For the first time in 20 years, the blood coursing through the veins of World Wrestling Entertainment has turned bad as WWE will present the Bad Blood Premium Live Event on October 5th. The State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia will host one of the most anticipated WWE events of the entire year, as the card will feature two championship bouts, the possible conclusion to one of the most personal feuds in recent memory, and a match , which could have an impact on the main event scene going forward.

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Every Bad Blood event in history has been fought through a Hell in a Cell match, and Bad Blood 2024 will indeed feature the most demonic structure in WWE – although early reports suggest it will actually open the show becomes. Drew McIntyre and CM Punk have been at each other's throats all year long; McIntyre took credit for kayfabe for putting Punk on ice during the Royal Rumble match, while Punk subsequently managed to knock McIntyre out of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship not once, not twice, but three times. Following their singles match at SummerSlam and their strap match at Bash In Berlin, both men will look to finally settle their scores in the first WWE Hell in a Cell match since WrestleMania 39.

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While McIntyre and Punk will be the headliners of “WWE Raw,” the bout featured by “WWE SmackDown” will be the main event, where undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns will be forced to be on the same side. Neither man initially wanted to work with the other, but the New Bloodline's constant attacks have left them no choice, and now Rhodes and Reigns hope to teach Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu who really rules in the WWE. Rhodes has already said that this match will have a big impact on the future title picture, and with rumors swirling about a possible appearance from The Rock, fans in Atlanta could be in for a big night on October 5th.

With Cody Rhodes embroiled in the “Bloodline” saga and CM Punk hoping to bleed Drew McIntyre's hopes and dreams dry in “Hell in a Cell,” the two championship matches on the “Bad Blood” card will put the women of WWE front and center back.

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In the WWE Women's Championship match, Bayley will look to regain the title she lost at SummerSlam by challenging Nia Jax, who has only grown in confidence since defeating Bayley at the “biggest party of the summer.” With Naomi out of the picture for now and Tiffany Stratton seemingly siding with Jax, the odds are stacked against Bayley at Bad Blood, but given their experience in big matches, anything is possible if these two meet again.

Another hope to regain her title is Rhea Ripley, who will once again challenge Liv Morgan for the WWE Women's World Championship. Judgment Day is a thing of the past for Ripley, but Morgan and Dominik Mysterio are a thorn in her side, and she shows no signs of stopping when it comes to finally putting an end to Morgan's reign as champion. Mysterio will be able to witness the action up close as he floats above the ring in a shark cage.

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Rounding out the card is a duel between Damian Priest and Finn Balor, which has even more fallout from the implosion of “The Judgment Day” in August. Priest and Ripley may have gotten revenge on Morgan and Mysterio in Berlin, but Priest still has revenge on his former tag team partner Balor, who turned his back on Priest at SummerSlam.