2022 WWE Day 1 predictions, ticket, matches, start time, PPV preview, date, location

WWE wanted to waste time getting things started in 2022. With this in mind, the first paid year of the year was set for the first day of the year. WWE Day 1 will descend Saturday night from the Atlanta State Farm Arena.

There are big matches for the event, including a rematch between universal champion Roman Reigns and former world champion Brock Lesnar. In addition, Big Ek will defend his WWE Championship in a deadly quadruple match against Bobby Lashley, Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens.

In addition, the titles of the label groups of both brands will be on the bottom card line. SmackDown champion The Usos will host two members of the New Day team – Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods – and the third member of each group tonight. And RK-Bro, Randy Orton and Matthew Riddle Raw champions – fighting for Street Profits.

Day 1 will set the tone for the year with WWE Royal Rumble as it prepares to enter the “WrestleMania season” on January 29th. The show will air live on Peacock at 8pm ET after the opening show, which starts an hour earlier.

Let’s see what our CBS Sports experts have in store for WWE Day 1.

2022 WWE Day 1 Forecast

Raw Tag Team Championship – RK-Bro (c) vs. The Street Profits

Although RK-Bro has been very successful, WWE loves nothing more than breaking the label team. Riddle and Randy Orton will break up at some point and have a significant altercation. With WrestleMania approaching, it could be the biggest show of the year to see them all get to the top. Losing the title here would allow RK-Bro to have the first hints of a split and could easily follow the Royal Rumble by Orton eliminating Riddle (or vice versa) to get into the fight against WrestleMania. Choose: Street Profits has won the titles – Brent Brookhouse

RK-Bro is getting a big screen time on Monday Night Raw, where it’s hard to see Street Profits being removed from the throne. It looks like the WWE Riddle is up and the split from Orton will have more heat if they are still champions. Select: RK-Bro retains titles – Shakiel Mahjouri

Drew McIntyre vs Madcap Moss

Winning McIntyre Moss is the word of the evening, an almost lost conclusion. Rumor has it that McIntyre Reigns vs. Lesnar is ready for a program for the main event alongside the winner. Expect to repeat SmackDown when McIntyre Moss exploded with Claymore Kick. This is likely to be the shortest affair of the 1st day. Selection: Drew McIntyre wins – Mahjouri (also Brookhouse)

Raw Women’s Championship – Becky Lynch (c) vs. Liv Morgan

Morgan should win, let’s be clear. Morgan’s public and organic support has been intense since he failed in his bid to seize the Money in the Bank briefcase in July. He is one of the most committed and passionate supporters of the fight. Lynch is made of woman and the WWE should take the opportunity to turn Morgan into a star. Sadly, and I hope I’m wrong, intuition tells me that WWE will play it safe and the “Big Time Becks” will keep it. Selection: Becky Lynch holds the title – Mahjouri (also Brookhouse)

Edge vs The Miz

Edge should be the favorite to win in most situations. However, there is a clear reason to support The Miz in this: The match against The Miz and Maryse Edge and Beth Phoenix. It’s too obvious to pass up and Maryse has been so involved so far that it seems like a clear direction. The most convenient way is for The Miz to steal the victory with the help of his wife. It also keeps the trend of Edge’s clashes going on for months with a few real games. Choose: The Miz wins – Mahjouri (also Brookhouse)

SmackDown Tag Team Championship – The Usos (c) vs. The New Day

I keep waiting until the world of WWE Roman Reigns falls and I think the 1st day is the right time for that to happen. The Pigeons ’loss of titles at the start of the show could shake Reigns ahead of Brock Lesnar’s match. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods can also use a small blow with another race as a tag champion, though it would be weird to follow the same path as Zelina Vega as King of the Woods Belt, who later won the Queen’s Crown Championship. women’s tag champion. Choose: New Days has won titles – Brookhouse (Mahjouri ere)

WWE Championship – Big E (c) vs. Seth Rollins Vs. Kevin Owens Vs. Bobby Lashley

In the few times that WWE makes up a champion’s opponent’s stability, it works well. It breaks the monotony of repeating the cycles of one-on-one competition, always playing the same story beats. That was late with the WWE photo shoot. Lashley’s physical superiority, along with the cunning tactics of Owens and Rollins, poses many different challenges for Big E. Of course, even a four-way match leaves a lot of easy starting points to allow the champion to hold on to the challenges and keep things going. It doesn’t make sense to take away the title from Big E yet and they have put him in the right position to move forward as a champion with plenty of challenges. Selection: Big Ek retains the title – Brookhouse (Mahjouri ere)

World Championship – Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar

Reigns ’title reign has been spectacularly long, though some of the ways he considered artistic success during the ThunderDome have disappeared while he was left with no credible and compelling WWE challenge. While it might be an interesting idea for someone unexpected to take the title in a rage, the WWE seems to be committed to Reigns being so dominant that only an equally dominant force can stop it. Enter Lesnar. Lesnar Vs. Reigns WrestleManian isn’t a very original idea, but it’s a “great game” and that’s probably good enough for WWE. However, you can’t get there if Lesnar loses twice against Reigns, so that means Lesnar needs a win this time around. Selection: Brock Lesnar wins the title – Brookhouse

Reigns ’top race is coming to a halt, but the 16-month champion interval and counting will be difficult. Luckily, Paul Heyman has spent a lot of his life fighting on the way to Day 1. This should ease the worries of those who think it is necessary to pull the trigger to change the title. Reigns has a few weeks to go before Lesnar breaks the 504-day record as Universal champion, a reign comfortably ended by “The Tribal Chief.” Reigns is WWE’s best player and can’t shake Lesnar’s aura. Keep the title in Reigns, it’s worth setting records. And start building a star that can reap the fruits of Reigns’ guidance. Selection: Roman Reigns retains title – Mahjouri