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'''AEW Blood and Guts''' is an annual ] ] produced by the American ] ] (AEW). The event airs as a ] of the promotion's flagship weekly television program, '']''. The ] of the event comes from the ], which is AEW's version of the classic ] in which two teams fight inside a roofed cell structure that surrounds two rings placed side-by-side. Each ] match of the card is contested under the Blood and Guts stipulation. '''AEW Blood & Guts''' is an annual ] ] produced by the American ] ] (AEW) since 2021. The event airs mid-year as a ] of the promotion's flagship weekly television program, '']''; it originally aired on ] in 2021, but has aired on ] since 2022. The ] of the event comes from the Blood and Guts match, which is AEW's version of the classic ] in which two teams fight inside a roofed cell structure that surrounds two rings placed side-by-side. Each ] match of the card is contested under the Blood and Guts stipulation.


The ] was originally scheduled to occur in March 2020, but due to the ], it was delayed and instead took place in May 2021. The event ], which moved it back to June, with the ] held in July. Beginning with the 2022 event, a ] of '']'' titled Royal Rampage has been taped in conjunction with the Blood and Guts special. The ] was originally scheduled to occur in March 2020, but due to the ], it was delayed and instead took place in May 2021. The ] moved it to June before moving to July beginning with the ]. Beginning with the 2022 event, a ] of '']'' titled Royal Rampage has been taped in conjunction with the Blood & Guts special.


==History== ==History==
On July 25, 2019, ], Inc. (WWE), as a publicly traded company, conducted a conference call to announce its second-quarter fiscal year 2019 results. During the call, Eric Katz of Wolfe Research, LLC, asked WWE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ] questions regarding naming ] and ] as Executive Directors to WWE and its relationship to the future of WWE content, especially with stricter ] at the ] for '']''{{'}}s upcoming move to broadcast television. McMahon responded to Katz's question: On July 25, 2019, ], Inc. (WWE), as a publicly traded company, conducted a conference call to announce its second-quarter fiscal year 2019 results. During the call, Eric Katz of Wolfe Research, LLC, asked WWE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ] questions regarding naming ] and ] as Executive Directors to WWE and its relationship to the future of WWE content, especially with stricter ] at the ] for '']''{{'}}s upcoming move to broadcast television. McMahon responded to Katz's question:
{{quote|We're going to be a bit edgier, but still remain in the ]. We just haven't come anywhere close actually to going into another level. So that will be something we'll do in terms of direction of content, more controversy, better storylines, et cetera. But at the same time, we're not going to go back to the ], and we're not going to do blood and guts and things of that nature such as being done on perhaps a new potential competitor. We're just not going to go back to that gory crap that we graduated from. And again, a more sophisticated product, again, attracting much better writers and attracting better management, and things of that nature. So again, as I said, I feel really good about it.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Q2 FY19 Earnings Call |url=https://streaming.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1221585&tp_key=5769671b74 |website=Webcasts.com |publisher=Webcasts.com |accessdate=2020-03-11 |ref=WWEQ32019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=The Motley Fool |title=World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (WWE) Q2 2019 Earnings Call Transcript |url=https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2019/07/31/world-wrestling-entertainment-inc-wwe-q2-2019-earn.aspx |website=The Motley Fool |date=31 July 2019 |accessdate=2020-03-11 |ref=Fool}}</ref>}} {{quote|We're going to be a bit edgier, but still remain in the ]. We just haven't come anywhere close actually to going into another level. So that will be something we'll do in terms of direction of content, more controversy, better storylines, et cetera. But at the same time, we're not going to go back to the ], and we're not going to do blood and guts and things of that nature such as being done on perhaps a new potential competitor. We're just not going to go back to that gory crap that we graduated from. And again, a more sophisticated product, again, attracting much better writers and attracting better management, and things of that nature. So again, as I said, I feel really good about it.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Q2 FY19 Earnings Call |url=https://streaming.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1221585&tp_key=5769671b74 |website=Webcasts.com |accessdate=2020-03-11 |ref=WWEQ32019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=The Motley Fool |title=World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (WWE) Q2 2019 Earnings Call Transcript |url=https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2019/07/31/world-wrestling-entertainment-inc-wwe-q2-2019-earn.aspx |website=The Motley Fool |date=31 July 2019 |accessdate=2020-03-11 |ref=Fool}}</ref>}}


