WWE Brings PPV Theme for the First SmackDown of 2024 After 16 Years

Tis the season and WWE has some presents for its fans. While the Christmas gift for the fans was the return of Randy Orton and CM Punk, the higher-ups have planned another gift for the New Year’s celebration. The beloved PPV-themed SmackDown New Year’s Revolution is finally coming back after over a decade and a half.

WWE brings back nostalgia for fans

The first week of the new year is going to be full of treats for WWE fans. As posted by WWE’s Chief Content Officer, Paul ‘Triple H‘ Levesque on X (formerly Twitter) the week will be full with 6 shows that shouldn’t be missed. Dubbed the WWE New Year’s Knockout Week, the week would start with Day One of Monday Night Raw and will end with SmackDown New Year’s Revolution.

It is important to note that the last time fans witnessed SmackDown New Year’s Revolution was back in 2007. Other than the Raw and SmackDown, NXT will have a special show called the NXT New Year’s Evil. Along with that, Best of the Bump 2023 and a live WWE 2024 preview will also be a part of this celebration week.

The New Year’s Revolution was a part of WWE’s ensemble of PPVs back in 2005. However, fans saw the PPV on their television just till 2007. WWE brought back the name but it was just for the live shows and was not televised. The first New Year’s Revolution was held on January 5, 2005, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This was WWE’s first PPV in Peurto Rico. The main event of the show was the now staple Elimination Chamber.

The 2006 PPV was a special one as fans witnessed the first-ever Money in the Bank cash-in. For those who are not familiar, Money in the Bank started back in 2005 WrestleMania 21. The inaugural winner was The R-rated superstar, Edge. He had challenged the then-WWE Champion John Cena, who had retained the title after the 2006 Elimination Chamber. Edge became won the title at the PPV. The year 2007 did not see any Elimination Chamber at the PPV as the match was moved for December to Dismember PPV. In 2008, the PPV was shelved by WWE due to an increasing number of events in a year.

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WWE tried bringing back the PPV in 2020 in the form of a live tour. However, the plans had to be shelved due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Let’s just hope the event does not suffer the same faith again. The other thing that would be interesting to see is what will be this year’s main event. As 2005 and 2006 had Elimination Chamber as the main event, what do you think will be the main event this year?

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