WWE Bad Blood 2024 PPV 10/5/24

WWE comes to Atlanta’s State Farm Arena in Georgia for the 2024 Bad Blood. The Premium Live Event goes down Saturday (October 5), twenty-seven years after the first Badd Blood PPV event that featured the iconic Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. (And Kane’s debut as he ripped his way through the cell door.)

CM Punk was forced to sit through WrestleMania thanks to a triceps injury by Drew McIntyre from their encounter at the Rumble. The Voice of the Voiceless cost McIntyre his moment, not once, not twice, but four times — even traveling halfway through the world to Scotland to prevent McIntyre from winning the world title. Punk, however, would lose his prized bracelet to McIntyre for pulling the Glasgow Screwjob. The bracelet would cost Punk his first match against McIntyre at SummerSlam 2024 before the Voice of the Voiceless evened the score in a brutal Strap Match at WWE Bash in Berlin. This rivalry has, without a doubt, got the entire WWE Universe hooked since January. McIntyre and Punk have crafted a feud so compelling it has seen little physicality from both men on weekly television. The promo segments between these two men have been nothing short of brilliant. From McIntyre’s straight-edge rehab line to Punk’s referencing the boogeyman.

Nia Jax became the number one contender for the WWE Women’s Championship by winning the 2024 Queen of the Ring Tournament. The challenger toppled WWE Women’s Champion Bayley at SummerSlam 2024 with a little help from Ms. Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton. The Role Model spent months chasing after the championship before defeating Naomi to become the number one contender just two weeks before WWE Bad Blood. Nia Jax has been absolutely unstoppable in her second run with WWE. She’s improved so much between the ropes. Her character work has improved drastically up as well. I won’t mind if Nia ends up retaining her title against Bayley this Saturday. She deserves a lengthy run. But, but Tiffany Stratton’s potential involvement cannot be ruled out either. It’s only a matter of time before Daddy’s Little Rich Girl cashes her way to world title glory.

WWE first teased this feud during Priest’s run as World Heavyweight Champion, but Triple H didn’t pull the trigger until SummerSlam this year. Priest had a solid run as RAW’s top champion, but it was his destiny to leave The Judgment Day at some point. The group continues to thrive with the addition of Carlito and Liv Morgan. Priest needs a win over Balor at WWE Bad Blood to solidify himself as a singles babyface star. There’s no other way this rivalry ends because it has to. This entire love triangle storyline has turned out to be a major highlight on WWE television. No one thought Dom could get any more low. He pulled off a heel turn while being a heel. Dom’s betrayal confirmed WWE’s plans to turn Rhea Ripley into a major babyface. RAW needed one ever since Becky Lynch stepped away from the spotlight. However, Liv retaining her title at WWE Bad Blood would be the ideal outcome for this match-up. A clean win over Ripley would solidify her place at the top of the RAW women’s division.

Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns may be tag team partners this Saturday, but they do not like each other. Reigns says Rhodes is in his way in life. These are the words of a man who wants the Undisputed WWE Championship back. Rhodes recently teased “big title implications” for Crown Jewel at WWE Bad Blood during his appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. McAfee had something to say about “the big guy” coming back. If it’s the person who we all think he is, then it’s better not to give a prediction for this highly-anticipated match-up.