MJF returns on AEW Holiday Bash Dynamite, return match announced

Former World Champion MJF has finally returned to AEW.

Former AEW World Champion MJF returned to All Elite Wrestling at Holiday Bash Dynamite in Manchester, UK, interrupting a World Championship contract signing and officially adding himself to the AEW World Title match at Worlds End.

During the second hour of the show, MJF interrupted a segment involving Samoa Joe, Adam Page, and Swerve Strickland, announcing that he was cashing in his Casino Gauntlet contract to join the upcoming World Championship match.

Friedman explained that his decision was motivated by his desire to prove Adam Page wrong about calling him a coward and to defeat both Page and his two biggest rivals. He also addressed Samoa Joe, stating that he still harbours resentment over Joe taking the World Championship from him.

He concluded the segment by switching his attention to Swerve Strickland and comparing him to Sean Combs (P.Diddy). Reflecting on their hustle in the indies, he reflected on Strickland’s WWE forgettable journey before stating how he found success in AEW. Friedman finished the segment by stating that it was his house and ‘rent was due.’

Friedman was last seen losing to Mark Briscoe at AEW All Out 2025. He had previously won the Casino Gauntlet at All In to earn a shot at the AEW World Title.

Friedman’s return and addition to the Worlds End match was previously noted by our Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Live.