10 Exact Moments 2022 Changed Wrestling Forever

There was a moment there when it looked like Triple H's chances of ever being given the opportunity to step up to the main roster creative plate appeared to have been buried for good.

The Game had been forced to step away from his beloved NXT darling due to a cardiac event, but all things black and gold had already been stripped away from Papa H after getting utterly battered during the Wednesday Night Wars.

When the most unexpected of scenarios became a reality in July, though, WWE clearly felt they only had one figure to fall back on as their new Head of Creative going forward.

After being eased back into the all-round chaos that is Sports Entertainment behind-the-scenes leading into 'Mania 38, Paul Levesque was soon anointed as his disgraced father-in-law's creative successor. And the WWE game already feels as though it's changing with Trips in charge.

WarGames is now a main roster stip.

A great many of his released favourites are back in town.

WRESTLING is now a thing that happens for extended periods on weekly programming.

And long-term storytelling appears to be back for good.

In truth, though, folks will only really be able to understand the impact of Vince being forced to hand the ball to his son-in-law a few years down the line. However, early signs point to a much more engaging future, so let's see how The Game handles his first Road to WrestleMania, eh...