Several top rivalries in WWE will write their latest and, for one in particular, final chapter at Bad Blood on Saturday night.
CM Punk and Drew McIntyre headline the event inside Hell in a Cell, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns team up for the first time ever, and The Terror Twins look to settle their differences with The Judgment Day in two singles matches.
Who will emerge victorious from the five matches announced for the card at State Farm Arena in Georgia and why?
Find out with this preview.
WWE Women's Championship: Bayley vs. Nia Jax
Bayley earned a rematch with Nia Jax for the WWE Women's Championship at Bad Blood by defeating Naomi on Friday's SmackDown.
The Role Model has chased the title since losing it at SummerSlam, but now does not appear to be the time for her to win it back, thanks to a developing side story involving Jax and Tiffany Stratton.
Stratton is the reigning women's Money in the Bank briefcase holder, meaning she can cash in her guaranteed championship match anytime. Jax, though, has threatened her, going as far as to grab her by the throat Friday night to dissuade her.
The dynamic between the two would suggest the big blowoff is Jax vs. Stratton, with The Center of the Universe turning babyface.
If that is the case, Bayley is unlikely to regain the title.
Prediction: Jax retains, continuing a run that has seen her do some of the best work of her career.
Damian Priest vs. Finn Bálor
On the surface, it would appear Damian Priest will defeat Finn Bálor on Saturday and record a big win that continues his momentous run in 2024.
Should that outcome occur, it begs the question: What's next for both Superstars?
We have seen hints of a battle between the Wyatt Sicks and The Judgment Day, thanks to intricately placed symbols, puppets and dolls in backstage vignettes.
For Priest, a return to the world title picture would not be out of the question considering he has unfinished business with the man who took the World Heavyweight Championship from him, Gunther.
If that is the case, The Archer of Infamy would need the win to propel him forward while Bálor and Co. would remain over as the central faction on Raw and the tool utilized by WWE Creative to help tell the next chapter of the Wyatt Sicks story.
Prediction: Priest defeats Bálor
Women's World Championship: Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan
Dominik Mysterio will be suspended above the ring in a shark cage for Liv Morgan's Women's World Championship defense against Rhea Ripley, taking him out of the equation and leaving his new love interest to fend for herself against Mami.
While all signs seemingly point to a one-sided victory for the Australian, something about this feud does not feel complete.
Ripley and Priest steamrolled Morgan and Mysterio at Bash in Berlin. For the challenger to do so again in Atlanta would seemingly unravel all of the efforts Triple H and the creative team have put into establishing Morgan throughout 2024.
Whether it's through interference from her Judgment Day teammates or the introduction of a new face to the feud, expect Morgan to steal a win and continue the rivalry.
Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa
Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes should steamroll The Bloodline's Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa on Saturday, if for no other reason than they are the modern equivalent of The Mega Powers.
They are the two biggest stars in the industry, and the idea of them losing a match of this magnitude seems unlikely.
Maybe, though, that is where the story develops.
There is already a level of distrust between them and losing in Atlanta—a city important to both of them—would only intensify those issues and create questions about their ability to stop The Bloodline together.
That does not appear to be the direction things are headed, though.
Rhodes and Reigns are a superteam and will defeat their rivals,. They will then use the win to set up WarGames at Survivor Series in November.
Prediction: Rhodes and Reigns survive The Bloodline
Hell in a Cell: CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
The year-long rivalry between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre culminates Saturday inside Hell in a Cell.
Each man has secured a key victory over the other, with The Scottish Warrior winning back at SummerSlam and Punk answering with a win in the Strap match at Bash in Berlin.
The feud began with McIntyre injuring Punk at the Royal Rumble and costing him a main event at WrestleMania 40. The Best in the World responded by costing McIntyre the world title at every turn.
Things got messy and personal through the summer and have now reached the point where both competitors have threatened to bloody the other.
What should be a violent clash will see Punk score the win over the Scot and move onto bigger and better things, including a potential world title program with Gunther, which he already alluded to after his win in Germany.
Prediction: Punk defeats McIntyre
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