Year Ender 2019: From Roman Reigns' Return to Ring Post Leukemia to Tyson Fury-Braun Strowman Match; Here's Look at 5 Best Moments in WWE (Watch Videos)
In the year 2019 WWE has left no stone unturned to live up to the expectation of fans. There had been few instances where ratings were quite poor, however, most of the time Raw, SmackDown and NXT topped the chart. The black and the gold brand of WWE has impressed the most by drawing good ratings on USA Network. In the below article, we will go through five best moments of WWE in the year 2019. This includes the return of Roman Reigns after recovering from leukemia to bringing British professional boxer Tyson Fury in WWE and booking him in a match with Braun Strowman. Year Ender 2019: From Seth Rollins vs Brock Lesnar to Triple H vs Batista, Here Are the 5 Best Matches in WWE (Watch Videos)
This year also WrestleMania event turned out to be a huge success as it created a record attendance of 82,265 people at MetLife Stadium. The second-most successful event this year was Survivor Series which saw some of the finest wrestling action from Team Raw, Team SmackDown and Team NXT. The creation of Bray Wyatt's alter ego character The Fiend has proved to be one of the best creative work by WWE in the year 2019. WWE TLC 2019 Results and Highlights: Bray Wyatt Defeats the Miz; Daniel Bryan Attacks the Universal Champion After Match (View Pics & Videos)
Top 5 Moments of WWE in the Year 2019
1. Roman Reigns Announces That His Leukemia is in Remission
On Feb 25, 2019 episode of Raw 'The Big Dog' announced that his leukemia is in remission and now he is ready to wrestle. It was indeed a special moment for WWE fans as he returned to WWE after taking months of rest from wrestling action.
Roman Reigns Announces he is in Remission
2. Kofi Kingston Becomes WWE Champion at WrestleMania 35
It took 11 years for Kofi Kingston to prove his mettle in WWE. At WrestleMania 35 he defeated Daniel Bryan and impressed WWE fans with his performance. After that victory, The New Day celebration at MetLife Stadium was really an enjoyable sight to watch.
Kofi Kingston Victory at WrestleMania 35
Kofi says 'Apna Time Aagaya' after his WrestleMania 35 win
3. Becky Lynch Wins Winner Takes it All Match at WrestleMania 35
'The Man' had issues with the authority prior to her big match at WrestleMania 35. First, on medical ground, she was not cleared to fight, later Mr.Vince McMahon deprived her of the opportunity by putting Charlotte Flair in the title match with Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania 35. Becky Lynch finally got the opportunity in a triple-threat match at WrestleMania 35 after defeating Charlotte Flair at WWE FastLane pay per view which took place on March this year. Becky Lynch won the historic match which was first-ever women's main event at WrestleMania. She also bagged both Raw and SmackDown Women's Championship belt.
Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair Join forces to Brutally Punish Ronda Rousey
4. Tyson Fury in WWE
In the historic SmackDown debut episode on Fox this year, Tyson Fury was seen having some sort of heated debate with Braun Strowman. This indicated that he might appear in WWE, which did happen very next week on Raw. 'The Gypsy King' was then put into a match with Braun Strowman at WWE Crown Jewel. Tyson Fury won that match by delivering a knockout punch to Braun Strowman as 'Monster Among Men' wasn't able to make it to the ring at the count of ten.
Braun Strowman and boxing champion Tyson Fury in Huge brawl
Tyson Fury Makes Grand entrance at Crown Jewel
5. NXT Dominates at WWE Survivor Series 2019
Two weeks prior to Survivor Series NXT roster was seen ruling Raw and SmackDown. No one would have imagined that NXT stars like Shayna Baszler, Adam Cole, Keith Lee, Matt Riddle, Tommaso Ciampa and many others would reach to fame till Survivor Series. Shockingly, Team NXT won the Survivor Series event as a whole as they had four victories to their name, while Raw and SmackDown managed to win only one and two matches respectively. WWE Survivor Series 2019 Results and Highlights: Shayna Baszler Defeats Becky Lynch & Bayley in Triple-Threat Match; NXT Dominates Raw, SmackDown (Watch Videos)
Final Score at Survivor Series 2019
The current WWE Universal Champion is Bray Wyatt, who will most probably have Daniel Bryan as his next opponent in 2020 for a title defence. The Fiend after his victory against The Miz at WWE TLC 2019 was attacked by Bryan. Becky Lynch the current Raw Women's Champion is having feud these days with Asuka. Surprisingly, Seth Rollins has turned into heel as he became the leader of AOP faction who attacked Kevin Owens and Rey Mysterio recently on Raw.
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