AEW Dynamite Blood & Guts live results: Team AEW vs. Team Elite
Team AEW faces Team Elite in a Blood & Guts match on tonight’s special episode of AEW Dynamite.
AEW Champion Swerve Strickland, ROH Champion Mark Briscoe, Darby Allin, and Max Caster & Anthony Bowens of The Acclaimed make up Team AEW, while Continental Champion Kazuchika Okada, Tag Team Champions Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson of The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, and TNT Champion Jack Perry comprise Team Elite.
Chris Jericho will defend the FTW Championship on tonight’s show against Japanese icon Minoru Suzuki.
Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. will make her in-ring return on the show against former three-time Women’s Champion Hikaru Shida. It will be Baker’s first match since September 2023.
Mariah May will “debut” her The Glamour character in a segment announced for tonight. May is the top contender to Toni Storm’s Women’s World Championship and the 2024 Owen Hart Foundation women’s tournament winner.
We will also hear from new AEW International Champion MJF on the show. MJF defeated Will Ospreay for the title on last week’s Dynamite in a match that went nearly an hour.
Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee will host tonight’s proceedings.
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AEW Dynamite comes on the air with Alex Marvez in the parking garage earlier today, at the airport I guess, waiting for Will Ospreay, who shows up and saw his tire was slashed. Ospreay asks for Marvez’s keys and they get in his car with Marvez asking if Ospraey has ever driven in America, which Ospreay said no and sped away.
Cheerleaders are in the arena and chant for the new AEW International Champion MJF, who makes his way to the ring, throwing his gum in the crowd. MJF said Ospreay didn’t hit the Tiger Driver because he’s a coward, just like how he couldn’t do it to Swerve Strickland, who MJF reminds he hasn’t forgotten about his World Title, he’s just waiting to pounce. When the spotlight is on MJF, he shines like a diamond, while Ospreay melts, as he beat Ospreay without breaking a sweat, the most dominant victory of all time. MJF said Ospreay should take a long walk off a short pier and brings up his grandmother passing away and how Ospreay could dig his grave a football field length away to give that skank enough room. MJF invited Ospreay to the ring, knowing he wasn’t there. MJF called the fans treasonous for only liking that the International Title was held by foreign talent. MJF said the International Title is garbage and threw it in a trash can.
MJF deserves a title that symbolizes the best wrestler and country in the world, not the third world nation like the United Kingdom. MJF unveils the America Championship to chants of USA, which MJF quickly cuts off, saying he’s not talking about nasty ass Nashville, but the magical place in the world, Plainview Long Island, New York. God bless the USA, God bless the American Champion, your American hero, Maxwell Jacob Friedman. Streamers and patriotic music play as an American Flag comes down from the rafters with MJF’s face as the stars.
Will Ospreay sprints to the ring, as MJF bailed up the ramp. Ospreay said at minute 59 of their match and MJF was breathing out his asshole, he knew he couldn’t beat him, so MJF reached into his trunks, pulled out the diamond ring and cheated instead of acknowledging Ospreay was on his level. MJF said he didn’t cheat, as Ospreay said he had a meeting with Tony Khan and he’s got his rematch, for All In at Wembley, home soil. Ospreay grabbed the International Title from the trash can and went to the back, as the match is official.
-We go backstage to Bryce Remsberg, who walks in to do the coin flip for the Blood & Guts man advantage, where The Elite have laid out Christopher Daniels. Matthew Jackson said they have their own coin for the coin toss for the man advantage and Remsberg realized he has no choice but to go with it. Jackson said look at that, it’s Team Elite and they officially get the advantage. They wonder where Hangman Page is, but Matthew assures them he’ll be there for them tonight.
Chris Jericho defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the FTW Title
(If you like chops, have I got the match for you, as this was literally a hard-hitting battle from the start. After all the chops, Suzuki beat the holy hell out of Jericho, who just managed to sneak out a win. This reminded me of Jericho’s match with Tomohiro Ishii in which they just chopped each other so long that Jericho’s chest bled pretty quickly.)
Both men exchange chops out the gate and Suzuki just laughs in Jericho’s face. After continuing his no sell, Suzuki lit up Jericho, who tried to bail to ring 2, but was cut off. Jericho’s chest is bleeding already, as he’s also hurt his own hand throwing chops. Right before things went to picture in picture, Jericho finally collapsed, but both men continued their chop battle through break.
