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	In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>		In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>

	In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, the [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024 event]] also featured the Hell in a Cell match but it opened that year's show instead of of closing it. This would also be the first Bad Blood to air via WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms, a medium that WWE began using in 2014. The event also featured wrestlers from both Raw and SmackDown as WWE's pay-per-view and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both since 2018.<ref name="BadBlood2024">{{cite web\|last=Powell\|first=Jason\|title=WWE Bad Blood results: Powell’s review of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match\|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net\|date=October 5, 2024\|access-date=October 5, 2024\|archive-date=October 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006115412/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, the [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024 event]] also featured the Hell in a Cell match but it opened that year's show instead of closing it. This would also be the first Bad Blood to air via WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms, a medium that WWE began using in 2014. The event also featured wrestlers from both Raw and SmackDown as WWE's pay-per-view and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both since 2018.<ref name="BadBlood2024">{{cite web\|last=Powell\|first=Jason\|title=WWE Bad Blood results: Powell’s review of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match\|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net\|date=October 5, 2024\|access-date=October 5, 2024\|archive-date=October 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006115412/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Events==		==Events==

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	'''WWE Bad Blood''' (originally stylized as '''Badd Blood''') is a [[professional wrestling]] event produced by [[WWE]], a [[Connecticut]]-based [[professional wrestling promotion]]. The event was first held in October 1997 when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and that first event was held as the 18th [[In Your House]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event. After six years and after the promotion had been renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Bad Blood returned as its own PPV event in June 2003, replacing [[King of the Ring]]. In 2005, [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] replaced Bad Blood; [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]] had also moved to June that year as [[The Great American Bash]] moved to July. Bad Blood had been announced to be revived in 2017; however, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]]. After a 20-year hiatus, Bad Blood ~~was scheduled to return~~ in October [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024]], and ~~will be~~ the first Bad Blood to air on WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms.		'''WWE Bad Blood''' (originally stylized as '''Badd Blood''') is a [[professional wrestling]] event produced by [[WWE]], a [[Connecticut]]-based [[professional wrestling promotion]]. The event was first held in October 1997 when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and that first event was held as the 18th [[In Your House]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event. After six years and after the promotion had been renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Bad Blood returned as its own PPV event in June 2003, replacing [[King of the Ring]]. In 2005, [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] replaced Bad Blood; [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]] had also moved to June that year as [[The Great American Bash]] moved to July. Bad Blood had been announced to be revived in 2017; however, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]]. After a 20-year hiatus, Bad Blood returned in October [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024]], and became the first Bad Blood to air on WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms.

	The first Bad Blood is known for introducing the [[Hell in a Cell match]], a 20-foot high roofed cell structure that surrounds the ring and ringside area. It has been contested at every Bad Blood with the match headlining the events in 1997, 2003, and 2004. To coincide with the first [[WWE brand extension\|brand extension]], the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events were both held exclusively for wrestlers of the [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] brand division. The brand split ended in 2011 but it returned in 2016. Since April 2018, all of WWE's main roster PPV and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both the Raw and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown]] brands.		The first Bad Blood is known for introducing the [[Hell in a Cell match]], a 20-foot high roofed cell structure that surrounds the ring and ringside area. It has been contested at every Bad Blood with the match headlining the events in 1997, 2003, and 2004. To coincide with the first [[WWE brand extension\|brand extension]], the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events were both held exclusively for wrestlers of the [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] brand division. The brand split ended in 2011 but it returned in 2016. Since April 2018, all of WWE's main roster PPV and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both the Raw and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown]] brands.

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	'''WWE Bad Blood''' (originally stylized as '''Badd Blood''') is a [[professional wrestling]] event produced by [[WWE]], a [[Connecticut]]-based [[professional wrestling promotion]]. The event was first held in October 1997 when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and that first event was held as the 18th [[In Your House]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event. After six years and after the promotion had been renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Bad Blood returned as its own PPV event in June 2003, replacing [[King of the Ring]]. In 2005, [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] replaced Bad Blood; [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]] had also moved to June that year as [[The Great American Bash]] moved to July. Bad Blood had been announced to be revived in 2017; however, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]]. After a 20-year hiatus, Bad Blood was scheduled to return in October [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024]], and will be the first Bad Blood to air on WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms.		'''WWE Bad Blood''' (originally stylized as '''Badd Blood''') is a [[professional wrestling]] event produced by [[WWE]], a [[Connecticut]]-based [[professional wrestling promotion]]. The event was first held in October 1997 when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and that first event was held as the 18th [[In Your House]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event. After six years and after the promotion had been renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Bad Blood returned as its own PPV event in June 2003, replacing [[King of the Ring]]. In 2005, [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] replaced Bad Blood; [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]] had also moved to June that year as [[The Great American Bash]] moved to July. Bad Blood had been announced to be revived in 2017; however, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]]. After a 20-year hiatus, Bad Blood was scheduled to return in October [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024]], and will be the first Bad Blood to air on WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms.

