Last night’s AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts special from Greensboro was one of the most chaotic and unforgettable episodes in recent AEW history. The night featured two brutal cage wars, a wild Falls Count Anywhere fight that shifted the World Championship picture, and major developments just ten days out from Full Gear. The biggest winners of the night included Kyle O’Reilly, who shockingly made Jon Moxley tap out inside Blood & Guts; Mercedes Moné, who captained her team to victory in AEW’s first-ever Women’s Blood & Guts match; and Hangman Adam Page, who defeated Powerhouse Hobbs and demanded a steel cage title defense against Samoa Joe at Full Gear.
Here are the full results:
- Women’s Blood & Guts Match: Mercedes Moné, Megan Bayne, Marina Shafir & The Triangle of Madness def. Toni Storm, Kris Statlander, Jamie Hayter, Willow Nightingale, Harley Cameron & Mina Shirakawa
- Falls Count Anywhere Match: Hangman Adam Page def. Powerhouse Hobbs; post-match challenge issued to Samoa Joe for a Steel Cage Match at Full Gear
- Men’s Blood & Guts Match: Kyle O’Reilly, PAC, and The Don Callis Family def. Jon Moxley, Darby Allin & The Death Riders when O’Reilly made Moxley submit
The first-ever Women’s Blood & Guts — history, brutality, and the methodical victory
AEW went all-in on making the women’s opening Blood & Guts feel historic: two rings, one lowered steel cage, and twelve competitors mixing high spots with hard psychology. The bout told a clear story of resilient babyfaces (Toni Storm, Kris Statlander, Jamie Hayter, Willow Nightingale, Harley Cameron, Mina Shirakawa) resisting a calculated, vicious heel unit led by Mercedes Moné and the Triangle of Madness. The finish came when the heels exploited damage and precise targeting to force Toni Storm’s team into submission-like concessions, allowing Moné’s side to close out the win — a result that both elevates Moné as a dominant presence in AEW and creates fresh sympathy and momentum for the babyface survivors heading into Full Gear week. Crowd work, a handful of brutal cage spots (including a notable cage-to-floor Samoan drop), and sharp heat-selling made this a bloodied but disciplined opener.
Why it mattered: AEW now has a marquee, large-scale women’s moment to promote into Full Gear. The match establishes Mercedes Moné and her collaborators as a major threat to the women’s division while giving AEW compelling direction for future singles rivalries.
Men’s Blood & Guts — chaos, weapons, Callis interference, and a signature submission
The men’s Blood & Guts main event was equal parts chaotic violence and storytelling payoff. Gashed faces, flaming table spots (including PAC launching Darby Allin through fire), and the constant back-and-forth between the two rings made for an intense spectacle. Outside interference from the Don Callis Family momentarily swung momentum before Kyle O’Reilly locked in a decisive ankle lock, forcing Jon Moxley to tap — a shocking finish that both elevated O’Reilly and hinted at growing fractures within the Death Riders camp.
Why it mattered: O’Reilly’s win over Moxley gives him his biggest career moment to date and introduces tension within Moxley’s group. With the Callis Family’s interference deepening, AEW has multiple storyline threads ready for Full Gear fallout and beyond.
Hangman vs. Hobbs — a Falls-Count-Anywhere war and Full Gear escalation
Hangman Adam Page and Powerhouse Hobbs took their feud to the extreme in a Falls-Count-Anywhere match that spilled through the stands and up into the arena concourse. Page endured a punishing powerbomb before rallying to send Hobbs crashing through an electrical table to score the win. But the aftermath stole the spotlight: Samoa Joe and Katsuyori Shibata blindsided Page, leading to a chaotic brawl that drew in HOOK and Eddie Kingston. Once order was restored, Page grabbed a mic and challenged Joe to defend the AEW World Championship inside a steel cage at Full Gear — a challenge Joe emphatically accepted.
Why it mattered: Page’s victory and post-match challenge give Full Gear a marquee stipulation and inject added drama into the ongoing title story. The cage match promises a violent, conclusive showdown between two of AEW’s most physical competitors.
Other notable beats and backstage fallout
- FTR confronted Ricky Steamboat and had a tense faceoff with the Don Callis Family, adding fuel to multiple tag storylines.
- Eddie Kingston’s confrontation with Samoa Joe planted seeds for potential future conflict.
- The Blood & Guts event reshaped Full Gear’s card, tightening stakes and positioning several feuds for final build segments on upcoming Dynamite and Collision episodes.
What this means for Full Gear (strategic implications)
- Main event clarity: Hangman vs. Samoa Joe in a steel cage gives Full Gear a clear, marketable main event with a violent stipulation to close their rivalry.
- Emerging stars: Kyle O’Reilly’s submission win over Moxley propels him into AEW’s upper echelon, while Mercedes Moné’s dominance cements her as the division’s top heel.
- Long-term storytelling: Don Callis’ interference, PAC’s resurgence, and Kingston’s involvement ensure that AEW has multiple continuing stories leading out of Full Gear.
Final take — a high-value TV special that sharpened Full Gear’s edge
AEW’s Blood & Guts delivered both spectacle and substance. The show used its violence as a storytelling tool, elevating stars, escalating rivalries, and redefining the stakes ahead of Full Gear. Between O’Reilly’s shocking win, Moné’s statement performance, and Hangman’s fiery challenge, AEW turned this episode into one of its most important Dynamites of the year — a textbook example of using chaos to create clarity on the road to pay-per-view.
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