2022

January – Royal Rumble:

Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match

Seth wins via DQ.

February – Elimination Chamber:

March

April – Wrestlemania 38:

Cody Rhodes vs Seth Rollins
The New Day vs The Usos (c) Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match
Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler vs Liv Morgan & Rhea Ripley (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Rey & Dominick Mysterio vs The Miz & Logan Paul
Johnny Knoxville vs Sami Zayn Hardcore Match
The Street Profits vs Alpha Academy vs RK-Bro (c) RAW Tag Team Championship Match
Sasha Banks vs Charlotte Flair vs Iyo Sky (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
AJ Styles vs Edge

Damian Priest helps Edge win

Kevin Owens vs Stone Cold Steve Austin Hardcore Match
Bobby Lashley vs Brock Lesnar Vacant World Heavyweight Championship Match
Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match
Bianca Belair vs Becky Lynch (c) Undisputed WWE Championship Match

Both the RAW Women’s and Smackdown Women’s Championships were won by Sasha Banks in her 2020 feud with Bayley becoming the Undisputed WWE Championship. Bianca then won the Championship at WM 37 and continued with her Becky Lynch feud as in real life

May – Backlash:

Cody Rhodes vs Seth Rollins
AJ Styles vs Edge

Rhea Ripley joins Edge & Damian Priest, forming The Judgement Day

Charlotte Flair vs Sasha Banks (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
The Bloodline vs Drew McIntyre & RK-Bro

June – Hell in a Cell:

Asuka vs Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair (c) Undisputed WWE Championship Match
Kevin Owens vs Ezekiel
The Judgement Day vs AJ Styles, Finn Balor, & Liv Morgan
Cody Rhodes vs Seth Rollins Hell in a Cell Match

July – MITB:

MITB – Asuka
The Street Profits vs The Usos (c) Undisputed Tag Team Championship Match
Carmella vs Bianca Belair (c) World Championship Match
Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair (c) WWE Championship Match

Asuka MITB Cash-In mid-match

Asuka vs Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair (c) WWE Championship Match
MITB – Austin Theory

August – Summerslam:

Becky Lynch vs Bianca Belair (c) WWE Championship Match
Seth Rollins vs Bobby Lashley (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

Austin Theory MITB Cash-In

Austin Theory vs Seth Rollins vs Bobby Lashley (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Liv Morgan vs Asuka (c) World Championship Match
Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match

RAW:

Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler (c) Tag Team Championship Hardcore Match

September – Clash at the Castle:

Damage CTRL (Bayley, Iyo Sky, & Dakota Kai) vs Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, & Raquel Rodriguez
Sheamus vs Gunther (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Edge & Rey Mysterio vs Finn Balor & Damian Priest
Matt Riddle vs Seth Rollins vs Bobby Lashley vs Austin Theory (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Drew McIntyre vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match

October – Extreme Rules:

The Brawling Brutes vs Imperium Donnybrook Match
Iyo Sky & Dakota Kai vs Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Bayley vs Bianca Belair (c) WWE Championship Ladder Match
Finn Balor vs Edge I Quit Match
Seth Rollins vs Austin Theory (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

November –

Crown Jewel:

Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs Iyo Sky & Dakota Kai (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Braun Strowman vs Omos
Ridge Holland & Butch vs The Usos (c) Undisputed Tag Team Championship Match
Bayley vs Bianca Belair (c) WWE Championship Last Woman Standing Match
Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar
Logan Paul vs Seth Rollins (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sheamus vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match

Survivor Series:

Team Belair (Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, & Mia Yim) vs Team Damage CTRL (Bayley, Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai, Rhea Ripley, & Asuka)
AJ Styles vs Finn Balor
Bobby Lashley vs Seth Rollins (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland, & Butch), Drew McIntyre, & Kevin Owens vs The Bloodline (Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Solo Sikoa, Jey Uso, & Jimmy Uso) WARGAMES

December –

2023

January – Royal Rumble:

RR Match: Cody Rhodes
RR Match: Rhea Ripley
Kevin Owens vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match

February – Elimination Chamber:

Montez Ford vs Austin Theory vs Bronson Reed vs Damian Priest vs Bobby Lashley vs Seth Rollins (c) World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match
Sami Zayn vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match

March

April – Wrestlemania 39:

