AEW World Champion MJF shockingly pulled from upcoming show; statement issued

One of AEW’s top stars and champions, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, was scheduled to appear at a Canadian independent show. However, The Wolf of Wrestling has seemingly been withdrawn from the event, and the company hosting it has issued a statement on the matter.

MJF has had a target on his back ever since he reclaimed the All Elite Wrestling Men’s World Championship last year at Worlds End. He mounted his first successful defense of the belt in the company against Bandido at Dynamite: Maximum Carnage last month. Although he suffered an upset loss to Brody King in an Eliminator earlier in February, he retained the belt against the former Hounds of Hell member at AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026.

Friedman has also put his “Triple B” on the line on the independent circuit, successfully defending it against Alec Price at Limitless Rumble 2026, and against Zilla Fatu at HOG No Turning Back a week ago. The self-proclaimed generational talent was scheduled to appear at Mystery Wrestling 23, a show organized by Canadian promotion Mystery Wrestling set for March 26 at the Midway Music Hall in Edmonton. The company has now announced on Instagram, however, that Friedman will not be able to show up at the event due to a scheduling issue.

“Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, MJF will no longer be appearing at Mystery Wrestling 23 on Thursday, March 26 at Midway Music Hall in Edmonton. Any fans interested in a refund may redeem them from their original point of purchase. We apologize for any inconvenience.” – said the announcement.

MJF will also be defending his strap on AEW’s upcoming pay-per-view next month.

Stipulation for MJF’s Revolution 2026 AEW title defense has been set

This week on Wednesday Night Dynamite, MJF and Adam Page met face to face to decide on the stipulation for their AEW Men’s World Title match at Revolution 2026. While The Cowboy opted for his signature match type, Texas Death, Friedman selected a one-sided No Disqualification stip which would allow him to use no-DQ privileges against his opponent, but not the other way around.

A coin toss was held to settle which stipulation would be made official for the pay-per-view, and MJF seemingly won said toss. However, when Page demanded that the coin be examined to rule out unfair tactics, it was revealed to be a double-sided one. Friedman was penalized by Tony Khan for this attempted deception, as it was then decided that his Revolution bout against The Hangman will be a Texas Death Match.

Notably, if The Devil manages to beat Page next month, the so-called “Main Character” of AEW will never challenge for the World Title again, as per his own words.

Edited by Anurag Mukherjee