Some of the biggest rivalries in professional wrestling will come to a head Saturday when WWE Bad Blood emanates from State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Bad Blood will mark the return of the Hell in a Cell match, and it will involve two fitting combatants in CM Punk and Drew McIntyre, who have been at odds for nearly a year.
Also, arguably WWE's two top stars will put their issues aside, as Roman Reigns and undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes team up against a common enemy in The Bloodline.
The following is a rundown of the entire Bad Blood card, complete with a closer look at some of the top matches fans won't want to miss.
Where: State Farm Arena in Atlanta
When: Saturday, Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. ET
Watch: Peacock
WWE Bad Blood Card and Projected Match Order
- Hell in a Cell: CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
- WWE Women's Championship: Nia Jax (c) vs. Bayley
- Damian Priest vs. Finn Bálor
- Women's World Championship (w/ Dominik Mysterio in Shark Cage): Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
- Roman Reigns & Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu
Top Bad Blood Matches to Watch
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
After splitting their first two bouts against each other at SummerSlam and Bash in Berlin, the rubber match between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre is slated for Bad Blood.
McIntyre has been one of Punk's main adversaries since he returned to WWE last November, and he was the first one to revel in the fact that Punk got injured in the Royal Rumble match, which kept him off the WrestleMania card.
Despite that, Punk ended up costing McIntyre the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, and they have been at each other's throats ever since.
Few rivalries in wrestling have come across as personal as the one between Punk and McIntyre over the past several years, so it is only fitting that they will settle the score in one of the most dangerous and brutal match types ever conceived.
When it was first created Hell in a Cell was meant to bring a decisive end to blood feuds, and while WWE got away from that for quite some time, Punk vs. McIntyre is precisely the type of match Hell in a Cell is supposed to be attached to.
Both Punk and McIntyre figure to go to great lengths to beat each other, and given that WWE has seemingly loosened some restrictions under the leadership of Triple H, Hell in a Cell could be a bloody and unsettling affair.
Punk and McIntyre may not end up in the main event spot at Bad Blood, but it is difficult to envision any other match overshadowing their performance.
Roman Reigns & Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu
For the first time since dropping the WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania 40 back in April, Roman Reigns will return to in-ring action at Bad Blood.
Reigns made his initial return at SummerSlam by helping Rhodes beat Solo Sikoa in a WWE Championship match, apparently in retaliation for Solo's hostile takeover of The Bloodline.
Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa later put Reigns on the shelf by attacking him, but the OTC returned again on a recent episode of SmackDown, helping Cody fight off The Bloodline.
Reigns and Rhodes entered into an unlikely alliance to battle The Bloodline, leading to the tag team match becoming official for Bad Blood.
While Reigns and Rhodes have a common enemy, they aren't necessarily on the same page, and there is little doubt that Roman wants an opportunity to win back the world title he held for over 1,300 days at some point.
That means Reigns and Rhodes could potentially turn on each other during Saturday's match, and that uncertainty adds a great deal of intrigue to the likely Bad Blood main event.
Liv Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley
One of the longest-running and most personal feuds in the WWE women's division in recent memory will have another key chapter written Saturday at Bad Blood.
For the second time since SummerSlam, Liv Morgan will put the Women's World Championship on the line against Rhea Ripley, although there will be a catch this time around.
Given that Dominik Mysterio interfered at SummerSlam and has interfered in essentially all of Liv's matches since then, he will be locked inside a shark cage so he cannot get involved at Bad Blood.
Of course, that doesn't mean other Judgment Day members can't help Morgan, nor does it mean that Damian Priest can't lend his Terror Twins teammate in Rhea a helping hand.
Also, given Dirty Dom's status as a slimy heel, he may have something devious and unique up his sleeve, such as a foreign object he can slip to Liv.
With so many moving parts, Morgan vs. Ripley is a highly unpredictable match, and one that could be a catalyst for their feud to continue for many months to come.
Even if Morgan comes out on top, it is difficult to imagine Ripley ceasing her pursuit of revenge and the women's world title.
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