10 WWE Moments From 2022 You Totally Don’t Remember

10. How Sami Zayn’s Year Started

Bastion of pro wrasslin' comedy and excellent all-rounder Sami Zayn will end 2022 in much better shape than he started it. That might not be difficult considering Zayn entered the year with a short six-minute loss to forgotten tag star Rick Boogs on the 7 January edition of SmackDown.

Remember that one? No? You're not alone.

This loss was extra-baffling because WWE planned to put Zayn over Shinsuke Nakamura for the Intercontinental Title shortly thereafter. Yeah, nothing says 'I'm setting up for a major title shot' like losing any and all momentum just one week before winning the strap.

Let's just say that things would get better for Sami as 2022 progressed. Much better. He'd work magic with Johnny Knoxville at WrestleMania 38, then begin the slow build towards eventual Bloodline acceptance as an "Honorary Uce". That latter story came to define his year, and it should peak with a stunning underdog babyface turn soon enough.