The Blade Reflects on AEW Run, Highlights Matches With Young Bucks, FTR, and Sting Following Departure

Jesse Guilmette, better known to wrestling fans as The Blade, has opened up about his time in All Elite Wrestling following his exit from the promotion, looking back fondly on the experience and sharing some of the standout moments from his tenure.

Appearing on Talk’n Shop, Guilmette expressed genuine gratitude for his AEW stint and was asked to pinpoint his favorite matches from the run. While he acknowledged it was difficult to single out just one, he highlighted bouts involving The Young Bucks and FTR as among the most memorable of his time there. He also singled out the opportunity to share the ring with Sting as a highlight — a sentiment that would resonate with virtually any wrestler who got that chance before the legend’s in-ring retirement.

Guilmette’s AEW run saw him work primarily as part of The Butcher and The Blade tag team, a pairing that became a reliable fixture in the promotion’s tag division. The team was affiliated with multiple factions over the years, giving Guilmette exposure to some of AEW’s bigger programs and personalities.

With his AEW chapter now closed, Guilmette appears to be in a reflective but forward-looking mindset. Exactly what comes next for him in the ring remains to be seen, but based on his comments, he’s leaving with no shortage of strong memories — and a résumé that includes time with some of the most prominent names in the tag team landscape over the past several years.