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WWE returns to Atlanta on October 5 for Bad Blood at the State Farm Arena, but we do not have a clear indication of what to expect from the premium live event just yet.
That goes for its top stars, too, including undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes and the Original Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
Based on what we have seen from WWE television leading up to the event, though, there is an obvious direction things are heading.
With that in mind, here are our predictions for what to expect from the WrestleMania 40 main eventers when WWE rolls into Atlanta.
Cody Rhodes: Hero, Defending Champion
Rhodes will enter Bad Blood exactly how he has every PLE since WrestleMania: as the undisputed WWE champion. The question here, though, is who he will defend against in his hometown of Atlanta.
The American Nightmare has already expressed his desire to square off with Jacob Fatu, a decision that is sure to be met with hesitancy by Solo Sikoa as he further seeks to control The Bloodline and its narrative.
Either way, Rhodes has been at the center of the event’s marketing and advertising dating back months to the initial airing of his vignettes with rapper Metro Boomin.
It will be interesting to see if he legitimately wants to fight Fatu or if his insistence was a bit of manipulation meant to drive a wedge in the Bloodline when Sikoa and his growing ego inevitably denies the request in favor of his own title rematch.
Roman Reigns: The Avenger
The last time we saw The OTC, he was beaten down and driven through a table by the new Bloodline, the numbers game too great for even him to overcome a third straight time.
There is no show more apropos for him to avenge that beatdown than Bad Blood, where he will cost someone in the new incarnation of his group a championship opportunity.
Reigns can lay waste to his attackers and again assist Rhodes while leaving no doubt there is still unfinished business between them.
Yes, it will feel repetitive to an extent, considering how SummerSlam concluded, but fans in Atlanta will eat it up. If we get the return of Jimmy Uso along the way as backup for Reigns, even better.
