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* ''Wrestling/WWENewEra'' (2016–2023)

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* Wrestling/DamianPriest: Debuted on the main WWE roster in 2021.
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* Wrestling/BigGoldBelt: Ric Flair wore the original Crumrine version of the belt -- which is owned by his son-in-law Conrad Thompson -- to the ring for his "last match" in 2022.
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* Wrestling/BigGoldBelt: MediaNotes/BigGoldBelt: Ric Flair wore the original Crumrine version of the belt -- which is owned by his son-in-law Conrad Thompson -- to the ring for his "last match" in 2022.
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* Wrestling/JadeCargill: Made her wrestling debut in early 2021.

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* Wrestling/NickAldis: Became a WWE producer in 2023.

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* Wrestling/NickAldis: Became a WWE producer and [=SmackDown=] General Manager in 2023.



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* Wrestling/SwerveStrickland: Released by WWE in 2021 and joined AEW in 2022.

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* Wrestling/SwerveStrickland: Released by WWE in 2021 and joined AEW in 2022.2022, taking its world title off Samoa Joe in 2024.
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* Wrestling/MikeBennett: Released by WWE in 2020 and returned to ROH once his non-compete expired until the end of 2021. Joined Impact Wrestling in 2022 as part of Honor No More. Won the Impact Tag Team Championship with Matt Taven, before losing to Heath and Rhino. Currently competing for AEW.

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* Wrestling/MikeBennett: Released by WWE in 2020 and returned to ROH once his non-compete expired until the end of 2021. Joined Impact Wrestling in 2022 as part of Honor No More. Won the Impact Tag Team Championship with Matt Taven, before losing to Heath and Rhino. Currently competing for AEW.AEW and ROH as part of the Undisputed Kingdom; he and Taven (as The Kingdom) claimed the ROH tag team championship in late December 2023.



* Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra: Split up in 2021, only to reunite in AEW in the same year as a branch of Wrestling/TheElite.

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* Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra: Split up in 2021, only to reunite in AEW in the same year as a branch of Wrestling/TheElite. Later evolved into the Undisputed Kingdom.
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* Wrestling/{{Akebono}}: Passed away on April 11, 2024.
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* Wrestling/CodyRhodes: Left AEW in February 2022, rejoined WWE in April of the same year. Won both the 2023 and 2024 Men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble. Won the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Wrestling/WrestleMania XL, accomplishing his goal of "Finishing the Story".

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* Wrestling/CodyRhodes: Left AEW in February 2022, rejoined WWE in April of the same year. Won both the 2023 and 2024 Men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble. Won the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Wrestling/WrestleMania XL, accomplishing his goal of "Finishing the Story".Story" and also becoming (at the time) WWE's newest Triple Crown Champion.



** In WWE, 11 singles wrestlers and two tag teams have so far joined this club in the decade: the WWE Grand Slam Champions mentioned above, plus Drew [=McIntyre=], Big E, Ronda Rousey, The Street Profits, and The New Day.

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** In WWE, 11 12 singles wrestlers and two tag teams have so far joined this club in the decade: the WWE Grand Slam Champions mentioned above, plus Drew [=McIntyre=], Big E, Ronda Rousey, Cody Rhodes, The Street Profits, and The New Day.
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Cody Rhodes winning the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship


* Wrestling/CodyRhodes: Left AEW in February 2022, rejoined WWE in April of the same year. Won both the 2023 and 2024 Men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble.

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* Wrestling/CodyRhodes: Left AEW in February 2022, rejoined WWE in April of the same year. Won both the 2023 and 2024 Men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble. Won the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Wrestling/WrestleMania XL, accomplishing his goal of "Finishing the Story".
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* [[Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas Andrade (El Ídolo)]]: Began the decade in WWE; released in 2021. Made an appearance in AAA shortly thereafter, and soon signed with AEW, performing in both promotions as Andrade El Ídolo. Tag-teamed with his father-in-law Ric Flair in the latter's "Last Match" in 2022. Left AEW at the end of 2023.

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* [[Wrestling/AndradeCienAlmas Andrade (El Ídolo)]]: Began the decade in WWE; released in 2021. Made an appearance in AAA shortly thereafter, and soon signed with AEW, performing in both promotions as Andrade El Ídolo. Tag-teamed with his father-in-law Ric Flair in the latter's "Last Match" in 2022. Left AEW at the end of 2023.2023 and returned to WWE as Andrade in late January 2024.



* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: Came out of retirement in 2022 for a (likely) one-off match against Wrestling/KevinOwens at ''[=WrestleMania=] 38''.

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* Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: Came out of retirement in 2022 for a (likely) one-off match against Wrestling/KevinOwens at ''[=WrestleMania=] 38''.



