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Ric Flair apologizes for having to leave AEW event

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Ric Flair has issued an apology for having to leave AEW Blood and Guts 2025 without making his scheduled appearance on the live broadcast.

The 76-year-old wrestling icon made the trip to Greensboro, North Carolina last Wednesday and did appear in front of the crowd before Blood and Guts began. However, despite being advertised, he did not play any role on the Dynamite show itself. Dave Meltzer reported that the reason for that was because Flair had to leave early due to being in a lot of pain from a rotator cuff injury that he’s suffering from.

Flair confirmed that in a tweet today, apologizing to everyone and saying that he would never disappoint people intentionally. Flair said he looks forward to the next time he’s invited to an AEW show.

“I Want To Apologize To Everyone For Having To Leave The @AEW Show Early Last Wednesday Due To My Rotator Cuff Injury,” he wrote. “I Appreciate @TonyKhan Giving Me The Opportunity To Be On The Show. It Was Nice Catching Up With All The Great Talent And Ricky Steamboat. I Look Forward To Being Invited Again. After I Have My Shoulder Healed Up, I Will Be Back Up & Running. I Just Want You All To Know That I Would Never Disappoint You Intentionally.”

Both Flair and Ricky Steamboat, huge stars in Greensboro during their wrestling days, were advertised for the Dynamite episode. Steamboat did appear on the broadcast in a segment where he was attacked by FTR until Brody King & Bandido made the save.

Despite only making rare appearances, Flair is still under contract with AEW. He was brought into the promotion to be part of Sting’s retirement run and for a sponsorship with his Woooo! Energy drink. That sponsorship deal has since ended.

Flair also appeared at an AEW show this May for a segment where he honored his late friend Steve “Mongo” McMichael.

WOL: Skye Blue’s Clues

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It’s the Saturday Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.

  • We had a fun WWE SmackDown on Friday focused on the build to WarGames.
  • TNA tried to work the marks but ended up working itself.
  • We’ll parse the words of Chris Jericho – what he said, what he didn’t say, and why.
  • It’s days later and many fans are still talking about AEW Blood and Guts for good reason.
  • We’ll play a round of “Do You Funk With It?” with Mel from Power Bombshells of Fight Game Media.

It’s a packed show, so check it out.

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B&V: 90 minutes on Blood and Guts and NXT, plus backstage news!

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THE BRYAN & VINNY SHOW is back with tons to talk about as we spend a whopping 90 minutes going in-depth on AEW Dynamite Blood and Guts and this week’s NXT show, which accidentally also had blood and guts. Plus, backstage notes on both shows! A fun show as always so check it out!

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WOL: AEW Blood & Guts aftermath, injury/health updates, daily news

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including health updates on everyone from Jim Ross to Ric Flair to Bianca Belair and more, the full BLOOD AND GUTS recap from Wednesday, ratings notes, AJ Styles’ retirement, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: AEW Blood and Guts, Flair’s whereabouts, Jericho’s TNA praise

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of AEW Blood and Guts, all the CRAZY matches and angles, NXT TV, updates on Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, Survivor Series, Tanahashi vs. Okada, Eddy Guerrero, Arena Mexico, ratings, and tons more.

A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Ric Flair update
2:34: Chris Jericho talks TNA
8:50: WWE Survivor Series updates
9:13: Hiroshi Tanahashi’s birthday, 20th anniversary of Eddie Guerrero’s death
23:24: CMLL notes, ratings
32:02: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame issue out this Friday, Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul being finalized
38:52: AEW Blood & Guts recap
1:07:43: WWE NXT notes

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WOL: Blood and Guts, Cena’s last match, Tanahashi, NXT

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including some notes from an infuriating NXT show last night, Blood and Guts preview for this evening, the Tokyo Dome and who should go on last, John Cena’s last match and what to do with the IC Title, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Weekly: A question about Logan Paul & The Vision, a new title coming to AEW

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Les and Vic from Wrestling Weekly were away last week, but make their triumphant return today.

They look at everything going on in pro wrestling like CM Punk and his potential first challenger for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the return of Rey Mysterio, a new title in AEW and the road to next week’s Blood and Guts.

Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!

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WOL: Dynamite, new National Title, WWE earnings!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including AEW Dynamite, the new AEW Championship, Blood and Guts, TKO earnings call with WWE making stupid money, all the news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW reveals participants for men’s and women’s Blood & Guts matches

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AEW has officially announced the complete list of participants for both Blood & Guts matches.

