10 Things We Learned About AEW’s Blood & Guts On Talk Is Jericho

10. Jericho Didn’t Want A 'HIAC Situation'

Blood & Guts was originally scheduled for 25 March 2020, but the pandemic kicked everyone's arse into touch and forced AEW to postpone the thing until the time was right; Jericho noted on his pod that he argued back and forth with several key power players that such a match shouldn't take place for the sake of it.

He didn't want it to be like WWE's Hell In A Cell.

Jericho warned AEW against shoehorning in such an important gimmick match if it didn't fit the story they were telling in the weeks leading up to it. Postponements led to a riotous 'Stadium Stampede' cinematic replacement at Double Or Nothing, and that (in turn) added some more comedic elements to The Elite vs. Inner Circle Story.

They wouldn't have fit Blood & Guts, which Jericho pointed out. He hated the thought of turning this WarGames-style violence vehicle into something that just so happened to fit the calendar. 'Oh, it's October - better prep some Hell In A Cell matches'.