AEW has announced the participants for Blood and Guts 2025, which will see a women’s version of the match take place for the first time ever.
On the November 1 episode of Collision, Renee Paquette stated via a video segment that the team of Mercedes Mone, Megan Bayne, Marina Shafir, Thekla, Julia Hart, and Skye Blue will go against Kris Statlander, Toni Storm, Harley Cameron, Jamie Hayter, Queen Aminata, and Willow Nightingale inside the double cage match on November 12.
Later in the show, it was announced that The Conglomeration [Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Mark Briscoe], Roderick Strong, and Darby Allin will take on Death Riders [Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, and Pac]. The Men’s Blood and Guts match was first teased on the October 29 Fright Night special of Dynamite as Cassidy unenthusiastically made the challenge to The Deathriders.
Blood and Guts sees a double ring surrounded by a cage with embers from each team entering a regular intervals. The match officially begins when all participants are in the cage, with victory obtained when one member of the opposing team submits or surrenders. The first Blood and Guts match took place back in 2021.
The Following Has Been Announced For AEW Blood And Guts 2025:
- Men’s Blood & Guts: Death Riders [Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, & PAC] vs. Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, Roderick Strong, Kyle O’Reilly, & Mark Briscoe – Team Darby Allin will have the advantage in the match
- Women’s Blood & Guts: Triangle of Madness [Thekla, Julia Hart, & Skye Blue], Mercedes Moné, Marina Shafir & Megan Bayne vs. Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, Toni Storm, Jamie Hayter, Queen Aminata & Harley Cameron – Team Thekla will have the advantage in the match
- Adam Page vs. Powerhouse Hobbs in a falls count anywhere match. The World Championship will not be on the line
- Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat will appear live
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