In the end, Mistico kept his mask.
The legendary CMLL star faced off against MJF as one of the major matches of Friday’s CMLL 92nd Anniversario in Mexico City. It turned into a bloody battle, with MJF tearing the mask of Mistico and making him bleed heavily early into the match. Jon Cruz, who accompanied MJF to Mexico, also interfered until Templario came down to even things out.
The finish had Mistico take down Cruz on the apron with a superkick, then connected with la mistica on MJF. The former AEW World Champion attempted to fight out of the move, but eventually submitted to end his reign as champion.
After the match concluded, MJF posted on social media that he’d take his loss out on his All Out opponent Mark Briscoe. The two are to meet in a Tables ‘N’ Thumbtacks match in just a matter of hours in Toronto, Canada.
MJF spent most of the summer feuding with luchadores, mocking and taking masks from various wrestlers, including Kommander. He eventually turned his attention to Mistico, and the two faced off at AEW’s Grand Slam Mexico event. Although Mistico emerged victorious by disqualification, MJF attacked Mistico after and took his mask.
In the weeks following Grand Slam, MJF continued to up the ante by making appearances for CMLL, defeating Averno for the CMLL Light Heavyweight title and retaining the title over Zandokan Jr. The two eventually agreed to a mask vs. title match.
