AEW and WWE NXT go head to head tonight, with Dynamite: Blood and Guts in Jacksonville, Florida, and NXT at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, both starting at 8 p.m. ET.
NXT normally airs on Tuesdays but moved to Wednesday this week because The CW is airing election coverage on Tuesday night. AEW’s show has two Blood and Guts matches. NXT has CM Punk challenging Grayson Waller for the NXT Championship and an appearance from John Cena.
AEW Dynamite: Blood and Guts card
Men’s Blood and Guts
AEW World Champion Will Ospreay, AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks, TNT Champion Darby Allin, Steven Borden and Adam Copeland face the Don Callis Family’s Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher, Kevin Knight, Wardlow, Mark Davis and Jake Doyle.
Borden named his team on last week’s Dynamite in St. Louis after unmasking at ringside to stop Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta during Allin’s TNT Championship defense against Callis Family member Josh Alexander. Fletcher challenges Ospreay for the AEW World Championship at Full Gear on November 14 in Phoenix. Copeland, who has said he will retire in 2027, told Ospreay after WrestleDream that he is coming for the title.
Women’s Blood and Guts
AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions the Brawling Birds (Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor), Wrathlander (Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron), Willow Nightingale and TBS Champion Queen Aminata face the Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue), Divine Dominion (Megan Bayne and Lena Kross) and Persephone.
Aminata beat Persephone for the TBS Championship last week after Britt Baker hit her with the title belt. Persephone has since joined the opposing team.
AEW Dynamite: Blood and Guts lineup
- Men’s Blood and Guts: Will Ospreay, The Young Bucks, Darby Allin, Steven Borden and Adam Copeland vs. Kazuchika Okada, Kyle Fletcher, Kevin Knight, Wardlow, Mark Davis and Jake Doyle
- Women’s Blood and Guts: The Brawling Birds, Wrathlander, Willow Nightingale and Queen Aminata vs. Triangle of Madness, Divine Dominion and Persephone
Where: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
When: 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT
How to watch: TBS and HBO Max
WWE NXT card
NXT Championship: Grayson Waller (c) vs. CM Punk
Punk announced the match in a video at the end of Halloween Havoc on Saturday, moments after Waller retained against Tony D’Angelo.
“You say that NXT is your house? Kid, I’m the landlord, and Wednesday, the rent is due,” Punk said.
Waller has been calling Punk out since he confronted him backstage after an NXT live event in August.
Cruz Montana vs. Dion Lennox, Unsanctioned Match
Cruz Montana faces Dion Lennox two days after he was revealed as the newest member of The 946 on Raw in Brooklyn. NXT general manager Robert Stone announced on X that UFC fighter Michael Chandler will be the special enforcer.
John Cena and Cody Rhodes
John Cena is scheduled to appear, after he announced the John Cena Classic on Monday’s Raw and said he would be at NXT this week. The event, on December 14 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, puts stars from Raw and SmackDown against NXT talent. Cody Rhodes will present the trophy to the winners of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic final.
WWE NXT lineup
- NXT Championship: Grayson Waller (c) vs. CM Punk
- NXT Women’s Championship: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. a mystery opponent picked by Robert Stone
- Unsanctioned Match: Cruz Montana vs. Dion Lennox, with Michael Chandler as special enforcer
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic final: Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno vs. Hank Walker and Tank Ledger
- Chad Gable, Rey Fénix and Dragon Lee vs. The Vanity Project
- John Cena appears
- Cody Rhodes presents the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic trophy
Where: WWE Performance Center, Orlando, Florida
When: 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT
How to watch: The CW
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— WWE (@WWE) November 1, 2026
