Who were the WWE champions in 2022? This title reigns archive keeps track of every World Wrestling Entertainment championship change from 2022, including each Superstar or wrestler who won a belt, held a title, or carried a championship during the year.
Below is the full 2022 WWE champions list with title reigns and title changes for Raw, SmackDown, NXT, NXT UK, the WWE Championship, Universal Championship, Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, women's championships, tag team titles, 24/7 Championship, Royal Rumble and Money in the Bank.
WWE RAW TITLE REIGNS IN 2022:
2022 WWE Champions = Big E → Brock Lesnar → Bobby Lashley → Brock Lesnar → Roman Reigns
2022 WWE Raw Women's Champions = Becky Lynch → Bianca Belair
2022 WWE United States Champions = Damian Priest → Finn Balor → Austin Theory → Bobby Lashley → Seth Rollins → Austin Theory
2022 WWE Raw Tag Team Champions = RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) → Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) → RK-Bro (Randy Orton & Riddle) → The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso)
WWE SMACKDOWN TITLE REIGNS IN 2022:
2022 WWE Universal Champions = Roman Reigns
2022 WWE SmackDown Women's Champions = Charlotte Flair → Ronda Rousey → Liv Morgan → Ronda Rousey → Charlotte Flair
2022 WWE Intercontinental Champions = Shinsuke Nakamura → Sami Zayn → Ricochet → Gunther
2022 WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions = The Usos (Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso)
WWE NXT TITLE REIGNS IN 2022:
2022 WWE NXT Champions = Tommaso Ciampa → Bron Breakker → Dolph Ziggler → Bron Breakker
2022 WWE NXT Women's Champions = Mandy Rose → Roxanne Perez
2022 WWE NXT North American Champions = Carmelo Hayes → Cameron Grimes → Carmelo Hayes → Solo Sikoa → [Vacated] → Wes Lee
2022 WWE NXT Tag Team Champions = Imperium (Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel) → MSK (Nash Carter & Wes Lee) → [Vacated] → Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) → The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed & Julius Creed) → Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) → The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
2022 WWE NXT Women's Tag Team Champions = Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) → Raquel Gonzalez & Dakota Kai → Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne) → Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez → [Vacated] → Katana Chance & Kayden Carter
2022 WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champions = Roderick Strong → [Unified and retired by NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes]
2022 WWE NXT United Kingdom Champions = Ilja Dragunov → [Vacated] → Tyler Bate → [Unified by NXT Champion Bron Breakker]
2022 WWE NXT UK Women's Champions = Meiko Satomura → [Unified by NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose]
2022 WWE NXT UK Heritage Cup Champions = Noam Dar → Mark Coffey → Noam Dar
2022 WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champions = Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate & Trent Seven) → Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter → [Vacated] → Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs → [Unified by NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly]
CROSS-BRANDED WWE TITLE REIGNS & OTHER ACCOLADES IN 2022:
2022 WWE Women's Tag Team Champions = Carmella and Queen Zelina Vega → Naomi and Sasha Banks → [Vacated] → Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez → Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) → Alexa Bliss and Asuka → Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky)
2022 WWE 24/7 Champions = Dana Brooke → Reggie → Dana Brooke → Reggie → Tamina → Akira Tozawa → Dana Brooke → Nikki A.S.H. → Dana Brooke → Tamina → Akira Tozawa → Dana Brooke → Doudrop → Akira Tozawa → R-Truth → Nikki A.S.H. → Dana Brooke → Carmella → Dana Brooke → Carmella → Dana Brooke → Akira Tozawa → Nikki A.S.H. → Alexa Bliss → Doudrop → Tamina → Dana Brooke → Nikki A.S.H. → Tamina → Dana Brooke → Nikki A.S.H. → Referee Shawn Bennett → Tamina → Dana Brooke → Nikki A.S.H. → Eddie Orengo → Tamina → Dana Brooke → Nikki A.S.H. → Daphanie LaShaunn → Nikki A.S.H. → Dana Brooke → Nikki Cross → Tamina → Dana Brooke → Nikki Cross → Tamina → Dana Brooke → Nikki Cross (* retired the title)
2022 Men's Royal Rumble Winner = Brock Lesnar
2022 Women's Royal Rumble Winner = Ronda Rousey
2022 Men's Money in the Bank Winner = Theory
2022 Women's Money in the Bank Winner = Liv Morgan
2022 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner = Madcap Moss
2022 WWE Title Change Index & Notes
WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar won the title in the Day 1 fatal five-way on January 1. Bobby Lashley defeated Lesnar at Royal Rumble on January 29. Lesnar won it back in the Elimination Chamber match on February 19. Roman Reigns defeated Lesnar at WrestleMania 38 on April 3 to unify the WWE and Universal championships.
WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns held the Universal Championship for the full calendar year and unified it with the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 38.
