The event took place on January 5, 2024, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and aired as a special episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.

In the main event, a triple threat match between Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles was held to determine who would challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble; however, the match ended in a no contest after The Bloodline (Reigns, Jimmy Uso, and Solo Sikoa) attacked all three competitors.

The broadcast also marked the return of Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar with manager Paul Ellering); their last WWE televised appearance was in March 2020 before being released in September that year.

[2] During the December 22, 2023, episode of Friday Night SmackDown, the brand's General Manager Nick Aldis announced the revival of New Year's Revolution.

[13] At Crown Jewel on November 4, 2023, Roman Reigns defeated LA Knight to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship after interference from The Bloodline.

SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis then announced that Orton, Styles, and Knight would compete in a triple threat match at New Year's Revolution, where the winner would face Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble.

SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis then told Butch to find a partner to take on Pretty Deadly at New Year's Revolution.