The Street Profits vs War Machine vs Braun Strowman & Ricochet vs Alpha Academy
Rey Mysterio vs Dominik Mysterio
Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus, & Lita vs Damage CTRL
John Cena vs Seth Rollins (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair (c) World Championship Match
Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens vs The Usos (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Brock Lesnar vs Logan Paul
Ronda Rousey vs Shayna Baszler
Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus vs Gunther (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Asuka vs Bianca Belair (c) WWE Championship Match
Edge vs Finn Balor Hell in a Cell Match
Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match

May – Backlash:

Cody Rhodes vs Brock Lesnar

June – Night of Champions

Cody Rhodes vs Brock Lesnar
Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa vs Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens (c) Tag Team Championship Match

July – MITB:

MITB: Damian Priest
MITB: Iyo Sky
The Usos vs Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa

August – Summerslam:

Bianca Belair vs Charlotte Flair vs Asuka (c) WWE Championship Match
Iyo Sky vs Bianca Belair (c) WWE Championship MITB Cash-In Match
Finn Balor vs Seth Rollins (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Cody Rhodes vs Brock Lesnar
Jey Uso vs Roman Reigns

RAW:

Damian Priest vs Seth Rollins (c) World Heavyweight Championship MITB Cash In Match

September – Payback:

The Judgement Day vs Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens (c) Tag Team Championship Match

October –

Fastlane:

Jey Uso & Cody Rhodes vs The Judgement Day (c) Tag Team Championship Match

Crown Jewel:

Logan Paul vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match

November – Survivor Series:

Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, & Randy Orton vs The Judgement Day & Drew McIntyre WARGAMES

December

2024

January – Royal Rumble:

Royal Rumble Match: Bayley
Randy Orton vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match
Royal Rumble Match: Cody Rhodes

Naomi returns and Jade Cargill debuts. On TV leading up to WM, Naomi reconnects with old friend Bianca Belair. She asks Bianca to tag with her and go after the Kabuki Warrior’s tag titles. Bianca politely declines saying she’s more focused on singles gold and beating Rhea Ripley to prove she’s the best singles wrestler in the world. Bianca brings in Jade and suggests that Naomi tag with her. Bianca explains that Jade and her have been training together and built a friendship. Naomi accepts and her and Jade get along but it’s clear it’s a little awkward between them.

February

March

April – Wrestlemania 40:

Naomi & Jade Cargill vs Kabuki Warriors (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Tiffany Stratton vs Becky Lynch (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Bayley vs Iyo Sky (c) WWE Championship Match
Bianca Belair vs Rhea Ripley (c) World Championship Match
Chad Gable vs Gunther (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Sami Zayn vs Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins vs The Rock & Roman Reigns
Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns (c) WWE Championship Match

May –

Backlash:

AJ Styles vs Cody Rhodes (c) WWE Championship Match

King & Queen of the Ring:

Liv Morgan vs Becky Lynch (c) World Championship Match
Logan Paul vs Cody Rhodes (c) WWE Championship Match
QOTR: Tiffany Stratton
KOTR: Gunther

June – Clash at the Castle:

Iyo Sky vs Bayley (c) WWE Championship Match
Bobby Lashley vs Cody Rhodes (c) WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match

July – Money in the Bank:

Chelsea Green vs Naomi vs Nia Jax vs Iyo Sky vs Lyra Valkyria vs Zoey Stark MITB Ladder Match
Men’s MITB: LA Knight
Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes (c) WWE Championship Match

August – Summerslam:

Gunther vs Sami Zayn (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Tiffany Stratton vs Bayley (c) WWE Championship Match
Rhea Ripley vs Liv Morgan (c) World Championship Match

Dominik betrays Rhea and joins Liv.

Drew McIntyre vs CM Punk
Jey Uso vs Solo Sikoa

Jey beats the numbers game. Roman Reigns returns after the match to save Jey from a beatdown. Reigns goes to pick up the Ula Fala but so does Jey. They both stop and start to argue allowing Solo to sneak away with it.

Seth Rollins vs Cody Rhodes (c) WWE Championship Match

Face vs Face. Cody retains. Rollins got the title shot because he helped Cody win it. Rollins is dejected after the match and begrudgingly shakes and raises Cody’s hand. Rollins then turns heel on Cody to end the show.

