MJF Cashes In Contract for Four-Way Title Match

MJF returned to All Elite Wrestling television on Wednesday's Holiday Bash episode of Dynamite, immediately cashing in his Casino Gauntlet contract to insert himself into the AEW World Championship match at the upcoming Worlds End pay-per-view on December 27.

The interruption occurred during a contract signing segment in Manchester, England, involving champion Samoa Joe, Swerve Strickland and Hangman Adam Page. MJF, absent from AEW programming since a loss to Mark Briscoe in a Tables and Tacks match at All Out in September, emerged with manager Smart Mark Sterling. He signed the contract, which he had earned by winning the Casino Gauntlet battle royal at All In in July, prompting announcer Tony Schiavone to declare the bout a four-way contest.

MJF then addressed his opponents in a lengthy promo. He expressed lingering resentment toward Joe, who dethroned him for the AEW World Title at Worlds End in 2023. Turning to Page, MJF rejected recent accusations of cowardice, stating he aimed to defeat Page while facing two of his biggest rivals. He mocked Strickland by likening him to Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and referencing his brief WWE stint, while acknowledging Strickland's recent...