WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has called Megan Bayne Blood and Guts performance career defining, after Bayne starred in the women’s Blood and Guts match on AEW Dynamite on November 4, 2026. Foley, who joined AEW in May 2026, watched the match live and praised it on Instagram Stories as pure insanity. He said of Bayne: Years from now, when we look back at the career of Megan Bayne this will be one of the matches that defines it. Bayne was the first woman in the match to be busted open, she was heavily bloodied by the end, and her team lost when Julia Hart tapped out to a submission from Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron.
Quick Facts
| Detail | What we know |
|---|---|
| Event | AEW Dynamite Blood and Guts edition, November 4, 2026 |
| Venue | VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida |
| Match | Women’s Blood and Guts match, opened the show |
| Match type | Only the second women’s Blood and Guts match in AEW history |
| Bayne role | Started the match for her team against Kris Statlander |
| Bayne moment | First woman in the match to be busted open, heavily bloodied by the end |
| Bayne team | Triangle of Madness, Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue, Divine Dominion, Bayne and Lena Kross, and Persephone |
| Opposing team | Brawling Birds, Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor, Wrathlander, Statlander and Harley Cameron, Willow Nightingale and TBS Champion Queen Aminata |
| Finish | Julia Hart tapped out to a submission from Statlander and Cameron, Bayne team lost |
| Mick Foley praise | Called the match pure insanity, said it will define Bayne career |
| Foley role | WWE Hall of Famer, joined AEW in May 2026 |
| Backstage moment | Foley shared a photo of himself bowing to Bayne, continuing their bow down gag |
| Injuries | No one suffered lasting injuries, per Bryan Alvarez |
| Bayne AEW run | Began her AEW tenure in 2025, now holds AEW Women’s World Tag Team titles with Lena Kross |
| Next AEW event | AEW Full Gear on November 14 in Phoenix |
What Happened in the Blood and Guts Match
The women’s Blood and Guts match opened the AEW Dynamite show on November 4, 2026, live from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Blood and Guts is one of the hardest match types in AEW. Two teams fight inside a large cage with two rings, and wrestlers enter in turns until all ten are in the match. The match can only end by submission or surrender, which means it often runs long and turns into a test of endurance as much as a test of skill. This was only the second women’s Blood and Guts match in AEW history, so it carried extra weight from the start, and the crowd in Jacksonville knew it.
Megan Bayne started the match for her team against Kris Statlander, which put her in the spotlight from the first minute. Starting a Blood and Guts match is a tough job, because the first two wrestlers fight alone until the next entrant arrives, and the pace is set by how they handle that opening stretch. Bayne and Statlander set a hard pace, and the match built from there as each team sent in more members. Bayne team was made up of Triangle of Madness, Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue, Divine Dominion, Bayne and Lena Kross, and Persephone. The opposing team was Brawling Birds, Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor, Wrathlander, Statlander and Harley Cameron, Willow Nightingale and TBS Champion Queen Aminata.
Why Mick Foley Praise Matters So Much
Mick Foley is one of the most respected names in wrestling history, and his praise carries weight because of what he did in his own career. Foley is a WWE Hall of Famer, known for taking huge risks in hardcore matches and for matches that fans still talk about decades later. He joined AEW in May 2026, so he is now part of the company and watches its shows from the inside, not just as a fan. When Foley calls a match pure insanity, he is speaking as a man who knows what that word means in a wrestling ring, and who has lived through matches of the same kind.
Foley praised the match on Instagram Stories, and his words about Bayne were direct and clear. He said: Years from now, when we look back at the career of Megan Bayne this will be one of the matches that defines it. That is a strong claim, because it places this one night in Jacksonville alongside the best work of her whole career, even though her career is still young. Foley did not just praise the match as a whole. He picked out Bayne by name, and he tied the match to her future place in wrestling history. For a wrestler who began her AEW tenure in 2025, that kind of praise from a Hall of Famer is a major moment.
Megan Bayne Rise in AEW
Bayne began her AEW tenure in 2025, and she has moved fast since then. She is now a holder of the AEW Women’s World Tag Team titles with Lena Kross, her partner in Divine Dominion. That title run shows that AEW sees her as a key part of its women’s division, not just as a strong singles wrestler, but as a tag team star too. The Blood and Guts match gave her a different kind of stage, one where she had to lead her team from the start, take punishment, and keep fighting in front of a live crowd and a large television audience.