September – Bash in Berlin:

CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre Strap Match
Gunther vs Sami Zayn (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Kevin Owens vs Cody Rhodes (c) WWE Championship Match

October –

NXT Halloween Havoc:

Giulia vs Roxanne Perez (c) NXT Championship Match

Bad Blood:

Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns vs Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu

Owens turns heel on Cody after the show via fan-footage, spurred by Cody teaming with Roman and jealousy.

CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre Hell in a Cell Match

November – Survivor Series:

Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, & Dragon Lee vs Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, & Bronson Reed WARGAMES

Roman asks the bloodline for help fighting the MFT’s, they all turn him down one by one. Roman’s forced to make shady deals with untrustworthy allies: CM Punk (who demands a favour from Paul Heyman in return), Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins (who joins in late, returning from injury and refusing to explain his motives to make himself seem more trustworthy. Also, refusing to engage with the team). Dragon Lee is a young wrestler with potential brought in as he was brave enough to fight alongside modern day legends. As soon as all competitors are inside the cage, Rollins turns on his team. He beats them all viciously with weapons and walks away, allowing the MFT’s to win.

December –

NXT Deadline:

Iron Survivor: Giulia

Saturday Night’s Main Event:

Kevin Owens vs Cody Rhodes (c) WWE Championship Match

After the match and before the show goes off the air (unlike real life – the off-air thing was better used once and the package piledriver deserved to be on air), Owens hits a package piledriver on Cody, injuring Cody’s neck.

WOMEN’S TAG TITLES VACATED WHEN JADE’S ATTACKED

2025

January –

NXT New Year’s Evil:

Giulia vs Roxanne Perez (c) NXT Championship Match

RAW on Netflix:

Roman Reigns vs Solo Sikoa Tribal Combat
Rhea Ripley vs Liv Morgan (c) World Championship Match

RAW:

Yulisa Leon & Valentina Ferroz vs Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade Vacant Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals Match

RAW:

Lyra Valkyria wins IC Title (also do the match against Dakota Kai).

February

Royal Rumble:

Royal Rumble Match: Bianca Belair
The New Day vs MCMG (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Kevin Owens vs Cody Rhodes (c) Ladder Match
Royal Rumble Match: John Cena

Final four is Rollins, Roman, Punk, and Cena with each of them standing in a corner. The four stare down with Rollins & Roman on one side and Cena & Punk on the other – representing two different eras. Roman goes after Rollins though, and Punk joins in as revenge for WARGAMES. Then, Punk and Roman go after each other. This allows a recovered Rollins to sneak up and eliminate both of them. Roman and Punk argue and continue brawling on the outside. Cena enjoys watching the whole thing. Down to just Cena and Rollins, Cena’s able to get the win. Rollins crashes out on the outside.

March –

NXT Roadblock:

Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs Giulia (c) North American & NXT Championship Winner Takes All Match

Elimination Chamber:

Charlotte Flair vs Naomi vs Alexa Bliss vs Bayley vs Liv Morgan vs Roxanne Perez Elimination Chamber Match

Jade attacks Naomi, revealing her as the mystery attacker. Plays the same as real life except Bianca isn’t in the chamber. Maybe Bianca enters with Jade expecting her to take out Liv and then Jade locks her out of the chamber to beat up Naomi. Bianca can introduce Jade on the mic. Maybe her friendships blowing up causes her to become more angry in her pursuit of Rhea.

John Cena vs Logan Paul

Trish Stratus vs Tiffany Stratton (c) WWE Championship Match
Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn Hardcore Match
Seth Rollins vs CM Punk vs LA Knight vs Solo Sikoa vs Penta vs Drew McIntyre Elimination Chamber Match

RAW:

Iyo Sky vs Rhea Ripley (c) World Championship Match

Bianca’s at ringside watching the match. Rhea’s too focused on arguing with her and loses. Bianca did punch Rhea which the ref didn’t see so she has some leverage in getting the triple threat.

April –

NXT April 8th:

Jacy Jayne vs Stephanie Vaquer (c) North American Championship Match

Giulia returns, costing Stephanie and turning heel.

NXT Stand & Deliver:

Giulia vs Stephanie Vaquer (c) NXT Championship Match

Giulia returns from injury and turns heel on Stephanie out of jealousy because Stephanie beat her to hold both the North American and NXT Titles. Giulia came to WWE first, won the NXT title first, she thought she was better than Stephanie, and was only happy with their friendship as long as she was on top. Now she fears being in Stephanie’s shadow and will go to any lengths to stay out of it.

