MJF is expected back in AEW “very soon,” and he is set to land back in a top program as we round out the year.
Speaking on Fightful’s The Hump, Sean Ross Sapp said he has been hearing about an approaching return since last month.
“He is going to come back pretty soon,” Sapp said. He did not name an opponent or a date, and MJF is not on the announced card for Full Gear on Saturday in Phoenix. Some outlets have floated the show as a possible landing spot, but nothing has been confirmed.
MJF has been off AEW television since the Casino Gauntlet at All In: London on August 30, where Andrade El Idolo won the match and took the world title shot out of his hands. He told PWI in late September that he was waiting for the right moment to return, and he did appear on October 25 as the special guest referee for a 12-man tag at Create A Pro Wrestling Academy.
The clock matters because MJF is also booked outside the company. NJPW’s updated lineup for Wrestle Kingdom 21 lists him against G1 Climax winner Ryohei Oiwa on January 4 at the Tokyo Dome, a match built on a headlock feud that started in August. A return this weekend would give AEW about seven weeks to use him before that date.
