WWE Day 1 2022

WWE Day 1 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE for its Raw and SmackDown brands. The event featured several high-profile matches, including Brock Lesnar challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship and Big E defending his WWE Championship against Seth "Freakin" Rollins. Other key bouts included Edge vs. The Miz and a Fatal 4-Way for the Raw Tag Team Championship.

WWE Day 1 received mixed to positive reviews from critics and fans. While the main event bouts between Reigns/Lesnar and Big E/Rollins were generally praised for their in-ring action and storytelling, some felt the card was somewhat predictable and lacked major surprises, aside from the championship changes that occurred on the go-home episode of SmackDown. The overall event was seen as a solid, action-packed start to WWE's 2022 calendar.

• Praised for strong main event matches, particularly Reigns vs. Lesnar and Big E vs. Rollins.
• Criticized by some for a lack of major surprises and predictable outcomes.
• Generally seen as a solid, action-heavy wrestling event.

Google audience: Audience reviews were generally positive, highlighting the exciting wrestling action and the star power of the main event competitors. Some viewers expressed disappointment with certain booking decisions and the perceived predictability of some match results.

The original main event was scheduled to be Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, but Reigns tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of the event, leading to a last-minute change where Lesnar faced Big E for the WWE Championship instead, and Reigns's match was postponed to Royal Rumble.