The Teams and the Finish
The two teams in the match were built from some of the best known names in the AEW women’s division, and the mix of teams gave the match a clear shape. On one side, Bayne team brought together Triangle of Madness, Thekla, Julia Hart and Skye Blue, with Divine Dominion, Bayne and Lena Kross, and Persephone. That group had a mix of styles, from the dark and strange style of Triangle of Madness to the power of Bayne and the skill of Persephone. On the other side, the opposing team had Brawling Birds, Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor, Wrathlander, Statlander and Harley Cameron, Willow Nightingale and TBS Champion Queen Aminata. That team had champions, veterans and rising stars, and it was a strong test for Bayne side.
The finish came when Julia Hart tapped out to a submission from Statlander and Cameron. In Blood and Guts, a tap out is one of only two ways to win, and it often comes after a long stretch of pain, when one wrestler is trapped and cannot escape. Hart was the one caught in the hold, and her tap ended the match in favour of Statlander team. The finish was clean and clear, and it gave the win to the team that had worked together to trap Hart at the right moment. For Bayne team, the loss will sting, but the match is remembered for more than the result, and the praise for Bayne shows that the performance mattered as much as the win.
A Night That Fits a Big Wrestling Week
The Blood and Guts match was the headline of the Dynamite show, but it was also part of a big week for wrestling across both major companies. AEW and WWE both had big shows in the same stretch, and fans were talking about results from both sides on the same night. Our report on Grayson Waller beating CM Punk on NXT on November 4 covers the big WWE result from the same date, and it shows how packed the wrestling calendar was that night. For fans who follow both companies, November 4 was a night with two major talking points, and Bayne performance was one of them.
The week also brought big news outside the ring. Our report on Brooks Nader Playboy Bunny Playmates set photos covers a very different kind of entertainment story, and it shows how wide the range of stories was that week. The Blood and Guts match stood out in that mix because it was live, physical and unscripted in its feel, even though the result was planned. Fans who watched it live in Jacksonville, and fans who watched at home, saw a match that felt real in its effort, and that is why Foley words landed so strongly.
What did Mick Foley say about Megan Bayne?
Foley called the women’s Blood and Guts match pure insanity, and said of Bayne: Years from now, when we look back at the career of Megan Bayne this will be one of the matches that defines it. He later shared a photo of himself bowing to Bayne backstage.
When and where was the Blood and Guts match?
The match took place on AEW Dynamite on November 4, 2026, live from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It opened the show and was only the second women’s Blood and Guts match in AEW history.
Who won the women’s Blood and Guts match?
Bayne team lost when Julia Hart tapped out to a submission from Kris Statlander and Harley Cameron. Bayne started the match for her team against Statlander and was the first woman to be busted open.
Was anyone seriously hurt in the match?
No, no one suffered lasting injuries, per Bryan Alvarez. Bayne was heavily bloodied by the end, but the report after the show was that all ten women came through the match without lasting harm.
Sources
- Wrestling Inc: AEW Blood and Guts Mick Foley Megan Bayne career defining performance
- F4W Online: Mick Foley hails Megan Bayne AEW Blood and Guts performance as career defining
- PWMania: Mick Foley calls AEW women’s Blood and Guts pure insanity
Final Thoughts
Megan Bayne Blood and Guts performance was a night that will stay with her career, and Mick Foley words made that clear on the same night. Bayne started the match against Kris Statlander, she was the first woman to be busted open, she was heavily bloodied by the end, and she kept fighting until Julia Hart tapped out to Statlander and Cameron. Her team lost, but the praise went to Bayne, and Foley said this will be one of the matches that defines her career. That is high praise from a WWE Hall of Famer who joined AEW in May 2026 and who knows what a great hardcore match looks like. Bayne began her AEW tenure in 2025 and now holds the AEW Women’s World Tag Team titles with Lena Kross, and she goes into AEW Full Gear on November 14 in Phoenix with fresh momentum. No one suffered lasting injuries, per Bryan Alvarez, so the story can now move forward to Phoenix, where Bayne will have a chance to build on the night that Foley called pure insanity.
