"John Cena embarked on a retirement tour that saw him briefly turn heel before bowing out in the clutches of Gunther to close the book on a storied career. Seth Rollins joined forces with Paul Heyman, hoodwinked the world with a fake injury to win his second World Heavyweight Championship then was forced to vacate the title when he legitimately injured himself weeks later."
"At AEW, "Hangman" Adam Page fulfilled his redemption arc, becoming AEW world champion. Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita broke out with absurd performances, and Mercedes Moné just kept winning championships. There was so much to enjoy that every category for ESPN's annual awards was competitive and led to knockdown, drag-out brawls behind the scenes (not really), as the voting panel struggled to find clear-cut winners."
"At WrestleMania 41 in April, Mysterio got one of the loudest crowd pops of the show during his men's Intercontinental Championship win, but something else happened that weekend that would influence the young star's future, too. WWE purchased Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA, and Mysterio would soon be counted on to lead that brand into the future. At September's Worlds Collide, Mysterio triumphed over El Hijo del Vikingo -- with plenty of interference -- in front of a raucous crowd."
John Cena embarked on a retirement tour, briefly turned heel and ultimately lost to Gunther to end his career. Seth Rollins allied with Paul Heyman, used a fake injury to capture a second World Heavyweight Championship, then vacated the title after sustaining a real injury. NXT introduced stars Oba Femi, Je'Von Evans and Ricky Saints and staged cross-promotion with TNA Wrestling. AEW saw "Hangman" Adam Page complete a redemption arc to win the world championship while Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita emerged with standout performances and Mercedes Moné continued accumulating titles. Dominik Mysterio won the Intercontinental Championship, gained prominence amid WWE's AAA acquisition, and defeated El Hijo del Vikingo at Worlds Collide.
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