Je’Von Evans vs Trick Williams vs Oba Femi (c) NXT Championship Match

Wrestlemania 41:

LA Knight, Logan Paul, AJ Styles, Drew McIntyre, Damian Priest
Randy Orton vs Joe Hendry
Jacob Fatu vs Solo Sikoa
Jordynne Grace vs Chelsea Green (c) United States Championship Match
MCMG vs DIY vs Street Profits vs New Day (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez vs Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson vs Valentina Ferroz & Yulisa Leon (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Becky Lynch vs Lyra Valkyria (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Charlotte Flair vs Tiffany Stratton (c) WWE Championship Match
Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair vs Iyo Sky (c) World Championship Match
Dominik Mysterio vs Bron Breakker vs Penta vs Jey Uso (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Roman Reigns vs CM Punk

After finishing up with Drew McIntyre, Punk joins Roman in WARGAMES and they’re both attacked by Seth Rollins. We want Roman to continue his feud with Solo Sikoa and not get sidetracked with Seth Rollins. To do this, Solo mocks Roman after Survivor Series, calling him stupid for ever trusting Seth Rollins. Roman wants to get revenge on Seth but Paul Heyman advises him to focus on Solo and becoming Tribal Chief again.

Meanwhile, Punk feuds with Rollins for revenge but it’s short. Their one and only match (so far) is at the Jan 6th RAW Netflix debut which Punk wins. They continue to feud but the Rumble is where they divert paths when Punk and Roman cause each other to both get eliminated by Seth. Roman and Punk start their feud after this.

The initial few weeks of the feud centre around Paul Heyman, his favour to Punk, and where his allegiances lie. The final piece of The Bloodline that Roman still has. He’s back to where the was at the very beginning of the Tribal Chief run: just him and Heyman, no ula fala, no allies, no title. And now he’s losing Heyman. After that we dig deeper and get the more personal stuff about their history together and career comparisons. Punk envying Roman because he got everything that Punk wanted, but the people still choosing Punk despite all that. And the people are the one thing that Roman’s never fully had. Not even now that he’s a popular face, the crowd’s still 50/50 with Punk. The crowd has been the one thing that master manipulator Roman Reigns hasn’t been able to manipulate.

Roman fires back by zeroing in on Punk’s envy and how that conflicts with the values he spouts. How can he be the alternative rebel punk while so openly craving being the face of the biggest wrestling company in the world? Punk’s the bigger manipulator as he’s manipulated the people into thinking that he’s a rebel when in fact he’s always wanted the acknowledgement of the corporate suits that he hates. The crowd have loved him but it’s not their love that Punk’s wanted. But Roman doesn’t even care about that, he doesn’t blame Punk. He’s more interested in talking about why he was picked as the guy over Punk. Because he’s naturally better. Roman’s 6’3”, 250, an elite athlete cut from Samoan granite with the beauty of a Greek god. While Punk’s grey, covered in scribbles, and made of glass. Roman says that this is why he doesn’t need anyone’s help to be the best. “You can have my Wiseman. Take him! I never needed anyone. And I’ll prove it at WrestleMania.” (This line clearly offends Heyman).

So, it’s Roman trying to prove that he can be the best on his own, trying to earn the acknowledgement of the fans off his own merits (without any manipulation, doing it the honest way), while Punk’s trying to prove that he was the better choice over Roman and deserves everything that Roman has. Punk’s doing this by stripping Roman bare (taking away Heyman and The Bloodline), giving him no resources just like Punk started with and seeing if Roman can swim.

At WrestleMania, Heyman enters with Punk and manages him in the match as that was the favour he owed Punk. We get a 99% clean match that’s the middle of the card epic in the vein of HBK & Taker at WM 25 or HBK & Angle at WM 21. The finish sees Punk hit a GTS but not able to make the cover due to being exhausted. Roman even starts to get up first as he’s physically more capable than Punk is. The ref checks on Punk. Heyman stands on the apron and offers Roman a steel chair. Roman thinks about it but declines, wanting to prove himself on his own. Roman turns around to go after Punk when Heyman gets in the ring behind him and low blows Roman. Heyman ducks outside, Roman looks at him with shock. Once Punk recovers he hits a GTS for the win and he and Heyman celebrate together. Punk then hits Heyman with a GTS saying “I’d never trust a snake like you again”.