The term "blood and guts" used by McMahon was perceived as a reference to rival wrestling promotion ] (AEW).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/27427663/what-need-know-nxt-move-usa-network|title=What you need to know about NXT's move to USA Network|date=August 20, 2019|accessdate=April 8, 2021|work=ESPN|author=Fiorvanti, Tim and Raimondi, Marc}}</ref> On November 13, 2019, AEW filed a trademark for "Blood and Guts," a play on McMahon's term. During ] on February 29, 2020, AEW announced that the March 25 episode of '']'' would be subtitled Blood and Guts, and feature the promotion's first ], billed as a "Blood and Guts match" since the WarGames trademark is owned by WWE. The WarGames match features two ] enclosed by a steel cage and was developed by wrestler ], better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, the father of former AEW executive vice president and in-ring talent ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/2020/03/01/aew-blood-and-guts-revives-wargames-takes-shot-wwe-vince-mcmahon/|title=AEW Revives WarGames, Takes a Shot at WWE With AEW: Blood & Guts|publisher=ComicBook.com|first=Connor|last=Casey|date=February 29, 2020|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-blood-guts-announced-march-25-wargames-style-match-be-featured|title=AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts Announced For March 25, WarGames Style Match To Be Featured|work=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=February 29, 2020|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref> The term "blood and guts" used by McMahon was perceived as a reference to rival wrestling promotion ] (AEW).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/27427663/what-need-know-nxt-move-usa-network|title=What you need to know about NXT's move to USA Network|date=August 20, 2019|accessdate=April 8, 2021|work=ESPN|last1=Fiorvanti|first1= Tim |last2=Raimondi|first2= Marc}}</ref> On November 13, 2019, AEW filed a trademark for "Blood & Guts," a play on McMahon's term. During ] on February 29, 2020, AEW announced that the March 25 episode of '']'' would be subtitled Blood & Guts, and feature the promotion's first ], billed as a "Blood and Guts match" since the WarGames trademark is owned by WWE.<ref name="B&GCB">{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/2020/03/01/aew-blood-and-guts-revives-wargames-takes-shot-wwe-vince-mcmahon/|title=AEW Revives WarGames, Takes a Shot at WWE With AEW: Blood & Guts|publisher=ComicBook.com|first=Connor|last=Casey|date=February 29, 2020|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="B&GFF">{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-blood-guts-announced-march-25-wargames-style-match-be-featured|title=AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts Announced For March 25, WarGames Style Match To Be Featured|work=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=February 29, 2020|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref>


The inaugural event was originally scheduled to take place on March 25, 2020, at the ] in ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-dynamite-make-up-dates-for-rochester-and-newark-scheduled|title=AEW DYNAMITE Location Changes|publisher=]|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=March 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/aew-dynamite-coronavirus-venue-changes/|title=AEW Announces Venue Changes, Including Blood & Guts Show, Due to COVID-19|publisher=]|first=Noah|last=Dominguez|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> but was postponed due to the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/message-from-aew-president-ceo-tony-khan|title=Message From AEW President & CEO Tony Khan|date=March 20, 2020|author=AEW Staff|work=]|accessdate=March 21, 2020}}</ref> Over a year later, Blood & Guts was officially rescheduled to air as the May 5, 2021, episode of ''Dynamite'' on ] and be held at ] in ] due to the ongoing pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Brya |title=THE INNER CIRCLE TO FACE THE PINNACLE IN AEW BLOOD AND GUTS MATCH |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/inner-circle-face-pinnacle-aew-blood-and-guts-match-338031 |website=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online |access-date=April 9, 2021 |date=April 7, 2021}}</ref> The event returned in June 2022 and was held at the ] in ] due to AEW's resumption of live touring in July 2021. Instead of airing on TNT, the ] aired on ] as ''Dynamite'' moved to TBS in January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/blood-and-guts-announced-for-june-29-edition-of-aew-dynamite|title=Blood and Guts announced for June 29 edition of AEW Dynamite|date=June 1, 2022|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=]|access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref> The ] then moved Blood & Guts to July.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/aew-blood-and-guts-2023-match-confirmed-elite-blackpool-combat-club-jon-moxley/|title=AEW Blood and Guts 2023 Match Confirmed|date=June 28, 2023|last=Casey|first=Connor|work=]|access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>
The rules for the Blood and Guts match are based on the classic WarGames format from ], and not the modern WWE format. The notable format differences between the classic Crockett rules and the modern WWE rules are an enclosed cage with a roof (which was removed in modern versions) and the match can only be won with a submission or surrender. Like the classic Crockett format, a ] is not a win condition.<ref name="Dynamite03112020">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/03/11/3-11-aew-dynamite-tv-results-powells-live-review-of-hangman-page-and-a-mystery-partner-vs-chris-jericho-and-sammy-guevara-cody-vs-ortiz-mjf-the-butcher-and-the-blade-vs-jurassic-express/|title= 3/11 AEW Dynamite TV results: Powell's live review of Hangman Page and a mystery partner vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, Cody vs. Ortiz, MJF, The Butcher, and The Blade vs. Jurassic Express, "Death Triangle" Pac, Pentagon, and Fenix vs. Private Party and Joey Janela|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jason|last=Powell|date=March 11, 2020|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref>


