The 2024 New Year's Revolution (marketed as ''SmackDown'': New Year's Revolution) was the fourth

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event produced by

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, and the first to air as a

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. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's

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brand division. The event took place on January 5, 2024, at the

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, and aired as a special episode of ''

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'' on

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. The broadcast concluded WWE's week-long programming of New Year's-themed shows called New Year's Knockout Week. New Year's Revolution was previously held as a Raw-exclusive

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from 2005 to 2007, in turn marking the first SmackDown-branded New Year's Revolution as well as the first to broadcast on any outlet since the 2007 event; a series of eight

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shows titled the New Year's Revolution Tour was held in early 2020, but these were dual-branded non-televised events. Four matches were contested during the live broadcast. In the main event, a

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between

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, and

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was held to determine who would challenge

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for the

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at the

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; however, the match ended in a no contest after The Bloodline (Reigns,

Jimmy Uso Jonathan Solofa Fatu (born August 22, 1985), better known by his ring name Jimmy Uso, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand. He is a member ...

, and

Solo Sikoa Joseph Yokozuna Fatu (born March 18, 1993) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Solo Sikoa and is the second leader of The Bloodline. After Fatu played college ...

) attacked all three competitors. As a result, Reigns was instead scheduled to defend the title against the three in a

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at the

. In another prominent match, which opened the show,

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defeated

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in the finals of a tournament to earn a match against

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for the United States Championship at the Royal Rumble. The broadcast also marked the return of

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( Akam and

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with manager

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); their last WWE televised appearance was in March 2020 before being released in September that year.

Production

Background

From 2005 to 2007, the American

promotion

held an annual

(PPV)

in early January titled

, which was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw brand division. The name of the event was a play on the Western tradition of New Year's resolutions. It was then discontinued as after

WrestleMania 23 WrestleMania 23 was a 2007 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was the 23rd annual WrestleMania and took place on April 1, 2007, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, held for wrestle ...

in April 2007, WWE ceased producing brand-exclusive PPVs, thus reducing the amount of PPVs held per year. The 2007 event would in turn be the final New Year's Revolution to broadcast on any outlet, as although WWE revived the name for a series of eight

shows in early 2020 titled the New Year's Revolution Tour, these were non-televised events. During the December 22, 2023, episode of ''

'', the brand's General Manager

Nick Aldis Nicholas Harry Aldis (born 6 November 1986) is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a producer and the on-screen general manager of the SmackDown brand. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wres ...

announced the revival of New Year's Revolution. It was scheduled to be held as a special episode of ''SmackDown'' on January 5, 2024, in

and broadcast on

. This in turn marked the first SmackDown-branded New Year's Revolution, the first to air as a

, and the fourth overall to air on any broadcasting outlet. The show also concluded WWE's week-long programming of New Year's-themed shows called New Year's Knockout Week, which included ''Raw'': Day 1 and ''NXT'': New Year's Evil.

Storylines

The event included four matches that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the SmackDown brand, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television show, ''Friday Night SmackDown''. On the November 17, 2023, episode of ''SmackDown'',

Zelina Vega Thea Megan Trinidad Büdgen (born December 27, 1990) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Zelina Vega and is the current Women's United States Champion in he ...

and "Michin" Mia Yim were attacked by

Damage CTRL was a professional wrestling stable in WWE. The group was formed in July 2022 at SummerSlam (2022), SummerSlam by Bayley (wrestler), Bayley alongside Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky. Damage CTRL quickly became prominent in WWE’s women’s division, wit ...

( Bayley,

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Dakota Kai Cheree Georgina "Charlie" Crowley (born 6 May 1988) is a New Zealand professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in the WWE, where she performed under the ring name Dakota Kai. Prior to her signing with WWE, Crowley performed under t ...

, Asuka, and

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) after they talked to

Bianca Belair Bianca Nicole Crawford (née Blair; born April 9, 1989) is an American professional wrestler and fitness and figure competitor. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under t ...

, who was attempting to find a fourth member for her team for the

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at Survivor Series: WarGames. Three weeks later, before Asuka's match against

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, Vega, Yim, Belair, and

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attacked the rest of

. Two weeks later, the team of Vega, Yim, Belair, and Shotzi defeated Damage CTRL in a Holiday Havoc match, where Yim pinned Sky, granting her a match against Sky for the

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at New Year's Revolution. At Crown Jewel on November 4, 2023,

won his first WWE title, the United States Championship. Paul made his first appearance as champion on the December 1 episode of ''SmackDown'' where he announced that his first challenger would be determined by a tournament.

and

won their respective tournament brackets, and on the December 22 episode, it was announced that the tournament final between the two would occur at New Year's Revolution with the winner facing Paul for the title at the

. Before he went on hiatus in May 2022 due to a back injury,

had been feuding with The Bloodline (

Jey Uso Joshua Samuel Fatu (born August 22, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Jey Uso. He is a member of the Anoa'i family of professional wrestlers. Trained since ...

, and

). At Crown Jewel on November 4, 2023,

defeated

to retain the

after interference from The Bloodline. On the following episode of ''SmackDown'', Knight stated that he was not done with The Bloodline until he defeated Reigns for the title. Orton then returned at Survivor Series: WarGames later that month, and he subsequently signed with the SmackDown brand after fending off an attack by The Bloodline (which had since added

while Jey left the group earlier in the summer) on the December 1 episode of ''SmackDown'', vowing to get revenge. Two weeks later, the returning

helped Knight and Orton fend off The Bloodline before attacking Knight. The following week, Styles explained that he attacked Knight for taking his spot in a tag team match at Fastlane. After Orton interrupted, he said he also wanted a title match against Reigns. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis then announced that Orton, Styles, and Knight would compete in a

at New Year's Revolution, where the winner would face Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble. On the November 24, 2023, episode of ''SmackDown'', during a tag team match between

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(

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and

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) and

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( Elton Prince and Kit Wilson), Holland left the ringside area, costing his team the match. Over the next few weeks, Butch feuded with Pretty Deadly by himself. On the December 22 episode of ''SmackDown'', Butch attacked Pretty Deadly backstage after they mocked him. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis then told Butch to find a partner to take on Pretty Deadly at New Year's Revolution.

Results

WWE United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament

References

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Production

Background

Storylines

Results

WWE United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament

See also

References