddie Kingston
28	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, Japan	Kento Miyahara and Rising HAYATO defeated Atsuki Aoyagi and Yuma Aoyagi
	MLW	Fightland	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Jacob Fatu defeated Lio Rush
	CF: Noah	Noah Ariake Triumph 2022	Tokyo, Japan	Kaito Kiyomiya (c) defeated Kazuyuki Fujita to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
(c) – denotes defending champion(s)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
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: Raw SmackDown	Crown Jewel	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Roman Reigns (c) defeated Logan Paul to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
5	NJPW	Battle Autumn '22	Osaka, Japan	Will Ospreay (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito to retain the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
10	CF: Noah	Noah Global Honored Crown 2022	Tokyo, Japan	Kaito Kiyomiya (c) defeated Timothy Thatcher to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship
11	CF: Noah DG	Global Dream	Tokyo, Japan	Kenoh and Kota Minoura defeated Kaito Kiyomiya and Yuki Yoshioka
11	NJPW	Tamashii Night 1	Christchurch, New Zealand	Taiji Ishimori defeated Aaron Solo
12	NJPW	Anjo City 70th Anniversary	Aichi, Japan	Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii, and Kazuchika Okada defeated Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe, and Hiroshi Tanahashi
12	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
19	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	Noah The Best 2022	Tokyo, Japan	El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. (c) defeated Yoshiki Inamura to retain the GHC National Championship
25	CMLL	Leyenda de Azul 2022	Mexico City, Mexico	Euforia defeated Angel de Oro and Atlantis and El Mesias and El Sagrado and Esfinge and Gemelo Diablo I and Gemelo Diablo II and Gran Guerrero and Kraneo and Niebla Roja and Rey Bucanero and Ultimo Guerrero and Valiente and Volcano and Yota. to win the Leyenda de Azul 2022.
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 Festival	Tokyo, Japan	Akira Jumonji, Hashinosuke and Oji Shiiba defeated Chicharito Shoki, Super Macho Monkey and Tyson Maeguchi
	WWE: Raw SmackDown	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)

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Notes
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, Mexico	Mistico 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
10	WWE: NXT	Deadline	Orlando, Florida	Bron Breakker (c) defeated Apollo Crews to retain the NXT Championship
13	CMLL	Torneo Heredero	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico	Atlantis 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: Noah	New Hope	Tokyo, Japan	Satoshi Kojima defeated Yasutaka Yano
18	CMLL	Posada Navidena	Mexico City, Mexico	Explosivo, 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: Noah 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, Japan	Jake 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.
	AEW	Holiday Bash	San Antonio, Texas	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: Noah	N Innovation 2022	Tokyo, Japan	Amakusa defeated Dante Leon (c) to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
23	CMLL	Gran Alternativa 2022	Mexico City, Mexico	Mistico and Panterita del Ring Jr. defeated Gran Guerrero and Raider to win the Gran Alternativa 2022.
25	AJPW	XMas Maniax	Tokyo, Japan	Atsuki 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.
25	CMLL	Funcion Espacial De Navidad	Mexico City, Mexico	Atlantis 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.
	AEW	New Year's Smash	Broomfield, Colorado	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
29	CF: DDT	Never Mind 2022	Tokyo, Japan	Kazusada Higuchi (c) defeated Yuki Ueno to retain the KO-D Openweight Championship
30	CMLL	Torneo Heredero	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico	Dark 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)

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Rey de Reyes	Psycho Clown	February 19	Defeated 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.	October 15	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 23	Defeated Chik Tormenta in the final.
Showcenter Tournament (Men)	Laredo Kid	October 23	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.

