Folks, grab your calendars and a pen because it’s time to mark down some potentially huge news! The wrestling world is abuzz with rumors that WWE might be resurrecting the iconic Bad Blood event this October. That’s right, the event known for blood, sweat, and tears could be making a grand comeback, possibly featuring the dreaded Hell in a Cell match. Cue the ominous music and the flashbacks to the 1997 “Badd Blood: In Your House” where Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker gave us nightmares.
According to the insiders at PWInsider Elite (the Sherlock Holmes of wrestling gossip), WWE is eyeing Saturday, October 5, for the big day. This date isn’t just picked out of a hat, folks—it’s the 27th anniversary of the very first Hell in a Cell match. It’s like an anniversary party but with more chokeslams and fewer awkward speeches.
Now, let’s talk logistics. Atlanta, Georgia, is the front-runner for hosting this bone-crunching spectacle. The State Farm Arena is free on October 5, sandwiched between concerts by Marco Antonio Solis on October 4 and Kirk Franklin on October 6. If that isn’t fate, I don’t know what is. The only other WWE event scheduled around that time is the September 30 edition of “WWE Raw” in Evansville, Indiana. As for “WWE Smackdown,” the venue is still under wraps, probably to keep us guessing.
If Bad Blood returns, it will be the first time since 2004, a year when flip phones were cool, and a certain reality TV star was just that—a reality TV star. The 2004 edition had a Hell in a Cell match headlined by Triple H and Shawn Michaels, wrapping up a feud longer than most political campaigns. The match clocked in at over 47 minutes, which is about how long it takes to explain wrestling storylines to someone who doesn’t watch.