===Royal Rampage===
The inaugural event was originally scheduled to take place on March 25, 2020, at the ] in ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-dynamite-make-up-dates-for-rochester-and-newark-scheduled|title=AEW DYNAMITE Location Changes|publisher=]|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=March 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/aew-dynamite-coronavirus-venue-changes/|title=AEW Announces Venue Changes, Including Blood & Guts Show, Due to COVID-19|publisher=]|first=Noah|last=Dominguez|date=March 12, 2020|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> but was postponed due to the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/message-from-aew-president-ceo-tony-khan|title=Message From AEW President & CEO Tony Khan|date=March 20, 2020|author=AEW Staff|work=]|accessdate=March 21, 2020}}</ref> Over a year later, Blood and Guts was officially rescheduled to air as the May 5, 2021, episode of ''Dynamite'' and be held at ] in ] due to the ongoing pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Brya |title=THE INNER CIRCLE TO FACE THE PINNACLE IN AEW BLOOD AND GUTS MATCH |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/inner-circle-face-pinnacle-aew-blood-and-guts-match-338031 |website=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online |access-date=April 9, 2021 |date=April 7, 2021}}</ref>
Beginning with the 2022 event, '']'' - which is usually taped at the same venue Wednesday nights following the ''Dynamite'' broadcast - has featured "Royal Rampage", a modified ] ] specifically adapted to accommodate the two-ring setup used for Blood & Guts. The winner of Royal Rampage receives a future championship match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pwmania.com/aew-rampage-to-feature-royal-rampage-no-1-contender-match-more-this-friday-7-1-2022 |title=AEW Rampage To Feature "Royal Rampage" No. 1 Contender Match & More This Friday (7/1/2022) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720043038/https://www.pwmania.com/aew-rampage-to-feature-royal-rampage-no-1-contender-match-more-this-friday-7-1-2022 |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |last=Boone |first=Matt |work=] |date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/royal-rampage-battle-royal-set-for-next-weeks-aew-rampage|title=AEW announces return of Royal Rampage battle royal|date=July 14, 2023|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=]|access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>

==Concept==
The ] of the event comes from the Blood and Guts match, and each ] match of the card is contested under this stipulation. It uses the classic WarGames format from ], which differ from the modified WWE format. The match features two ] enclosed by a steel cage, which was developed by wrestler ], better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes.<ref name="B&GCB"/><ref name="B&GFF"/>

The notable format differences between the classic Crockett rules and the modified WWE rules include the cage itself - the Crockett version uses an enclosed cage, while WWE uses an open top cage, and under Crockett rules the match can only be won with a submission or surrender, where in WWE the match can also end by ].<ref name="Dynamite03112020">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/03/11/3-11-aew-dynamite-tv-results-powells-live-review-of-hangman-page-and-a-mystery-partner-vs-chris-jericho-and-sammy-guevara-cody-vs-ortiz-mjf-the-butcher-and-the-blade-vs-jurassic-express/|title= 3/11 AEW Dynamite TV results: Powell's live review of Hangman Page and a mystery partner vs. Chris Jericho and Sammy Guevara, Cody vs. Ortiz, MJF, The Butcher, and The Blade vs. Jurassic Express, "Death Triangle" Pac, Pentagon, and Fenix vs. Private Party and Joey Janela|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|first=Jason|last=Powell|date=March 11, 2020|accessdate=March 11, 2020}}</ref>


