{"id":205734,"date":"2025-10-09T14:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=205734"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T19:52:37","slug":"samoa-joe-and-hangman-hype-girls-just-wanna-have-blood-guts-don-callis-family-grows-aew-feud-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/10\/09\/samoa-joe-and-hangman-hype-girls-just-wanna-have-blood-guts-don-callis-family-grows-aew-feud-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Samoa Joe and Hangman hype, Girls Just Wanna Have Blood &#038; Guts, Don Callis Family grows &#8211; AEW FEUD TRACKER"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2226700456\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>INTRO<\/h3>\n<p>AEW&#8217;s sixth anniversary has been celebrated and now they\u2019ve returned home for a couple shows from Daily\u2019s Place. Daily\u2019s Place is cool venue so it\u2019s always nice when they visit. AEW is currently cruising towards WrestleDream. For a relatively quick turnaround from their All Out PPV, I think they\u2019ve done a good job building up some good matches for the card. The upcoming Collision Homecoming show feels more important than a usual Collision, especially with a Kota Ibushi match on the card.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The Death Riders Saga<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Darby Allin and Jon Moxley are set to settle (hopefully) their issues in an I Quit match at WrestleDream.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just when I thought the Death Riders was about to wrap up, Daniel Garcia joined the group, Pac returned, and Mox defeated Darby in their Coffin match. Darby refused to accept defeat and confronted Mox and the Death Riders with his trusty flamethrower in hand. He challenged Mox to an I Quit match. As is often the case in AEW, the match was made official before Mox could actually accept. That bothered me as it always does, but oh well.<\/p>\n<p>After Darby &amp; Kris Statlander defeated Wheeler Yuta &amp; Marina Shafir, Pac blindsided Darby and wrapped and belt around his neck. He held him by the belt while Mox cut a promo telling them that he had no chance to do what was necessary to make Mox quit but that Mox would find a way to make Darby quit.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the addition of Garcia and return have bolstered the Death Riders, it still feels like they need a big change to give them a renewed energy. Maybe that change happens after Darby finally gets his win over Mox. Months ago we saw that Mox and Pac have differing philosophies. Perhaps a Mox loss will be that catalyst for new leadership in the Death Riders.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3000289768\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GO AD-FREE:<\/strong> Did you know you can read an ad-free, silky-smooth-loading version of this website with a PWTorch VIP Membership? Also, unlock 35+ years of archives including nearly 2,000 PWTorch Weekly Newsletters dating back to the late 1980s, hundreds of retro radio shows from the 1990s, and two decades of podcasts including Post-PPV Roundtable Podcasts dating back to the mid-2000s. Plus, new VIP-exclusive articles and podcasts throughout the week, fully compatible with the native Apple Podcasts app: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorchvipinfo.com\/\">CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON VIP MEMBERSHIP<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Girls Just Wanna Have Blood &amp; Guts<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest<\/strong> <strong>Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After months of intra-division warfare and weeks of anticipation, Jamie Hayter finally made the challenge for Blood &amp; Guts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following a win over Julia Hart in the main event of last week\u2019s Collision, Hayter was jumped by Skye Blue and Thekla and then triple teamed by the entire Triangle of Madness until Queen Aminata made the save. That\u2019s when Jamie said those magic words Blood &amp; Guts.<\/p>\n<p>People &#8211; including yours truly in this very column &#8211; have been reading the tea leaves in this battle between the Triangle of Madness &amp; Megan Bayne &amp; Penelope Ford and the various collections of babyfaces that have assembled to fight them. It seemed like things were building towards the first-ever women\u2019s Blood &amp; Guts match in a more organic fashion than the men\u2019s are typically built.<\/p>\n<p>If we\u2019re being honest, the feud was overripe for a blowoff so it\u2019s a relief that Jamie made the challenge and the match has been announced for the Nov. 12 Dynamite from Greensboro. Putting it in Greensboro, the heart of the old Crockett Promotions\/WCW territory where the concept was invented, is a smart move.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1104340023\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>With a firm date on the calendar, there\u2019s an endpoint that can be built towards. As far as the participants, the heel side seems pretty set with the five women previously mentioned. Given the attack by Triangle of Madness on them, I expect Kris Statlander and Toni Storm to join the faces once their business is concluded at WrestleDream. Willow Nightingale is the most likely fifth partner, especially since she\u2019s still mixing it up with Bayne. Now it\u2019s just a matter of building this up and making it feel like a huge deal.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Lost in the Storm<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A despondent Toni Storm challenged Kris Statlander to a rematch for the AEW Women\u2019s World Title which Statlander accepted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After quickly dispatching of Tay Melo on last week\u2019s Dynamite, Toni grabbed a mic and cut a very despondent promo talking about how she felt lost without her title and that she wanted to see if Stat has what it takes to beat her one-on-one. For the first time maybe ever, Toni couldn\u2019t even bring herself to finish her catchphrase.<\/p>\n<p>Statlander, reintroducing aspects of her old alien persona like calling herself a Cosmic Killer and the Galaxy\u2019s Greatest, accepted Toni\u2019s challenge. After Statlander and Darby had won the main event, Toni came out. Stat met her on the ramp. The two shook hands and started exchanging blows, fighting up the ramp and to the back.<\/p>\n<p>On Collision they had a face-to-face promo segment that turned into both women lying on the back on the canvas, ear to ear, talking to each other. It was a unique promo and a unique visual to be sure.