Significant title shifts took place to wrap up tonight’s AEW World’s End pay-per-view in Chicago.
At AEW Full Gear, Samoa Joe ended Hangman Adam Page’s reign as champion in the main event. Swerve Strickland then made a surprise return to fend off Joe and Ops, assisting his rival Hangman. It was announced that the AEW World Championship match at World’s End would be a triple threat featuring Joe, Hangman, and Swerve. This changed when MJF came back and used his contract to turn it into a four-way contest.
Ultimately, MJF triumphed over Samoa Joe in the four-way match, capturing the AEW World Championship for the second time. MJF had previously lost the title to Samoa Joe at World’s End 2023, making this victory a form of redemption. Alongside Jon Moxley, Adam Page, CM Punk, and Samoa Joe, MJF is now one of the few multiple-time AEW World Champions.
MJF is set to address this victory on next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite during New Year’s Smash.
Fan Take: This major shift not only reinstates MJF as a powerful force in AEW but also heightens the stakes for future storylines and rivalries. For fans, it promises exciting developments and intense competition that could shape the future landscape of AEW wrestling.
