Sometimes it’s the people who you trust most who can hurt you the most. MJF learned that the hard way at AEW Worlds End Saturday night on Long Island, when his main event loss was followed by a more painful turn of events — the heartbreaking reveal of the Devil.
It happened right after MJF was defeated by submission, losing his AEW World Championship to Samoa Joe. He was supported throughout the match by Adam Cole, who was at ringside despite still being on crutches. The only sign that something might be amiss is when MJF asked Cole for his Dynamite Diamond Ring and his friend was slow to produce it, giving Joe a chance to recover.
After the match, Cole appeared to console MJF until the ring was surrounded by the Devil’s masked men. They were both quickly overpowered, and they took turns telling one of the assailants with a steel chair to hit them and spare the other.
Just as it looked like a decision would be made, the lights went out … and came back up to find Cole sitting on the chair with the men beside him. They unmasked to reveal their identities as well: Roderick Strong, The Kingdom and Wardlow. To remove any doubt, Cole took out and held up a Devil mask, then Wardlow powerbombed MJF to end the show.
According to Fightful Select (subscription required), MJF will likely take time off now to heal up from a variety of injuries, so both his title loss and a resolution to the Devil storyline made sense. It may not have been as wild a reveal as some guesses floating around, but it’s one that should benefit the wrestlers involved and sets the stage for a red hot MJF-Cole feud sometime down the road.
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