WWE Bad Blood Live Coverage 10/5 - Hell In A Cell Match, The Bloodline Faces Roman Reigns & Cody Rhodes

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE Bad Blood" on October 5, 2024, coming to you live from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia at a special main show start time of 6 PM ET!

Drew McIntyre and CM Punk look to put their issues to bed once and for all tonight as they collide in a Hell In A Cell Match. Not only did the two men meet in a tense verbal confrontation inside the Hell In A Cell cage surrounded by security guards this past Monday on "WWE Raw", but they each currently hold a win over each other with McIntyre defeating Punk at WWE SummerSlam on August 3 and Punk later getting his retribution when he emerged victorious over McIntyre in a Strap Match at WWE Bash In Berlin on August 31.

Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu of The Bloodline will be going one-on-one with Roman Reigns and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes in tag team competition. Not only do Reigns and Rhodes have a storied history, but they've each had their fair share of issues with The Bloodline over the course of the past few months with Rhodes encountering the stable on numerous occasions over the course of the last several months and Sikoa assuming Reigns' position as "Tribal Chief".

Judgment Day's Dominik Mysterio will be sequestered in a Shark Cage as his stablemate Liv Morgan will be putting the Women's World Championship on the line when she goes head-to-head with one half of the Terror Twins Rhea Ripley. Morgan and Ripley previously faced each other in the ring at SummerSlam in the former's last defense on WWE programming, with Dominik helping Morgan retain her title after he turned his back on Ripley.

Speaking of Judgment Day and The Terror Twins, Finn Balor and Damian Priest will be squaring off with one another. Similar to Ripley and Dominik, the former allies became bitter enemies at the Cleveland, Ohio Premium Live Event when Balor cost Priest the World Heavyweight Championship to current titleholder GUNTHER.

Nia Jax will be putting the WWE Women's Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Michin in a Street Fight on the August 30 edition of "SmackDown" as she defends against Bayley. Although Bayley and Naomi defeated Jax and Tiffany Stratton in a Tornado Tag Team Match two weeks ago on "SmackDown" by simultaneously pinning the latter in the hopes of getting a title shot, Bayley defeated Naomi in a Number One Contenders match the following week.

We are live! Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as the hosts of Bad Blood, Jade Cargill, Naomi, and Bianca Belair are waiting in the ring to welcome fans to the show. The trio then announce that Hell In A Cell will be kicking off tonight's show before Drew McIntyre and CM Punk make their way down to the ring.

The bell rings and the two stare one another down. They then exchange right hands with one another, but McIntyre sends Punk crashing into the corner and fires off strikes on him. Punk responds with right and left hands of his own, but McIntyre rains down right hands on him.

McIntyre dumps Punk out of the ring and looks to send him crashing into the side of the cage, but Punk prevents McIntyre from doing so using his boot. Punk whips McIntyre into the side of the cage and sends his head bouncing off it, then grabs a table from under the ring and slides it inside. He then grabs a chair and looks to hit McIntyre with it outside of the ring, but McIntyre grabs it from him and clocks him with it. He sends Punk crashing into the ring steps and stomps on the side of his neck.

McIntyre grabs a toolbox from under the ring and dumps it out. He grabs a wrench and looks to hit Punk with it, but Punk sees him coming and rains down right hands on him. He then grabs the wrench and jams it into McIntyre's head before dumping him back in the ring. McIntyre connects with a boot on Punk's head and sets up the table he slid into the ring, but Punk stops him and sends him crashing into the side of the table throat first.

Punk grabs one of the legs of the table and uses it to continue wearing down McIntyre's throat. He then sends him crashing spine first into the other leg still attached to the table and looks to use it to injure McIntyre's eye. McIntyre fights Punk off and rolls out of the ring, but Punk follows him out and gets him up on his shoulders. McIntyre escapes and delivers a Claymore Kick to Punk.

McIntyre sends Punk crashing into the side of the cage head first, then grabs one of the ring steps and hits Punk in the head with it. He sends Punk crashing into it face first and stomps on his head, then dumps him back in the ring and jams the wrench into his head again. He grabs another table from under the ring and sets it up on the outside, then gets back inside and lands a right hand on Punk's head. He gets Punk up on one shoulder, but Punk escapes and lands a step-up knee on McIntyre in the corner.

McIntyre looks to send Punk crashing through the table on the outside, but Punk lands on the apron to escape and lands a double ax handle on him off the top rope. He looks to fly again off the top and land another one using the wrench to hit McIntyre, but McIntyre sees him coming and lands a suplex. Punk then hits McIntyre with the tool box twice and ascends to the top before landing another double ax handle off the top rope using the tool box.

Punk delivers a trio of step-up knees to McIntyre in the corner, then calls for the GTS. He lands one on him, but McIntyre catches him with a Claymore Kick and goes for a pin. Punk kicks out and wears McIntyre down with a Sharpshooter, but McIntyre escapes.

McIntyre and Punk then exchange right hands with one another, but Punk lands a roundhouse kick on McIntyre's head. McIntyre then sends Punk crashing through the table set up on the outside with a Brainbuster and grabs one of the ring steps, then slides it into the ring and connects with a GTS.

