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WWE Bad Blood 2024: The Rock Returns, Jimmy Uso Saves Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre Deliver an Instant Classic

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A mix of great storytelling, wrestling and stunning returns made the return of WWE Bad Blood, the 2024 edition, one of the more intriguing premium-live events of 2024. For the first time in 20 years, WWE put on the Bad Blood event, originally held in 1997, which featured the first-ever “Hell in a Cell” cage match between Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker.

This year’s Bad Blood delivered an instant-classic with its opener, the “Hell in a Cell” match between Drew McIntyre and CM Punk, which marked the third match in their hated rivalry and trilogy with CM Punk emerging victorious. The match featured unbelievable moments of violence, and moments of emotion, played to the hilt by Punk and McIntrye that included instead of bringing out a bag full of thumb tacks (as per usual in these types of matches), McIntrye brought out broken beads in an abundance just like on Punk’ bracelet he wears in honor of his wife AJ Lee and his dog, Larry.

In the night’s main event, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes teamed up with the most unlikely ally in Roman Reigns. The OTC was wrestling his first match since losing the belt to Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania 40. Rhodes and Reigns went up against Bloodline 2.0 members, Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu. The match came to a stunning conclusion, when Reigns landed a second Superman Punch and lined up a spear on Sikoa. However, Bloodline 2.0 members, Tonga and Loa, distracted him and allowed Sikoa to hit a spear of his own on Reigns.

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Next, a hooded figure emerged from under the ring and took out Tonga and Loa before revealing himself to be Jimmy Uso. The surprise was enough to catch Sikoa off guard. Reigns then secured the win. After the victory, Jimmy and Roman hugged it out in the ring. Cody was also present, when The Rock’s ‘Final Boss” music hit and out came the man himself, looking quite pissed that he was witnessing, Roman, Jimmy and Cody all together. With one raise of The Rock’s infamous eyebrow and signaling “1, 2, 3,” he made a statement that clearly is left open to interpretation as he made his exit. Is The Rock going to headline WrestleMania 41 and go against Reigns and Rhodes in a triple-threat match come April 2025 … or will something else develop? Stay tuned.

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In another surprise return, Raquel Rodriguez made her presence known when out of nowhere she came to the aid of her former tag team partner, Liv Morgan in her Women’s World Championship match against Rhea Ripley. The shocking heel turn now has Rodriguez as the muscle to protect Morgan as she aligns herself with the Judgment Day and Dominik Mysterio, Morgan et al. The match featured Dominik suspended in a cage near ringside playing up his fear of heights and claustrophobia.

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Another featured women’s match had Nia Jax defeating Bayley to retain the WWE Women’s Championship. The interesting story here was Tiffany Stratton once again tried to cash in her “Money in the Bank” briefcase, but it backfired, leaving Jax leery of Stratton, which will have explosive consequences in the months to come.  Speaking of “Bad Blood” and in a revenge match, former Judgment Day member and WWE champion, Damian Priest defeated Finn Balor. For it was Balor, who cost Priest the title in his match with Gunther.

During the premium live event, Paul “Triple H” Levesque came to the ring to inform everyone of the plans for this year’s Crown Jewel and the belt that the men’s and women’s champs will receive.  In the concept, both division’s main title holders will face each other with neither belt on the line. That means it’s Cody Rhodes vs Gunther and Nia Jax vs. Liv Morgan. While Triple H was speaking to the crowd in attendance and those watching on the PLE, Gunther came to the ring and immediately took issue with Bill Goldberg.  he Hall-of-Famer was at ringside with other wrestling luminaries given that “Bad Blood’s host city was in Atlanta, Georgia,where many pro wrestlers, then and now, reside. Could a Gunther/Goldberg match be made down the line? We shall see.

Then, in a very smart move, a heel turn took place after the premium live event went off the air. The WWE let social media pick up the moment when Kevin Owens attacked Cody Rhodes in the parking lot near the WWE production trucks.  More to come!