When things returned, Jericho, who is pouring blood from his chest, was first to throw a boot and lariat, tried for his springboard clothesline, but fell into a Suzuki arm bar in the ropes. Much to the delight of Taz on commentary, Suzuki smacked Jericho repeatedly with chairs, even trapping a hand of Jericho between one and smashing it with another. Suzuki snapped the fingers of Jericho, as Taz had a big smile. Back inside, Suzuki got the arm bar and wrenched at the fingers, as Jericho rolled through and raked the eyes before hitting a Code Breaker for one. The chops turned to forearms, as Suzuki did the misdirect into the Rear Naked Choke but Jericho swept the legs out and locked in the Walls of Jericho. Suzuki escapes and they repeat the sequence, as Suzuki went for the Gotch Piledriver, but Jericho hit a low blow and Judas Effect for the win.
Post match, Jericho posed with his title, only to get locked in the choke and hit with the Gotch Piledriver. Bryan Keith & Big Bill hit the ring, as they are no longer banned from ringside. Katsuyori Shibata’s music hits and he sneaks up from behind, low bridging Bill outside before hitting a kitchen sink on Keith. Shibata & Suzuki are left in the ring as The Learning Tree bail.
-Renee Paquette is backstage with new CMLL Women’s Champion, Willow Nightingale, who was about to talk when Stokely Hathaway interrupts and distracts long enough for Kris Statlander to blindside and hit a F5 onto a loading box. Hathaway challenges Nightingale to a title eliminator next week for the CMLL Women’s Title, they’ll wait for her answer when she wakes up.
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-Renee Paquette was interviewing Bryan Danielson earlier today, as he said the doctor said for the moment, his neck is fixable if something happens and he just wants to enjoy the moment. Jeff Jarrett interrupts and said he was crushed that he didn’t win the Owen Hart Cup, but Danielson is the perfect guy to win it and fulfil his destiny at Wembley. Jarrett said Swerve Strickland knows exactly what he needs to do in order to retain his title. Jarrett said Danielson can’t have one foot out the door, if he’s going all in, go all in, as a lot of people believe in him, Jarrett being at the very top of the list. Paquette asks where that sits with him and Danielson said it’s true, he’s got a lot of work to do. This was one hell of a pep talk delivered by Double J. Excalibur said that full interview is coming soon to the AEW YouTube channel.
Dr. Britt Baker submitted Hikaru Shida
(Another chapter in one of the top women’s rivalries in AEW, as Baker had some ring rust, but that’s to be expect after being out for 10 months. I liked the finishing sequence, as it showed both ladies knew each other well and it got Baker the victory. Post match, we continue the Mone story, as she now has her heater to go against the Doctor. I should would like Jamie Hayter back soon to even the odds.)
This is Baker’s first match since the September 16 episode of Collision. After an early scramble, Baker tried for Lockjaw, but Shida escaped into a stalemate. Both ladies slugged it out ringside to dueling chants from the crowd, as Shida delivered ten punches against the barricade. Baker was draped across the apron and Shida hit a running knee lift as things went to commercial.
It was all Shida during break, who teased doing the same dive that ultimately broke Skye Blue’s ankle last week, but Baker avoided it, hitting a neckbreaker and sling blade. Baker put on the glove, but took too long to follow up and Shida hit a German suplex into a guillotine. Shida released and missed a dive, but avoided a Baker rolling elbow and hit a headbutt that dropped both women. Both ladies traded close near falls off high stacks and jackknife covers before Shida tried the Falcon Arrow, but Baker spun out, wanting Lockjaw, but Shida got the ropes. Shida was conflicted about whether to grab her kendo stick, but the delay allowed Baker to his a rolling neckbreaker for two. Shida hit the question mark kick into the Falcon Arrow, but Baker dodged the Kitana knee and applied Lockjaw for the submission.
Mercedes Mone’s music immediately interrupted Baker’s victory, as Mone walked to the stage with her double titles. Mone, who is getting booed out of the building, said that was impressive victory. Mone said she knows Baker wants a shot at her TBS Title at Wembley, but her answer is no. All of a sudden, Kamille shows up and attacks Baker from behind. Baker is locked in a Torture Rack and spun into a sitout slam as Mone came to the ring. Kamille raised the hand of Mone, who stood over the fallen body of Baker.