* [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Fandango/Dirty Dango]]: Released by WWE in June 2021 and then changed his ring name to Dirty Dango. Worked the indies until his WWE noncompete expired, moving first to the NWA and then Impact.

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* [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Fandango/Dirty Dango]]: Released by WWE in June 2021 and then changed his ring name to Dirty Dango. Worked the indies until his WWE noncompete expired, moving first to the NWA and then Impact.Impact/TNA.
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* Creator/PaulWalterHauser: Made his wrestling debut in late 2023, working occasional indy dates.
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* Wrestling/CodyRhodes: Left AEW in February 2022, rejoined WWE in April of the same year. Won the 2023 Men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble.

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* Wrestling/CodyRhodes: Left AEW in February 2022, rejoined WWE in April of the same year. Won both the 2023 and 2024 Men's Wrestling/RoyalRumble.
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* [[Wrestling/EdgeWrestler Edge/Adam Copeland]]: Came out of retirement in 2020 at the Royal Rumble, and won the 2021 Royal Rumble match, becoming the first wrestler to do so after entering the WWE Hall of Fame. After his WWE contract expired in 2023, moved to AEW, using his real name. Won the AEW TNT Championship at ''Worlds End'' in 2023, only to lose it minutes later to Christian Cage. He took the belt off Cage a second time in March 2024.

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* [[Wrestling/EdgeWrestler Edge/Adam Copeland]]: Came out of retirement in 2020 at the Royal Rumble, and won the 2021 Royal Rumble match, becoming the first wrestler to do so after entering the WWE Hall of Fame. After his WWE contract expired in 2023, moved to AEW, using his real name. Won the AEW TNT Championship at ''Worlds End'' in 2023, only to lose it minutes later to Christian Cage. He took the belt off Cage a second time in March 2024.
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* [[Wrestling/EdgeWrestler Edge/Adam Copeland]]: Came out of retirement in 2020 at the Royal Rumble, and won the 2021 Royal Rumble match, becoming the first wrestler to do so after entering the WWE Hall of Fame. After his WWE contract expired in 2023, moved to AEW, using his real name. Won the AEW TNT Championship at ''Worlds End'' in 2023, only to lose it minutes later to Christian Cage.

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* [[Wrestling/EdgeWrestler Edge/Adam Copeland]]: Came out of retirement in 2020 at the Royal Rumble, and won the 2021 Royal Rumble match, becoming the first wrestler to do so after entering the WWE Hall of Fame. After his WWE contract expired in 2023, moved to AEW, using his real name. Won the AEW TNT Championship at ''Worlds End'' in 2023, only to lose it minutes later to Christian Cage. He took the belt off Cage a second time in March 2024.
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* Wrestling/EddieKingston: Started the decade in the NWA, moving to AEW later that year. Started making appearances for AEW partner NJPW in 2021. [[{{Kayfabe}} "Left"]] AEW in 2023 to return full-time to sister promotion ROH, while continuing to work in NJPW Strong, that promotion's US branch. However, he would later split his time between the three promotions, and at ''Worlds End'' in 2023 became the first AEW Continental Champion, adding it to the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship he already held and also becoming the first American Triple Crown Champion.[[note]]The three aforementioned belts are being defended collectively as if they were a single championship.[[/note]]

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* Wrestling/EddieKingston: Started the decade in the NWA, moving to AEW later that year. Started making appearances for AEW partner NJPW in 2021. [[{{Kayfabe}} "Left"]] AEW in 2023 to return full-time to sister promotion ROH, while continuing to work in NJPW Strong, that promotion's US branch. However, he would later split his time between the three promotions, and at ''Worlds End'' in 2023 became the first AEW Continental Champion, adding it to the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship he already held and also becoming the first (and ultimately only) American Triple Crown Champion.[[note]]The three aforementioned belts are being defended collectively as if they were a single championship.[[/note]]Champion. The Triple Crown concept was ditched in March 2024 when Kingston dropped the Continental Championship to Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada.



* Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada: Continued his success in NJPW during this decade, claiming the (new) IWGP World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship once, as well as winning G1 Climax twice. Left New Japan when his contract ran out in January 2024; signed with AEW and made his debut there that March.

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* Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada: Continued his success in NJPW during this decade, claiming the (new) IWGP World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship once, as well as winning G1 Climax twice. Left New Japan when his contract ran out in January 2024; signed with AEW and made his debut there that March.March, taking the Continental Championship off Eddie Kingston that same month.



** At the ''Worlds End'' show in December 2023, AEW introduced a different take on this concept. The winner of the Continental Classic tournament, Wrestling/EddieKingston, claimed the new AEW Continental Crown Championship, adding it to the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship he held at the start of the tournament. All three belts are now being defended concurrently as the American Triple Crown Championship.

