6 WWE/AEW moments that would've seemed impossible a year ago

2019 is almost halfway through, and the world of professional wrestling has already witnessed a bunch of legendary moments that would be talked about by wrestling fans for years to come. WrestleMania, as always is the case, was a memorable affair with its fair share of iconic moments. All Elite Wrestling finally made its presence felt, and the humorous jibes in regards to it being a T-shirt company died down on the night of Double Or Nothing.

Jon Moxley's WWE exit, the incredibly well-made promo that he posted on Twitter, and his shocking debut at the end of AEW Double Or Nothing and now also participating in AEW Fyter Fest, could quite possibly be the most interesting Superstar story in pro-wrestling this year, and it couldn't have been more real!

Let's dive down memory lane and look at six things that have happened so far this year, which we would have found unbelievable not more than a year ago.

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#6 Roman Reigns moves to SmackDown Live

The reason no one would have ever thought of this happening in the slightest bit is that Roman Reigns is a hot commodity, and WWE would never think of putting someone like him anywhere other than on Monday Night Raw, WWE's flagship show. Somehow, this was exactly what happened during the Superstar Shakeup.

It was announced that Vince McMahon would reveal "the biggest acquisition in SmackDown Live history", and the speculation kicked off almost immediately. Roman Reigns came out on SmackDown Live to everyone's surprise, even though many had guessed it beforehand. He attacked Mr. McMahon and Elias upon his arrival. The Big Dog was now a SmackDown Live Superstar!

Considering how SmackDown Live has always been regarded as the B-show, it was a genuine shocker seeing Reigns being drafted to Tuesday nights. A year ago, Reigns was chasing the top belt on Raw. Who would have thought at the time that WWE would actually go ahead with moving him to SmackDown Live in 2019, and risk Raw losing viewership?

#5 Shane McMahon beats The Miz and Roman Reigns in three consecutive PPV bouts

There was a time when Shane McMahon used to get heavily cheered by the WWE Universe. His World Cup trophy win at WWE Crown Jewel was a head-scratcher, and things only went downhill from that point on. Shane went on to turn heel for the first time in years and met The Miz at WrestleMania 35. As luck would have it, Shane pinned The Miz in front of 80,000 shocked fans.

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The two met again inside a steel cage at Money In The Bank, where Shane stole another victory. To top it off, Shane went on to defeat possibly the biggest Superstar of this era, Roman Reigns, at WWE Super ShowDown! No one would have imagined a year ago that Shane would get such a huge push in 2019, and would beat the likes of Roman Reigns and The Miz.

#4 Kofi Kingston becomes WWE Champion at WrestleMania 35

At last year's WrestleMania, Kofi Kingston competed in a Triple Threat Tag Team match, alongside Big E. The match ended when Luke Harper pinned Kingston to win the gold for his team. No one had the slightest idea that Kingston would go on to compete in the WWE Title match at next year's WrestleMania, and win it in the end!

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Kofi's heroic performance in a gauntlet match on SmackDown Live kicked off a movement called KofiMania, which saw fans rallying behind the high-flyer and cheering him deafeningly on every occasion. This huge outpour of support forced WWE to change its original WrestleMania plans involving a returning Kevin Owens, and Kofi Kingston became the WWE Champion in one of the most emotional and feel-good moments in the history of The Show of Shows.

#3 Becky Lynch pins Ronda Rousey in the main event of WrestleMania 35

With the Women's Revolution gaining more steam as time passed, many guessed that it was only a matter of time before women would get to headline The Show of Shows. As soon as WrestleMania 34 became history, rumors began floating around regarding a match between Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair headlining WrestleMania 35. This was the original plan, but something happened in the way that forced WWE to heavily modify the same.

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Becky Lynch turned heel at SummerSlam, and embraced the ruthless persona of 'The Man'. Suddenly, her popularity skyrocketed and she became the hottest property in WWE. Becky went on to win the Royal Rumble match, and competed in a Triple Threat title match at WrestleMania, that closed the show!

Last year, when Becky Lynch competed in the first-ever WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal, no one in their right mind would have thought that she would win the main event of 'Mania a year later.

#2 R-Truth vs Drake Maverick becomes the most interesting WWE feud

Last month, WWE came up with the 24/7 Title and all hell broke loose! The title's design was heavily criticized by the WWE Universe, but something happened that suddenly turned this storyline into pure gold! R-Truth and Carmella's hilarious escapades with the belt resulted in his videos getting the most number of views on WWE's official Youtube channel.

A recent WWE poll resulted in Truth becoming the most favorite current champion in WWE, defeating Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, and Kofi Kingston! 205 Live GM Drake Maverick was soon dropped into the mix and the storyline got more interesting!

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Maverick was seen distributing flyers, cutting hilarious parody promos on Truth, and promising that he would win the title eventually. Maverick did win the title earlier this week, but lost it to Truth in his own wedding of all places! WWE's efforts towards this angle, Truth simply being his hilarious self, and Maverick actually suggesting WWE writers inculcate the storyline in his real-life wedding, has turned this rivalry into the most interesting thing WWE is currently producing!

Imagine hearing back in 2018 that R-Truth vs Drake Maverick would somehow become the most engaging and intriguing feud in WWE at some point in 2019! As Vince had once famously said, anything can happen in WWE.

#1 Cody Rhodes becomes EVP of a legit major pro-wrestling company

After leaving WWE, Cody Rhodes tried his hand at independent wrestling and wrestled for several promotions. Back in 2017, pro-wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer commented that ROH couldn't sell 10,000 seats for an event. In response, Cody and The Young Bucks planned an event named All In and worked towards promoting the event and selling tickets for the same. In early 2018, Cody was silently working on turning All In into a huge success. No fan or wrestling personality would have guessed at the time as to what would happen in a matter of a few months.

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All In sold more than 11,000 seats and was a huge success. Soon after, the official announcement of All Elite Wrestling was made on Youtube on the first day of 2019. The next day, Rhodes and The Bucks joined AEW as competitors as well as EVPs. Billionaire Tony Khan was named the President of AEW.

It's crazy how Cody's life took a complete turn for the best in a matter of a year. Unfortunately, Dusty isn't here to see what his son has been able to accomplish, but he sure is looking down on Cody and being proud of the feats he has achieved.

Edited by Vikshith R