MJF Set for Return at AEW Worlds End PPV

Former AEW World Champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman, known as MJF, is set to return to the ring at the company's Worlds End pay-per-view event on December 27 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, following a three-month absence from television.

Reports indicate that as of Thanksgiving week, AEW officials have incorporated MJF into creative plans for the show, though the specifics of his role remain undisclosed. The 30-year-old wrestler, a prominent homegrown talent for All Elite Wrestling, has not competed since suffering a loss to Mark Briscoe in a Tables N Tacks match at All Out in September. That defeat capped a challenging period for Friedman, who had previously dropped the AEW World Championship to Samoa Joe at Worlds End in 2023. Joe currently holds the title once more, setting the stage for a potential high-stakes confrontation.

Friedman's time away stemmed primarily from commitments to his burgeoning acting career. He filmed roles in the upcoming sequels Violent Night 2 and Happy Gilmore 2, projects that wrapped production in recent weeks. During his hiatus, Friedman made a brief return to AEW airwaves through a pre-taped promotional video on the September 24 episode of Dynamite....