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|May 5, 2021 |May 5, 2021
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|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/inner-circle-face-pinnacle-aew-blood-and-guts-match-338031|title=The Inner Circle to face The Pinnacle in AEW Blood and Guts match|work=]|first=Bryan|last=Rose|date=April 7, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/inner-circle-face-pinnacle-aew-blood-and-guts-match-338031|title=The Inner Circle to face The Pinnacle in AEW Blood and Guts match|work=]|first=Bryan|last=Rose|date=April 7, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021}}</ref>
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|2 |2
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|June 29, 2022 |June 29, 2022
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|] (], ], ], ], ], and ]) vs. ], ], and ] (], ], and ]) in a ] |] (], ], and ]), ], ], and ] vs. ] (], ], ], ], ], and ]) in a ]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/06/29/6-29-aew-dynamite-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-claudio-castagnoli-eddie-kingston-wheeler-yuta-santana-and-ortiz-vs-chris-jericho-sammy-guevara-jake-hager-daniel-garcia-matt-m/|title=6/29 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, Santana, and Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker in a Blood & Guts match, Jade Cargill vs. Leila Grey for the TBS Title, Orange Cassidy vs. Ethan Page|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=29 June 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/06/29/6-29-aew-dynamite-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-claudio-castagnoli-eddie-kingston-wheeler-yuta-santana-and-ortiz-vs-chris-jericho-sammy-guevara-jake-hager-daniel-garcia-matt-m/|title=6/29 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Eddie Kingston, Wheeler Yuta, Santana, and Ortiz vs. Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker in a Blood & Guts match, Jade Cargill vs. Leila Grey for the TBS Title, Orange Cassidy vs. Ethan Page|website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=29 June 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
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|3 |3
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|July 19, 2023 |July 19, 2023
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|] |]
|] (], ], ], ], and ]) vs. ] (], ], and ]), ], and ] in a ] |] (], ], ], ], and ]) vs. ] (], ], and ]), ], and ] in a ]
|<ref name="B&G2023">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/07/19/aew-dynamite-results-7-19-powells-live-review-of-golden-elite-vs-blackpool-combat-club-in-a-blood-guts-match-mjf-and-adam-cole-vs-daniel-garcia-and-sammy-guevara-in-the-blind-eliminator-tour/|title=AEW Dynamite results (7/19): Powell’s live review of Golden Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club in a Blood & Guts match, MJF and Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara in the Blind Eliminator tourney finals|date=July 19, 2023|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> |<ref name="B&G2023">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/07/19/aew-dynamite-results-7-19-powells-live-review-of-golden-elite-vs-blackpool-combat-club-in-a-blood-guts-match-mjf-and-adam-cole-vs-daniel-garcia-and-sammy-guevara-in-the-blind-eliminator-tour/|title=AEW Dynamite results (7/19): Powell's live review of Golden Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club in a Blood & Guts match, MJF and Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara in the Blind Eliminator tourney finals|date=July 19, 2023|last=Powell|first=Jason|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>
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|July 24, 2024
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|Team ] (], ], ], ], and ]) vs. ] (], ], ], ], and ]) in a ]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itrwrestling.com/news/aew-announces-return-of-blood-guts-match-date-location/|title=AEW Announces Return Of Blood & Guts Match, Date & Location|date=June 13, 2024|last=Hunt|first=Alex|work=Inside the Ropes|access-date=July 10, 2024}}</ref>
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|2024
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|Lost title shot to ] at ]
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All Elite Wrestling television special series Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
AEW Blood & Guts
AEW Blood & Guts logo
PromotionsAll Elite Wrestling
First event2021
Signature matchesBlood and Guts match

AEW Blood & Guts is an annual professional wrestling television special produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2021. The event airs mid-year as a special episode of the promotion's flagship weekly television program, Wednesday Night Dynamite; it originally aired on TNT in 2021, but has aired on TBS since 2022. The concept of the event comes from the Blood and Guts match, which is AEW's version of the classic WarGames match in which two teams fight inside a roofed cell structure that surrounds two rings placed side-by-side. Each main event match of the card is contested under the Blood and Guts stipulation.

The inaugural event was originally scheduled to occur in March 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed and instead took place in May 2021. The 2022 event moved it to June before moving to July beginning with the 2023 event. Beginning with the 2022 event, a special episode of Friday Night Rampage titled Royal Rampage has been taped in conjunction with the Blood & Guts special.

