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Which WWE Superstars were on the roster in 2022? Check out this definitive list of every wrestler who was on the Raw, SmackDown and NXT rosters as well as those who were free agents and WWE Performance Center recruits as well as those who were managers, valets or authority figures rather than wrestlers.

Superstars in gold with an asterisk * indicates this superstar was bumped up to the "main roster" of Raw and SmackDown at some point this year

Italics indicate when a superstar was a newcomer to WWE this year

This list will be updated to reflect any changes, meaning if someone is traded to a different roster, the year will end with wherever they were last seen.

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW ROSTER 2022:

WWE RAW MEN'S DIVISION:

• AJ Styles
• Akira Tozawa
• Angelo Dawkins
• Austin Theory
• Baron Corbin
• Bobby Lashley
• Bronson Reed *
  
• Cedric Alexander
• Chad Gable
• Cody Rhodes
• Damian Priest
• Dexter Lumis *
• Dolph Ziggler
• Dominik Mysterio
• Edge
• Elias / Ezekiel
• Finn Balor
• Gable Steveson (yet to properly debut)
• Johnny Gargano *
• Karl Anderson
• Kevin Owens
• Luke Gallows
• Matt Riddle
• The Miz
• Montez Ford
• Mustafa Ali
• MVP
• Omos
• Otis Dozovic
• Randy Orton
• R-Truth
• Robert Roode
• Seth Rollins
• Shelton Benjamin
• Tommaso Ciampa *

WWE RAW WOMEN'S DIVISION:

• Alexa Bliss
• Asuka
• Bayley
• Becky Lynch
• Bianca Belair
• Candice LeRae *
• Carmella
• Dakota Kai *
• Dana Brooke
• Doudrop
• Iyo Sky (formerly Io Shirai) *
• Mia Yim (aka Michin)
• Nikki Cross (formerly Nikki A.S.H.)
• Rhea Ripley
• Tamina Snuka

WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN ROSTER 2022:

WWE SMACKDOWN MEN'S DIVISION:

• Angel Garza
• Ashante "Thee" Adonis
• Big E
• Braun Strowman
• Bray Wyatt
• Butch (formerly Pete Dunne) *
• Cruz Del Toro (formerly Raul Mendoza) *
• Drew Gulak
• Drew McIntyre
• Erik
• Giovanni Vinci (formerly Fabian Aichner) *
  
• Gunther (formerly WALTER) *
• Humberto Carrillo
• Ivar
• Jey Uso
• Jimmy Uso
• Jinder Mahal
• Joaquin Wilde *
• Karrion Kross
• Kofi Kingston
• LA Knight (temporarily Max Dupri) *
• Ludwig Kaiser (formerly Marcel Barthel, Ludvig Kaiser) *
• Mace aka ma.cé
• Madcap Moss
• Mansoor aka mån.sôör
• Rey Mysterio
• Rick Boogs
• Ricochet
• Ridge Holland
• Roman Reigns
• Sami Zayn
• Santos Escobar *
• Shanky
• Sheamus
• Shinsuke Nakamura
• Solo Sikoa *
• Top Dolla
• Xavier Woods

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S DIVISION:

• Aliyah
• B-Fab
• Charlotte Flair
• Emma
• Lacey Evans
• Liv Morgan
• Maxxine Dupri (formerly Sofia Cromwell) *
• Naomi
• Natalya
• Raquel Rodriguez (formerly Raquel Gonzalez) *
• Ronda Rousey
• Sasha Banks
• Scarlett Bordeaux *
• Shayna Baszler
• Shotzi Blackheart
• Sonya Deville
• Tegan Nox
• Valhalla (formerly Sarah Logan)
• Xia Li
• Zelina Vega

NXT ROSTER 2022:

2022 saw a massive shift in the NXT landscape. 205 Live was officially dismantled and replaced with NXT Level Up, which has no distinct roster of its own. Talent from NXT and the WWE Performance Center can wrestle on NXT LVL Up just as a secondary show like Main Event acts to Monday Night Raw.

NXT UK was also merged with NXT, leading to the mass release of most of that roster, with some talent being moved over to the United States operations in Florida.

The WWE Performance Center recruits are now basically a combination of NXT talent, Level Up performers and trainees, and there are also names listed from the WWE Next in Line program, though WWE NIL talent doesn't get listed quite the same.

It is a bit of a mess, lumping everything in under the NXT family, but this umbrella category is as good of a breakdown as anyone can get, as even the internal lists within WWE don't specify as many names in more detail or update as frequently as I do for this list.

