Breaking: AEW President & CEO Tony Khan confirmed tonight on AEW Collision that history will be made on Wednesday, November 12 (8/7c) at the First Horizon Coliseum (Greensboro, NC): the company’s first-ever Women’s Blood & Guts match. The marquee, two-ring, double-cage spectacle — airing on TBS / HBO Max as a special edition of Dynamite — will pit a star-studded Team Moné against a stacked Team Statlander in what AEW is billing as the most brutal and consequential women’s match in company history. 

The Card: Who’s in the Blood & Guts Cages

AEW confirmed the match lineup tonight:

• Team Moné — led by AEW TBS Champion Mercedes Moné — will feature Mercedes Moné, Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Julia Hart & Skye Blue), Marina Shafir, and Megan Bayne. Penelope Ford, originally tied into the build, is sidelined with an injury; Marina Shafir has been slotted into the picture and appears on the Moné side.  
• Team Statlander — captained by AEW Women’s World Champion Kris Statlander — will bring Kris Statlander, Willow Nightingale, Toni Storm, Jamie Hayter, Queen Aminata, and Harley Cameron. AEW’s announcement makes this a 6-on-6 Blood & Guts, the largest iteration of the match to date and the first to feature only women.  

Multiple outlets and AEW’s own promotion confirm the date, location and that Tony Khan revealed additions and specifics during Collision tonight. 

Why This Matters — Beyond the Guts and Glory

A watershed moment for AEW’s women’s division

Blood & Guts has always been AEW’s most violent, high-stakes team war — traditionally a men’s domain since the match’s 2021 debut. Putting women in the double cage is more than a novelty: it signals AEW’s willingness to elevate long-running, meaningful storylines in the women’s division to main event-level, spectacle booking. This gives established names (Moné, Statlander, Toni Storm) and rising stars (Willow, Bayne, Queen Aminata) a platform for career-defining moments. 

Storylines, grudges and the logic of teams

This match aggregates unresolved feuds and alliances currently bubbling across AEW programming: Jamie Hayter’s ongoing rivalry with the Sisters of Sin (and their allies), Mercedes Moné’s TBS title presence and heat with Statlander, and the tag-tournament fallout that shuffled pairings when Penelope Ford was injured — a tweak that pushed Marina Shafir into the fold and added fresh chemistry and unpredictability. Expect the match to be structured around shifting numbers, chaotic brawls, and moments that highlight both Moné’s star power and Statlander’s champion instincts. 

Booking possibilities and outcomes

AEW has options with this match that will reverberate through the winter booking cycle:

• A Team Statlander victory could cement Kris as the locker-room leader and push her into higher-profile singles programs, while protecting Moné as a dominant force who can lose in a war of attrition.
• A Team Moné win elevates Mercedes’ leadership stature and could be used to launch new feuds for the TBS title or set up singles encounters with Kris, Toni or Willow.
• Expect spotlight moments for younger or less proven performers (Megan Bayne, Queen Aminata) — Blood & Guts is tailor-made to create breakout sequences that translate into momentum and TV booking.  

Practicals: Where, When, How to Watch & Ticket Info

• Date / Time: Wednesday, Nov. 12 — 8/7c (special Dynamite presentation).
• Location: First Horizon Coliseum, Greensboro, NC (AEW has leaned into Greensboro’s wrestling tradition in marketing the show).  
• Broadcast: Live on TBS and streaming on HBO Max as part of AEW’s national TV schedule. Expect pre-show promotion across AEW’s social channels and Tony Khan’s announcements to continue the week of the show.  

Match Risks & What to Watch In-Ring

Blood & Guts is a high-impact environment: double cages, limited medical intervention during sequences, and a match type built around punishment and storytelling over a long, grueling period. Watch for:

• Pacing: AEW must balance shock moments with clear storytelling beats so viewers can follow allegiances and momentum swings.
• Protecting health: With Penelope Ford already out of action, the company will need to be cautious about how it uses high-risk spots for recently injured or less experienced wrestlers.  

Final Take — A Big, Risky, Potentially Historic Night

Tony Khan’s decision to stage the women’s Blood & Guts is audacious and carries real upside: it can elevate the women’s division into headline territory, create instant classics, and give AEW an easy, attention-grabbing marketing narrative heading into the holidays. The flip side: it’s a high-stakes environment for talent and storytelling; if the match isn’t paced and protected properly, AEW risks both injury and a narrative misfire.

For fans who want spectacle and for wrestlers chasing big moments, Nov. 12 now feels less like an ordinary Dynamite and more like a turning point. Whether this becomes the match that reshapes AEW’s women’s hierarchy or an ambitious experiment that needs fine-tuning will be decided inside that double cage in Greensboro.

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