Seth Rollins vs Cody Rhodes (c) WWE Championship Match
John Cena vs Gunther (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

RAW After Mania:

CM Punk & Paul Heyman Promo, Punk Betrays Heyman

Punk & Heyman come out and Heyman glazes Punk. Punk explains his actions at WrestleMania, admitting that Roman was right about a lot and that Punk does struggle with keeping authenticity while achieving his dream. And yes, he has wanted the top brass (represented somewhat by Heyman) to approve of him. But, aligning with Heyman is going against his morals and he only did it because it was the only way that he could beat Roman. He then explains how aligning with Heyman goes against his morals because Heyman is a snake so that’s why he’s going to hit him with a GTS. Heyman’s face drops as Punk explains this and he tries to escape but Punk grabs him by the scruff. Then Punk picks him up and hits a GTS. This shows that he’s not heel, just doing whatever he needs to do to get what he wants. He shows that he is authentically himself, able to manipulate the game in his favour to get what he wants, not being on anyone’s side, just his own.

Over the next few weeks, we see backstage segments with Bron Breakker in the background on the phone talking to someone. He’s also invited by Adam Pearce to talk with “an executive”. This delays the Heyman-Breakker alliance and allows Punk to freely feud with John Cena. Meanwhile, Roman doesn’t appear on the RAW After Mania and doesn’t return until the build to SummerSlam.

May

Backlash:

Becky Lynch vs Lyra Valkyria (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Randy Orton vs John Cena (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

RAW After Backlash:

Punk challenges Cena for MITB

How do I do this feud as a babyface vs babyface?

SNME:

Joe Hendry vs John Cena (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

Open challenge because not much time to build a real feud. Maybe Punk challenges something about Cena causing him to do this open challenge to prove himself?

NXT Battleground:

Jaida Parker vs Giulia (c) NXT Championship Match

June – Money In The Bank:

Naomi vs Stephanie Vaquer vs … vs … vs … vs …
Jey Uso vs … vs … vs … vs … vs …
Becky Lynch vs Lyra Valkyria (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
CM Punk vs John Cena (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

Maybe do Punk at Clash in Paris only. Or is it ok to have 2 Cena vs Punk PPV matches this year? What would the story be?

RAW After MITB:

Bron Breakker Attacks CM Punk, Reveals Himself as a Heyman Guy

Maybe not this week, but an attack from Breakker writes Punk off so he misses Night of Champions. Punk returns to cost Breakker the KOTR.

Night of Champions:

QOTR Finals – Stephanie Vaquer
KOTR Finals – Cody Rhodes
Seth Rollins (c) vs John Cena (c) Champion vs Champion Match

Seth mad that Cena is main eventing over him. Goes back to the old critique of Cena but with face/heel roles reversed. Plays into Seth’s story.

July –

RAW:

John Cena & Cody Rhodes Segment

After just losing to Seth Rollins and hearing his “face of the company” rhetoric, Cena admits he’s been reflecting about the future of wrestling and who will take over after him. He doesn’t want it to be someone like Rollins who can be corrupted. KOTR Winner Cody Rhodes interrupts and says that he’s the one. This is where we start their Summerslam program.

Jey Uso vs Seth Rollins (c) WWE Championship MITB Cash-In Match

Seth baits hot-headed Jey into cashing in in the main event. Jey falls into the trap. Seth doesn’t realise that he’s underestimated Jey. Jey wins. After all that effort, all that work, Seth has lost the WWE Title so quickly. His world crumbles.

NXT The Great American Bash:

Tatum Paxley vs Jacy Jayne (c) North American Championship Match
Yoshiki Inamura vs Oba Femi (c) NXT Championship Match
Zaria vs Giulia (c) NXT Championship Match

SNME:

CM Punk vs Bron Breakker (Roman Reigns Returns)

Breakker shockingly wins clean. Roman Reigns returns to save Punk from a post-match attack.

Gunther vs Goldberg Retirement Match

Evolution:

Sol Ruca vs Giulia (c) NXT Championship Match
Jade Cargill vs Naomi Hardcore Match

Naomi costs Jade in the QOTR Tournament.

