MJF made his surprising return at Double or Nothing again in Could, which was the primary time followers noticed him since AEW Worlds Finish again in December 2023. MJF has been energetic since his return however he has now confessed that he’s nonetheless not again to 100% bodily.
Since his return at Double or Nothing, The Salt of the Earth has received the AEW Worldwide Championship from Will Ospreay and renamed it the AEW American Title. He additionally defended the title towards Michael Oku final week earlier than Will Ospreay returned to RevPro and ran off MJF.
Whereas talking to Cultaholic Wrestling’s Jack King in an interview recorded earlier than his match towards Oku, MJF revealed that he isn’t absolutely recovered from his damage and returned to motion prior to he ought to have. He candidly admitted that he felt the present suffered with out him, prompting his early return regardless of not being one hundred pc bodily.
MJF famous that even at lower than full power, he was nonetheless in a position to safe victories over notable opponents like RUSH and Templario, and plans to proceed his profitable streak towards the likes of Will Ospreay on August twenty fifth.
”I’ve come again from damage and I’ll let you know candidly, so right here’s a bit of clickbait for you. I’m nonetheless not 100 per cent. I needed to come again as a result of I don’t know for those who seen this however the present with out me blew a bag of d*cks. So I got here again a bit of bit sooner than I most likely bodily ought to have. The humorous factor is I used to be nonetheless in a position to beat RUSH, Templario, quickly it’ll be Michael Oku, Kyle Fletcher, and Will Ospreay, and I’m gonna do it once more on August twenty fifth. And that’s me at 80 per cent.”
It stays to be seen whether or not MJF will find yourself defeating Will Ospreay at AEW All In on August twenty fifth and cement himself because the true American Champion as soon as and for all, as many followers need Ospreay to win as a substitute.
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