AEW: Swerve Strickland on Goal to Make This Year’s Blood & Guts Match “Unique & Different”, Royal Rampage Match Set for 7/26 Rampage, Sammy Guevara & Tay Melo Training for In-Ring Return

Swerve Strickland Comments on Wanting to Make This Year’s AEW Blood & Guts Match “Unique and Different”

Sports Illustrated held a recent interview with Swerve Strickland. One of the topics discussed included Strickland’s thoughts about what fans can expect for the Blood & Guts match between Team AEW and Team The Elite on tonight’s AEW Dynamite Blood & Guts 2024 show.

“Expect blood. Expect guys to step up and become something more than they already are.

This is our Marvel civil war. On one side you’ve got Iron Man leading the pack, and on the other side is Captain America leading the pack. And both have their own beliefs, and both believe they’re right and the other side is wrong.

Making this the most unique and different Blood and Guts, that’s the goal. There’s a lot of stories being told.

A lot of us are in it for the first time and stepping up. We get to see Mark Briscoe and The Acclaimed in this match, and we’ll see them jump up to the next level. I’m proud of these guys and I’m proud to be in there with them.

It’s almost time. I’m hungry to get started.”

Strickland also gave his thoughts about Darby Allin being involved in this year’s match.

“No one is stopping him from whatever he wants to do.”

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Royal Rampage Battle Royal Match Announced for This Friday’s AEW Rampage Show

AEW CEO Tony Khan recently announced one new match for the card of this Friday’s AEW Rampage show.

This new match announced was a Royal Rampage battle royal match. Khan also announced that the winner of this match will recieve a shot for the AEW World Championship at this year’s AEW Dynamite Grand Slam show.

Thank you all who watch AEW!

This week means opportunity, excitement, emotion, + TOMORROW#AEWBloodAndGuts on Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite on TBS hours from now!

Then join us on TNT, THIS FRIDAY #AEWRampage for the
ROYAL RAMPAGE, winner gets a World Title shot in at Grand Slam! pic.twitter.com/rmhGXDpgBs

— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) July 24, 2024

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Sammy Guevara Comments on Him & Tay Melo are Training for Their In-Ring Returns

As noted before, Sammy Guevara has been out of action for AEW since this past February due to a suspension over him not following proper concussion protocol following Jeff Hardy suffering an injury during their match that was recently lifted. Guevara’s wife Tay Melo has also been out of action since March of 2023 due to maternity leave reasons over the birth of her first child.

Guevara recently provided an update on Twitter stating that himself and Melo are currently training for their in-ring returns.

Just wanna say this mama right here is doing such a great job.

We are both training for our comebacks and I wish yall could see how much work she puts in. Some days are harder than others but she has been killing it, all while being a great mom and wife!

She doesn’t give… pic.twitter.com/TaO2GlWhQh

— Sammy Guevara (@sammyguevara) July 24, 2024