Rhea Ripley vs Iyo Sky (c) World Championship Match
Naomi vs Rhea Ripley vs Iyo Sky (c) World Championship MITB Cash-In Match

August –

Summerslam:

Stephanie Vaquer vs Tiffany Stratton (c) WWE Championship Match
Bron Breakker vs Roman Reigns Street Fight

Roman’s about to win when Brock Lesnar returns and helps Bron win.

Rhea Ripley vs Iyo Sky vs Naomi (c) World Championship Match
CM Punk vs Gunther

After Punk loses to Breakker at SNME (Roman returns after that match, transitioning Breakker to that feud), Punk isn’t sure where to go next. Gunther interrupts him and tells him where to go next: the retirement home. He’s seen Punk wrestle in his return and is disgusted. This is where we really turn the heat up on the “Punk’s old” story.

Lyra Valkyria vs Becky Lynch (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
AJ Styles vs Dominik Mysterio (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Seth Rollins vs Jey Uso (c) WWE Championship Match
Cody Rhodes vs John Cena (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

Cena says that before he retires, he needs to know that the business is in good hands. He needs to know that “The Guy” after him is worthy. During his promos with Cody, he says that he knows that Cody has the heart for the job but he doesn’t know if he has the capability. Can Cody get knocked down over and over but always come back? Cena wins their first match and he looks disappointed, while Cody is distraught.

NXT Heatwave:

Sol Ruca vs Jacy Jayne (c) North American Championship Match
Je’Von Evans vs Oba Femi (c) NXT Championship Match

Clash In Paris:

Tiffany Stratton vs Jade Cargill vs Stephanie Vaquer (c) WWE Championship Match
Roman Reigns vs Bronson Reed
Bron Breakker vs John Cena (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

Pretty one-sided match. The younger, more athletic Breakker taunts and trash talks Cena as he picks him apart.

September –

Wrestlepalooza:

Iyo Sky vs Rhea Ripley Vacant World Championship Match

Asuka and Kairi interfere to help Iyo win without Iyo’s knowledge. Iyo confronts Asuka and Kairi about this on the Raw afterwards (after Rhea got mad at Iyo about it backstage). This leads to the big blow up with Asuka and Kairi turning heel, misting Rhea and attacking Iyo when she tries to protect Rhea.

Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns
CM Punk & AJ Lee vs Seth Rollins & Becky Lynch

Heyman’s building his army with Bron, Bronson, and Brock, but he strengthens it by making an alliance with WWE Champion Seth Rollins. Seth accepts because his paranoia tells him he needs some backup. After Punk beats Gunther, he continues to feud with Heyman’s guys until Rollins gets involved and we can transition into this feud and match.

Cody Rhodes vs John Cena Street Fight

Cody is desperate for the rematch. Cena says no. Cody doesn’t relent. Demands that Cena face him one more time. This type of fire and unwillingness to give up is what Cena wants to see from Cody. He eventually accepts. No matter what Cena does in this match, Cody will not lose. Realising this after another kick out, Cena smiles. Cody wins.

NXT No Mercy:

Tatum Paxley vs Giulia (c) NXT Championship Match
Ricky Saints vs Je’Von Evans (c) NXT Championship Match

October –

Crown Jewel:

CM Punk vs Bron Breakker (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
RHIYO vs The Kabuki Warriors

Kabuki Warriors post match attack.

John Cena vs AJ Styles
Cody Rhodes vs Seth Rollins (c) WWE Championship Match

Rollins is increasingly desperate to keep his title so resorts to more extreme moves ultimately getting injured.

RAW after Crown Jewel:

Asuka vs Iyo Sky (c) World Championship Match

With Rhea injured, a bandaged Iyo is outnumbered. Rhea makes a mid match entrance to help, but her injuries are too much. Asuka wins, celebrating with Kairi. Now that Asuka is champion, she’s nicer to Kairi, for the time being.

RAW:

Rhea Ripley vs Asuka (c) World Championship Match

Iyo isn’t at this show to physically recover from not only the attack after Crown Jewel but the match with Asuka last week. Rhea stands up to Asuka as revenge, but going against the numbers game proves to be the wrong move. Her thirst for revenge also costs her. Iyo returns the next week to save Rhea and even the odds.

RAW:

Iyo Sky vs Kairi Sane

NXT Halloween Havoc:

Tatum Paxley vs Giulia (c) NXT Championship Match

November –

SNME:

CM Punk vs Bron Breakker (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match

RAW:

Iyo Sky vs Asuka (c) World Championship Match

Interference from the WARGAMES teams costs Iyo.

