One night time after coming off a loss at WrestleMania XL, Cody Rhodes was one of many huge winners at WWE’s Slammy Awards.
American Nightmare was named the promotion’s Male Superstar of the Year over Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Gunther and Logan Paul.
Rhea Ripley, recent off her profitable protection of the Women’s World Championship towards Becky Lynch, received Female Superstar of the Year.
Here’s the whole checklist of honors handed out Sunday forward of WrestleMania night time two:
2024 Slammy Award Winners
Male Superstar of the Year: Cody Rhodes Female Superstar of the Year: Rhea Ripley NXT Superstar of the Year: Tiffany Stratton Breakout Superstar of the Year: LA Knight Superstar of the Year: Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes Match of the Year: Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley (WrestleMania 39) Faction of the Year: The Judgment Day Social Star of the Year: Drew McIntyre Best Entrance: Cody Rhodes OMG Moment of the Year: CM Punk Returns to Survivor Series Return of the Year: CM Punk Fan Chant of the Year: “Yeah!” (LA Night) Best of the Year Mic Drop of the Year: Paul Heyman Lizzy Winner: Seth Rollins Villian of the Year: Dominik Mysterio Trash Talker of the Year: The Rock
In addition to successful the boys’s Royal Rumble for the second yr in a row, Rose defeated Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam and led his group to victory within the males’s WarGames showdown at Survivor Series.
The 38-year-old has been flying the flag for the corporate together with a number of others over the previous yr, particularly since Roman Reigns is working a restricted schedule. His temporary however vocal “We Want Cody” motion was a testomony to his recognition inside the WWE Universe.
Not surprisingly, CM Punk’s stunning return at Survivor Series in his hometown of Chicago additionally garnered consideration throughout his time at Slammy’s.
It was no secret that Punk was a free agent on the time, however many followers puzzled if his relationship with WWE had damaged down past restore. Despite a wave of hypothesis about his potential return, it was a jaw-dropping second when “Cult of Personality” was carried out at Allstate Arena.