Steven Borden has spoken publicly for the first time about the concussion that kept him out of action since AEW All Out 2026, confirming the injury was serious enough that he was knocked unconscious during the tag match in which it occurred.
Appearing on First Coast News in Jacksonville ahead of AEW Dynamite’s Blood & Guts episode on November 4, Borden told the outlet he suffered a concussion and was knocked out for “a little bit” during his tag team match at the September pay-per-view, according to F4W Online. Borden did not detail the exact mechanism of the injury beyond confirming the concussion and the brief loss of consciousness.
The admission closes a loop on what had been a notable absence from AEW programming. Borden had not competed since the All Out event, and his return to the fold comes with immediate stakes attached. Fightful reports that Borden is on the card for the men’s Blood & Guts match on the November 4 edition of Dynamite, where he will compete alongside AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin.
Return Comes With Blood & Guts Stakes
Blood & Guts is one of AEW’s signature structure matches, historically pitting large teams against each other inside a steel cage-and-ring combination that raises the physical stakes well above a standard tag or trios bout. Borden’s placement in the match alongside the reigning TNT Champion signals that AEW is reintegrating him directly into a high-profile, high-intensity setting rather than easing him back with a lower-risk appearance.
Neither report detailed the full roster of participants on either side of the Blood & Guts match, nor did either outlet specify further medical particulars beyond the concussion diagnosis and the length of time Borden said he was sidelined. Both Fightful and F4W Online frame Borden’s comments as confirmation, direct from the wrestler himself, that the September injury was more serious than had previously been detailed publicly.
Borden’s return alongside Allin, who currently holds the TNT Championship, places him back in the title-adjacent spotlight as AEW heads into the Blood & Guts match. With Borden now cleared and confirmed for the bout, attention turns to how he performs in his first competitive appearance since the concussion, and what role his pairing with Allin plays in the broader championship picture heading out of the match.
