The Jericho Appreciation Society's Chris Jericho, Angelo Parker, Matt Menard, Jake Hager, Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara battled AEW interim world champion John Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Santana, Ortiz, Wheeler Yuta and Eddie Kingston in the hotly anticipated Blood & Guts match.

The contest lived up to the hype of the company and the expectations of the audience.

There was plenty of blood spilled and numerous weapons were utilized throughout. Pain and suffering came from shattered glass, thumbtacks, steel chairs, kendo sticks and the unforgiving steel of the cage.

In the end, the match culminated on top of the structure, made possible by Tay Conti's interference and her unlocking the cage door, which allowed Jericho to escape to the sanctuary of the roof...until Kingston followed.

Guevara followed but took a big bump through a wooden platform, as did Menard and Castagnoli. It was Menard tapping to the Swiss star that brought about the victory while simultaneously teasing heat between the newcomer and Kingston, who took exception to his partner ruining his chance to avenge months of torment at the hands of Jericho.

Admittedly, the match is not to everyone's taste. It was brutal, violent and bloody. There wasn't much of a story thread to be found beyond the closing moments, although individual stars like Yuta, Castagnoli and Parker shined at different points.

Kingston failing to deal Jericho his comeuppance was a major disappointment given it is the feud that necessitated the whole thing, but Castagnoli stealing The Mad King's thunder sets the stage for their rivalry, a carryover from their days in former U.S. promotion Chikara.

Like it or not, the match promised bloody brawling and delivered in spades. That it was better than last year's incarnation was the icing on the cake.

Blackpool Combat Club, Kingston, Santana and Ortiz defeated Jericho Appreciation Society

Top Moments

• "We the people!" chants spilled from the stands in recognition of the history between Hager and Castagnoli
• Moxley entered the ring ahead of Kingston, building to the latter's arrival and putting over his issues with Jericho as the emphasis for the match in the first place.
• Moxley introduced broken glass to the fray, piledriving Parker onto it. 
• Raucous cries of "Eddie!" spread through Little Caesars Arena as Kingston paced back and forth outside of the steel structure, ready to unload on the opposition.
• Tay Conti served as the heater outside the ring, passing weapons and opening the cage door before catching an ass-whupping from Ruby Soho.
• Kingston sent Guevara from the top of the cage and through a wooden platform set up at ringside. 
• The finish saw Castagnoli force the tapout from Menard, robbing Kingston of the chance to humiliate Jericho.

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