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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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THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Has Dylan’s Mystery Caller/Stalker Been Revealed to Be an Alive Luna Nozawa?

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We have another scream machine on her hands at The Bold and the Beautiful after the dramatic ending of the May 1 episode, and that would be Dylan (Sydney Bullock)!

B&B is finally making some headway on just who was the person behind the mystery call that Dylan received telling her they have some “unfinished business.” At the time of the mysterious call, it was clear that the voice was altered to disguise the true identify of the person on the the other line.

On today’s show, after Dylan and Electra (Laneya Grace) exchange words in the wardrobe room about Dylan wanting to rebuild their trust and friendship and how Electra has issues stemming from way back trusting anyone after what Remy (Christian Weissmanm) did to her by befriending her and then plastering deep fake nude photos of her across social media.

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The timing of Electra bringing up Remy is also interesting to us, as we had previously reported now that Christian Weissmann is back and on on contract with The Bold and the Beautiful, he’s already teased that Remy has another connection to someone on the canvas, which many are still believing its Dylan.

At the end of the episode, after Electra leaves the room, Dylan hears noises coming from behind the dress rack. She asks, “Jamie” is that with you? After no answer and a bit more hangar and dress ruffling, a figure steps out behind it, while Dylan is looking down at her tablet trying to get back to work.

When Dylan looks up, she lets out a scream that could be heard to Nebraska, as viewers see partial view of what looks to be a woman with long dark hair from the back. Dylan in shock, says, “It’s you!” We fade to black.

So, what’s going on here? Is the reason the caller said to her that we have “unfinished business” because on Monday, it will be revealed to actually be an alive and well, Luna (Lisa Yamada)? Did the two strikes some sort of deal, that allowed Dylan to help Luna escape after Luna supposedly died after Dylan ran her down with her car, which was all off-screen? Another theory, is the mystery caller is Remy and he is doing some sort of Luna fakeout on Dylan for a yet to be revealed reason.

What do you think is going on? Did Lisa Yamada just make an on-screen return to The Bold and the Beautiful? Share your thoughts and theories below, but first check out our recent interview from back in March on the Michael Fairman Channel when Lisa who attended the BBTV app launch party.

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THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Nick Confesses His Drug Problem to Victor; Joshua Morrow, Mark Grossman, Eric Braeden Bring the Newman Bond

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When The Young and the Restless can deliver an emotional side to their stories and their family dynamics, it usually makes for some great scenes delivered by their A-list cast.

Such was the case on the Friday, May 1 episode when Adam (Mark Grossman) and Nick (Joshua Morrow) returned to Genoa City and gave their father, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), an update on what had gone down with Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) in Las Vegas.

As Victor questioned, “What the hell happened?” Nick piped up, “We both made mistakes along the way, but we’re here now and we’re sorry for giving you so much worry on top of everything else that you’re dealing with,” which was in reference to Victor trying to reclaim his company Newman Enterprises et al.

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NICK’S CONFESSION

Next, Nick, explains one of the ways he messed up while trying to go after Matt Clark, when he admitted to this father with tears in his eyes, “That’s one of the ways I messed up … I took Fentanyl willingly. Some of it was because of Matt, but most of it was on me. I was in a lot of pain, dad, after my accident, I was burning through my prescription meds really quickly after I left the hospital. I could see that it was becoming a problem. But honestly, I thought that I could manage it.  I was wrong. I was out in LA and Matt had taken Noah (Lucas Adams) and Sienna (Tamara Braun) and he gave me this bag of pills and said I could use it to trade for information. When I went out to that drug warehouse, he was trying to convince me and Sharon (Sharon Case) that Noah was a drug addict. I just put the pills in my pocket of my jacket and I came back to Genoa City and I was in a lot of pain, dad, and I was wearing that jacket. I put my hands in the pocket and the pills were there.”

Nick sadly added, “I was desperate. I couldn’t get anymore prescription meds, so I took the fentanyl  I’m deeply ashamed that I was so weak, but all I can do is stand here and tell you the truth that I’m going to make this right and I’ll get better.”

BROTHER TO BROTHER

Adam stood up for his brother and reconfirmed to Victor the plan for help Nick through his pill addiction, “Nick is already on his way to doing that. Sharon has set up an appointment with an outpatient facility. He’s going to do the meetings and he’s going to push through this better than ever.”

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“You should also know that the only reason I’m standing here is because of Adam,” Nick confessed to Victor. “Every time I fell, you were there to pick me up. You risked your life to save me, and that’s not something I will ever forget.”

In the climatic and emotional ending of the scene, Nick in tears admits his shame to his dad, who comes in to give him hug. Nick says, “I’m so sorry. I know that this is the last thing you or this family needs.”

All three actors, Joshua Morrow, Mark Grossman and Eric Braeden, were excellent in this exchange in their scenes, but at its epicenter continues to be the Emmy-worthy performances by Y&R MVP, Joshua Morrow. Nick’s heartbreaking journey and fall from grace with his pill addiction problem has finally shown the clinks in the armor of the man who is always on the ready to help others … now he needs to let others help him through this. Can we do it?

So, what did you think of the scenes between the Newman man featuring Joshua, Mark and Eric on the Friday episode of Y&R? And though who watched also know that at the very end, Matt Clark who clearly has been injured wakes up from being conked out, so there is more revenge to come on the Newman clan. Share your thoughts below, but take a look at these scenes from a Canadian viewers who saw them air yesterday.

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DAYS OF OUR LIVES: Sophia Seemingly Plans to End Her Life, But Not Before Setting Fire to Johnny’s Apartment With Him Trapped Inside

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The final few moments of the Thursday, April 30 episode of Days of our Lives, will pave the way, to what just may be the end of Sophia Choi’s (Rachel Boyd) life, but not as you may think!

After an unhinged Sophia paid a visit to Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman), maced him in the eyes, knocked him out and then tied up to a chair, now conscious, she lets him know that she holds him responsible for all the trouble and trauma she has gone through from adopting her child, and her being sent to a mental institution.

So instead of the unregistered gun Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) gave her to finish off Johnny, Sophia sets up a plan to light candle, use nail polish remover and turn on the gas on the stove to ultimately create a mass explosion, which although Johnny pleaded to her not to that to all the innocent people inside his apartment building, she doesn’t seem to care.

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FIERY FACE OFF

The plan was supposed to be, after she takes care of Johnny she will toss the gun in the Salem River, then focus on payback to Holly Jonas before leaving town to start a new life.

Now, Sophia makes her exit, leaving Johnny to be a few moments away from an explosion or gas inhalation, when Chanel (Raven Bowens) comes home after awaiting the results of her mammogram. She sees Johnny tied up, as he panics and tells her to put out the flame on the candle, things go awry, and a fire has begun and everything may go up in flames with Johnny and Chanel inside.

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A BROKEN SOPHIA

Back in her room, Sophia breaks down after reading the social media comments about her, she planted, and then starts writing a suicide or farewell note which says. “I’m tired of begging for forgiveness for my mistakes. All I wanted was to move forward, to be loved and understood. But it’s clear that I was never going to get that. Holly Jonas said that I was dead to her. So, as her former BFF, I’m going to make her dream a reality.”

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A DEADLY TRAP

Now, the fate of Johnny, Chanel and Sophia will be revealed on tomorrow’s May 1st cliffhanger, which may be the end of Sophia when she crosses paths with Kirsten at the bridge near the river. We do know Rachel Boyd is no longer appearing in the show credits section and is now off contract with the soap.

So, what did you think of the climatic final moments of DAYS? What did you think of the performance of Rachel Boyd as Sophia Choi? Let us know via the comment section.

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