WWE’s Unhealthy Blood premium dwell occasion on Saturday is aptly named, with the cardboard that includes a number of main grudge matches which have been constructed up for months. Two of these matches will draw important consideration, with CM Punk assembly Drew McIntyre inside Hell in a Cell and Roman Reigns returning to motion to crew with Cody Rhodes towards Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu of the Bloodline.
Punk and McIntyre’s points have seen them feuding for months, with issues getting more and more violent. It solely made sense that their points would lastly land them inside one in every of WWE’s most notorious matches.
As for Reigns, he has been out of motion since shedding the undisputed WWE championship to Rhodes at WrestleMania. In Reigns’ absence, Sikoa has taken management of the Bloodline and reworked the group right into a pack of untamed canine. Reigns lastly made his return in current weeks, attacking Sikoa and his Bloodline, resulting in a tense team-up with Rhodes.
Let’s check out who the CBS Sports activities consultants are selecting to win in every match on Saturday’s card.
WWE Unhealthy Blood 2024 predictions
CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell): Each males have promised important ranges of violence — and blood — on this one. McIntyre gained their first assembly and Punk gained the second. It actually comes right down to who “wants” the win extra. Punk is a legend and will in all probability come out of issues high-quality if he would not win the general feud, however his return to WWE was such a giant deal after which he was shelved by damage rapidly, it solely is sensible for him to come back out the victor in his first main storyline. Hopefully, each males can ship a match that matches the extent of anticipation followers have for it and keep wholesome within the course of. Choose: CM Punk wins — Brent Brookhouse (additionally Shakiel Mahjouri)
Cody Rhodes & Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu: Beating WWE’s two greatest stars of the final 5 years is precisely what the brand new Bloodline want heading into Survivor Collection. There’s sufficient going towards Reigns and Rhodes you can give their foes the nod on Saturday. The WrestleMania rivals have an uneasy alliance towards a crew with higher chemistry. Reigns may also lean on ring rust, competing for the primary time in six months. It is necessary that Fatu and Sikoa are positioned strongly forward of a hypothesized Bloodline vs. Bloodline battle on the finish of November. Give the brand new blood the nod. Choose: Sikoa & Fatu win — Mahjouri
Whereas I can actually see the logic in having the brand new Bloodline win, Reigns returning to the ring for the primary time since shedding the title to Rhodes at WrestleMania actually appears to tilt issues in his crew’s route. The story of Sikoa’s Bloodline is not one in every of domination a lot as it’s of a brand new, out-of-control nature that’s going to ultimately trigger instability. Shedding in these moments — particularly if it is Sikoa who takes the pin — furthers the storyline and offers Reigns his large comeback second. Choose: Rhodes & Reigns win — Brookhouse
Girls’s World Championship — Liv Morgan (c) vs. Rhea Ripley: That is the hardest name on the cardboard and actually this might go both manner. Uncooked has a giant downside within the ladies’s locker room. Who is able to problem the winner of this feud? Just because it looks like the reply to that query in the mean time is “no one,” it makes me assume Morgan retains to tug out the problems with Ripley one other month or two, even when Dominik Mysterio is locked in a shark tank for the match. Choose: Liv Morgan wins — Brookhouse (additionally Mahjouri)
WWE Girls’s Championship — Nia Jax (c) vs. Bayley: WWE underneath Paul Levesque’s artistic reign prefers sustained title reigns. There’s the occasional sizzling potato-ing, akin to with the intercontinental title, however it’s not the established order. Jax is simply two months into her WWE ladies’s title reign and is rematching the girl she beat for the title. Bayley gained the title in a pleasant WrestleMania second however the subsequent reign wasn’t memorable. The dynamic between Jax and Tiffany Stratton is way extra attention-grabbing and ought to be prioritized. Choose: Nia Jax wins — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)
Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor: The Judgment Day matches are among the tougher ones to evaluate. A lot of it comes right down to how lengthy WWE desires to tug out the story. The villainous faction has a firmly established presence on Uncooked. That considerably shields Balor and firm from start-stop reserving. Priest defied expectations as a transitional world champion with an excellent title reign. It is necessary he is booked strongly except WWE desires to desert the time they invested in him. Choose: Damian Priest wins — Mahjouri (additionally Brookhouse)