The year 2023 has given WWE some of its greatest moments, like the return of the ‘Best in the World’ CM Punk in the Survivor Series to WWE after 10 years and the ‘American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes winning the Royal Rumble match to later face Roman Reigns.
In the women’s division, Rhea Ripley won the Royal Rumble and became the champion. The main roster went through a lot of changes this year, including “The Viper’ Randy Orton signing with SmackDown. WWE superstars have set their New Year resolutions and are ready for a new chapter.
WWE stars reveal their 2024 goals
The WWE superstars addressed their 2024 goals in an official video released by the company from their Twitter/X account. Stars like CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, and Becky Lynch describe their goals in the clip.
CM Punk, the former WWE World Champion, surprised the fans when he made a surprising comeback in 2023’s Survivor Series. WarGames. Since then he signed for the RAW brand and has been in only one match with Dominik Mysterio on December 30 in a WWE live event match. Punk will attend the Royal Rumble match in 2024 and people are wondering if he’ll take the win. In the clip released by WWE, Punk said, “The goal for 2024, is to remind everybody that I’m the “Best in the World’. The king’s back baby!”
World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins has had a great year following 2023. Since winning the championship in May, Rollins has had a match on every single premium WWE event except for the Survivor Series, where he participated in the WarGames and won the match against the team of Judgement Day and Drew McIntyre. In the clip released by WWE, Seth Rollins added, “Somehow try to top 2023, and be the best father and husband I can. Cheers!.”
Cody Rhodes has been the most loved superstar since his comeback in WrestleMania 38 in April, where he defeated Seth Rollins to make one of the greatest comeback stories in the company. Rhodes then challenged Roman Reigns in 2023’s WrestleMania main event for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship. In the clip released by WWE Cody Rhodes added his resolution for the new year: “Be the best husband and father, finish the story”
Becky Lynch
‘The Man’ Becky Lynch has been in her fair share of spotlight this year. Lynch went on to face Hall of Famer Trish Stratus in a steel cage match in Payback. Becky concluded her rivalry with the HOF member by winning her match in the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on September 2. In the clip released by WWE, Becky Lynch added, “Its to have everybody buy my book: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl, available for pre-sale RIGHT NOW! Happy New Year!”
Which WWE star had the most success in 2023?
WWE superstars have had their ups and downs in 2023, and among them, one superstar who had an overall great year is Cody Rhodes. The 38-year-old superstar won the Royal Rumble and had his Road to WrestleMania moment. Although the superstar lost to ‘The Tribal Chief’ Roman Reigns, he still proved his worth to the WWE universe.
Rhodes’s most iconic moment in 2023 was at the Summer Slam, where he faced the ‘Beast Incarnate’ Brock Lesnar and won the match at the end. After the match, Brock Lesnar surprised fans worldwide by giving a handshake to the ‘American Nightmare’ and raising his arm as the champion, which is a first for the Beast as he has never honored someone like this. This character break from Brock proved just how great Cody is as a wrestler.
Cody said following his match with Lesnar, “This was my third time wrestling him, and the first two matches were surviving Brock Lesnar. This match was different. Summer Slam was all about defeating Brock Lesnar.”
The coming times for WWE have some exciting matches scheduled. With Royal Rumble weeks away, the upcoming events will be an epic saga that will be etched in history and fans are all in for 2024’s premium events.