RAW:

John Cena vs Dominik Mysterio (c) Intercontinental Championship Match

Survivor Series:

Dominik Mysterio vs John Cena (c) Intercontinental Championship Match
Jade Cargill vs Stephanie Vaquer (c) WWE Championship Match
Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, & AJ Lee vs Asuka, Kairi Sane, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, & Becky Lynch WARGAMES
Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Jey Uso, & Jimmy Uso vs Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Solo Sikoa, & Brock Lesnar

OG Bloodline reunion to take down Heyman’s guys and after the match put Heyman through a table, writing him off for a long time.

Paul got his 3 guys, Bron, Bronson, & Brock but needs a fourth. He recruits a former enemy of him and Roman, and someone who’s always happy to fight Roman, Solo Sikoa.

RAW After WARGAMES:

RHIYO backstage segment

After winning at WARGAMES, Rhea wants to continue the pursuit of Asuka and get Iyo her World Championship back. But, Iyo slows her down and says that she doesn’t want to get stuck in a cycle of revenge with Asuka and Kairi. She wants to move on and focus on what’s important to her, and that’s RHIYO and winning the tag team championships. In the next few weeks we show that Rhea doesn’t understand how Iyo can just move on. This connects back to Rhea’s feud with Liv Morgan and how Rhea let revenge consume her. This way we can also explore and explain Iyo’s perspective more.

RAW:

Maxxine Dupri vs Becky Lynch (c) Intercontinental Championship Match

RAW:

Raquel Rodriguez vs Maxxine Dupri (c) Intercontinental Championship Match

December –

NXT Deadline:

Iron Survivor: Kendal Grey

SNME:

Oba Femi vs Cody Rhodes Exhibition Match

Non-finish, interference.

Sol Ruca vs Asuka Exhibition Match
John Cena vs Gunther Retirement Match

Same as real-life but goes down better thanks to being able to play off of their WM 41 match where Cena won using the “OK” symbol hulk up out of the choke. Now when he tries it again and fails, it shows that this last year Cena gave every last bit of juice he has left, and that the young guys like Gunther are only getting better with time.

2026

January –

RAW:

Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs Asuka & Kairi Sane

Moving on from the RHIYO feud to a Bayley & Lyra feud. We can get defences against both Bayley & Lyra. Mainly want to position and showcase Lyra here though.

SNME:

RHIYO vs Roxanne Perez & Liv Morgan

RHIYO enters the tag division, coinciding with Liv Morgan returning. Liv tells Raquel to continue her singles pursuits, while she takes Roxanne under her wing, wanting her help to torment Rhea Ripley now that Rhea’s in her way of regaining the tag titles. We can use this feud to show how Iyo’s influence on Rhea helps her to let go of her hatred for Liv and move on. RHIYO then spends the build to Mania after the Rumble with various matches against the rest of the division, increasing their position in the rankings before they win a number 1 contender’s match. Then we get a month long build to the Charlexa match.

AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura

SmackDown:

Jade Cargill vs Jordynne Grace (c) United States Championship Match

Jordynne has a long US Title reign from Mania 41. She feuds with Chelsea, Nia, and Lash. Jade misses Summerslam and attacks Stephanie on SD after Summerslam where Stephanie wins the WWE Title. This is because Jade felt that she would’ve been in Stephanie’s position if Naomi hadn’t cost her the QOTR. They feud until Survivor Series where Stephanie once and for all definitively beats Jade in Jade’s first clean singles loss. This loss causes Jade to get backup in Michin and B-Fab and they go after Jordynne Grace and the US Title.

February – Royal Rumble:

RR Match: Liv Morgan
Gunther vs AJ Styles Retirement Match
RR Match: Gunther

RAW:

Breakker vacates the World Heavyweight Championship due to injury.

March –

Elimination Chamber:

Kairi Sane vs … vs … vs … vs … vs … Elimination Chamber Match
AJ Lee vs Becky Lynch (c) Intercontinenral Championship Match
CM Punk vs Finn Balor vs Trick Williams vs Je’Von Evans vs Randy Orton vs Drew McIntyre Vacant World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber Match

Or do I have Punk win here? Then lose to McIntyre at Mania with the “Punk’s old” story and match finish? Should Punk have a longer title reign though? Or will he get another reign with the WWE Title later on in a feud with Cody or something?

