WWE Bad Blood Live Coverage - October 5th, 2024

[Kemo]

CM Punk and Drew McIntyre set for barbaric Hell in a Cell Match at WWE Bad Blood

At WWE Bad Blood, CM Punk will go to war with his heated adversary Drew McIntyre inside Hell in a Cell.



Date:
October 5th, 2024 6pm ET

Location:
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

Available on:
Peacock (U.S.), WWE Network (International)


Card

Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor

Women's World Championship Match:
Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
*Dominik Mysterio will be suspended above the ring in a shark cage

WWE Women's Championship Match:
Nia Jax (c) vs. Bayley

Hell in a Cell Match:
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre

Tag Team Match:
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns vs. The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu)

– Your hosts for the Countdown show are Megan Morant and Sam Roberts.

– We see some of the wrestlers arriving at the arena.

– They run through the card for tonight's show.

– Peter Rosenberg is outside the arena with fans.

– Jackie Redmond is in the back to discuss Hell in a Cell.

– Cathy is elsewhere in the arena to talk about Hell in a Cell.

– We take a look at the Hell in a Cell match with a video package.

– We see more wrestlers in the arena walking.

– We see the hosts for Bad Blood arrive at the building.

– Jackie Redmond sat down with Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio.

Jackie asks Liv how did we get to this point. Liv says that her and Rhea were tag team partners and she cannot verbalize the love and care she held for her. On April 18, 2022, they had a tag title match and they lost. After the match, Rhea attacked her and Liv says she was confused. Liv mentions her success with Raquel Rodriguez and she thinks Rhea was jealous of her success. Liv talks about being injured in July 2023 by Rhea.

Liv says she came up with the Liv Morgan Revenge Tour to get everything that Rhea took from her.

Jackie asks if Dom isn't really innocent in this. Dom says he never meant what he said to Liv and Liv believes him. Liv says that Dom did the right thing and she says they are the hottest and most iconic couple in WWE.

Jackie asks about not being able to help Liv against Rhea but Dom says Liv has already beaten Rhea twice. Dom says he worries about Liv, but there is no worry tonight. Jackie asks if a victory tonight will be the end of the Revenge Tour? Liv says that Rhea set up this match so when she beats her, there are no more excuses for Rhea so the tour will be over.

– We take a look at the match between Damian Priest and Finn Balor.

– More wrestlers arrive at the building.

– Nia Jax was interviewed by Cathy Kelley earlier this week.

She asks about her history with Bayley. Nia talks about their NXT match in London and she says they were blazing a new path for women's wrestling at that point. It was a huge opportunity and the energy in the building was insane. She talks about how she was gunning for Asuka and Bayley for the title. Cathy asks about her time away from WWE. Nia says it was the best thing to happen to her. She says it restored her passion and love for wrestling. It was one of the best things to happen to her. It allowed her to reset 'Nia Jax'.

Nia berates Cathy for suggesting that she is not the current Queen of the Ring. Nia says she will beat the crap out of Bayley, but she says she cannot sleep on Bayley. She knows what Bayley can do and she will put her down so she won't have to deal with her for a long time.

– We take a look at the match between Bayley and Nia Jax.

– We look at some moments from the history of the Hell in a Cell match.

– We take a look at the main event.

– Jackie Redmond is with Big E and Peter Rosenberg and they talk about the main event.

– The pre-show wraps up and we start the PLE

– Michael Cole leads our commentary in welcoming us to the State Farm Arena, and Cole runs down our card quickly.

– We get a lengthy video, starting with the clip from yesterday that featured HHH meeting with Cody Rhodes in a parking lot to give him a special assignment. We then see Cody with Metro, staking out the State Farm Arena at night. The video moves on to hype more of our card, from the Punk/McIntyre III match to our main event. The video ends with Cody telling Metro that it's time.

– Wendy's is announced as our official sponsors of Bad Blood. We're shown HHH walking backstage and are informed Triple H has a major announcement for tonight. Cody Rhodes is shown arriving with Metro Boomin and pyro goes off as Cole geeks out over the main event. We're then introduced to tonight's hosts, Naomi and Jade Cargill & Bianca Belair. The WWE Women's Tag Team Champions get a nice welcome. Cargill speaks first, going for the cheap pop in Hotlanta. Belair welcomes us to Bad Blood and promises tonight will be a history-changing night. Naomi says its their job to get the party started with Hell in a Cell and the crowd pops. The Cell begins to lower.