So, what did you think of WWE “Bad Blood” 2024? We give it an A! Share your reactions via the comment section below.

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Could Kristen Vaganos and Josh Kelly Be Exiting ‘General Hospital?’

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General Hospital fans took to social media following the airing of the Wednesday, October 21 episode of the ABC daytime drama series. In story, Molly (Kristen Vaganos) reveals to Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) that she has received an offer to join the top law firm in Chicago that practices civil law. She says it’s her dream job.

The problem Molly says is relocating from Port Charles and uprooting her life and being away from her mother, Scout and boyfriend Cody Bell (Josh Kelly). Wistful that she may lose another daughter to a long-distance situation (Kristina left a few months back to go to medical school in California), Alexis urged Molly to get Cody to go with her.

Molly still seemed concerned and has trouble committing to the idea. Alexis tells her to talk it over with Cody. Meanwhile, Cody asked Tracy (Jane Elliot) is he can have Thanksgiving off because he and Molly planned to spend Thanksgiving together with their families. After initially balking, Tracy agrees.

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WILL MOLLY AND CODY HEAD TO CHI-TOWN?

Later, Cody shows up at Miller & Davis and the conversation turned to Thanksgiving dinner that Alexis is hosting. Molly and Cody asked her not to cook anything. Cody hugged Molly reassuring Alexis that he and Molly would take care of whatever was needed on Turkey Day.

So, this raises the question, why out of nowhere are we learning that Molly received an amazing law offer in Chicago, if the character was not being written out? If Molly leaves the canvas, would the character of Cody make his exit too?

Kristen Vaganos joined GH as a recast Molly Lansing-Davis back in September of 2023 and went on contract in August of 2024. Josh Kelly began playing Cody Bell back in June of 2022. Initial reports were that Kelly joined the show on contract and then as of June 2025 went on recurring status with the show per his choice.

Do you see a world where GH is writing out Molly and Cody? Would you be sad to see Kristen and Josh exit the soap opera? If this is not what is going on, is this just a plot point for some other story that is upcoming? Share your thoughts and theories via the comment section.

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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Adam Delivers Sally’s Baby as Billy Reels from Jill’s Health Crisis in Tearjerker Episode

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The Tuesday, October 20 episode saw The Young and the Restless deliver some deeply-poignant moments in the aftermath of Billy (Jason Thompson) and Sally’s (Courtney Hope) wedding.

The scenes which will be talked about for some time to come, because of how they can impact longterm story, had Adam (Mark Grossman) being the one to deliver Billy and Sally’s baby, while Billy was gut-punched by a phone call from Snapper Foster that Jill had suffered a heart attack in London.

In story, while up in Sally’s room at the GCAC, wishing his ex all the happiness, (because Adam and Billy have no love lost, and he didn’t want to cause waves), Sally’s water broke. In true soapy fashion, all phones were dead. Sally’s phone was missing because it was with Audra (Zuleyka Silver), Adam’s battery ran out etc. Prior to that, Adam did try to call Billy, but Billy did not pick up his calls, as he was with Cane (Billy Flynn) coming to terms with the news on Jill.

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TORN BETWEEN RUNNING TO HIS MOTHER OR HIS NEW WIFE AND BABY

Now in the perfect storm of circumstances, Adam is the one to help Sally deliver her baby when she begged him to stay with er screaming, “Please don’t make me do this alone!” Adam reminded Sally that he’d already delivered a baby twice before. She assured him that it will be OK, and not to be scared, because this isn’t the same set of circumstances when she lost their daughter, Ava, during childbirth.

Downstairs, Billy is in tears over his mother. So too is Cane. Cane speaks to Jill on the phone when Snapper holds the phone to her while at her hospital bed. He tells her he loves her. Billy cannot bring himself to talk to his mom.

Cane decides he will go to London. Billy doesn’t know what to do with a new wife and a baby on the way. It’s clear how much losing Jill would devastate Billy. Cane tells Lily (Christel Khalil) what has happened to Jill, and Billy informs Jack (Peter Bergman) before he tries to find his bride who is upstairs in her room.