On the November 1st taped episode of Fright Night Collision, Renee Paquette via a video segment announced the final list of participants for the female edition of the match. The star-studded team of Mercedes Mone, Megan Bayne, Marina Shafir, Thekla, Julia Hart, and Skye Blue will go against Kris Statlander, Toni Storm, Harley Cameron, Jamie Hayter, Queen Aminata, and Willow Nightingale. The twelve women will battle inside one massive steel cage featuring two wrestling rings. Soon after the announcement aired, company president Tony Khan also officially confirmed the bout on social media.

Similar to the women’s edition, tonight’s Fright Night Collision revealed the complete list of participants for the upcoming men’s bout. The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Mark Briscoe), Roderick Strong, and Darby Allin will take on Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, and Pac).

With the Blood And Guts Dynamite event coming up on November 12th, All Elite Wrestling recently announced two big matches for the event, one each for the men and women’s divisions. While the men’s match has become an annual tradition, this year will mark the inaugural women’s edition of the brutal showdown.

AEW Blood & Guts full match card

With still nearly ten days remaining until the Dynamite edition of Blood & Guts, the Jacksonville-based promotion has officially announced two matches. While a few more bouts are expected to be added before the show, here are the matches currently advertised:

  • Blood & Guts match: The Conglomeration (Orange Cassidy, Kyle O’Reilly, and Mark Briscoe), Roderick Strong, and Darby Allin will take on Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, and Pac).
  • Blood & Guts match: Mercedes Mone, Megan Bayne, Marina Shafir, Thekla, Julia Hart, and Skye Blue will go against Kris Statlander, Toni Storm, Harley Cameron, Jamie Hayter, Queen Aminata, and Willow Nightingale.

WOL: Cena and Tanahashi final matches, RAW, Blood and Guts

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm returns to talk tons of subjects including Cena’s last match, Tanahashi’s last match, Blood and Guts date and location, tons of notes from RAW, Bound for Glory, NXT vs. TNA, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Observer Live: Blood and Guts, TK media call, Danielson, Wembley, more

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about coming off last night’s AEW Blood and Guts show, Bryan Danielson, Wembley, Jack Perry, chairshots, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Darby Allin & The Acclaimed join Team AEW for Blood & Guts match

Posted on by Josh Nason

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And just like that, the roster for Team AEW has been filled out for next Wednesday’s Blood & Guts double cage match from Nashville, Tennessee.

After weeks of chasing after the Young Bucks, former AEW Tag Team Champions and Trios Champions The Acclaimed will get their shot against the Jackson brothers while Darby Allin will get his opportunity to take out his revenge on Jack Perry as part of Team AEW.

All three additions will be making their Blood & Guts match debut.

Made during a backstage segment on Wednesday’s Dynamite, Max Caster & Anthony Bowens made their pitch to Ring of Honor World Champion Mark Briscoe for why they should join the match. Briscoe agreed, but said it wasn’t up to just him. AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland then walked into the frame and after saying he had been to battle with both men before, he agreed to have them join Team AEW.

At the conclusion of Wednesday’s show when a brawl broke out between The Elite (Matt & Nick Jackson, Perry, Hangman Page & Kazuchika Okada) and Strickland, Briscoe, Caster and Bowens, Allin came down from the ceiling ala Sting to join the fray and officially join the squad.

The July tradition will emanate this year from Nashville, Tennessee.

JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Bloodlines and brochachos

Posted on by Josh Nason

On a new entry in my annual JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, I am joined by Jesse Collings of Wrestlenomics and the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast to talk all about the month of July.

We kick off by looking back at WWE Money in the Bank which saw two future title challengers created in addition to the first-ever Bloodline Civil War match. We also talk about Vince McMahon’s back surgery, the build to SummerSlam, and everything else from WWE and NXT.

In AEW Land, it was the month where the bromance of the summer — MJF & Adam Cole — really took flight from their Blind Eliminator Tag Team tournament win, their title shot at FTR, and a t-shirt that took AEW by storm. We also look back at Blood & Guts. Ring of Honor’s Death Before Dishonor, and more.

We also dive deep into Impact Slammiversary, the month in Japan, and the rest of the big headlines from wrestling in our junk drawer segment. Well over 100 topics are covered in just over an hour.

I promise this is unlike any other year-end series you’ll hear or read, so catch up on the rest of the series in the archive.

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Bryan & Vinny Show: AEW Blood and Guts, Dominik wins the North American Title

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full look at the AEW Blood and Guts edition of Dynamite, tons of notes from the show we haven’t talked about yet, plus NXT with Dominik Mysterio winning the North American Title and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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