"FINAL FORBIDDEN DOOR UNLOCKED!" - MJF makes shocking appearance outside AEW; attacks legend

MJF shocked fans at a non-AEW event by attacking a pro wrestling legend. The latter, Mistico, recently ran afoul of The Wolf of Wrestling and his new teammates, The Hurt Syndicate.

The 42-year-old CMLL icon appeared at MLW's Summer of the Beasts 2025 to a warm audience reception. Before he could speak, however, he was abruptly attacked by several masked individuals. Although Mistico managed to fend off most of the attackers, another masked figure sneaked up on him and took him out with a low blow.

The attacker was revealed to be wearing the same mask Mistico wore against MJF at Grand Slam Mexico, which he took off to reveal his identity as the former AEW World Champion. Friedman delivered more punishment to Mistico, stating that the two were not done with each other and promising to brutalize him the next time they share a ring.

"FINAL FORBIDDEN DOOR UNLOCKED!" MLW's social media post featuring MJF and Mistico was captioned.

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Check out the tweet and MJF's attack on Mistico below:

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MJF's match against the lucha legend ended in a disqualification after Friedman hit Mistico with a low blow. After the bout, The Hurt Syndicate and its so-called Young Genius continued to beat down the former Sin Cara until Friedman eventually stripped off his mask in an act of blatant disrespect. It remains to be seen if a rematch between the two stars is in the works.

Notably, MJF appeared and competed for MLW from 2017 to 2020.

MJF has his sights set on reclaiming the AEW World Championship

This past Wednesday on Dynamite, The Hurt Syndicate responded to JetSpeed's challenge for a World Tag Team Title match at All In: Texas in violent fashion, as the champions completely dismantled Kevin Knight and Mike Bailey at the accesso ShoWare Center.

Afterwards, the faction's newest member, MJF, revealed that next week he will compete in a qualifying match for the Men's Casino Gauntlet bout that has been announced for the upcoming stadium show. A win there could give Friedman a shot at reclaiming the AEW World Championship.

It remains to be seen whether The Hurt Syndicate will help MJF regain his coveted Triple B at All In 2025.

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