After Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite, former AEW World Champion MJF now knows who he will be facing at next Saturday’s Full Gear: Roderick Strong.
Strong (seen above) defeated Lance Archer in a falls count anywhere match Wednesday to go 3-0 while friend Adam Cole lost to Konosuke Takeshita thanks to the use of MJF’s Dynamite diamond ring, putting him at 2-1 in his last three.
The reason that matters is MJF declared that in order for Cole or Strong to face him at the pay-per-view, they must win three straight matches. Cole said last week that Tony Khan changed the stipulation, saying that if both men won three straight, it would be a three-way instead.
Roderick Strong sense a message to MJF, but MJF sends one right back!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) November 14, 2024
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@RoderickStrong | @The_MJF | @takesoup pic.twitter.com/ZM2vkzdQm9
MJF was not on Wednesday’s show in person, appearing in a quick pre-taped segment watching on after the Cole/Takeshita match ended.
As of this writing, Cole wasn’t announced as a special referee or having any involvement in the match which remains a possibility.
Assuming it remains as is, Strong vs. MJF would be a first time ever match and MJF’s first action since September’s All Out when he defeated Daniel Garcia.
Here’s the current card for Saturday, November 23rd in Newark, New Jersey:
- AEW World Champion Jon Moxley defends against Orange Cassidy
- TBS Champion Mercedes Mone defends against Kris Statlander
- TNT Champion Jack Perry defends against Daniel Garcia
- Will Ospreay vs. Kyle Fletcher
- Jay White vs. Hangman Page
- Bobby Lashley vs. Swerve Strickland
- MJF vs. Roderick Strong
- Four-way match for AEW Tag Team titles: Private Party defends against The Outrunners, TBD, and TBD
- Zero Hour: Costco Guy AJ vs. QT Marshall