AEW star MJF teases starting a new promotion with former WWE Tag Team Champions

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MJF and FTR want to break away from AEW

MJF teased the start of a new promotion with FTR after the latter's controversial loss to The Lucha Brothers on AEW Rampage.

The opener for Rampage saw The Lucha Brothers face FTR for the AEW World Tag Team Championship. The masked stars came won after Penta El Zero Miedo pinned Cash Wheeler. However, Cash's feet were under the bottom rope, which should have caused the referee to break up the pin. A month back at Full Gear, the Lucha Brothers similarly retained the championship as the wrong guy was pinned.

Maxwell Jacob Friedman™️

@The_MJF

Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. twitter.com/daxftr/status/…

Uncle Dax FTR

@DaxFTR

Cash’s foot under the bottom rope! ROPE BREAK! God forbid a ref abide by the damn rules around here!! Put our lives on the line for almost 20 mins and then the ref misses this?! Just give us the belts!

9:24 AM · Dec 11, 2021

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Cash’s foot under the bottom rope! ROPE BREAK! God forbid a ref abide by the damn rules around here!! Put our lives on the line for almost 20 mins and then the ref misses this?! Just give us the belts! https://t.co/YjTKOB5LRH

Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. twitter.com/daxftr/status/…

MJF claimed to be disgusted by the injustice that had befallen his Pinnacle stablemates. Dax Harwood and MJF shared a Twitter interaction, where the FTR member asked the Salt of the Earth to start his promotion:

Uncle Dax FTR

@DaxFTR

@The_MJF @gouldwheeIer Dude, aren’t you rich enough to start your own promotion?! Please!

9:34 AM · Dec 11, 2021

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@The_MJF @gouldwheeIer Dude, aren’t you rich enough to start your own promotion?! Please!

MJF responded by asking if Smokey Mountain Wrestling is still up for grabs, the defunct promotion once run by Jim Cornette:

Maxwell Jacob Friedman™️

@The_MJF

@DaxFTR @gouldwheeIer I think Smokey mountain is up for grabs right?

11:48 AM · Dec 11, 2021

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@DaxFTR @gouldwheeIer I think Smokey mountain is up for grabs right?

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MJF received a hero's welcome on AEW Dynamite

Andy

@AndyNemmity

There’s something special about AEW setting up a role for the crowd to play, and the crowd getting it and delivering.

People who were planning to boo MJF cheered him. They recognized the situation and embraced it.

Last night was magical.

8:18 AM · Dec 9, 2021

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There’s something special about AEW setting up a role for the crowd to play, and the crowd getting it and delivering.

People who were planning to boo MJF cheered him. They recognized the situation and embraced it.

Last night was magical.

The biggest story heading into AEW Dynamite in Long Island was the welcome MJF received. People were split with their opinions, as large numbers of people argued both sides.

CM Punk trolled the crowd by walking out to the former MLW star's music and cutting a heel promo on MJF and the crowd. The idea was to get the crowd in favor of the hometown star and it worked. After a tremendous video package, MJF walked down to the ring for the Dynamite Diamond Ring Battle Royale to a hero's welcome from the crowd.

MJF, a two-time winner of the ring, was again in the final three alongside Ricky Starks and Dante Martin. It seemed like the Team Taz members would outnumber him, only for Dante to dump the FTW Champion out of the ring. Dante Martin and MJF will square off for the ring at Winter are Coming.

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