<\/p>\n<p>This rematch makes a lot of sense. Statlander may have pinned Toni, but it was in a four-way. To really legitimize her reign, she needs to beat the former longtime champion one-on-one. At the same time, Stat continues to search for an identity. Her bringing back parts of her alien persona is a choice. I don\u2019t hate it as long as she doesn\u2019t actually attempt to pass herself off as an extraterrestrial. At least it gives her something to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B+<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>The Family Continues to Grow<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ranks of the Don Callis Family expanded by two with the surprise return of Andrade El Idolo and the debut of El Clon. The tension between Okada and Takeshita continued to grow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Kenny Omega returned from being taken out by the DCF (specifically Kyle Fletcher) last month. Alongside Brodido, he defeated The Young Bucks &amp; Josh Alexander. After the match was over and Jurassic Express had cleared out the Bucks, Omega was left alone in the ring. He thanked the crowd for supporting AEW over the last six years, through the good and the bad.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Omega finished his signature closing line, the lights went out. When they popped back on, a figure behind Omega removed a mask and revealed himself to be Andrade. Andrade attacked Omega and laid him out with his twisting double-underhook neckbreaker he calls The Message. He then shook Callis&#8217;s hand, cementing himself as the newest member of the Family.<\/p>\n<p>In the very next match, Kyle Fletcher successfully defended the TNT Title against Orange Cassidy. The finish came when someone came out dressed up as Hologram and shoved OC off the top rope which allowed Fletcher to hit his brainbuster. Immediately afterwards, the person removed the Hologram mask and ring jacket to reveal himself as El Clon.<\/p>\n<p>Andrade returning was a legitimate surprise. He left AEW previously after being disgruntled with his place on the card to return to what he thought were greener pastures in WWE. Turns out those pastures weren\u2019t quite as green as he hoped and then he was released a few weeks ago for disciplinary reasons, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Khan bringing him back certainly shows that he holds no grudges, but whether or not it\u2019s a smart choice remains to be seen. Andrade joining the Don Callis Family is certainly a choice. He\u2019s immediately set up for a match with Kenny Omega, which is extremely high profile. Having Callis speak for him is also beneficial. With Takeshita on the cusp of a face turn there will also be a chance for Andrade to advance to that front three.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of El Clon on the other hand felt a little more superfluous. The commentators needlessly pretending that they didn\u2019t know he was Hologram (when Hologram had been announced as out with an injury for the rest of the year) wasn\u2019t a good start. I will say that putting him with Callis creates a built-in explanation for the whole hacking nonsense, but he definitely feels like just another guy in the middle of the Family.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the tension between Kazuchika Okada and Konosuke Takeshita continued to simmer right into this week when they teamed up to face Brodido in a Double Jeopardy Eliminator match. The match was very good. Throughout the entire thing, Okada and Takeshita attempted to one-up each other, concluding with Okada tagging himself in to hit the Rainmaker and pin Bandido. Despite the win, Takeshita was visibly irritated. Things are clearly going implode between these two sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B+<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Dynamite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/aew-dynamite-post-show-10-7-keller-white-talk-darby-angle-hangman-joe-face-to-face-danielson-commentary-bucks-characters--68057537\">CLICK HERE<\/a> (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AEW DYNAMITE POST-SHOW (10\/7): Keller &amp; White talk Darby angle, Hangman-Joe face-to-face, Danielson commentary, Bucks characters\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=68057537&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Joe\u2019s Gonna Kill You<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Latest Developments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a strange kerfuffle in-ring last week, &#8220;Hangman&#8221; Page made the offer to defend his title against Samoa Joe at WrestleDream<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Standing in for Shibata, Hangman teamed with Joe &amp; Powerhouse Hobbs to defeat The Death Riders. When Hangman attempted to hand Joe his Trios Title belt, the belt unintentionally fell to the canvas. That set Joe off. He started yelling at Hangman to the point where security had to separate the men.<\/p>\n<p>This entire thing was confusing. The act that angered Joe came off as very trivial even for the notorious hothead. Ultimately, it felt like an unnecessary extra step when the easiest thing to do would\u2019ve been just have Hangman offer Joe a title match out of respect and gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>At least Hangman addressed the confusion head on in his face-to-face promo with Joe last night. Both men are such masters on the mic that they were able to overcome the way the match was initially set and up and really sell this match as another step in Hangman proving his worthiness as champion.<\/p>\n<p>Grade: B<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Random Questions<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Are Mercedes Mon\u00e9 and Harley Cameron destined to be the inaugural AEW Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions? Mercedes and Harley have an unlikely chemistry together. Harley is extremely talented, but she can be a lot. Mercedes\u2019 personality can be grating by itself. When they\u2019re together, Harley gives Mercedes personality and Mercedes tones Harley down and gives her something to focus her energy on. I think they should have at least a deep run as an unlikely tag team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Is this Acclaimed reunion working for anyone? It\u2019s certainly not lighting the world on fire for me. Jerry Lynn remains preferable to Billy Gunn, but I can\u2019t bring myself to care about this reunion when it&#8217;s only happening because both guys flopped as singles acts. 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