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-The Patriarchy are backstage and said they triumphed this last week as new Trios Champions and said Nick Wayne will be in the Royal Rampage this week on Rampage to determine who gets the AEW World Title shot at Grand Slam. Wayne was about to cut a promo when he spots Kip Sabian standing by and questions why he’s always around? Wayne said he knows Sabian is also in the Royal Rampage and he’s going to throw him out. Wayne told him no one cares Sabian’s father is dead, be a man and suck it up.
PAC defeated Boulder (w/Bronson & Jacked Jameson)
Quick sole butt from PAC, who tried a suplex, but Boulder didn’t budge, so PAC floated over into a pump kick. PAC charged, but Boulder ran through him, but missed a corner moonsault. PAC hit a shotgun dropkick and went after the legs. PAC immediately hit an impressive brainbuster on the big man and gets the quick win.
-Team AEW are backstage, as Swerve Strickland said the spirit of AEW is on the line tonight, as these warriors are ready to get violent. Strickland said he’s the leader, but Darby Allin cuts him off saying he’s not his leader, as tonight is about getting even with The Elite. Strickland said when this is all said and done, they can get violent with each other. Caster & Bowens said this isn’t about them, it’s about getting even with The Young Bucks. Voice of reason, Mark Briscoe, interrupts and said The Elite is about divide and conquer, which they can’t let happen. Briscoe gets his team amped up, as Allin just walks away.
“The Glamour” Mariah May defeated Kaitland Alexis
May walked out with the Owen Hart Foundation Title and the shoe she used to bloody up Timeless Toni Storm two weeks ago. May exploded out with a shotgun dropkick at the bell and one off the top rope for good measure. May relentlessly beat Alexis down before kissing her forehead and hitting May Day, but didn’t make the cover. Sweet Cheek Music delivered, as Storm Zero followed for the victory.
The music for Timeless Toni Storm hit, as May acted shocked, but it was initially a ploy. Someone appeared behind May and ripped off her wig to reveal Storm, scar on her head and staring daggers into May, who turned around and the slugfest was on. Referees hit the ring to separate the ladies, as the crowd chanted to let them fight. Storm got the microphone and yelled at May if she’s prepared to die, because she is.
-A great video package for Blood & Guts is shown with Dean Malenko’s voiceover placed to it ahead of the main event, next.
Team AEW (Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe, Anthony Bowens, Max Caster & Darby Allin) defeated The Elite (Matthew & Nicholas Jackson, Kazuchika Okada, Jack Perry & Hangman Adam Page) in Blood & Guts
(Long, violent match, but the storytelling towards the end I thought was fantastic. Page & Strickland continued their feud, as it almost led to Page losing his job because he was so tunnel visioned. With Strickland’s match already lined up for All In, it makes all the sense in the world for Strickland/Page to happen at All Out. I liked how the ending built to the Perry & Allin match and despite Perry being willing to go down in flames for The Elite, the same couldn’t be said for Matthew.)
Jack Perry & Darby Allin kicked things off, as Perry chucked a chair at Allin through the cage door and powerbombed him against the cage itself to start. Perry set up the steps and used it as a launching pad to send Allin into the crowd where they brawled. Allin dumped garbage all over Perry before clotheslining him back to ringside. In the ring, Perry leveled Allin with a trash can and choked him with a rope before lawn darting Allin into the corner can. Allin spat at Perry and fought back before Nicholas Jackson was out next with a suitcase and chair. Nicholas waved at the camera before hitting a slingshot assisted legdrop with Perry. Allin fought off a double suplex, but was launched into the cage by Nicholas and hit with a superkick, wedging Allin between the ring and cage heading into commercial.
ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe was next to a loud ovation, as he tackled Perry clear into ring 2. Nicholas tried to springboard in, but Briscoe was ready for the throw as he threw a ladder into the ring and hit a cannonball onto Nicholas with it. Matthew Jackson was next, also with a briefcase, as he threw his to his brother and DDT’d Allin onto it. Briscoe is repeatedly slammed into the cage, busting him open in the process. Allin was powerbombed onto Briscoe in the corner before Matthew hit a succession of Northern Lights, as Perry smacked Allin with the briefcase and The Bucks hit a double team stomp/powerbomb and rolling backstabber on Briscoe. Anthony Bowens evens the odds and took down everyone, until Matthew chucked the briefcase at his face. Briscoe was crotched on the top, as Allin was about to suffer a TK Driver, but Briscoe flew off the top with a cutter, while Allin hit a Scorpion Death Drop. Allin smashed down with a thumbtack covered skateboard onto the back of Matthew.
