10 Dream Scenarios For Wrestling's New BOOM Period
10. A TOP SECRET Jump Happens
Jumps are back and have been for some time. The magical thrill of watching a star in a new, surreal context was missing for years in one of the worst byproducts of WWE's unacceptably awful period of monopoly.
As cool as it is to watch Cody Rhodes return to WWE, Kazuchika Okada to recover his star aura on night one, for CM Punk to put the never in never say never, the prevalence of wrestling media in the digital age has lessened the scope for surprise.
Punk's Survivor Series was so wild and loud that WWE might as well have not even played 'Cult of Personality'. You could barely hear it. Still, it wasn't completely unexpected nor impossible: Punk was a free agent who had indicated several times that he longed to return to the promotion.
Really, the AEW Vs. WWE "war" "era" has only yielded two absolute shockers, debuts thought legitimately impossible:
Malakai Black's AEW debut, since everybody was under the impression that he was subject to a 90-day non-compete clause, and Roderick Strong's AEW bow, since no outlet had learned that his WWE deal had quietly expired.
It's a tricky one - if there's ever an industry that requires transparent reporting, it is professional wrestling - but it would be awesome if a true headliner appeared for the competition from out of nowhere.
This new era is still missing its Lex Luger on Nitro moment.