AEW World Champion MJF made a surprise return to the independent scene this weekend, competing for Create A Pro Wrestling.
MJF surprised fans in attendance at the May 14 Create A Pro Homecoming event, facing off against Leo Sparrow in singles action.
You can watch MJF’s entrance below, with the top star showing off the AEW World Championship belt. The full match video can also be found below.
MJF notably made his in-ring debut for Create A Pro in early 2015, following training with Brian Myers and Pat Buck.
Buck notably works for AEW as the VP of Talent Development, in addition to co-owning and coaching for Create A Pro.
This marked MJF’s first non-AEW match since his MLW and Jericho Cruise appearances in January 2020.
MJF matches only happen occasionally even in AEW, with the world champion only wrestling three AEW matches in 2023 so far.
He most recently stepped into the ring to team with Sammy Guevara to face off against Jack Perry & Darby Allin.
These four stars will compete in a fourway bout for the AEW World Title at Double or Nothing on May 28.
Here are full results from the May 10 episode of AEW Dynamite:
Claudio Castagnoli def. Rey Fenix
Miro returned and walked into Tony Khan’s office
An MJF video package mentioned CM Punk – the first time Punk has been mentioned on AEW TV since All Out
Mark Briscoe announced as the special guest referee for FTR vs Jay Lethal & Jeff Jarrett at Double Or Nothing
Thunder Rosa returned and, like Miro, walked into Tony Khan’s office
Tony Khan says he has a huge announcement next week
Orange Cassidy def. Daniel Garcia to retain the AEW International Championship
Julia Hart def. Anna Jay in a No Holds Barred match
House of Black def. Best Friends & Bandido to retain the AEW World Trios Championship
Jon Moxley def. Kenny Omega in a Steel Cage match after Don Callis turned on Omega and attacked him with a screwdriver
FIRST LOOK: @AEW World Champion @The_MJF
brought the World Title to the indies to take on @NoSteakAllSizzl at @CreateAPro #CAPHomecoming💻📷➡️ Sign up for Premier+ & watch the full match now: https://t.co/cC8C72rDVU pic.twitter.com/Dv0tIjTVqU
— Premier Wrestling (@WatchOnPremier) May 14, 2023
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