AEW’s first-ever women’s Blood & Guts match delivered a bloody and violent spectacle on the November 4, 2026, episode of Dynamite from Jacksonville, Florida, with the team of Alex Windsor, Jamie Hayter, Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron, Willow Nightingale and Queen Aminata defeating the team of Thekla, Julia Hart, Skye Blue, Megan Bayne, Lena Kross and Persephone.
The match, which opened Dynamite, came together on relatively short notice but still featured the hallmark brutality associated with the Blood & Guts concept, including broken glass and barbed wire deployed throughout the contest.
The finish saw Kris Statlander wrap barbed wire around Julia Hart’s head and face while Harley Cameron simultaneously locked in a half crab, forcing Hart to submit and ending the match. The combination finish gave Statlander and Cameron the decisive role in securing the win for their side, which has been referred to as Team Willow following the victory.
Julia Hart’s team, which included Thekla, Skye Blue, Megan Bayne, Lena Kross and Persephone, was unable to overcome the structure stipulation despite the violent nature of the bout. Hart’s submission brought the cage-based match to its conclusion after a contest that multiple outlets described as delivering on its promise of a brutal, blood-soaked spectacle.
The addition of a women’s Blood & Guts match marks a significant expansion of the concept within AEW, which has historically featured the Blood & Guts format in men’s matches. The involvement of ten wrestlers across both teams, split between the victorious Team Willow and Julia Hart’s side, underscores the scale AEW committed to for this first-time stipulation.
With the match now concluded and Team Willow having secured the win, attention turns to what consequences, if any, the result carries for the wrestlers involved heading into future Dynamite and pay-per-view programming. No further details regarding storyline fallout were confirmed following the conclusion of the match.
