Team AEW has filled its vacant slots with three new members for the forthcoming Blood & Guts match, joining forces with Swerve Strickland and Mark Briscoe.
During episode 250 of AEW Dynamite, two new additions were announced as The Acclaimed’s Anthony Bowens and Max Caster, who’ve had ongoing problems with The Elite. Having won against The Young Bucks in the AEW Dynamite episode on June 19, 2024, The Acclaimed are now in line for AEW World Tag Team Championships; they’ll first face off Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson.
The Acclaimed have joined the AEW and ROH World Champions for Blood and Guts!#AEWDynamite 250 is LIVE on TBS pic.twitter.com/KmYZaOzYB0
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) July 18, 2024
Team AEW’s complete roster was not to be revealed until Darby Allin made a dramatic appearance at the episode’s end. Paying homage to his mentor Sting, Allin descended from the ceiling ready to continue his battle against Jack Perry.
Check the rafters…It’s DARBY!
Watch #AEWDynamite 250 LIVE on TBS!@DarbyAllin pic.twitter.com/TLwiv5pvoj
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 18, 2024
With the teams solidified, the much-anticipated Blood & Guts match now stands scheduled for the next week’s AEW Dynamite at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The participant list reads as follows:
Team AEW: Swerve Strickland the AEW World Champion, ROH World Champion Mark Briscoe, The Acclaimed duo Anthony Bowens & Max Caster, and Darby Allin
Team Elite: Kazuchika Okada the AEW Continental Champion, AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson), AEW TNT Champion Jack Perry and “Hangman” Adam Page
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