Bowens brought out a pair of literal scissors and started violently stabbing Perry in the head before slicing him in the mouth with the scissors opened. Schiavone said this gives new meaning to the term scissor me. Kazuchika Okada is out next with his Rainmaker Drive sign and waffled Bowens & Allin with it before hitting Briscoe with a Tombstone. Okada hit a ripcord low blow and dropkicked a chair into Briscoes face as things went to commercial. It was all The Elite during break until Max Caster was out next and he popped Okada with a microphone before decking The Bucks with his chain and Perry with a chair. Big time top rope chair shot from Caster to Okada until Caster threw in a barbed wire board. The Acclaimed wanted to suplex Okada onto it, but Perry & Nicholas made the save and hit a hip toss on Bowens onto the board before bodyslamming and sandwiching him between boards where Nicholas hit a Swanton through them. Okada dumped a handful of tacks in his hand and placed them into Caster’s mouth as The Bucks hit a superkick to the face.
Hangman Adam Page was supposed to be next, but never came out, as this allowed Team AEW to fight back as a team. Excalibur said if Page doesn’t show up, this match can’t officially begin, which, what’s the point of this then? Bowens wrapped barbed wire around his leg and hit Scissor Me Timbers on Nicholas. Swerve Strickland was the final Team AEW entrant, as Hangman Adam Page sprinted out and attacked from behind, handcuffing Strickland to the outside of the cage. Okada hit a rolling corner DVD onto the barbed wire boards on Briscoe. Page decked Prince Nana and screamed that Strickland didn’t deserve the AEW World Title and he’s going to eat him alive. Matthew Jackson screamed at an unresponsive Page to listen to him and said if he doesn’t get in the ring, he’s fired. Page finally obliged and got in the ring, as Matthew demands the door locked and as EVP, the match officially starts. Page & Okada started shoving each other at the bell, as Team AEW (minus Strickland, still handcuffed) fights back heading into another commercial.
Jeff Jarrett tries storming to the ring with his guitar before Brandon Cutler comes out to put a stop to it. Daddy Ass appears, levels Cutler, who gets El Kabonged by a Jarrett guitar shot, as they, along with Prince Nana, help to free Strickland from his handcuffs. Nana gave wire cutters to Strickland, who cut open the cage and hit the ring, taking everyone out until it was just he & Page staring each other down from ring 1 & 2. They slug it out, as Strickland dodges a Buckshot, but gets trapped between the barbed wire boards. Allin flies in with a Code Red, as everyone hits big time shots until Strickland stalks down Page in the corner with a staplegun, a callback to their Texas Death Match. Matthew hit a low blow on Strickland and opens one of the briefcases to reveal multiple stapleguns. Strickland is surrounded and The Elite who all staple Strickland, who ultimately laughs in their faces. Strickland got ahold of one and staples The Bucks & Perry before Okada goes for a Rainmaker, flips Strickland off and gets his finger stapled. Page flew in with a Buckshot, but Strickland ducked and Okada took the move. Strickland stapled Page in the face as the two spilled out of the ring and up the ramp as we go to the last commercial of the night and we’re told both went crashing off the stage.
Back from break, The Bucks had assembled a group of tables outside the cage, as Bowens & Nicholas fought up the cage and Bowens had his head smashed against the steel and crashed through all of the tables. Back inside, Briscoe hit Jay Drillers on Okada, Perry & The Bucks, as Allin set up Perry on a table and Matthew was placed on one as well, as Briscoe hit a Froggy Bow through it. Allin climbed up and used the cage as monkey bars to hit a Coffin Drop on Perry through the table. Caster handed out handcuffs as Perry was cuffed to the cage as Briscoe hit kendo stick shots, but Perry wouldn’t quit. Allin said that’s fine, let’s get this party started. Briscoe hit a wild unprotected chair shot to Perry, as Allin brought out a gas can and lighter. Allin poured gas all over Perry, saying he’d light his ass on fire if he doesn’t quit. Perry spat at him, as Matthew promised Allin a TNT Title match at All In, but Allin wasn’t satisfied and Matthew finally quit for his team to end the match.
AEW Rampage 7/26/24
- The Royal Rampage: Winner gets an AEW World Title shot at Dynamite Grand Slam