Swerve Strickland believes that MJF has some ground to make up.
MJF made his shocking return to AEW at the Double Or Nothing pay-per-view, as he interrupted Adam Cole and dropped him with a brainbuster. This was MJF's first appearance in the company since the World's End pay-per-view in December 2023.
During the Double Or Nothing post-show media scrum, current AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland was asked about MJF's return and a possible match with him in the future.
"It’s a possibility, and that’s the beauty of this whole company. Everything is possible. I know he probably has unfinished business with what Undisputed Kingdom did to him and Adam Cole. He probably wants to finish up some things. It goes to show, I’m not one you can walk over and come at anytime, any place, anywhere you see fit. While you were gone, I was building. I was building and making this place a fortress. You can come in. I’m not saying you can’t challenge for the World Championship, but you have work to do. Just like I had work to do. You have work to do. Show me something. This isn’t the same All Elite Wrestling from when you left. Worlds End, just that three month span, from Worlds End to Dynasty. This company made a major shift in a lot of different ways. It’s up to Maxwell Jacob to figure out where he fits right now. I’m not going to make it easy."
Elsewhere in the scrum, Strickland talked about Floyd Mayweather's brief appearance at Double Or Nothing. Learn more here.
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