Credit: All Elite Wrestling

Better Than You, Bay Bay limped their way to the ring, just days after MJF injured his hip in his successful AEW World Championship defense against Jay White, during which tag team partner Adam Cole interfered.

After some banter, MJF made reference to the devil and was interrupted by the mysterious masked Devil, who simply laughed at his assertion that he wants nothing to do with The People's Scumbag.

This brought out Samoa Joe, whom MJF tried to screw out of his world title shot before Cole talked him into being a man of his word.

Eventually, a match for World's End was agreed to, but not before Joe vowed to destroy MJF in his hometown and take the gold.

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The biggest question here is why Cole would be insistent on MJF honoring his agreement with Samoa Joe for a world title match. And isn't it convenient that, when MJF grew close to The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass, they were attacked by The Devil and his minions, thus leaving the champ with no choice but to turn to Joe?

We could be getting close to finding out who is behind the mask, and it would not be surprising if it was some sort of maniacal plan concocted by a manipulative Cole.

Or maybe it's just Jack Perry, in the most unexciting possible outcome.

Anyway, this was a multi-layered segment that accomplished a few different things and got MJF on the screen despite his injury.

Good stuff, even if the MJF-Cole partnership appears to have cooled compared to what it was two or three months ago.

Top Moments and Takeaways

  • "When I was born, the devil let out a furious scream. Do you know why? Because that guy didn't want any competition," MJF said before being interrupted by AEW's masked Devil, who laughed.
  • "You wouldn't be the first Ring of Honor legend I beat here in Chicago, twice," MJF said in reference to his two victories over CM Punk.
  • "Everywhere you go, I'll be a few steps behind," Joe warned MJF, vowing to have his back until World's End in Long Island, before beating him and taking the AEW World Championship.