MJF worked the AEW Worlds End pay-per-view event despite dealing with a torn labrum and a hip injury. It marked his last match as he lost the AEW World Heavyweight Championship to Samoa Joe. Coming out of the show, MJF needed to decide whether he would get the surgery for his bad shoulder, and if that was the case, he’d be sidelined for close to a year.
A previous report from Dave Meltzer was MJF is literally being as secretive as possible about his situation after dealing with a significant shoulder injury.
There had been recent speculation that MJF might be gone and headed to WWE because fans noticed he was removed from the AEW talent roster page on its website and his merchandise was pulled. He had been removed from the roster page shortly after Worlds End months ago. MJF had talked about in the past about the bidding war of 2024, but it’s been believed for months that he signed a new AEW deal a while ago.
Pwinsider reports that MJF is still working to recover from his multiple injuries and while he is not listed on the AEW roster, the belief is he remains locked into a deal with AEW. He was not at the AEW Dynamite: Big Business episode in Boston earlier this month, but was in town to meet with AEW officials.
Since Worlds End, MJF has not been backstage at any shows and there’s still no word on when he will be returning to the ring.