Hell In A Cell Match: Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk

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.

– We see Goldberg sitting in the front row with his family. Jacqueline, Lilian Garcia, and Booker T are also in attendance.

– We see Jey Uso, DDP, X-Pac, Mickie James, The Four Horsemen chilling in the VIP Suite with Bianca BelAir, Naomi, Jade Cargill.

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

WWE Women's Championship Match: Nia Jax (c) vs. Bayley

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 WWE Women's Champion: Nia Jax

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

Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest

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

WWE's chief content officer, Triple H, makes his way out to a huge pop.

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.

– Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio make their way down to the ring. Rhea Ripley follows, leaving custom toilet paper for Dominik in the Shark Cage for Dominik to dry his eyes with before he gets sequestered inside of it and raised above the ring.

WWE Women's World Championship Match: Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley

The bell rings and Ripley delivers a hair whip to Morgan. She follows it up with a dropkick and dumps Morgan across the ring twice, then sends her head bouncing off her knee and follows it up with a Fallaway Slam. Morgan sends Ripley crashing into the ring steps spine first, but Ripley gets her up in an Electric Chair position and sends her face bouncing off the ring apron.

Ripley delivers a dropkick to Morgan through the bottom rope and sheds her crashing into the top of the barricade midsection first. She dumps her back in the ring, but Morgan sends Ripley crashing back out of the ring and begins targeting her knee. She gets her back in the ring and locks in a Half Boston Crab, but Ripley escapes by sending Morgan's head repeatedly bouncing off the mat.

Ripley delivers a Northern Lights suplex to Morgan and goes for a pin, but Morgan kicks out. Morgan then trips Ripley and sends her injured knee repeatedly bouncing off the ring post before sending her crashing into the barricade twice spine first and does so once again with a Sunset Powerbomb off the apron.

Morgan gets Ripley back in the ring and delivers a Codebreaker off the ropes, then goes for a pin but Ripley kicks out. Morgan sets up for Oblivion, but Ripley avoids it and rocks Morgan with a running knee to her head. She looks to land Riptide on Morgan, but Morgan connects with a Crucifix Bomb and goes for a pin. Ripley kicks out.

Morgan delivers The Three Amigos, but Ripley blocks the third one and lands a Razor's Edge on Morgan. Dominik gets the door of the Shark Cage open, but has nowhere to go, being suspended in the air and with his fear of heights. Back in the ring, Ripley connects with a Frog Splash off the top rope on Morgan and cinches in the Prism Trap. Morgan escapes and rolls to the outside as Dominik looks to escape the Shark Cage.

Ripley sends Morgan crashing into the barricades on the outside in plain view of Dominik, but Dominik decides to hop out of the cage. He finds himself hanging down from the cage by a chain, as Ripley grabs a kendo stick from under the ring. She repeatedly hits Dominik with the kendo stick, but Raquel Rodriguez blindsides Ripley on the ramp and dumps her back in the ring, causing the disqualification.

Winner: Rhea Ripley (via disqualification)

– After the match, Rodriguez connects with a Texana Bomb on Ripley and places Morgan on top of her to pin her. She then grabs the Women's World Championship and hands it to Morgan.

– The Bloodline then makes their way out to the ring. Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes follow.

The Bloodline vs. Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes

Rhodes and Jacob Fatu begin the action. The bell rings and Rhodes delivers his signature slap to Fatu. Solo Sikoa gets in the ring, as does Reigns. Sikoa and Reigns both return to the apron after they, Rhodes, and Fatu all find themselves involved in a tense staredown, but Sikoa and Reign then tag in.

Reigns fires off strikes on Sikoa, but Sikoa rocks Reigns with a kick to his face and follows it up with a headbutt. Reign rains down right hands on Sikoa in the corner, but Reigns levels Sikoa with a back elbow and dumps him out of the ring. Fatu gets inside and stares down Reigns, opening the door for Sikoa to clock Reigns from behind and connect with a headbutt.