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Sami Zayn defeated Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown on February 18. Ricochet defeated Zayn on SmackDown on March 4. Gunther defeated Ricochet on SmackDown on June 10.
WWE United States Championship: Finn Balor defeated Damian Priest on Raw on February 28. Austin Theory defeated Balor on Raw on April 18. Bobby Lashley defeated Theory at Money in the Bank on July 2. Seth Rollins defeated Lashley on Raw on October 10. Austin Theory won it back at Survivor Series: WarGames on November 26.
WWE Raw Women's Championship: Bianca Belair defeated Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 38 on April 2.
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Ronda Rousey defeated Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania Backlash on May 8. Liv Morgan cashed in Money in the Bank on Rousey at Money in the Bank on July 2. Rousey won it back at Extreme Rules on October 8. Charlotte Flair defeated Rousey on SmackDown on December 30.
WWE Raw Tag Team Championship: Alpha Academy defeated RK-Bro on Raw on January 10. RK-Bro won it back on Raw on March 7. The Usos defeated RK-Bro on SmackDown on May 20 to unify the Raw and SmackDown tag titles.
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The Usos held the SmackDown Tag Team Championship for the full calendar year and unified it with the Raw Tag Team Championship on SmackDown on May 20.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Sasha Banks & Naomi defeated Carmella & Queen Zelina at WrestleMania 38 on April 3. The titles were vacated/relinquished after the Sasha Banks/Naomi walkout. Aliyah & Raquel Rodriguez won the tournament final on Raw on August 29. Damage CTRL won on Raw on September 12. Alexa Bliss & Asuka won on Raw on October 31. Damage CTRL won it back at Crown Jewel on November 5.
WWE 24/7 Championship: Dana Brooke, Reggie, Tamina, Akira Tozawa, Nikki A.S.H./Nikki Cross and several referees/nontraditional holders traded the 24/7 Championship through Raw segments and comedy title changes. Nikki Cross defeated Dana Brooke on Raw on November 7, discarded the title backstage, and WWE subsequently retired/deactivated the championship.
NXT Championship: Bron Breakker defeated Tommaso Ciampa at New Year's Evil on January 4. Dolph Ziggler defeated Breakker and Ciampa on NXT Roadblock on March 8. Breakker won it back on Raw on April 4.
NXT Women's Championship: Roxanne Perez defeated Mandy Rose on NXT on December 13.
NXT North American Championship: Cameron Grimes won at NXT Stand & Deliver on April 2. Carmelo Hayes won at In Your House on June 4. Solo Sikoa won on NXT on September 13 but later had the title vacated/stripped due to not being officially in the match. Wes Lee won the vacant title at Halloween Havoc on October 22.
NXT Tag Team Championship: MSK defeated Imperium at NXT Stand & Deliver on April 2. The titles were vacated/relinquished after Nash Carter's release. Pretty Deadly won the vacant titles on NXT on April 12. The Creed Brothers won at In Your House on June 4. Pretty Deadly won at Worlds Collide on September 4. The New Day won at Deadline on December 10.
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship: Raquel González & Dakota Kai defeated Toxic Attraction at Stand & Deliver on April 2. Toxic Attraction won it back on NXT on April 5. Cora Jade & Roxanne Perez won at Great American Bash on July 5. Perez later stood alone/vacated after Jade turned on her, and Katana Chance & Kayden Carter won the vacant titles on NXT on August 2.
NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Carmelo Hayes defeated Roderick Strong at New Year's Evil on January 4 to unify the Cruiserweight Championship with the NXT North American Championship, retiring the Cruiserweight title.
NXT United Kingdom Championship: Ilja Dragunov vacated/relinquished the title due to injury. Tyler Bate won the vacant title tournament and Bron Breakker unified the NXT UK title into the NXT Championship at Worlds Collide on September 4.
NXT UK Women's Championship: Mandy Rose defeated Meiko Satomura and Blair Davenport at Worlds Collide on September 4 to unify the NXT UK Women's Championship into the NXT Women's Championship.
NXT UK Heritage Cup: Mark Coffey defeated Noam Dar on NXT UK. Noam Dar later won the cup back.
NXT UK Tag Team Championship: Moustache Mountain lost to Ashton Smith & Oliver Carter. The titles were vacated/relinquished due to injury. Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs won the vacant titles, and Pretty Deadly unified the NXT UK Tag Team Championship into the NXT Tag Team Championship at Worlds Collide on September 4.
Men's Royal Rumble: Brock Lesnar won the men's Royal Rumble match.
Women's Royal Rumble: Ronda Rousey won the women's Royal Rumble match.
Men's Money in the Bank: Theory won men's Money in the Bank and later failed his cash-in on the United States Championship.
Women's Money in the Bank: Liv Morgan won women's Money in the Bank and cashed in the same night.
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Madcap Moss won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
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