MJF is back in AEW. The former AEW World Champion made a surprise return in a mask at Saturday’s Full Gear in Phoenix, Arizona, attacking Will Ospreay moments after Ospreay’s victory over Kyle Fletcher in the main event.
Ospreay had just defeated Fletcher with a Tiger Driver after more than 41 minutes and was celebrating the title defense when MJF pulled the Triple B out of a bag. MJF calls himself the “One True Champion” with the unofficial belt, and he used it to lay out Ospreay in the ring. MJF then revealed himself and quickly made his exit as soon as the United Empire came out to make the save.
Shortly before the attack, Andrade El Idolo of the United Empire hugged Ospreay and held up his contract for a guaranteed AEW World Championship shot. Andrade earned the opportunity in the Casino Gauntlet at All In: London after taking out MJF at the end of the match. MJF is back in the title picture, but unlike Andrade, he does not hold a guaranteed title shot.
MJF was reportedly set to return at Full Gear, and he was expected to be in a title picture as soon as he was back.
It was MJF’s first live AEW appearance since All In: London on August 30. MJF has blamed Ospreay for his AEW World title loss to Kenny Omega at Dynamite Beach Break in July, when Ospreay stopped him from using the Dynamite Diamond Ring.
At the WrestleDream press conference on October 17, Ospreay said that MJF “knows where I am” if he wants to find out who the real champion is. MJF responded to Ospreay 28 days later.
MJF HAS RETURNED TO AEW!!!! #AEWFullGear https://t.co/EKI5OvBRgs
— J O H N (@RomanEra0) November 15, 2026