Rating WWE’s 10 Greatest Males’s and Ladies’s Wrestlers of 2024

It is a loaded query, one greatest answered by taking a number of completely different parts into consideration akin to in-ring efficiency, championship accolades, storyline prominence, fan response and total significance to the WWE product.

With these issues in thoughts, these are the Superstars who shined brightest over the past 12 months.

Ladies’s No. 10: Chelsea Inexperienced

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The self-proclaimed “Scorching Mess” was a shining instance of taking what was given to her and profiting from it.

In 2024, Chelsea Inexperienced was a performer performed for comedic worth early and sometimes. She was laughed at, humiliated and crushed down, however her dedication to the character endeared her to followers.

At Cash within the Financial institution in Toronto, she was the overwhelming fan favourite. When she did not win the briefcase, some questioned if these in key positions had been listening to the groundswell of help Inexperienced had garnered.

These questions had been answered a couple of months later, when she entered the Ladies’s United States Championship Match and superior all the best way to the finals, the place she battled Michin and made historical past by changing into the primary to win the title.

It was a triumphant second for the 33-year-old, whose spot on the cardboard was not ideally suited for many of the yr however whose resiliency and dedication to recover from with the viewers whatever the high quality of what she was working with proved plain.

An awesome performer who is barely starting to get her flowers as 2024 involves an finish forward of a doubtlessly nice new yr for her.

Males’s No. 10: Kevin Owens2 of 20

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Kevin Owens answered a comparatively low-key begin to 2024 with an explosive second half.

KO discovered himself competing for the US Championship in opposition to Logan Paul in the beginning of the yr, after which partnered with Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes to fight Solo Sikoa’s reimagined Bloodline.

It was his continued efforts to maintain The Bloodline out of energy that sparked the second-half renaissance and his place on this countdown.

Owens, 40, took exception to Rhodes teaming with Roman Reigns to battle Sikoa and Co., seeing it as a betrayal of their friendship given what number of instances he had battled the household group and even stood alongside The American Nightmare whereas serving to him end his story.

He lashed out at Rhodes, turned heel and focused the Undisputed WWE Championship because the yr got here to a detailed. With a ladder match for the title booked on the Royal Rumble, Owens figures to kick off 2025 as he ended 2024: On prime in a red-hot championship rivalry.

Ladies’s No. 9: Jade Cargill3 of 20

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Jade Cargill exploded onto the WWE scene in 2024 and wasted little time letting the followers know why she is a possible generational expertise.

Lasting till the ultimate 4 of the ladies’s Royal Rumble match, she instantly established herself as a menace to championship gold. And a partnership with Bianca Belair introduced her tag staff gold briefly order.

Collectively, they dominated the ladies’s tag staff division, struggling only one defeat and even then, they weren’t those pinned.

They regained the gold from Alba Fyre and Isla Daybreak and returned to smacking down anybody silly sufficient to problem The Storm and The EST of WWE.

An damage angle late within the yr, which noticed Cargill assaulted and thrown by way of a windshield, wrote her off of tv in the meanwhile, however that doesn’t take away from a banner first yr in WWE for the 32-year-old.

Males’s No. 9: Sami Zayn4 of 20

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Sami Zayn had one other stellar yr, due to the character work that has linked the performer to the followers for years. If that wasn’t sufficient, his listing of accomplishments in 2024 actually was.

He defeated Chad Gable in a gauntlet match to money his ticket to WrestleMania 40, the place he ended Gunther’s 666-day reign as intercontinental champion in the most effective matches of the yr.

From there, he feuded with Gable in a terrific sequence of contests that additionally noticed him enjoying ethical advocate for Otis, Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri as they sought to separate themselves from the Olympian.

He was integral within the growth of Bron Breakker on the fundamental roster degree in a sequence of matches for the IC title, by which he gained the primary however in the end dropped the title at SummerSlam.

Finally, he reunited with Roman Reigns and The Usos to reform the OG Bloodline and defeat the brand new Bloodline at Survivor Collection: WarGames in November.

