Ranking the 10 best WWE moments of 2019

#5 CM Punk returns (sort of)

For years now, fans have been begging for the return of CM Punk, and while it didn't happen in AEW or WWE proper, the Straightedge Saviour is still back on our screens in a setting that discusses pro wrestling. As the premiere of WWE Backstage on FOX was wrapping up, Renee Young announced a little surprise, and to the shock of Booker T, Paige, and Samoa Joe, out strode the 6-time WWE Champion, who hasn't been seen in wrestling since 2014.

This doesn't get us too much closer to Punk returning to the ring, as he is technically employed by FOX to appear on the show, but seeing him back affiliated with WWE talking wrestling has to have everyone excited. Some may be disappointed that he's not back with WWE properly and may not never wrestle again, but the moment of his shock return was one of WWE's biggest highlights this year.