McIntyre gets Punk up on his shoulders and sends him crashing into the ring steps with White Noise. He goes for a pin, but Punk kicks out. McIntyre looks to send Punk crashing into the mat with a slam, but Punk counters into an Anaconda Vice. McIntyre looks to escape with a wrench, but Punk grabs it from him and hits McIntyre with it repeatedly in the head. McIntyre low blows Punk and grabs a bag from under the ring, then dumps it out to reveal a bunch of beads and sets up for the Claymore Kick. Punk moves out of the way, and McIntyre is sent crashing into the ring steps.

Punk wraps a chain around his thigh, then piles some of the beads McIntyre dumped out together. He shoves several beads into his mouth, then follows it up with the GTS using the chain on his leg for the win.

Winner: CM Punk

After the match, medical officials and other officials appear at ringside to check on Punk and McIntyre. 

Bayley then makes her way out to the ring. Nia Jax follows.

The bell rings and Jax sends Bayley crashing into the corner. She fires off shoulders on Bayley in the corner, then runs her over with a clothesline. Jax then delivers a splash in the corner to Bayley and lands a second one on her in the center of the ring, then locks in a Bear Hug on her. Jax then wears down Bayley's calf with a submission hold, but Bayley makes her way to the bottom rope to escape.

Bayley connects with a leg drop on Jax before she goes for a pin. Jax kicks out and Bayley lands a neckbreaker on her using the middle rope, then lands a tope suicida and dumps her back in the ring. Jax sends Bayley crashing into the top turnbuckle, then delivers a Hip Attack and ascends to the top. Bayley lands a few strikes on her and looks to connect with a powerbomb. Jax avoids it and delivers a Bayley-To-Belly to Bayley.

Bayley delivers a knee to the side of Jax's head in the corner, then connects with a Sunset Powebromb on her and follows it up with a few elbow drops. She then ascends to the top and lands another one before going for a pin. Jax kicks out, but Bayley sends her crashing into the ring steps on the outside. Jax powerbombs Bayley on the ring steps, then sends her crashing into the barricade and dumps her back in the ring.

Jax ascends to the top rope, but Bayley escapes. Jax then levels her with a back elbow, but Bayley hits a kick on the side of her head. Jax falls on top of the referee.

Bayley lands the Rose Plant on Jax and pins her, but the referee is still down and doesn't see the fall. Tiffany Stratton then appears with her Women's Money In The Bank briefcase in hand and hits Bayley with it, then gets the referee up. The referee hands Stratton her briefcase back, but Jax mistakenly thinks that Stratton was about to cash in. Jax gets in Stratton's face, opening the door for Bayley to roll her up. Jax kicks out and Bayley ascends to the top, but Stratton throws her briefcase at her. Jax then catches Bayley with a Samoan Drop off the ropes and follows it up with the An-Nia-Lator for the win.

Winner (and still): Nia Jax

Finn Balor then makes his way out to the ring. Damian Priest follows.

The bell rings and Balor provokes Priest. Priest sends Balor crashing into the corner and rains down right hands on him, then fires off stomps on him and sends him crashing into the mat. He runs him over with a boot, then connects with a kick on his head that sends him crashing onto the floor from the apron.

Balor delivers a Sling Blade to Priest on the outside, then lands several stomp on him back in the ring and connects with a Russian Leg Sweep. He fires off another stomp on Priest's spine and locks in an Abdominal Stretch on him, but Priest escapes and sends Balor crashing into the mat. Priest then run over Balor with a clothesline and delivers a Broken Arrow. Balor responds with another Sling Blade, but Priest rocks him with a pair of roundhouse kicks and a clothesline. He then goes for a pin, but Balor kicks out.

Priest fires off kicks on Balor's chest, but Balor responds with a Pele Kick and lands a pair of stomps on Priest's chest. Priest connects with a Razor's Edge on Balor and goes for a pin, but Balor kicks out. Priest then sends Balor crashing over the announce desk and lands another Razor's Edge on the apron.

Carlito runs down to the ring and distracts the referee, opening the door for JD McDonagh to land a jawbreaker on Priest off the top. Balor dropkicks Priest into the corner and follows it up with the Coup De Grace, then goes for a pin but Priest kicks out. Carlito then distracts the referee again and McDonagh hands a chair to Balor. Priest grabs it from him and sends McDonagh and Carlito crashing into each other on the outside, but Balor delivers a Coup De Grace to his spine. He lands another one and looks to hit a third, but Priest sees him coming and catches him with South Of Heaven for the win.

Winner: Damian Priest

Triple H then makes his way down to the ring.

Triple H says it's hard to believe that it's been thirty years since he lived just up the road from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta. He then announces the attendance record for Bad Blood of 16, 092 before addressing WWE Crown Jewel and announcing that the Undisputed WWE Champion and the World Heavyweight Champion will face each other as will the WWE Women's Champion and WWE Women's World Champion. He says while no champion will be defending their title, the winners will receive the WWE Crown Jewel Championship.

GUNTHER's music hits and he makes his way out. He says he's excited about competing for the WWE Crown Jewel Championship after he retains the World Heavyweight Championship against Sami Zayn on Monday's edition of "Raw". He then calls out Goldberg and his son Gage in the crowd before telling Gage that he hopes Goldberg is a better father than he is a professional wrestler. Goldberg hops the barricade, but security runs down to the ring to hold him back.

Zayn blindsides GUNTHER from behind and fires off right hands on him, then flies over the top with a crossbody to level him on the outside. GUNTHER then lands a big boot on Zayn, but security breaks the two men apart.

Hard refresh this page for updates — ctrl + F5 on Windows; Cmnd + shift + R on Mac