MJF isn’t ready till Worlds Finish to get again within the ring.
After a three-month hiatus, Maxwell Jacob Friedman made his return to AEW tv in the course of the Vacation Bash version of Dynamite, interrupting the contract signing between Samoa Joe, Hangman Adam Web page, and Swerve Strickland. What was meant to be a triple menace for the AEW World Championship turned a deadly four-way when MJF cashed in his assured title shot from All In: Texas.
However whereas many assumed Worlds Finish on December 27 would mark his first match again, AEW isn’t losing any time getting him again into motion.
It’s now official—MJF will step again into the ring throughout AEW Dynamite on thirty fourth Avenue, airing Christmas Eve. His opponent has not but been confirmed, however it marks his first match since AEW All Out on September 20, the place he misplaced to Mark Briscoe in a brutal Tables N’ Tacks Match.
Throughout his time away, MJF wrapped filming for Violent Evening 2, which is scheduled to hit theaters in December 2026. Now he’s shifting again into wrestling mode—simply in time to try to reclaim AEW’s high prize.
MJF returning on Christmas Eve? That’s not only a current—it’s a warning shot. Whether or not it’s Joe, Hangman, or Swerve in his approach, the Salt of the Earth is again and clearly not planning to ease into something.
Who do you suppose MJF will face on Christmas Eve—and does he stroll out of Worlds Finish with the AEW World Title? Drop your predictions beneath.
December 20, 2025 7:01 pm