WWE NXT MEN'S DIVISION:

• Andre Chase
• Apollo Crews
• Axiom (formerly A-Kid)
• Boa
• Brooks Jensen
• Bron Breakker
• Bronco Nima
• Brutus Creed
• Bryson Montana
• Cameron Grimes
• Carmelo Hayes
• Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo
• Charlie Dempsey
• Commander Azeez
• Damon Kemp
• Dante Chen
• Dijak (formerly T-Bar)
• Duke Hudson
• Edris Enofe
• Elton Prince (formerly Lewis Howley)
• Grayson Waller
• Guru Raaj
• Hank Walker
• Ikemen Jiro
• Ilja Dragunov
• Jagger Reid (formerly James Drake)
• Javier Bernal
• JD McDonagh (formerly Jordan Devlin)
• Joe Coffey
• Joe Gacy
• Josh Briggs
• Julius Creed
• Kit Wilson (formerly Sam Stoker)
• Lucien Prince
• Malik Blade
• Mark Coffey
• Myles Borne
• Nathan Frazer
• Noam Dar
• Odyssey Jones
• Oro Mensah (formerly Oliver Carter)
• Quincy Elliott
• Rip Fowler (formerly Zack Gibson)
• Roderick Strong
• Sanga (formerly Saurav Gurjar)
• Scrypts (new character, formerly Reggie)
• Tank Ledger
• Tony D'Angelo
• Trick Williams
• Tyler Bate
• Wes Lee
• Wolfgang
• Veer Mahaan
• Von Wagner
• Xyon Quinn

WWE NXT WOMEN'S DIVISION:

• Aleah James — unconfirmed to be on this roster or released
• Alba Fyre (formerly Kay Lee Ray)
• Amari Miller
• Arianna Grace
• Ava Raine (aka Simone Johnson) - signed in 2020, debuted Oct 2022
  
• Blair Davenport
• Brooklyn Barlow
• Cora Jade
• Elektra Lopez
• Fallon Henley
• Gigi Dolin
• Giovanna Eburneo
• Indi Hartwell
• Isla Dawn
• Ivy Nile
• Jacy Jayne
• Jakara Jackson
• Katana Chance (formerly Kacy Catanzaro)
• Kayden Carter
• Kiana James (formerly Kayla Inlay)
• Lash Legend
• Lyra Valkyria (formerly Aoife Valkyrie)
• Meiko Satomura
• Nikkita Lyons
• Roxanne Perez
• Sarray
• Sol Ruca
• Stevie Turner — unconfirmed to be on this roster or released
• Tatum Paxley
• Thea Hail
• Tiffany Stratton
• Valentina Feroz
• Wendy Choo
• Yulisa Leon
• Zoey Stark

WWE PERFORMANCE CENTER RECRUITS:

MEN'S DIVISION (YET TO DEBUT):

• Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald
  
• Alema Collins
• Antione Frazier
  
• Beau Morris
• Caleb Balgaard
  
• Chukwusom Enekwechi
• Daniel McArthur
• Gabe Wai
  
• Hayden Pittman
• Houston Miller
• Isaac Odugbesan
• Kevin Ventura-Cortes
• Rickssen Opont
• Roman Macek
• Skylor Clinton
  
• Tiller Bucktrot
• Tracy Hancock
• Unknown Name Designations: Eka Brown, Luca Crusifino, Tavion Heights
  

WOMEN'S DIVISION (YET TO DEBUT):

• Alexis Lete
  
• Alivia Ash
• Anna Keefer
• Breanna Ruggiero
• Dani Palmer (aka AJ Amrhein)
• Franki Strefling
• Gabrielle Dunn
• Gina Delucia
• Harleigh White
• Jade Gentile
• Kennedy Cummins
• Lea Mitchell
• Lola Vice (Valerie Loureda)
  
• Monika Klisara
  
• Sarah Baer
• Tiana Caffey
  
• Unknown If Signed or Not: Gabi Butler, Melanie Brzezenski
  

WWE FREE AGENTS 2022:

MEN'S DIVISION:

• Brock Lesnar
• Goldberg
• Logan Paul
• John Cena
• Titus O'Neil (WWE Ambassador)
• Triple H (Chief Content Officer)

WOMEN'S DIVISION:

• Stephanie McMahon (Co-CEO)

WWE MANAGERS AND VALETS IN 2022:

• B-Fab
• Eddie Dennis (up until his release)
• Hachiman (up until his release)
  
• John "Bradshaw" Layfield
• Malcolm Bivens (up until his release)
  
