WWE Bad Blood 2024 preview with earlier UK start time and massive returns
Posted by  badge Boss on Oct 04
Fans are being treated to a Hell In A Cell match this weekend (Picture: WWE)

Bad Blood is returning for the first time in 20 years as Hell In A Cell goes back to its roots.

The wrestling giant is turning back the clock this weekend as the iconic premium live event makes its first appearance on the calendar since 2004 with an intense lineup of grudge matches.

After years of largely appearing on its own PLE, is finally being used as an intense rivalry-ender decades after the inaugural 1997 Bad Blood hosted the first ever HIAC bout.

Fans can expect a brutal clash inside the cage, while Cody Rhodes will team up with to take on The Bloodline in a match which could have major implications for the coming months.

Elsewhere, both women’s champions are on the line with Nia Jax and Liv Morgan in action, and former Judgment Day teammates collide across two huge matches.

Here is everything you need to know about tomorrow’s huge show.

When is WWE Bad Blood?

WWE Bash In airs tomorrow (Saturday, October 5), with the premium live event kicking off at 11pm for fans watching in the UK – which is earlier than usual to avoid direct competition with UFC 307.

How can you watch WWE Bad Blood?

Fans can tune into the main Bad Blood show either live or on demand via the WWE Network, or on TNT Sports Box Office.

The usual Kickoff show is expected to air an hour before at 10pm via the WWE Network, as well as X, Facebook, , and more.

Of course, everything will change for fans in January 2025 with as part of a mega $5 billion deal.

WWE Bad Blood match card

  • Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns vs. The Bloodline’s Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa
  • Hell In A Cell: CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
  • WWE Women’s Title: Nia Jax (c) vs. Bayley
  • Women’s World Title: Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley
  • Finn Balor vs. Damian Priest

Is The Rock returning at WWE Bad Blood?

There is speculation The Rock could make his return (Picture: WWE/Getty Images)

With Bad Blood upon us, WWE fans are running wild with the idea that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson .

We’ve not seen the Great One in a ring since his tense exchange with Cody Rhodes six months ago in Philadelphia on the Raw after WrestleMania.

However, Cody dropped some big teases this week on The Pat McAfee Show, telling the sometime-WWE commentator and retired NFL star that something big is coming at Bad Blood.

Dwayne Johnson hasn’t appeared since confronting Cody Rhodes in April (Picture: WWE/Getty Images)

‘[My title is] not on the line this weekend, but there is something that happens at Bad Blood,’ he said. ‘I guess a video package or vignette that’s going to play in the show.

‘I got to keep it vague. There are big title implications for Crown Jewel. Sorry for being so vague, but a little spoiler there.’

Could this match set the stage? (Picture: WWE)

Crown Jewel takes place next month in , and the American Nightmare sent the rumour mill even further into overdrive during an exchange with Pat after the interview.

The host asked if the ‘big guy’ is back this weekend, and Cody cheekily replied with ‘which one?’, as Pat responded: ‘Awesome. I don’t know. You told me enough. You just told me enough.’

With The Bloodline rumoured to be headlining Saturday’s event, there is a chance The Rock could make his presence felt – although nothing is confirmed, and anything can happen in WWE.