History

On July 25, 2019, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE), as a publicly traded company, conducted a conference call to announce its second-quarter fiscal year 2019 results. During the call, Eric Katz of Wolfe Research, LLC, asked WWE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vince McMahon questions regarding naming Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman as Executive Directors to WWE and its relationship to the future of WWE content, especially with stricter Broadcast Standards and Practices at the Fox network for SmackDown's upcoming move to broadcast television. McMahon responded to Katz's question:

We're going to be a bit edgier, but still remain in the PG environment. We just haven't come anywhere close actually to going into another level. So that will be something we'll do in terms of direction of content, more controversy, better storylines, et cetera. But at the same time, we're not going to go back to the Attitude Era, and we're not going to do blood and guts and things of that nature such as being done on perhaps a new potential competitor. We're just not going to go back to that gory crap that we graduated from. And again, a more sophisticated product, again, attracting much better writers and attracting better management, and things of that nature. So again, as I said, I feel really good about it.

The term "blood and guts" used by McMahon was perceived as a reference to rival wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). On November 13, 2019, AEW filed a trademark for "Blood & Guts," a play on McMahon's term. During Revolution on February 29, 2020, AEW announced that the March 25 episode of Wednesday Night Dynamite would be subtitled Blood & Guts, and feature the promotion's first WarGames match, billed as a "Blood and Guts match" since the WarGames trademark is owned by WWE.

The inaugural event was originally scheduled to take place on March 25, 2020, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over a year later, Blood & Guts was officially rescheduled to air as the May 5, 2021, episode of Dynamite on TNT and be held at Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida due to the ongoing pandemic. The event returned in June 2022 and was held at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan due to AEW's resumption of live touring in July 2021. Instead of airing on TNT, the 2022 event aired on TBS as Dynamite moved to TBS in January 2022. The 2023 event then moved Blood & Guts to July.

Royal Rampage

Beginning with the 2022 event, Friday Night Rampage - which is usually taped at the same venue Wednesday nights following the Dynamite broadcast - has featured "Royal Rampage", a modified Rumble rules battle royal specifically adapted to accommodate the two-ring setup used for Blood & Guts. The winner of Royal Rampage receives a future championship match.

Concept

The concept of the event comes from the Blood and Guts match, and each main event match of the card is contested under this stipulation. It uses the classic WarGames format from Jim Crockett Promotions, which differ from the modified WWE format. The match features two rings enclosed by a steel cage, which was developed by wrestler Virgil Runnels, better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes.

The notable format differences between the classic Crockett rules and the modified WWE rules include the cage itself - the Crockett version uses an enclosed cage, while WWE uses an open top cage, and under Crockett rules the match can only be won with a submission or surrender, where in WWE the match can also end by pinfall.

Events

# Event Date City Venue Main event Ref.
1 Blood & Guts (2021) May 5, 2021 Jacksonville, Florida Daily's Place The Pinnacle (MJF, Wardlow, Shawn Spears, Cash Wheeler, and Dax Harwood) vs. The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Santana, and Ortiz) in a Blood and Guts match
2 Blood & Guts (2022) June 29, 2022 Detroit, Michigan Little Caesars Arena Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), Eddie Kingston, Santana, and Ortiz vs. The Jericho Appreciation Society (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager, Sammy Guevara, Daniel Garcia, Matt Menard, and Angelo Parker) in a Blood and Guts match
3 Blood & Guts (2023) July 19, 2023 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden The Golden Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, "Hangman" Adam Page, and Kota Ibushi) vs. Blackpool Combat Club (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, and Wheeler Yuta), Konosuke Takeshita, and Pac in a Blood and Guts match
4 Blood & Guts (2024) July 24, 2024 Nashville, Tennessee Bridgestone Arena Team AEW (Swerve Strickland, Mark Briscoe, Darby Allin, Max Caster, and Anthony Bowens) vs. The Elite (Matthew Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, Kazuchika Okada, Jack Perry, and "Hangman" Adam Page) in a Blood and Guts match

Royal Rampage results

Year Winner Championship opportunity Championship match result
2022 Brody King AEW Interim World Championship Lost to Jon Moxley on the following week's Dynamite
2023 Darby Allin AEW TNT Championship Lost to Luchasaurus at All Out
2024 Darby Allin AEW World Championship Lost title shot to Jon Moxley at Grand Slam

See also

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