Not a nasty yr from probably the most partaking performers within the business.

Ladies’s No. 8: Tiffany Stratton5 of 20

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Tiffany Stratton entered 2024 with momentum on her aspect.

A formidable final-four exhibiting within the girls’s Rumble match was adopted by a breakthrough efficiency within the Elimination Chamber, the place she acquired super fanfare from followers in Australia who wished it to be Tiffy Time then and there.

The 25-year-old didn’t have a job on the WrestleMania 40 card, however she rapidly reminded the world of the connection her performances had created with followers at Backlash in Lyon, France, when she and Naomi challenged Bayley in a Triple Menace match for the WWE Ladies’s Championship.

A Cash within the Financial institution victory was solely logical, and she or he has since partnered up with champion Nia Jax in what appears like a mutually helpful “maintain your folks shut and enemies nearer” deal.

Stratton is poised for nice issues and ought to be the subsequent WWE girls’s champion. Whether or not it comes on the expense of Jax and as a babyface is the query.

Males’s No. 8: Randy Orton6 of 20

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Randy Orton entered 2024 in rivalry for the Undisputed WWE Common Championship as a possible foil for Roman Reigns.

Whereas the 44-year-old did not finish The Tribal Chief’s historic reign, he did keep at or close to the highest of the cardboard all yr, battling The Bloodline or pummeling United States champion Logan Paul on the WrestleMania 40 stage.

It was his work with Solo Sikoa’s Bloodline and his rivalry with Gunther that basically solidified Orton’s yr as considered one of his better of the final decade.

With Kevin Owens as his accomplice, The Viper had some nice brawls with Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Jacob Fatu. Towards Gunther in each the King of the Ring last and for the World Heavyweight Championship at Bash in Berlin, he had two of the most effective matches of the yr.

Orton was written off of tv through a depraved piledriver from former good friend Owens, however what he completed main as much as that second—together with the refined side-eye glances at Cody Rhodes’ title—helped make him the most effective of the yr and reminded followers that age is however a quantity in the case of greatness.

Ladies’s No. 7: Becky Lynch7 of 20

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It has been so lengthy since Becky Lynch has been in a WWE ring that it nearly appears like a distinct yr since we final noticed The Man come round.

She kicked off the yr by expressing her need to regain championship gold and compete at WrestleMania 40. She failed in her first try to perform that within the girls’s Rumble match, falling simply brief as the primary runner-up.

The 37-year-old responded to that disappointment at Elimination Chamber by successful the same-titled girls’s match and incomes a shot on the Ladies’s World Championship on wrestling’s grandest stage.

Nevertheless, in entrance of a worldwide tv viewers, Ripley proved too good for Lynch, who succumbed to the Riptide and noticed her championship hopes dashed.

Till, that’s, Ripley suffered an damage and WWE officers wanted to crown a brand new champion. Lynch gained the gold, besting Liv Morgan after a Battle Royal. It was a short-lived run, although, as Morgan defeated her at King and Queen of the Ring in Saudi Arabia, due to interference from Dominik Mysterio.

A metal cage match loss to Morgan wrote the ultimate chapter of Lynch’s story for 2024, with a return anticipated in time for WWE Uncooked’s transfer to Netflix on January 6.

Although it was just for the primary half of the yr, Lynch’s run was nonetheless greater than noteworthy and noticed her once more climb the ladder to the highest of WWE as its champion. And she or he obtained to go residence and be a mother for a bit.

Males’s No. 7: Jey Uso8 of 20

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Jey Uso turned probably the most well-liked and beloved Superstars in WWE in 2024.

From his “Yeet” catchphrase to his confidence and aura, the 39-year-old elevated himself to fundamental occasion standing and isn’t wanting again.

He beat his brother, Jimmy, at WrestleMania 40. Then, he challenged Damian Priest for the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash France after probably the most memorable entrances in fashionable WWE historical past.

In arenas throughout the nation, 1000’s of followers raised their arms up and down in unison, greeting Uso with chants of “Yeet!” as he walked by way of them, prepared to overcome the squared circle.

