During Sunday night’s AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door II pay-per-view event, MJF successfully defended the AEW World Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi in the opening match of the show.
Tanahashi had MJF for a five-count, but the distracted referee was busy handing the AEW World Title to a stagehand. MJF later pushed Tanahashi into the referee and clocked the NJPW veteran with the Dynamite Diamond Ring to retain his title.
You can check out some highlights from the match below:
MJF continues to bend the rules in this #AEW World title match.
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🔗: https://t.co/SWp7bcLK64@The_MJF | @tanahashi1_100 pic.twitter.com/mZNGQ2Zxe8— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 26, 2023
Tanahashi stays one step ahead of the #AEW World Champion MJF.
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🔗: https://t.co/SWp7bcLK64@The_MJF | @tanahashi1_100 pic.twitter.com/vVN7hUX1iF— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 26, 2023
Both paid for it extensively in your #AEW World title match!
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🇺🇸: https://t.co/QkT7hO9Xh4
🔗: https://t.co/SWp7bcLK64@The_MJF | @tanahashi1_100 pic.twitter.com/UYmAWyYis0— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 26, 2023
Of course he did….
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🇺🇸: https://t.co/QkT7hO9Xh4
🔗: https://t.co/SWp7bcLK64@The_MJF | @tanahashi1_100 pic.twitter.com/a5wzbIm5aM— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 26, 2023
