2024 WWE Bad Blood Odds: Will Rhodes and Reigns Survive the Bloodline?

• CM Punk: -1000
• Drew McIntyre: +550

The first match we’ll look at is the aforementioned Hell in a Cell match, which is one of WWE’s greatest spectacles. CM Punk (-1000) enters as a massive favorite in this clash against Drew McIntyre (+550). Punk was at -1500 just a week ago, however, so that’s something to keep in mind.

Of course, there is a lot of bad blood between Punk and McIntyre. Punk eliminated the Scotsman from the Royal Rumble in January, but got injured due to McIntyre’s finishing move, the Future Shock DDT.

“A review of the Royal Rumble match shows that CM Punk may have been injured taking a DDT from Drew McIntyre. Punk rolled out of the ring holding his left arm following that spot.”

– PWInsider

Here’s that DDT below pic.twitter.com/UJeIaATv41

— Vick (@Vick_8122) January 29, 2024

Punk got revenge on McIntyre by interfering in various matches throughout this year, until the two met at SummerSlam, when McIntyre pinned Punk in August.

Punk won a strap match between the two at the Bash in Berlin at the end of August. He also retrieved a bracelet stolen by McIntyre, which had the names of his wife, AJ Lee, and his dog, Larry, on it. McIntyre attacked Punk on the next Raw episode, and broke the bracelet.

However, I’m leaning on Punk on retrieve the bracelet and get more revenge in Atlanta. WWE looks to be pushing Punk towards a title shot, and putting the McIntyre saga to bed would be a good way to do so.

• Damian Priest: -500
• Finn Balor: +300

Damian Priest (-500) enters this match as another hefty favorite at entertainment betting sites, while Finn Balor (+300) comes back, offering some nice potential returns. But are his odds worth it? Balor was +400 last week, while Priest was favored at -700. Like Punk/McIntyre, that’s a jump worth paying attention to.

Priest and Balor were mates in The Judgment Day. However, Balor interfered in Priest’s match with World Heavyweight Champion Gunther at SummerSlam, costing Priest the title.

Following the Bash in Berlin, Priest would team up with Jey Uso to defeat Balor and fellow Judgment Day member JD McDonagh on the next episode of Raw. A singles match between Priest and Balor was instantly booked.

Balor is already a tag-team champion with McDonagh, so this match is more to keep Priest in the mix as a singles’ championship contender. Therefore, I’m taking Damien Priest’s 2024 WWE Bad Blood betting odds for this match. WWE’s writers have no reason for Balor to win, even though the WWE betting odds are going his way now.

• Liv Morgan: -700
• Rhea Ripley: +400

This Women’s World Championship match also comes from the Judgment Day fallout, as Rhea Ripley (+400) was a member of that group. However, Ripley left after Liv Morgan (-700) defeated her at SummerSlam, due to interference from “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, who was Ripley’s on-screen boyfriend. Mysterio then kissed Morgan after the match.

Ripley, with Damian Priest (as the Terror Twins), defeated Mysterio and Morgan in a mixed tag-team match at the Bash in Berlin. Morgan then injured Ripley’s leg at the next episode of Raw. A rematch was then announced between the two.

I’m taking the higher odds and making Rhea Ripley one of my 2024 WWE Bad Blood predictions. She held the title before, tying Bayley’s record of 380 days as the holder. However, she had to vacate it due to a legitimate injury suffered in an attack by Morgan in April.

I don’t think that Ripley getting her belt back is as unlikely as the oddsmakers at BetOnline expect, so I’m backing the underdog here. There was a little more value last week at +600, so jump on Ripley’s odds now!

It should be said that Mysterio will be suspended above the ring in a shark cage, but there will likely still be interference from the Judgment Day. But Priest will have her back in Atlanta.

• Rhodes and Reigns: -500
• The Bloodline: +300

Finally, we have the two biggest stars in WWE teaming up. Rhodes and Reigns (-1500) have a history as Rhodes defeated Reigns at WrestleMania, ending his Undisputed WWE Championship reign (pun intended) after 1,316 days. It was a wild match that featured appearances from John Cena, The Rock, and The Undertaker.

However, Rhodes has been feuding with The Bloodline, which kicked Reigns out of the group. Reigns helped Rhodes defeat new Bloodline leader Solo Sikoa at SummerSlam. He came out against in a SmackDown episode after Rhodes was attacked by The Bloodline. Rhodes and Reigns were initially against teaming up, but after both were attacked by The Bloodline once again, they decided to put their bad blood aside, for now.

Again, Rhodes and Reigns are the biggest stars in WWE right now, and it would be a massive upset if they were to lose this match. The 2024 WWE Bad Blood odds for the favorites have shifted dramatically as Rhodes and Reigns were -1500 last week. However, I can’t see a different outcome here.