WWE and AEW's Biggest Winners and Losers Thus Far in 2022

There is still plenty of time left in 2022, but so much has already happened in AEW and WWE over the course of the first six months that has ... XPhotocreditshouldreadFAYEZNURELDINE/AFPviaGettyImagesThereisstillplentyoftimeleftin2022,butsomuchhasalready happenedinAEWandWWEoverthecourseofthefirstsixmonthsthathas shiftedthewrestlinglandscape.Withseveralofthebiggestnamesineachcompanyfinding successwhileothermarqueeperformershavestruggled,it’stimetoexamine whichwrestlershavethrivedtostart2022andthosewho’vehadayearto forget.HerearethewrestlersandSuperstarswhohavestruggledand triumphedsofar.BiggestWinnersAEW:MJFWhetherthecontractsituationbetweenMJFandAEWheadhoncho TonyKhanstartedasaworkorashoot,itisverymuchastorylinenow.With theentirewrestlingworldlockedonthe26-year-old’sfuture,noperformeris moremust-seerightnowthanMJF.Everymajorwrestlingwebsiteontheinternetishangingon everystoryaboutMJFandhiscontract,savoringeachandeverymorselreleased strategicallybyAEW.WWEfanswanthimtojoinVinceMcMahon’scompanyin2024,andAEWfanswanthimtostay.MJFisthehottestcommodityinallofwrestling,andthe focusonhischaracterandthedirectionthecompanytakeshisstorylinealready hasenoughmomentumtokeephisnameonwrestlingfans’tonguesfortherestof theyear.WWE:CodyRhodesThereislittledoubtthatCodyRhodeswasstilloneofthe mostoverperformersinAEWwhenhedecidedtotestfreeagency,butthe bookingoftheformerTNTchampioninWWEhasbeennothingshortofamazing.WhenRhodesleftWWE,hewasanafterthoughtwithno positivemomentum.Afterspendingyearshoninghiscraftandbecominga megastarinAEW,hereturnedtoVinceMcMahonandcompanyasahero.Whileapectoralinjurycouldkeephimoutofactionforthe restof2022,performingthroughthepainatHellinaCellcreatedoneofthe mosticonicmomentsinrecentmemory.Frompromostomatches,Rhodeshasbeen theMVPofWWEthroughthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear.BiggestLosersAEW:TNTChampionshipInavacuum,SammyGuevara,TayConti,ScorpioSkyandEthan Pagearealleliteperformerswhowouldbeoverwithfansindifferentstorylines. Unfortunately,alloftheminvolvedinastorylinefortheTNTChampionshiphas beenanabsolutemissthisyear.AEWusuallyhassomeofthebeststorytellinginthebusiness, farsurpassingthestop-and-gobookinginWWE,butthefansaresimplytuning outontheTNTChampionshipsceneandthewrestlersinvolved.TonyKhanshouldallowMirotobeginaprogramwithScorpio SkyfortheactualtitleandmovethetandemofGuevaraandContiontoanother storylinewheretheirheeltacticscanbebetterutilized.AEW’sbookingusuallyismust-seeTV,butmanyfanstuneout whentheTNTtitleshowsup.WWE:SethRollinsAftertakingyetanotherlosstoCodyRhodes,SethRollins’character becameunhingedagain,whichisthesamedevelopmentfromthelastseveral storylineshelost.Atsomepoint,allthelosingwillhurtRollins’ credibility.In2022,Rollinshasearnedthreesinglesvictorieson televisionorpay-per-view,includingaDQwinoverRomanReignsattheRoyal Rumble.HislastsinglesvictorywasagainstRandyOrtononRawinFebruary.Foroneofthemosttalentedperformersintheringandon themic,handinghim10TVandPPVlossesasasinglesperformerandevenmore inmulti-manmatcheshasbeenatrocioussofarthis year.Oneofthecompany’stopstarsisoneoftheyear’sbiggest losers,andthat’spartoftheproblemwithWWECreativethesedays.Formorewrestling talk,listentoRingRustRadiofor allofthehottopicsorcatchthelatestepisodeintheplayerabove(some languageNSFW).🚨SPORTSNEWS➡️YOURINBOXThelatestinthesportsworld,emaileddaily.JoinNewsletterMaybelater