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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | October 5, 2024 | ||
| City | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Venue | State Farm Arena | ||
| Attendance | 16,902[1] | ||
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The 2024 Bad Blood was a professional wrestling event produced by the American company WWE. It was the fourth Bad Blood and took place on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, which was the 27-year anniversary of the first event that also featured the first Hell in a Cell match. The event aired via pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming and was the first Bad Blood to be held for wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions, after the Raw-exclusive 2003 and 2004 events, the first Bad Blood to be held since 2004, and the first Bad Blood to air on WWE's livestreaming platforms. WWE wrestlers Naomi and reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill served as hosts of the event.
This was the first WWE event to take place on the same night as an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) PPV after the two companies merged to form TKO Group Holdings in September 2023. As a result, Bad Blood had a start time of 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time to avoid counter programming against UFC 307.
Five matches were contested at the event. In the main event, which was the main match from SmackDown, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns defeated The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu) in a tag team match. In the opening bout, which was Raw's main match, CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match. The event marked the returns of Raquel Rodriguez, Jimmy Uso, and The Rock, as well as appearances by former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia (now signed to Raw since October 21), former multiple-time WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James, and WWE Hall of Famers Booker T, Jacqueline, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and Goldberg.