• Maryse
• Maxxine Dupri
• MVP
  
• Paul Heyman
• Robert Stone
• Scarlett Bordeaux
  

WWE AUTHORITY FIGURES IN 2022:

• Adam Pearce
• Johnny Saint (until September 8, released)
• Stephanie McMahon
• Sid Scala (until August 18, released)
• Sonya Deville (until May 9)
• Triple H
• Vince McMahon (until July 22, retired)

WWE EXTRAS & OTHER RANDOM CHARACTERS IN 2022:

• Two assistants moving King Woods' throne (Day 1)
• Alexa Bliss's therapist (Doctor Skuvel?) - (Raw, Jan 10)
• Sami Zayn's InZayn helpers (SmackDown, Jan 14)
• Extras at the barber shop talking trash with Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams (NXT 2/8 and more)
• Reggie and Dana Brooke's waiter at Valentine's Day restaurant (Raw 2/14)
• Chase University students (ongoing)
• The other people playing cards with Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss (SmackDown 3/4)
• Toxic Lounge servers (NXT Roadblock 3/8)
• Extras for bachelor and bachelorette parties for Dana Brooke/Reggie and Akira Tozawa/Tamina (Raw 4/11)
• Extras for Dana Brooke's and Tamina's double wedding
• Security for the VIP Lounge (Raw, May 9)
• Extras for Independence Day cookout (Raw, July 4)
• Makeup artist working on Tiffany Stratton (NXT Great American Bash, July 5)
• Chad from Chase University (NXT Great American Bash, July 5)
• Extras at the bar Brooks Jensen, Josh Briggs and Fallon Henley were at where Pretty Deadly crashed the party (NXT, July 12)
• Girls on the street with Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams who wanted to go dancing and went to the penthouse instead (NXT, July 12)
• People who won bets against Sha Samuels after Noam Dar lost the Heritage Cup to Mark Coffey (NXT UK, July 21)
• Valet parking spot guy for JD McDonagh (NXT, July 26)
• Girls asking Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams to jump start their car in the parking lot (NXT, August 2)
• Stage crew guy setting up The Grayson Waller Effect (NXT, August 23)
• Girl talking to Javier Bernal backstage (NXT, August 23)
• Kiana James' assistant (NXT, August 30)
• Flower delivery guy for Sami Zayn (SmackDown, September 2)
• Guy shaving JD McDonagh (NXT, September 13)
• Druids to set up the casket match at Halloween Havoc (October 22)
• Haunted house extras at Halloween Havoc (October 22)
• Woo girls ready to party with Odyssey Jones, Edris Enofe and Malik Blade (NXT, October 25)
• Backstage guy who interrupted Bray Wyatt and apologized to him (SmackDown, November 4)
• Poker player and drink server for Baron Corbin and JBL (Raw, November 14)
• Poker dealers (Raw, December 5)
  

RELEASED FROM WWE IN 2022:

MEN'S DIVISION:

• Ashton Smith
• Bodhi Hayward
• Brian Kendrick
• Cesaro
• Damaris Griffin
• Danny Burch
• Dave Mastiff
• Dexter Lumis (released in July, re-hired in August)
• Draco Anthony
• Eddie Dennis
• Eka Brown (Gabriel Wai)
  
• Flash Morgan Webster
• Hachiman
• Harland
• Jack Starz
• Kenny Williams
• Kushida
• Malcolm Bivens
• Mark Andrews
• Nash Carter
• Primate Jay Melrose
• Rampage Brown
• Rohan Raja
• Ru Feng
• Sam Gradwell
• Samoa Joe
• Saxon Huxley
• Sha Samuels
• Teoman
• Tiger Turan (formerly Amir Jordan) 
• Timothy Thatcher
• Trent Seven
• Troy Donovan (formerly Cole McKinney, Cole Karter)
• Tyson T-Bone
• Wild Boar Mike Hitchman
• William Regal

WOMEN'S DIVISION:

• Amale
• Angel Hayze - unclear if she was ever actually signed
• Candice LeRae (released, then reinstated)
• Candy Floss (technically released December 2021, confirmed Feb 2022)
• Dakota Kai (released in April, re-hired in July)
• Dani Luna
• Eliza Alexander
• Emilia McKenzie
• Erica Yan
• Jinny
• Mandy Rose
• Mila Malani (aka Kellie Morga) 
• Myla Grace - unclear if she was ever actually signed
• Nina Samuels
• Persia Pirotta
• Raelyn Divine (aka Jaylen Williams)
• Sloane Jacobs
• Vish Kenya (aka Sanjana George)
• Xia Brookside
  

Am I missing any information? If so, leave a comment below!