**Punk finally wins the title and it’s in Chicago and he pins Drew**

Smackdown:

RHIYO vs Lyra Valkyria & Bayley Tag Team Championship Number 1 Contender Match

NXT Vengeance Day:

April –

NXT Stand & Deliver:

Wrestlemania 42:

RHIYO vs Charlexa (c) Tag Team Championship Match
Penta vs Finn Balor vs Dragon Lee vs Je’Von Evans vs Rey Mysterio vs Dominik Mysterio (c) Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match
Becky Lynch vs AJ Lee (c) Intercontinental Championship Match

Kairi Sane vs Asuka (c) World Championship Match
Liv Morgan vs Stephanie Vaquer (c) WWE Championship Match
Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar
Lash Legend vs Jordynne Grace vs Tiffany Stratton vs Jade Cargill (c) United States Championship Match
Trick Williams vs Sami Zayn (c) United States Championship Match
Randy Orton vs Jacob Fatu Unsanctioned Match
Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins

Roman helps Cody Rhodes deal with the Seth Rollins problem once and for all. Seth must now move on and accept that he is not “The Guy”

Drew McIntyre vs CM Punk (c) World Heavyweight Championship Match
Cody Rhodes vs Gunther (c) WWE Championship Match

RAW After Mania:

Kairi Sane Championship Celebration

Asuka interrupts. In a backstage segment earlier in the night, Asuka interrupts an interview with Rhea and Iyo. Surprisingly, she congratulates them and admits she was wrong about both of them, then apologises. Now, Asuka interrupts Kairi’s promo and says a similar thing. She congratulates Kairi for bearing her fair and square and proving her wrong. It’s emotional as Asuka says she’s proud of Kairi, and the two hug. Asuka leaves the ring when Kairi gets attacked from behind by a debuting Giulia. Asuka then joins in on the beatdown and they celebrate over Kairi.

In the next few weeks we see how Rhea wants to help Kairi fight against Asuka & Giulia but Iyo doesn’t want to. She’s moved on and wants to focus on defending their tag team championships. This upsets Rhea slightly as she thought Iyo was the more moral of the two in a way and letting Kairi get ganged up on – even though it was what Kairi did to her – doesn’t feel right.

Kairi goes to Iyo and apologises for everything. She then asks RHIYO for help but Iyo declines. She says, “I’m so proud of you. But I’ve moved on”.

Despite this, Rhea still helps Kairi and tries to help Iyo forgive Kairi, therefore truly moving on.

RAW:

RHIYO & Kairi segment

Kairi apologies to Iyo. Asks for help. Iyo declines. Rhea looks disappointed in Iyo.

Giulia vs Kairi Sane

As Kairi’s about to win, Asuka interferes causing the DQ. They both attack Kairi when Rhea, alone, makes the save.

RAW:

Kairi Sane & Rhea Ripley vs Asuka & Giulia

Iyo comes down to stop Rhea from fighting in this match but it only distracts Rhea and allows Giulia to get a roll up pin. This also helps to eventually transition Asuka & Giulia out of feuding with Kairi, instead feuding with RHIYO.

RAW:

Kairi & Iyo segment + Rhea attacked.

During the opening to RAW, we see Iyo and Rhea arriving backstage when they’re attacked by Giulia and Asuka. They injure Rhea for getting in their business and are about to do the same to Iyo when Kairi makes the save with a kendo stick and runs them off. Iyo checks on Rhea then takes her frustrations out on Kairi, mad that she didn’t arrive earlier to save Rhea. Kairi stands up for herself saying that she’s apologised already and Iyo needs to get over it. They argue before Kairi leaves. When then go closer to Iyo checking back in on Rhea who says weakly “she’s right, Iyo”. Iyo then looks back towards Kairi, thinking.

May – Backlash:

Asuka vs Kairi Sane (c) World Championship Match

With Rhea injured and not at the show, Kairi has no backup. That’s until Iyo Sky makes the save to run off Giulia and stop her interference. Iyo then celebrates with Kairi, handing her the championship and hugging.

RAW:

Kairi Sane & Iyo Sky vs Asuka & Giulia.

The Sky Pirates are reunited for one night only. Iyo and Kairi win and finally completely reconcile. This is the ultimate conclusion to this storyline, with everyone now able to move on to new things.