	The first Bad Blood is known for introducing the [[Hell in a Cell match]], and it has been contested at every Bad Blood with the match headlining the events in 1997, 2003, and 2004. To coincide with the first [[WWE brand extension\|brand extension]], the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events were both held exclusively for wrestlers of the [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] brand division. The brand split ended in 2011 but it returned in 2016. Since April 2018, all of WWE's main roster PPV and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both the Raw and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown]] brands.		The first Bad Blood is known for introducing the [[Hell in a Cell match]], a 20-foot high roofed cell structure that surrounds the ring and ringside area. It has been contested at every Bad Blood with the match headlining the events in 1997, 2003, and 2004. To coincide with the first [[WWE brand extension\|brand extension]], the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events were both held exclusively for wrestlers of the [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] brand division. The brand split ended in 2011 but it returned in 2016. Since April 2018, all of WWE's main roster PPV and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both the Raw and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown]] brands.

	==History==		==History==

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	In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>		In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>

	In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, the [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024 event]] also featured the Hell in a Cell match but it opened that year's show instead of of closing it.<ref name="BadBlood2024">{{cite web\|last=Powell\|first=Jason\|title=WWE Bad Blood results: Powell’s review of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match\|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net\|date=October 5, 2024\|access-date=October 5, 2024\|archive-date=October 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006115412/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, the [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024 event]] also featured the Hell in a Cell match but it opened that year's show instead of of closing it. This would also be the first Bad Blood to air via WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms, a medium that WWE began using in 2014. The event also featured wrestlers from both Raw and SmackDown as WWE's pay-per-view and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both since 2018.<ref name="BadBlood2024">{{cite web\|last=Powell\|first=Jason\|title=WWE Bad Blood results: Powell’s review of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match\|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net\|date=October 5, 2024\|access-date=October 5, 2024\|archive-date=October 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006115412/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>		In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>

	In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, the [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024 event]] also featured the Hell in a Cell match but it opened that year's show instead of of closing it.<ref>{{cite web \|title=CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell~~) {{!}} WWE~~ \|url=https://~~www~~.~~wwe.com~~/~~shows~~/bad-blood~~/2024/~~cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre \|~~website~~=~~WWE.com~~ \|access-date=21 ~~September~~ 2024}}</ref>		In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, the [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024 event]] also featured the Hell in a Cell match but it opened that year's show instead of of closing it.<ref name="BadBlood2024">{{cite web\|last=Powell\|first=Jason\|title=WWE Bad Blood results: Powell’s review of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes vs. Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a Hell in a Cell match\|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net\|date=October 5, 2024\|access-date=October 5, 2024\|archive-date=October 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006115412/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/10/05/wwe-bad-blood-results-powells-review-of-roman-reigns-and-cody-rhodes-vs-solo-sikoa-and-jacob-fatu-cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre-in-a-hell-in-a-cell-match/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>		In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>

	In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, [[Bad Blood (2024)\|~~the~~ 2024 ~~edition~~]] ~~too~~ ~~will~~ ~~feature a~~ Hell in a Cell match.<ref>{{cite web \|title=CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell) {{!}} WWE \|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/bad-blood/2024/cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre \|website=WWE.com \|access-date=21 September 2024}}</ref>		In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, the [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024 event]] also featured the Hell in a Cell match but it opened that year's show instead of of closing it.<ref>{{cite web \|title=CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell) {{!}} WWE \|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/bad-blood/2024/cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre \|website=WWE.com \|access-date=21 September 2024}}</ref>

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	'''WWE Bad Blood''' (originally stylized as '''Badd Blood''') is a [[professional wrestling]] event produced by [[WWE]], a [[Connecticut]]-based [[professional wrestling promotion]]. The event was first held in October 1997 when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and that first event was held as the 18th [[In Your House]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event. After six years and after the promotion had been renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Bad Blood returned as its own PPV event in June 2003, replacing [[King of the Ring]]. In 2005, [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] replaced Bad Blood; [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]] had also moved to June that year as [[The Great American Bash]] moved to July. Bad Blood had been announced to be revived in 2017; however, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]]. After a 20-year hiatus, Bad Blood was scheduled to return in October [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024]], and will be the first Bad Blood to air on WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms.		'''WWE Bad Blood''' (originally stylized as '''Badd Blood''') is a [[professional wrestling]] event produced by [[WWE]], a [[Connecticut]]-based [[professional wrestling promotion]]. The event was first held in October 1997 when the promotion was still called the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and that first event was held as the 18th [[In Your House]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) event. After six years and after the promotion had been renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Bad Blood returned as its own PPV event in June 2003, replacing [[King of the Ring]]. In 2005, [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] replaced Bad Blood; [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]] had also moved to June that year as [[The Great American Bash]] moved to July. Bad Blood had been announced to be revived in 2017; however, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]]. After a 20-year hiatus, Bad Blood was scheduled to return in October [[Bad Blood (2024)\|2024]], and will be the first Bad Blood to air on WWE's [[livestreaming]] platforms.