He did simply that, too, successful his first singles title by defeating Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship.

If there was ever any indication of how well-liked Uso had grow to be and the star energy he possessed, it was at Crown Jewel and Survivor Collection the place he obtained the star entrance over Roman Reigns.

The long run is shiny for Uso and primarily based on the recognition he enjoys, it will not be shocking if he was slated to win a world title of his personal in 2025.

Ladies’s No. 6: Nia Jax9 of 20

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Nia Jax had a profession yr in 2024 and earned each little bit of it.

After returning final fall, she wasted little time making the brand new yr hers.

After being left off the WrestleMania 40 card, Jax set her sights on successful the Queen of the Ring match, and she or he did simply that by defeating Lyra Valkyria with the most effective Annihilators we are going to ever see.

From there, the 40-year-old shaped a partnership with Tiffany Stratton that noticed her maintain Ms. Cash within the Financial institution shut whereas she competed for the WWE Ladies’s Championship.

At SummerSlam, and with Stratton’s help, Jax defeated Bayley and took the title and has reigned over the SmackDown girls’s division ever since.

The work Jax put into bettering her ring efficiency was evident way back to February, when she challenged Rhea Ripley for the Ladies’s World Championship in the primary occasion of Elimination Chamber.

Whereas it is not fairly on each outing, Jax has improved by leaps and bounds and been a worthy champion.

Males’s No. 6: Seth Rollins10 of 20

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Seth Rollins dragged his crushed physique into the ring at WrestleMania 40 to take part within the closing moments of the primary occasion between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes.

After years of thoughts video games and establishing himself because the one man The Tribal Chief couldn’t conquer emotionally, Rollins took a nasty chair shot to the again that set Rhodes as much as finish Reigns’ run and end his story.

That second was important to the story at play and got here after The Visionary labored two different WrestleMania 40 matches on a knee that had been injured since a match with Jinder Mahal in January.

Quick-forward 4 months, and the 38-year-old returned after a much-needed hiatus to function the visitor referee for a match between two males he had no love for: Drew McIntyre and CM Punk.

An awesome feud with Bronson Reed adopted, one by which Rollins used his standing to raise the Aussie to the highest of the Uncooked card.

A selfless employee whose in-ring performances by no means waned regardless of his questionable well being, Rollins remained WWE’s unsung MVP in 2024, even when he didn’t have practically as many matches as he has had over the earlier three years.

Ladies’s No. 5: Bayley11 of 20

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Bayley’s first half of 2024 was considerably stronger than her second, which explains her comparatively low rating right here.

The Position Mannequin gained the ladies’s Rumble match in January, then cut up from Injury CTRL and challenged Iyo Sky for the WWE Ladies’s Championship at WrestleMania 40.

The 35-year-old gained there in what was one of many seminal moments of her profession.

Even after dropping the title to Nia Jax at SummerSlam, she remained within the title image and continued battling with The Irresistible Drive, however it will not be unfair to recommend she misplaced inventive momentum alongside the best way.

And as 2024 involves an finish, she feels very very like considered one of a roomful of opponents as an alternative of the face of the division.

Nonetheless, that first half of the yr was the stuff of goals and Bayley excelled when she was given the chance.

Males’s No. 5: Roman Reigns12 of 20

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It stays considerably extraordinary that Roman Reigns can rank on these end-of-year lists regardless of working so little.

It is a testomony to him and the WWE Inventive staff that he stays as related as he does and competing in so many high-profile matches to make that potential.

Reigns defeated LA Knight, Randy Orton and AJ Types in a Deadly 4-Approach match to kick off his 2024 on the Royal Rumble, then teamed with The Rock to beat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins on the primary evening of WrestleMania 40.

Simply 24 hours later, he dropped the Undisputed WWE Common Championship to Rhodes after an almost four-year reign. And when he returned, he did in order a conquering babyface, placing down Solo Sikoa for seizing management of The Bloodline in his absence.

He partnered with Rhodes to beat Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, then captained the OG Bloodline (and CM Punk) to victory over the brand new Bloodline at Survivor Collection: WarGames.