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** At the ''Worlds End'' show in December 2023, AEW introduced a different take on this concept. The winner of the Continental Classic tournament, Wrestling/EddieKingston, claimed the new AEW Continental Crown Championship, adding it to the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship he held at the start of the tournament. All While the plan was for all three belts are now being to be defended concurrently as the American Triple Crown Championship.Championship, this concept was ditched in March 2024, when Kingston dropped the Continental Championship to Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada in a match where the other belts weren't on the line.
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* ''Film/TheIronClaw'': Biopic of the Wrestling/VonErichFamily (though with [[ArtisticLicenseHistory certain liberties taken]]) released in 2023.
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* [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell Father James Mitchell]]: Returned to the business after a brief hiatus in 2021 with a one-off non-wrestling appearance in AEW. Soon moved to the NWA as manager of Judas. Single-handedly torched the NWA's planned TV deal with Creator/TheCW by simulating cocaine use in a segment during ''NWA Samhain'' in 2023, which earned him a [[Website/WrestleCrap Gooker Award]].
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* UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli: Announced as a posthumous 2024 inductee of the WWE Hall of Fame.
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* Wrestling/MattRiddle: Started the decade in NXT and briefly held that brand's tag team belts before joining the main WWE roster late that year. Went on to win the WWE United States Championship once and the ''Raw'' Tag Team Championship twice with Randy Orton before leaving the company in 2023. Moved to MLW after his noncompete expired, and later signed with NJPW, winning its World Television Championship in 2024.

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* Wrestling/MattRiddle: Started the decade in NXT and briefly held that brand's tag team belts before joining the main WWE roster in late that year.2020. Went on to win the WWE United States Championship once and the ''Raw'' Tag Team Championship twice with Randy Orton before leaving the company in 2023. Moved to MLW after his noncompete expired, and later signed with NJPW, winning its World Television Championship in 2024.

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* Wrestling/MattRiddleWrestling/MattRiddle: Started the decade in NXT and briefly held that brand's tag team belts before joining the main WWE roster late that year. Went on to win the WWE United States Championship once and the ''Raw'' Tag Team Championship twice with Randy Orton before leaving the company in 2023. Moved to MLW after his noncompete expired, and later signed with NJPW, winning its World Television Championship in 2024.


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* Wrestling/MikeRotunda: Announced as a 2024 inductee of the WWE Hall of Fame, alongside Barry Windham, as part of the U.S. Express.


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* Wrestling/BarryWindham: Announced as a 2024 inductee of the WWE Hall of Fame, alongside Mike Rotunda, as part of the U.S. Express.
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* Wrestling/OrangeCassidy: Became AEW's breakout star in 2020, and won his first belt with the promotion, the All-Atlantic Championship, in 2022, holding that belt through its 2023 renaming as the International Championship and defending it 31 times in all before dropping it to Jon Moxley at ''All Out'' that September. He soon reclaimed the belt.

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* Wrestling/OrangeCassidy: Became AEW's breakout star in 2020, and won his first belt with the promotion, the All-Atlantic Championship, in 2022, holding that belt through its 2023 renaming as the International Championship and defending it 31 times in all before dropping it to Jon Moxley at ''All Out'' that September. He soon reclaimed the belt.belt, later dropping it at ''Revolution'' in 2024.



* Wrestling/RondaRousey: Came back to WWE in 2022 after a near three-year absence to win the Women's Wrestling/RoyalRumble, and became a Wrestling/TripleCrownChampion in 2023. left WWE in late 2023 to join the indies.

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* Wrestling/RondaRousey: Came back to WWE in 2022 after a near three-year absence to win the Women's Wrestling/RoyalRumble, and became a Wrestling/TripleCrownChampion in 2023. left Left WWE in late 2023 to join the indies.



* Wrestling/RoderickStrong: Was a founding member of the Diamond Mine stable in 2021.
* Wrestling/AJStyles: Became the first WWE Wrestling/GrandSlamChampion of the decade in April 2021, making him the second wrestler in history to achieve this feat in both WWE and Wrestling/ImpactWrestling after Wrestling/KurtAngle.

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* Wrestling/RoderickStrong: Was a founding member of the Diamond Mine stable in 2021.
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* Wrestling/AJStyles: Became the first WWE Wrestling/GrandSlamChampion of the decade in April 2021, making him the second wrestler in history to achieve this feat in both WWE and Wrestling/ImpactWrestling [[Wrestling/TotalNonstopActionWrestling TNA/Impact]] after Wrestling/KurtAngle.
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* Wrestling/KazuchikaOkadaWrestling/KazuchikaOkada: Continued his success in NJPW during this decade, claiming the (new) IWGP World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship once, as well as winning G1 Climax twice. Left New Japan when his contract ran out in January 2024; signed with AEW and made his debut there that March.

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