10 Biggest WWE Success Stories Of 2023
7. Sami Zayn
One of Cody's rivals for the position of most popular hero in WWE right now, Sami Zayn's rise to the top of the card admittedly started before 2023 began. But this particular underdog's finest hours unquestionably went down during the first half of this consistently gripping year.
Even with the 'Honorary Uce' being a regular highlight during countless Bloodline segments heading into the new year, few really expected WWE to get behind the increasingly popular star to the point of him very much looking like a person capable of toppling 'The Tribal Chief' before he even made it to 'The Grandest Stage'.
But that's exactly what happened in the wake of Zayn finally swinging a chair at Roman Reigns during one of the greatest angles of recent times at the Royal Rumble.
From there, Zayn continued to pick up momentum and support. And for a minute there in Montreal, it genuinely seemed like the impossible was about to become a piece of wrestling history.
Sami wasn't able to get that job done, of course. But that couldn't stop him from finally reuniting with Kevin Owens to inflict a serious crack in the Bloodline during a historic Tag Team Championship 'Mania main event.
And Zayn is still producing some of the biggest reactions in wrestling today, keeping that unlikely dream of perhaps lifting the big one some day alive.