All issues thought-about, this was a productive yr for Reigns, culminating in a babyface flip that noticed him rise in reputation naturally after WWE had spent a decade attempting to drive him on followers with out success.

Ladies’s No. 4: Bianca Belair13 of 20

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Bianca Belair could not have had the identical singles success of the previous in 2024, however she stays probably the most prominently featured Superstars on Uncooked or SmackDown whereas amassing extra gold and infrequently dropping a match.

The EST of WWE stays unbeaten at WrestleMania as she partnered with Jade Cargill and Naomi to defeat Injury CTRL’s Asuka, Kairi Sane and Dakota Kai. From there, she partnered with The Storm to win the Ladies’s Tag Workforce Championship twice.

One of many premier employees within the girls’s division and a wrestler who’s perpetually over with followers, the 35-year-old is likely one of the elite opponents on the roster.

The “whodunnit” storyline involving the vicious assault on Cargill late within the yr and its eventual revelation will decide what Belair goes to be in 2025, however one factor is for certain: No matter it’s, she can be related.

Males’s No. 4: Damian Priest14 of 20

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Damian Priest smashed by way of the glass ceiling in 2024, shaking off the thought he was little greater than the enforcer of The Judgment Day by cashing in Cash within the Financial institution at WrestleMania 40 and changing into world heavyweight champion by defeating Drew McIntyre.

From there, The Archer of Infamy flashed his pure charisma and ascended the ranks in WWE, changing into one of many faces of Uncooked.

The 42-year-old retained his title in opposition to Jey Uso and Drew McIntyre earlier than jealousy on the a part of his Judgment Day teammate, Finn Bálor, resulted in a surprising betrayal that price him the title to Gunther.

Priest spent the remainder of the yr warring along with his former faction in singles and tag staff matches alongside Rhea Ripley. He had two photographs at regaining the world title from The Ring Basic, however Bálor reared his head in each and price him a second run with the gold.

Nonetheless, Priest loved a big yr that noticed him obtain the best success of his profession whereas firmly entrenching himself on the prime of the cardboard.

Ladies’s No. 3: Iyo Sky15 of 20

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Iyo Sky could also be the most effective pure girls’s wrestler on the WWE roster, due to her mixture of technical talent, placing and high-flying arsenal.

The 34-year-old additionally noticed her inventory rise in WWE as she entered the yr as the ladies’s world champion and assumed management of Injury CTRL when the faction ousted Bayley.

The Genius of the Sky misplaced her title to Bayley at WrestleMania 40 however remained a distinguished fixture on WWE TV for almost all of the yr, usually in among the greatest matches of no matter present she appeared on. Look no additional than the Queen of the Ring semifinal in opposition to Lyra Valkyria.

Sky emerged once more late within the yr as a contender to Liv Morgan and the Ladies’s World Championship. She misplaced at Saturday Evening’s Primary Occasion however brushed it off and picked up a key win within the Ladies’s Intercontinental Championship Match to take one step nearer to changing into the first-ever winner.

Males’s No. 3: Gunther16 of 20

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When it comes to in-ring skill, Gunther could also be the most effective wrestler on this listing.

The Austrian, 37, additionally had a definitive yr in 2024, getting into because the intercontinental champion and leaving with the world heavyweight crown.

Alongside the best way, he completed within the last 4 of the boys’s Rumble match, noticed his 666-day reign as IC titleholder come to an finish in a Match of the Yr candidate in opposition to Sami Zayn, gained the King of the Ring match and defeated Damian Priest for the World Heavyweight Championship.

The one factor holding Gunther from rating even increased on this countdown is that he took a backseat to ongoing rivalries as world champion, which is an indictment on the inventive staff.

Nevertheless, it adversely affected the second half of his yr, regardless that he nonetheless appeared at premium reside occasions and Saturday Evening’s Primary Occasion.

Ladies’s No. 2: Rhea Ripley17 of 20

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Rhea Ripley turned the primary occasion attraction and extremely marketable star in 2024 many in WWE believed she might be when she first stepped entered the Efficiency Middle.

