WWE Mid-Year Awards for 2019
2019 has had its shares of highs and lows. The storytelling for Superstars like Becky Lynch and Kofi Kingston finally paid off with both capturing of gold at WrestleMania 35. Seth Rollins won the Royal Rumble and dethroned The Beast Incarnate as well.
Roman Reigns returned after a hiatus due to Leukemia. Several new stars like Ricochet, the Viking Raiders, Heavy Machinery and Lacey Evans all became official members of the main roster.
But with a lot of positives come many negatives as well. WWE couldn't remedy its ailing problem with falling ratings. They introduced a new title in the 24/7 belt and instituted the Wildcard Rule.
With many good, bad and strange things happening in the first half of 2019, some are worthy of recognition for good or bad reasons. Here is the first installment of the WWE Mid-Year Awards for 2019.
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Strangest Disappearing Act - Bray Wyatt
Last Summer, Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy were the Raw Tag Team Champions, the Deleters of Worlds. The duo had to relinquish the titles due to Hardy's injury, but he wasn't the only one who went away for a long time.
As Hardy took time off for recovery, Wyatt also disappeared from TV. He might have had an injury as well, but it wasn't as well-documented as Hardy's. Also while away from WWE, Wyatt had a child with fellow WWE personality, Jojo. Maybe he was taking personal time off due to the new birth.
Most wrestling fans were asking where he was because he wasn't the one who left due to injury.
But after several months, vignettes finally started to air for his return around WrestleMania 35. At first, they were merely 30 second pieces showing creepy toys laced with ominous background music.
It turned out to that those vignettes were hyping Wyatt's return, albeit in the form of a different character.
Through his Firefly Fun House segments, he has still maintained a mysterious and somewhat creepy aura albeit under the auspices of a PTSD children's show.
Wyatt left for a long time and when he did reappear, he was rebooted. How successful that long layoff will be for his character is still in question.