Rants & Rumours: WWE & AEW Predictions for 2022

I guess this is going to be an annual thing now, but I’m adding AEW to the mix! If history is any indicator, 80% of what you see here will be wrong.

The Usual Stuff:

• Men’s Royal Rumble Winner: Brock Lesnar
• Women’s Royal Rumble Winner: Alexa Bliss
• Men’s Money In The Bank Winner: Kevin Owens
• Women’s Money In The Bank Winner: Shotzi Blackheart
• Wrestlemania 38 Main Event: Roman Reigns (c) vs Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship

Champions To Close The Year:

• WWE Champion: Drew McIntyre
• WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns
• WWE Women’s Champion (Raw): Bayley
• WWE Women’s Champion (SmackDown): Shotzi Blackheart
• WWE Intercontinental Champion: Matt Riddle
• WWE United States Champion: Bron Breakker
• WWE Tag Team Champions (Raw): The Usos
• WWE Tag Team Champions (SmackDown): Chad Gable & Otis
• WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Bianca Belair & Toni Storm
• WWE 24/7 Champion: N/A (see additional predictions)
• NXT Champion: Grayson Waller
• NXT Women’s Champion: Elektra Lopez
• NXT North American Champion: Harland
• NXT Cruiserweight Champion: Ikemen Jiro
• NXT Tag Team Champions: MSK
• NXT UK Champion: Tyler Bate
• NXT UK Women’s Champion: Blair Davenport
• NXT UK Tag Champions: Pretty Deadly

Some Other Stuff:

• WWE will get rid of / repurpose the 24/7 Championship, replacing it with a new title for legitimate matchups that is defended across all brands
• John Cena will not make a single in-person appearance for WWE in 2022
• We will see someone from the original AEW roster make the jump to WWE in 2022
• Vader will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
• NXT will be included in Survivor Series again, making it a showdown between three brands
• Braun Stroman will return to the company
• NXT Call Ups: L.A. Knight, Bron Breakker, Toxic Attraction & Duke Hudson

The Basics:

• Owen Hart Memorial Tournament Winners: Jungle Boy & Tay Conti
• Dynamite Diamond Ring Winner: Sammy Guevara
• First Ever TBS Women’s Champion: Ruby Soho
• All Out 2022 Main Event: The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs Adam Cole, Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly

Champions To Close The Year:

• AEW Word Champion: “Hangman” Adam Page
• AEW TNT Champion: Ricky Starks
• AEW Women’s Champion: Thunder Rosa
• AEW TBS Champion: Brit Baker
• AEW Tag Team Champions: Jurassic Express
• FTW Champion: Hook

Some Other Stuff:

• At some point in the year, we’re going to get a PPV match of Cody Rhodes vs Sting
• CM Punk will not have a singles title match in 2022
• Only 2 different people will hold the AEW World Championship in 2022
• None of the EVPs will hold titles in 2022
• NJPW will have a title defended at All Out 2022

Let’s see how these pan out, and we’ll check in this time next year to see how wrong I ended up being!