The Eradicator of The Judgment Day entered the yr as the ladies’s world champion and solely misplaced the title when she suffered an actual damage by the hands of Liv Morgan.

The Australian got here again with a vengeance, extra well-liked than ever and has waged battle along with her rival in a feud that spanned the entire yr.

Alongside the best way, the 28-year-old turned one of many faces of Uncooked and partnered with Damian Priest to type The Terror Twins following a betrayal by their Judgment Day teammates.

She proved as well-liked as another Famous person on the roster, and the opening of her theme track is as near this era’s model of Steve Austin’s glass-shattering when it comes to producing a deafening pop.

Ripley is considered one of solely two or three members of the present girls’s division who could be put in the primary occasion of a PLE and be accepted in that position, due to her aura, reputation and in-ring skill.

Males’s No. 2: Drew McIntyre18 of 20

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Drew McIntyre was the most effective character on WWE tv in 2024.

That’s some assertion given the wealth of inventive excellence from Triple H and his staff, however there isn’t a one else who can prime what The Scottish Warrior completed this yr.

Bitter concerning the return of CM Punk and the arrival of Jey Uso on Uncooked after previous wrongs dedicated by them, McIntyre underwent a metamorphosis from one-dimensional babyface to heel.

From there, the 39-year-old injured Punk within the males’s Rumble match, costing him a WrestleMania 40 fundamental occasion after which spent appreciable time trolling him on social media.

In basic heel trend, when the results got here round for his actions, akin to Punk attacking him at WrestleMania 40 and costing him the newly gained World Heavyweight Championship, he failed to appreciate it was a direct response to his personal doing.

An unbelievable feud with Punk stretched all the best way to October, culminating in the most effective match of the yr inside Hell in a Cell at Unhealthy Blood.

Alongside the best way, McIntyre misplaced championship matches, doubled down on his trolling and have become essentially the most full villain on WWE TV, a development that doesn’t look like ending any time quickly after he focused Uso and Sami Zayn upon his return from a current hiatus.

Ladies’s No. 1: Liv Morgan19 of 20

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The Liv Morgan Revenge Tour took WWE by storm in 2024 as she returned from damage and proceeded to have the most effective yr of her profession.

The 30-year-old gained the Ladies’s World Championship by beating Becky Lynch, injured Rhea Ripley and stole Dominik Mysterio from her, joined The Judgment Day and noticed her star rise to new heights.

This yr noticed Morgan make good on the potential she flashed throughout her days studying her craft in NXT, changing into one of many faces of Uncooked alongside the best way.

Her in-ring performances improved whereas her promos and on-screen presence had been plain, and the end result was essentially the most profitable yr of her profession.

Males’s No. 1: Cody Rhodes20 of 20

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Cody Rhodes kicked off the yr by changing into the primary Famous person to win back-to-back males’s Rumble matches since “Stone Chilly” Steve Austin in 1997 and 1998.

That historic feat was practically negated by the return of The Rock and a teased matchup between him and Roman Reigns that will have left The American Nightmare out of the equation at WrestleMania 40.

The American Nightmare proved to be the true individuals’s champion, although, and the “We Need Cody” social media and reside occasion motion led to him taking his place in the primary occasion in opposition to Reigns, the place he completed his story by bringing The Tribal Chief’s practically four-year run as undisputed WWE common champion to an finish.

Profitable title defenses in opposition to AJ Types, Logan Paul, Solo Sikoa and Kevin Owens adopted earlier than an unlikely partnership with Reigns earned him a victory over Sikoa and Jacob Fatu at Unhealthy Blood.

A win over world heavyweight titleholder Gunther gave him the Crown Jewel Championship and a red-hot feud with friend-turned-enemy Owens wrapped up what could have been the most effective yr of the 39-year-old’s profession.

Rhodes is the simple No. 1 on this listing and the undisputed face of professional wrestling’s prime promotion getting into the brand new yr, the place he figures to battle for the highest spot once more because the standard-bearer and QB1 on this new period of WWE.