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A NEW ABBOTT

Back in Sally’s room, eventually Adam asks Sally (who is deep in labor), if she thought she was having a girl or boy, and she said a boy. But then, Adam introduced her to her “beautiful, perfect baby girl.” It was a moment laced with so much history for Adam and Sally and Adam and Billy, when you think of the deaths of Ava and Deliah.

As Sally cradled her newborn little bundle of joy, Adam went to go get Billy at her request, and as he made his way to the door, Billy was standing there. Billy is stunned to see his rival standing, but then Sally tells Billy to meet his daughter!

Billy rushes to the bedside to be my his new wife and daughter, with the heartbreaking final shot of Adam emotionally overcome thinking of the baby he has lost with Sally. and how he wishes things could have turned out differently in a bittersweet moment.

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EMOTIONAL PERFORMANCES

The episode was laced with hankie-inducing moments from Jason Thompson, Courtney Hope, Mark Grossman and Billy Flynn, who each delivered, to bring this story so much heart and history.  There is plenty of Emmy material within for next year for these four.

You can check out the final moments of yesterday’s episode where Billy meets his daughter for the first time, followed by the final shot of Adam at the door below, followed by our live chat replay with Y&R stars, Jason Thompson and Courtney Hope which streamed immediately after this episode aired in all timezones on the Michael Fairman Channel.

Now let us know, did you reach for the hankies during the episode? Did you like that Adam was the one to deliver Sally’s baby? Do you think something more will happen with Jill? Share your reactions in the comment section.

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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Finn Blows a Gasket After Steffy Reveals She’s Gone Ahead and Become Carter and Daphne’s Surrogate

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On the Monday, October 19 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, after Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) stammering around and trying to find a way to couch her lie to her husband, Finn (Tanner Novlan), she finally admits what she has been dreading telling him.

But not before, Finn and Steffy rehash Monaco, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), and how it was turning point in their lives (that’s an understatement) with Finn reiterating, “Our marriage is precious. What we have is pure and true.”

Finn promises Sheila is out of their lives for good, and Steffy chokes back tears saying how she wished she hadn’t removed her ring and hightailed it out of Monaco. She says she wishes she could take that back, but she can’t.

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Steffy tells Finn she has a lot to say. Finn tells her there is nothing they can’t overcome. Steffy says she made a significant decision while he was away. She goes to to say what a great friend Daphne (Murielle Hilaire) has been to her. Finn asks if Daphne and Carter (Lawrence Saint-Victor) are still interviewing to find a surrogate? Steffy says they found someone and the process has begun, and its “me.”

Finn gulps, “What do you mean it’s you?” Steffy eeks out of her mouth, “I agreed to be Daphne and Carter’s surrogate.” Finn, who is a doctor no less says, “I don’t understand!” He explains he knows there is a list of medical and legal hurdles someone has to go through before a woman can become a surrogate for a couple. He also tells Steffy he knows she could never carry a child and give it up.

Next, Finn tells Steffy she’s wonderful for considering to do this for Carter and Daphne, but she’ll have to tell them no. Steffy says it’s too late. That while he was out of town they went ahead with the procedure. Finn asks, “What procedure?” Steffy responds, “The fertilization of the eggs.” Finn learns they used Steffy’s frozen eggs and did the implantation and loses it!

“I can’t believe you went and did that! This isn’t something a wife does when their husband is out of town on a business trip,” hollers Finn. He cannot believe what he is hearing and that his wife just went and did this without him! He pushes back on Steffy. demanding answers, “There’s more going on here. What is it? Steffy? Tell me!” We fade to black.

You can check out the pivotal scene between Finn and Steffy below.

Now weigh-in: are you glad Finn is as of now not being a doofus? That he is pushy back on Steffy? Do you think Steffy will continue with this lie or admit she slept with Carter and became pregnant? Either way, would Finn stay with his wife while she became a surrogate for Carter and Daphne? Let us know in the comment section.

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