According to PWInsider, the storyline for Blood and Guts with the finish of Moxley submitting was done in order to save Wheeler Yuta. The idea was to have the Blackpool Combat Club being been out-numbered as because those they recruited to help – PAC and Takeshita, who both left the match as a way of not showing they were truly loyal and The Elite as a united group made all the difference to win the match.
The Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, MA is the location they filmed the segment with Adam Cole and MJF. It is said to be a long-time hangout for professional wrestlers when they tour the Boston area. The current restaurant, which seats around 1,200, will be bulldozed for a new building that will be reduced to 350 seats. The location of the current establishment will be turned into an apartment complex.
Bobby Cruise, who is local to Boston, did the ring announcements for the one dark match before Dynamite went live on the air.
AEW was selling a special “Blood and Guts – I Was There” t-shirt, and a special poster for the Blood and Guts event. TD Garden was pretty much at capacity.