Fatu lands a few cheap headbutts on Reigns from the apron, then fires off right hands on him in the corner and follows it up with a Hip Attack. Fatu tags in and lands a Hip Attack of his own on Reigns in the corner, then lands a headbutt on him in the corner and connects with a right hand. He charges at Reigns, but Reigns moves out of the way and sends Fatu crashing out of the ring.

Rhodes tags in and delivers a powerslam to Fatu. He sets up for Cross-Rhodes, but Fatu escapes. Rhodes clocks Sikoa on the apron, but turns around into a Samoan Drop from Fatu. Fatu then dumps Rhodes out of the ring, and tags in Sikoa. Sikoa lands a Spinning Solo on Rhodes on the apron, and the two get back in the ring.

Sikoa whips Rhodes into the corner and connects with a splash, then tags in Fatu. Fatu and Sikoa send Rhodes' legs bouncing off the mat, and Fatu lands a headbutt on him. Sikoa then tags back in and fires off right hands on Rhodes in the corner before tagging Fatu back in. Fatu delivers an assisted Hip Attack to Rhodes in the corner with Sikoa, and Sikoa lands a Hip Attack of his own.

Rhodes looks to tag Reigns in, but Reigns is pulled off the apron by Sikoa. Fatu lands a Swanton Bomb off the top on Rhodes, but Rhodes manages to make the hot tag to Reigns as Sikoa tags in on his side. Reigns sends Sikoa crashing into the corner face first, then calls for the Superman Punch and looks to land it. Sikoa sees it coming and sets up for the Samoan Spike, but Reigns rolls him up. Sikoa kicks out, and Reigns connects with a Superman Punch on him. He goes for a pin, but Sikoa kicks out.

Fatu and Sikoa land a double superkick on Reigns and both ascend to the top. Fatu connects with a moonsault, and Sikoa follows it up with a splash. Sikoa pins Reigns, but Rhodes breaks the fall. Fatu dumps Rhodes out of the ring, but Rhodes sends him crashing into the ring steps and clears the announce desk.

Fatu catches Rhodes with a superkick and charges at him, but Rhodes sends Fatu crashing through the barricade near the timekeeper's area. Fatu dumps a chair into the ringside area, but Rhodes sends him crashing into it and lays him on top of the announce desk. Rhodes then ascends to the top and connects with a crossbody on Fatu that sends him crashing through the desk.

Back in the ring, Reigns and Sikoa exchange right hands with one another. Reigns lands a Superman Punch on Sikoa and lines up for another one, but Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa appear at ringside capturing Reigns' attention. This opens the door for Sikoa to spear Reigns and pin him, but Reigns kicks out.

Sikoa berates Reigns and looks to land a Samoan Spike on him, but spots a hooded figure behind Tonga and Loa. The hooded figure lands a pair of superkicks on Tonga and Loa, then reveals themselves to be Jimmy Uso. This opens the door for Reigns to land a spear on Sikoa for the win.

Winners: Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes

– After the match, Reigns and Jimmy hug each other. Jimmy holds up Reigns' hand in victory, but Reigns then spots Rhodes across the ring. Reigns looks to head to the back with Jimmy, but The Bloodline attacks Rhodes in the ring. Jimmy tells Reigns that they have to help Rhodes, and Reigns agrees. The two then head back to the ring to even the odds and take down The Bloodline.

Reigns picks up the Undisputed WWE Championship and hands it to him. Rhodes holds it up, but The Rock's music hits and he makes his way out. The Bloodline retreats through the crowd as The Rock stares down Rhodes, Reigns, and Jimmy in the ring. He holds up the numbers one, two, and three in order, then heads to the back as the show goes off the air.

[LionDen]

Here we go!!!

[LionDen]

WOW! Hell in a Cell first.

[LionDen]

Goldberg and Killer Mike ringside

[LionDen]

[LionDen]

I love Hell in a Cell, the first one my favorite because it was the arrival of my favorite wrestler KANE.

Would love to see the KANE from the first Hell in a Cell (his arrival) vs Reigns or Lesnar today. lol

[LionDen]

If their blood had not been wiped up a couple of times, they would just be red, no face lol

[LionDen]

McIntyre hitting his what looked like bottom back, tailbone to top of butt .. either way, would have hurt.

[LionDen]

CM Punk defeated McIntyre

[LionDen]

I am thinking Jax will beat Bayley but I just don't know who will walk out champion, especially with MITB brief case on the side