WWE Day 1 (2022)

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Day 1 was a 2022 professional wrestling premium live event (PLE) produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the inaugural Day 1 and was WWE's first event to be branded as a "premium live event", a term the promotion introduced to refer to its events airing on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE's livestreaming platforms. The event's title alluded to its New Year's Day scheduling as it took place on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Brock Lesnar defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Kevin Owens, Bobby Lashley, and defending champion Big E in a fatal five-way match to win Raw's WWE Championship by pinning Big E. Lesnar was originally scheduled to face Roman Reigns for SmackDown's Universal Championship, but that match was canceled hours before the event due to Reigns testing positive for COVID-19. In other...

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