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

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
TBS Championship Tournament	Jade Cargill	January 5	Defeated 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 23	O'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 2	Matt 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	May 29	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 8	Last 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	June 26	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	September 4	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 23	Defeated 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	Ricky Starks	December 7	Last 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.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Ikkitousen Strong Climb	Daisuke Sekimoto	February 20	Defeated 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 31	Defeated Mao, Yuko Miyamoto, and Yuka Aoki in the final.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Note
Reyes del Aire	Stuka Jr.	January 28	Defeated Atlantis Jr. in the final by disqualification after Atlantis Jr. tore off Stuka Jr.'s mask
Torneo Increible de Parejas	Atlantis Jr.	February 25	Defeated Averno and Mistico in the final.
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship Tournament	Euforia	March 4	Defeated Gran Guerrero in the final to win the vacant title.
CMLL World Lightweight Championship Tournament	Stigma	March 15	Defeated Suicida in the final to win the vacant title.
CMLL World Trios Championship Tournament	Los Malditos (El Sagrado, Gemelo Diablo I, and Gemelo Diablo II)	March 18	Defeated 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 2	Defeated La Ola Negra (Akuma and Espanto Jr.) in the final to win the vacant title.
Campeon Universal Del CMLL	Místico	April 29	Defeated Titán in the final.
La Copa Junior	Atlantis Jr.	May 27	Defeated Místico in a two-out-of-three falls match final.
Copa Dinastias	El Soberano Jr. and Euforia	June 10	Defeated Flyer and Volador Jr. in the final.
Leyenda de Plata	Templario	July 29	Defeated El Soberano Jr. in the final.
Copa Independencia	Ángel de Oro	September 16	Defeated Místico and Volador Jr. in the final.
Cuadrangular Eliminatorio De Parejas Increibles	Atlantis Jr.	September 17	Defeated Stuka Jr. in a Lucha de Apuestes Mask vs. Mask final.
CMLL Universal Amazons Championship	Lluvia	October 21	Defeated 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 16	Defeated Dragón Rojo Jr. and El Hijo del Villano III in the final to earn a CMLL World Tag Team Championship match but were unsuccessful.
Copa Bicentenario Varonil	Místico and Rocky Romero	December 9	Defeated Lince Dorado and Volador Jr. in the final.
Copa Bicentenario Femenil	Dalys and Lady Frost	December 9	Defeated Ivelisse and La Jarochita in the final.
Torneo Heredero	Atlantis and \|Atlantis Jr.	December 13	Atlantis defeated Dark Panther in the final.
Torneo Gran Alternativa	Místico and Panterita del Ring Jr.	December 23	Defeated 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.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Ultimate Tag League	DISASTER BOX (Harashima and Naomi Yoshimura)	February 27	Defeated 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 23	Defeated Abdullah Kobayashi in the final.
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament	DAMNATION T.A. (Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul, and Kanon)	May 20	Defeated Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Kazusada Higuchi, and Hideki Okatani) in the final to win the vacant title.
King of DDT Tournament	Kazusada Higuchi	July 3	Defeated Naomi Yoshimura in the final to win the vacant KO-D Openweight Championship.
D-Oh Grand Prix	Yuki Ueno	December 4	Defeated 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 31	Defeated Mao, Yuko Miyamoto, and Yuka Aoki in the final.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Futari No Princess Max Heart Tournament	Hakuchuumu (Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi)	February 11	Defeated BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino) in the final.
Tokyo Princess Cup	Yuka Sakazaki	August 14	Defeated Miu Watanabe in the final.

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

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
G-Rex Championship First Champion Decision Tournament	El Lindaman	February 22	Defeated 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 24	Defeated Strong Hearts (Cima and T-Hawk) in the final to become the inaugural champions.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Do or Die Rumble	Homicide	January 1	Last 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 4	Defeated Matt Tremont in the final.
Nick Gage Invitational	John Wayne Murdoch	November 12	Defeated Alex Colon in the final.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Tryout Tournament	Yorvak	March 6	Defeated Estrella de Oro in the final.
100. Torneo FILL	La Juaria Jaucan (Dick Angelo 3G and Lengendario)	October 20	Defeated El Hijo de Payaso Purasanta and Payaso Purasanta Jr. in the final.
Copa IWRG	El Hijo del Alebrije	December 16	Defeated 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 Tournament	Diosa Quetzal	December 16	Defeated Keyra in the final to win the vacant title. The title had been inactive since 2007.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
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.

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Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
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 27	Defeated 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 3	Defeated 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 18	Defeated 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 14	Defeated 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)	December 14	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.

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

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
Chono Camp	Shoki Kitamura	May 4	Defeated Hiroyuki Suzuki in the final.
Fire Festival	Daisuke Sekimoto	July 31 (aired August 7)	Defeated Yoshiki Inamura in the final.
Tenkaichi Jr. Tournament	Shoki Kitamura	October 19	Defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa in the final.
Furinkazan Tag Team Tournament	The Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota)	December 16	Defeated 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.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
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 29	Defeated 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 1	Defeated 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	November 20	Defeated Mayu Iwatani in the final to become the inaugural IWGP Women's Champion.
Goddesses of Stardom Tag League	7Upp (Nanae Takahashi & Yuu)	December 4	Defeated 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.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
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	March 20	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 Impaler	August 27	Last 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 Draper	August 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.

Accomplishment	Winner(s)	Date won	Notes
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	January 29	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 16	Defeated 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 1	Last eliminated Finn Bálor to win the André the Giant Memorial Trophy.
NXT Women's Breakout Tournament	Roxanne Perez	June 7	Defeated 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	July 2	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 29	Defeated Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) in the tournament final to win the vacant championship.
SmackDown World Cup	Ricochet	December 2	Defeated 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	December 10	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.

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Vacant
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

Date	Winner	Event/Show
World Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Runaway Suplex (Suwama & Shotaro Ashino)
May 14	Twin Towers (Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa)	50th Anniversary Tour Sapporo 2 Days Night 1
June 19	Gungnir 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

Date	Winner	Event/Show
World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Incoming champion – Super Crazy
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

Date	Winner	Event/Show	Note(s)
All Asia Tag Team Championship
Incoming champions – Strong Hearts (T-Hawk and El Lindaman)
January 2	TOTAL 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 18	Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato	AJPW 50th Anniversary
October 30	Tajiri and Yoshitatsu	Raising An Army Memorial Series 2022 Night 3
November 27	Gungnir 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.