2024-10-06 01:25:04
WWE is back on PPV this weekend with a fun event loaded with rivalries. Bad Blood lands in Atlanta with five featured matches on Saturday night.
The pay-per-view has been dormant for 20 years but returns at the height of several deeply personal feuds. One of the main draws will see the expected end to the rivalry between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre when they meet inside Hell in a Cell. Plus, Roman Reigns teams up with longstanding rival Cody Rhodes to take on Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu.
Elsewhere on the card, the ongoing rivalry between women’s world champion Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley adds a new chapter when the two square off. They have been at each other’s throats since Dominik Mysterio left Ripley for Morgan in an epic betrayal at SummerSlam. Mysterio won’t be able to assist Morgan this time, however, as he will be locked in a shark tank.
Along with that feud is the ongoing battle between Damian Priest and his former stablemate Finn Balor. Priest, along with Ripley, were considered the leaders of The Judgement Day for a long time before Mysterio and Balor turned on them both at SummerSlam. Balor cost Priest the world heavyweight title and Priest has been out for revenge ever since, mostly losing the numbers game to the formidable Judgement Day and its five members. Now, Priest and Balor will square off and Judgement Day is likely to factor in some way.
Take a look below at the confirmed matches for WWE SummerSlam and take a glance at the crystal ball of what may come. The event streams live on Peacock on Oct. 5 with the main card starting at 8 p.m. ET.
2024 WWE Bad Blood matches
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell): McIntyre won their SummerSlam match and Punk responded by winning their strap match at Bash in Berlin. Obviously, the issues between the two were going to continue and it only took days before McIntyre unleashed an attack that sent Punk from the arena in an ambulance. As a result, Adam Pearce announced that McIntyre and Punk would meet inside Hell in a Cell for what could be the blowoff of the storyline.
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu): Rhodes and Reigns were bitter rivals for more than a year, headlining WrestleMania 39 and WrestleMania 40 against each other. They’ll now team together in Reigns’ first match since losing his world titles to Rhodes in April. Their separate issues with the Sikoa-led version of The Bloodline spurred an uneasy alliance and a tag team match against Sikoa and Fatu at Bad Blood.
Women’s World Championship — Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley: Ripley has been on the hunt for revenge on Morgan since Morgan injured her earlier in the year. That injury forced Ripley to vacate the title, allowing Morgan to scoop it up not long after. Morgan has since taken Dominik Mysterio and the entire Judgment Day away from Ripley while also executing sneak attack after sneak attack. Ripley finally gets another crack at Morgan in a singles match at Bad Blood, though it’s almost a certainty she’ll be battling against Judgment Day members as well as Morgan.
Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor: Like Ripley, Priest has been looking for revenge on the Judgment Day members that turned on him. The primary focus for Priest has been getting his hands on Balor. He finally gets that chance at Bad Blood, but Balor has already warned Priest to not forget the “Judgment Day playbook,” which almost always involves outside interference.
WWE Women’s Championship — Nia Jax (c) vs. Bayley: Jax and Bayley’s feud has persevered well past SummerSlam. Bayley defeated her friend Naomi in a No. 1 contender’s match on the Sept. 27 episode of SmackDown. Bayley’s victory earned her a rematch with Jax at Bad Blood.
