The Brawling Brutes were a professional wrestling stable in WWE. The stable was led by Sheamus and also contained Ridge Holland and Butch. The group started in November 2021. However, Sheamus would incur a shoulder injury in August 2023, and three months later in November, Holland would walk out on Butch during a tag team match, ending the group in the process.

The 2022 Day 1 was the inaugural Day 1 professional wrestling event produced by WWE, which was broadcast as a pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, and was the company's only PPV and livestreaming event to take place on New Year's Day. Its title alluded to its New Year's scheduling and was WWE's first PPV to have the New Year's theme since New Year's Revolution in 2007.