	The first Bad Blood is known for introducing the [[Hell in a Cell match]], ~~which~~ ~~was~~ contested as ~~the~~ ~~main~~ ~~event~~ match ~~for~~ the ~~first three~~ events in 1997, 2003, and 2004~~; the 2024 event will also feature the match but it has not been confirmed if it will be the main event~~. To coincide with the first [[WWE brand extension\|brand extension]], the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events were both held exclusively for wrestlers of the [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] brand division. The brand split ended in 2011 but it returned in 2016. Since April 2018, all of WWE's main roster PPV and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both the Raw and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown]] brands.		The first Bad Blood is known for introducing the [[Hell in a Cell match]], and it has been contested at every Bad Blood with the match headlining the events in 1997, 2003, and 2004. To coincide with the first [[WWE brand extension\|brand extension]], the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events were both held exclusively for wrestlers of the [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] brand division. The brand split ended in 2011 but it returned in 2016. Since April 2018, all of WWE's main roster PPV and livestreaming events have featured wrestlers from both the Raw and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown]] brands.

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	In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>		In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a result of a lawsuit from the [[World Wildlife Fund]] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment \|date=May 6, 2002\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] \|access-date=July 13, 2008\|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/https://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp \|archive-date=January 19, 2009}}</ref> Also around this time, the promotion held a [[2002 WWF Draft Lottery\|draft]] that split its [[List of World Wrestling Entertainment employees\|roster]] into two distinctive [[WWE brand extension\|brands]] of wrestling, [[Raw (WWE brand)\|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)\|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp\|title=WWE Entertainment To Make Raw and SmackDown Distinct Television Brands\|date =2002-05-27\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]] Corporate\|access-date=2008-07-13}}</ref> In 2003, WWE reinstated Bad Blood as its own PPV (with the stylization being "Bad Blood" instead of the previous "Badd Blood") to replace the previously annual [[King of the Ring]] PPV; King of the Ring ceased being produced as a PPV (until [[King and Queen of the Ring (2024)\|2024]]), but the [[King of the Ring tournament\|titular tournament]] continued to be produced periodically. To coincide with the brand extension, both the 2003 and 2004 Bad Blood events, which were both held in June, exclusively featured wrestlers from the Raw brand. Like the original event, the 2003 and 2004 events featured a Hell in a Cell match as the main event.<ref name=BadBlood2003/><ref name=BadBlood2004/> After the 2004 event, however, Bad Blood was discontinued and doubly replaced by [[WWE One Night Stand\|One Night Stand]] and [[WWE Vengeance\|Vengeance]];<ref>{{cite web\|title=One Night Stand 2005\|publisher=Pro Wrestling History\|access-date=November 24, 2007\|url=https://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/stand.html#2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/history/vengeance2005/venue/\|title=Vengeance (2005) Venue\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 18, 2009}}</ref> the latter had also moved into the June slot as [[The Great American Bash]] moved into the July slot that Vengeance previously held.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/history/2005/\|title=Great American Bash 2005\|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]\|access-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>

	In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that [[Bad Blood ~~(2024)\|Bad Blood]]~~ would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, the 2024 edition too will feature a Hell in a Cell match.<ref>{{cite web \|title=CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell) {{!}} WWE \|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/bad-blood/2024/cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre \|website=WWE.com \|access-date=21 September 2024}}</ref>		In March 2017, WWE announced that it would be reviving Bad Blood to be held on July 9, 2017, from the [[XL Center]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Mike\|title=WWE Reviving PPV after over a decade\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|work=PWInsider\|date=March 21, 2017\|access-date=March 22, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204524/https://pwinsider.com/article/108536/wwe-reviving-ppv-after-over-a-decade.html?p=1\|archive-date=March 22, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> However, these plans were scrapped in favor of an event titled [[WWE Great Balls of Fire\|Great Balls of Fire]].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Mike\|title=July WWE PPV in Dallas gets new title, Lesnar return set\|last=Johnson\|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|access-date=April 28, 2017\|work=PWInsider\|date=April 28, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701093936/https://pwinsider.com/article/109301/july-wwe-ppv-in-dallas-gets-new-title-lesnar-return-set.html?p=1\|archive-date=July 1, 2023\|url-status=live}}</ref> After 20 years since the last Bad Blood event, WWE announced that Bad Blood would in fact return and be held at the [[State Farm Arena]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]] on October 5, 2024, the 27-year anniversary of the first Bad Blood.<ref name="2024announced">{{cite web\|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-bad-blood-returning-this-october-location-announced/\|title=WWE Bad Blood returning this October, location announced\|date=July 6, 2024\|last=Currier\|first=Joseph\|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]\|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref> Like the previous editions, [[Bad Blood (2024)\|the 2024 edition]] too will feature a Hell in a Cell match.<ref>{{cite web \|title=CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell) {{!}} WWE \|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/bad-blood/2024/cm-punk-vs-drew-mcintyre \|website=WWE.com \|access-date=21 September 2024}}</ref>

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