AEW Dynamite Brings Blood and Guts to Jacksonville
All Elite Wrestling staged a Blood and Guts tag match at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Wrestling
All Elite Wrestling held Dynamite at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 4, 2026, featuring a Blood and Guts match between two eight-man teams. The broadcast aired on delay on TBS and HBO Max.
Why it matters
The event gives Jacksonville wrestling fans a live AEW show and a showcase of the promotion's signature Blood and Guts format. Its tag-team and eight-man lineup highlights the depth of talent on the company's roster.
WrestleTix reported 4,634 tickets distributed for the show, against a setup capacity of 5,071 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The arena seats up to 15,000 spectators when configured for basketball, but the wrestling configuration was smaller, and the actual attendance figure was not reported.
The players
All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
AEW is a professional wrestling promotion that produces the weekly Dynamite television program and its signature Blood and Guts matches.
Will Ospreay
Will Ospreay is an English professional wrestler who competes in AEW and is known for his high-flying style.
Kazuchika Okada
Kazuchika Okada is a Japanese professional wrestler and a longtime star of New Japan Pro-Wrestling who competes in AEW.
The details
The Blood and Guts match pitted Will Ospreay, The Young Bucks, Darby Allin, Steven Borden, and Adam Copeland against Kazuchika Okada, Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Jake Doyle, Mark Davis, and Wardlow. A separate Blood and Guts bout featured Divine Dominion, Thekla, Skye Blue, Julia Hart, and Persephone against Brawling Birds, Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron, Queen Aminata, and Willow Nightingale.
Timeline
November 4, 2026: AEW Dynamite held at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
Season Trajectory
Blood and Guts matches have become one of AEW's signature stipulations, and this Jacksonville card reuses the format with a large multi-team roster. The event places AEW's live arena programming within its ongoing effort to showcase tag-team and eight-man competition.
The Blood and Guts format means both eight-man teams in this match compete under a single stipulation, which affects how fantasy and betting readers track individual performances. Fans attending or watching can track each team's roster as listed in the event card.
The takeaway
The Jacksonville card shows how AEW combines its signature Blood and Guts format with a broad roster of tag teams and singles competitors. Readers following the promotion can use the named lineup to track individual wrestlers across future shows.
Further reading
For more on the sport, see Wrestling coverage in Jacksonville.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Pro Wrestling Torch.
