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Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) had a determination to make going into "Dynamite." Will he put his hair connected nan line successful a lucifer for Darby Allin’s All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship astatine Double aliases Nothing?
It seemed to beryllium nan only measurement MJF was going to get a title changeable immediately. Allin said antecedently that MJF would ne'er get a title changeable again if he didn’t work together to nan stipulation for nan match. MFJ walked to nan ringing connected Wednesday nighttime arsenic chants of "bald" filling nan arena.
"I’m happy for you. I dream you had nosy holding my AEW World Championship, I really do," MJF said while contemplating signing nan statement for nan match. "Deep down, there’s a portion of me, and I’m talking astir nan size of a man’s penis from North Carolina small, small, mini portion that feels bad for you because you’re ne'er gonna clasp this again. I mean, you’ve sewage astir arsenic bully of a changeable astatine holding this world title arsenic ‘Hangman’ Adam Page does again.
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AEW Champion MJF visits SiriusXM connected Radio Row astatine Super Bowl LX successful San Francisco, Calif., connected Feb. 5, 2026. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
"Guys for illustration you, Darby, you’re a dime a twelve – present today, gone tomorrow. Stuntmen who pain nan candle astatine some ends. In this life, group for illustration each of you, you for illustration to dress that life is astir making friends and family and your children. The only point that matters successful this life is your legacy. And your bequest will beryllium that of a kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll dress for illustration you made immoderate benignant of effect but nan truth of nan matter is you haven’t, bud."
MJF stressed that Allin was conscionable "lucky" and fans will cognize he was "too reckless and stupid" to enactment connected top. He vowed to go a three-time world champion astatine nan property of 30.
Allin said he didn’t attraction astir legacy. He said he will make MJF arsenic "bald-headed b---h."
MJF appeared to motion nan statement and deed a fewer inexpensive shots connected Allin. He deed him pinch nan Dynamite Diamond Ring.
Allin squared disconnected against Konosuke Takeshita successful his latest title defense connected "Dynamite." Takeshita gave Allin each that he could handle, including a bridging German suplex from nan apical rope. Allin, showing his guts, kept his pursuit of glory.
Takeshita near Allin pinch a bloodied mouth. But nary matter nan brutality, Allin was capable to withstand it all. Takeshita was capable to break nan Scorpion Death Lock and deed him pinch 2 Coffin Drops instantly afterward.
Allin already has his adjacent challenger lined up.
"Speedball" Mike Bailey called retired nan victor of nan AEW World Championship lucifer earlier successful nan nighttime and it appeared he’s nan adjacent personification to return connected Allin.
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Willow Nightingale and Momo Watanabe compete during nan New Japan Pro-Wrestling Wrestle Dynasty arena astatine Tokyo Dome successful Tokyo, Japan, connected Jan. 5, 2025. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
The participants for nan 2026 Owen Hart Foundation Men’s and Women’s Tournaments were unveiled during nan night.
The men’s tourney featured Samoa Joe vs. Will Ospreay and Mark Davis vs. Jack Perry connected nan near broadside of nan bracket. On nan correct side, Swerve Strickland will return connected Bandido and Claudio Castagnoli will return connected Brody King. The Joe-Ospreay and Strickland-Bandido matches will return spot astatine Double aliases Nothing.
The women’s tourney saw Persephone vs. Hazuki and Willow Nightingale and Alex Windsor connected nan near broadside of nan bracket and Mina Shirikawa vs. Athena and Skye Blue vs. Saree connected nan correct side. Nightingale and Windsor will quadrate disconnected astatine Double aliases Nothing.
The finals for nan men’s and women’s tournaments will return spot astatine Forbidden Door connected June 28. The winners of each tourney gain a changeable astatine nan AEW World Championship and nan AEW Women’s World Championship astatine All In connected Aug. 30.
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Will Ospreay returns to nan AEW ring
Will Ospreay competes successful nan ringing during AEW Dynamite astatine nan Petersen Events Center successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Oct. 2, 2024. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)
"Dynamite" featured different conception involving Will Ospreay training pinch nan Death Riders arsenic nan faction looked to move him from a lovable wrestling instrumentality into an battle weapon. Ospreay was cleared for his lucifer against Ace Austin – his first clip successful an AEW ringing since doctors stopped his lucifer against Mark Davis connected April 22.
Ospreay was seen bridging connected a mat arsenic Jon Moxley gave him tips connected a headlock while moving pinch Yuta Wheeler. Moxley imparted immoderate contented onto Ospreay arsenic nan 2 appeared to beryllium connected nan apical of a parking car shed training, recalling erstwhile things were truthful elemental successful pro wrestling earlier nan weight of nan world bore down connected his shoulders.
"Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All of those things are still gonna beryllium location but you tin still fly," Moxley said. "You’re conscionable much dangerous. You’re a vertebrate of prey. So coming erstwhile you spell retired there, don’t spell retired location to protect thing – not your neck, not your image, not your reputation, not everything you built successful your career. Don’t spell retired location to protect something. Go retired location to springiness something."
However heavy Moxley’s earworm is connected Ospreay will beryllium wished complete nan adjacent fewer weeks. He hit Ace Austin connected Wednesday via submission and will spell into nan Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament against Samoa Joe.
Joe was group to unleash Anthony Bowens and Katsuyori Shibata connected Ospreay but nan Death Riders came retired to swarm The Opps earlier immoderate much unit could return place.
Brian Cage returns
AEW prima Brian Cage had missed 14 months pinch an wounded but reappeared connected "Dynamite" to reply Kevin Knight’s unfastened situation for nan TNT Championship.
Sideline newsman Renee Paquette described Cage arsenic being, "somehow, much jacked, much locked in," than ever before. He past appeared connected AEW TV successful March 2025 successful a six-man tag squad lucifer pinch Konosuke Takeshita and Lance Archer arsenic they defeated Mark Briscoe, Powerhouse Hobbs and Rocky Romero.
Cage was nan Ring of Honor TV champion for a fewer months successful 2024 and received an opportunity to situation Ospreay for nan AEW International Championship.
Knight did spell connected to get nan triumph complete Cage.
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"Dynamite" lucifer results
- Adam Copeland, Christian Cage, Orange Cassidy, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson def. Clark Connors, Tomasso Ciampa, Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood and David Finlay successful a 10-man tag squad match.
- "Speedball" Mike Bailey def. Westbrook.
- Kevin Knight def. Brian Cage to clasp nan TNT Championship.
- Will Ospreay def. Ace Austin.
- Alex Windsor, Jamie Hayer and Hikaru Shida def. Thekla, Skye Blue and Julia Hart via DQ.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
