MJF Barely Left The House During His Time Away From AEW And More Details Surrounding His Time Away From The Promotion

MJF was a man who didn’t want to be seen in public during his time away from All Elite Wrestling.

When MJF cut his pipebomb promo back in June, it sent shockwaves throughout the industry as many fans didn’t know if it was a work or a shoot. We now know of course that it was a worked shoot, with MJF returning to the company at AEW All Out with no one mentioning MJF on screen until his eventful return.

Now, Fightful Select have revealed some more key information from during MJF’s time off, including his behaviour and how little he went out in public during his time off.

During the interviews, he noted that he almost never left his house for three months, which is actually mostly true from what Fightful has learned. Throughout the process, MJF did not have contact with most people, including many close friends until shortly before his appearance. As All Out grew closer, several members of the roster learned that he’d be the Joker.

After the promo in Los Angeles, MJF stayed in town to participate in some meetings for Hollywood related projects. Aside from that, he kept a low profile, even though he was seen at Disney once this Summer and we’ve also further confirmed that he did film something with Impractical Jokers throughout the summer. MJF steered clear of social media, or even going out in public much.

We haven’t learned if MJF actually got a new contract, an extension, or an amendment to his deal, but it was heavily implied to us by AEW sources that he’s in a much more favorable situation financially. MJF is at least telling people that ask him that he hasn’t signed an extension, but that’s hardly gospel at this point. Fightful’s Will Washington has also learned that contacts within Warner Bros. Discovery that several there were happy that MJF returned. When we followed up about that, one content pointed to MJF being a consistent ratings success for the brand.

Fightful Select Report

MJF currently holds the casino ladder match poker chip that he can cash in at anytime for an AEW World Championship opportunity.

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