AEW Bringing Back HUGE Gimmick Match?

Get ready for another round of this monster AEW match stipulation...

by Andy H Murray
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All Elite Wrestling is planning on reprising its version of the classic WarGames stipulation, Blood & Guts.

Dave Meltzer reported on AEW bringing Blood & Guts back during a recent episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, noting talk of the gimmick's return. There is currently no word on when, exactly, this might happen, though it is likely that B&G II will see the Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, Angelo Parker, and Matt Menard) face Eddie Kingston, Santana, Ortiz, and two Blackpool Combat Club members.

The Blackpool Combat Club supported Kingston's group in their previously lopsided war with the JAS on this week's episode of Dynamite, running the heels out of the ring. As Wheeler Yuta is soon to depart for Japan ahead of NJPW's Best of the Super Jr. 29 tournament, Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson will likely partner Kingston, Ortiz, and Santana.

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AEW's first Blood & Guts bout took place on a special episode of Dynamite titled after the match in May 2021. The Pinnacle's defeat of The Inner Circle received a mixed critical response, however, owing primarily to a suboptimally-shot closing bump as Jericho was shoved from the top of the cage.

Initially conceived as a response to Vince McMahon's comments on the "blood and guts of things of that nature" hosted on AEW programming, WWE officials reportedly "hated" the original Blood & Guts.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.