Bad Blood is back, emanating from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
This show will feature major clashes of rivals, hoping to settle their "bad blood" rivalries on this night.
This was a show with an air of unpredictability. Who would emerge victorious? Which stars would make a splash?
This was also a night with some obvious lingering heel and face turns on the horizon, but it was unclear if anyone would take full action.
As WWE fully moved into the fall season with Crown Jewel and Survivor Series next on the horizon, the star to take action could be the star of the show for months to come.
The following are the most likely heel and face turns to come out of Bad Blood 2024.
Heel: Kevin Owens And/Or Randy Orton
For the past few months, SmackDown has teased heel turns for both Kevin Owens and Randy Orton. It seems inevitable that at least one will go bad.
The latest story of both men doubting Cody Rhodes' motivations has opened up even more possibilities for what could happen.
Will KO get sick of what he sees as Rhodes' hypocrisy and take him out? Could Orton be waiting for his chance to strike and capture the WWE Championship? Would KO and Orton join forces in trying to take down The American Nightmare?
It is inevitable that the next major challenger for Rhodes after he escapes The Bloodline drama again will be Owens or Orton if not both.
Bad Blood might be the stage for that moment if KO/Orton want to make sure Rhodes and Roman Reigns cannot get their cathartic victory over The Bloodline.
Face: Jimmy Uso
Unofficially, Jimmy Uso may have been forced to turn face when The Bloodline attacked him in April. However, his alliance will only be clear once Jimmy has returned.
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns are teaming together to combat The Bloodline because all of The Tribal Chief's allies are out of action.
Bad Blood would be a perfect moment to bring back an important ally as long as Jimmy is healthy enough to return.
He can help Reigns overcome the number's game by taking out Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, setting the stage for The Tribal Chief to truly stand tall over the new Bloodline.
Face: Tiffany Stratton
Usually, a Money in the Bank cash-in is a heel move, but Nia Jax has slowly pushed Tiffany Stratton toward cashing in on her.
If The Center of the Universe were to take the title off Jax, it would be considered a babyface move and set up Stratton to play the fan favorite for the first time in her career.
It may be too soon for the cash in, but fans will accept Stratton's turn at any time. She is already popular with the crowd that want to cheer her despite her heel role.
This is an inevitable move for Stratton. WWE just needs to deliver the moment when it will have the most impact, hopefully jump-starting a SmackDown women's division that has struggled for attention.
Face: "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio
This may be too long term an angle to pay off as Bad Blood, but The Judgment Day has still not reached its final form.
As much as Liv Morgan has stated that she is fully invested in her romance with Dirty Dom, WWE has teased that she may have her eyes on a different man in Judgment Day long term.
In recent weeks, Morgan and JD McDonagh have made eyes at one another, possibly indicating that this Dirty Dom romance will fall apart once Morgan no longer needs him.
His value is to taunt Rhea Ripley. When that feud is over, Morgan could drop Dirty Dom.
Will it happen at Bad Blood? It is not impossible as this will likely be the final match between Morgan and Ripley in the near-future.
Mami could find herself more concerned about Dirty Dom after the match is over than his supposed "new" girlfriend, setting the stage for Mysterio to see through Morgan.
Finn Bálor chose all of his recruits for Judgment Day except Dirty Dom, and he could very see Mysterio as disposable in his own way.
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