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Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) had a decision to make when participating in “Dynamite.” Will he take his chances in a match for Darby Allin’s All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship at Double or Nothing?
It seemed to be the only way MJF would get a title shot right away. Allin previously said that MJF would never get a title shot again if he didn’t agree to the stipulations for the match. MFJ walked to the ring Wednesday night as chants of “bald” filled the arena.
“I’m happy for you. I hope you had fun holding my AEW World Championship, I really do,” MJF said as he contemplated signing the contract for the match. “Deep down, there’s a part of me, and I’m talking North Carolina man penis size, little, little, little part that makes you feel bad because you’re never going to have this again. I mean, you have as much of a chance to hold this world title as ‘Hangman’ Adam Page has again.
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AEW Champion MJF visits SiriusXM on Radio Row at Super Bowl LX in San Francisco, California on February 5, 2026. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
“Guys like you, Darby, you’re a dime a dozen: here today, not tomorrow. Doubles that burn the candle at both ends. In this life, people like all of you like to pretend that life is about making friends, family and your kids. The only thing that matters in this life is your legacy. And your legacy will be that of a kid who had his 15 minutes of fame. They’ll pretend you had some kind of impact, but the fact is, you haven’t, buddy.”
MJF emphasized that Allin was simply “lucky” and fans will know that he was “too reckless and stupid” to stay on top. He promised to become a three-time world champion at the age of 30.
Allin said he didn’t care about the legacy. He said he would play MJF in the “bald bitch” role.
MJF seemed to sign the contract and landed some cheap blows on Allin. He hit him with the Dynamite Diamond Ring.
Allin faced Konosuke Takeshita in his final title defense at “Dynamite.” Takeshita gave Allin all he could handle, including a German suplex off the top rope. Allin, showing his guts, kept up his quest for glory.
Takeshita left Allin with a bloody mouth. But no matter the brutality, Allin was able to endure it all. Takeshita was able to break the Scorpion Death Lock and hit him with two Coffin Drops immediately after.
Allin already has his next challenger lined up.
“Speedball” Mike Bailey named the winner of the AEW World Championship match earlier in the night and it looked like he was the next person to face Allin.
Owen Hart Foundation Tournament Fields Revealed
Willow Nightingale and Momo Watanabe compete during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Wrestle Dynasty event at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 5, 2025. (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
The participants of the 2026 Owen Hart Foundation men’s and women’s tournaments were announced during the evening.
The men’s tournament featured Samoa Joe against Will Ospreay and Mark Davis against Jack Perry on the left side of the draw. On the right side, Swerve Strickland will face Bandido and Claudio Castagnoli will face Brody King. The Joe-Ospreay and Strickland-Bandido matches will take place at Double or Nothing.
The women’s tournament saw Persephone against Hazuki, Willow Nightingale and Alex Windsor on the left side of the draw and Mina Shirikawa against Athena and Skye Blue against Saree on the right side. Nightingale and Windsor will face each other at Double or Nothing.
The finals of the men’s and women’s tournaments will take place at Forbidden Door on June 28. The winners of each tournament earn a shot at the AEW World Championship and the AEW Women’s World Championship at All In on August 30.
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Will Ospreay returns to the AEW ring
Will Ospreay competes in the ring during AEW Dynamite at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 2, 2024. (Frank Jansky/Sportswire Icon)
“Dynamite” featured another segment involving Will Ospreay training with the Death Riders as the faction sought to turn him from a lovable wrestling machine into an assault weapon. Ospreay was cleared for his match against Ace Austin, his first time in an AEW ring since doctors stopped his match against Mark Davis on April 22.
Ospreay was seen bridging a mat while Jon Moxley gave him advice on a headlock while working with Yuta Wheeler. Moxley imparted some wisdom to Ospreay as the two appeared to be on top of a parking lot sparring, remembering when things were so simple in professional wrestling before the weight of the world fell on their shoulders.
“Nothing is different. Nothing has changed. All those things will still be there, but you can still fly,” Moxley said. “You’re just more dangerous. You’re a bird of prey. So tonight, when you go out, don’t go out to protect anything: not your neck, not your image, not your reputation, not everything you’ve built in your career. Don’t go out to protect something. Go out to give something.”
How deep Moxley’s worm goes at Ospreay will be determined in the coming weeks. He defeated Ace Austin on Wednesday by submission and will participate in the Owen Hart Foundation Men’s Tournament against Samoa Joe.
Joe was ready to unleash Anthony Bowens and Katsuyori Shibata on Ospreay, but the Death Riders came out to attack The Opps before more violence could occur.
Brian Cage returns
AEW star Brian Cage had missed 14 months with an injury, but reappeared on “Dynamite” to answer Kevin Knight’s open challenge for the TNT Championship.
Sideline reporter Renee Paquette described Cage as “somehow more hooked, more locked in” than ever. He last appeared on AEW TV in March 2025 in a six-man tag team match with Konosuke Takeshita and Lance Archer when they defeated Mark Briscoe, Powerhouse Hobbs and Rocky Romero.
Cage was Ring of Honor TV Champion for a few months in 2024 and received the opportunity to challenge Ospreay for the AEW International Championship.
Knight achieved victory over Cage.
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Results of the match “Dinamita”
- Adam Copeland, Christian Cage, Orange Cassidy, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson defeated. Clark Connors, Tomasso Ciampa, Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood and David Finlay in a 10-man tag team match.
- “Speedball” Mike Bailey defeats. Westbrook.
- Kevin Knight defeated. Brian Cage will retain the TNT Championship.
- Will Ospreay will defeat. Ace Austin.
- Alex Windsor, Jamie Hayer and Hikaru Shida defeated. Thekla, Skye Blue and Julia Hart via DQ.
