MJF gives himself a new nickname ahead of AEW Grand Slam Mexico

Maxwell Jacob Friedman is gearing up to face a legendary luchador at AEW Grand Slam Mexico this Wednesday. Ahead of the upcoming television special, the latest addition to The Hurt Syndicate has shared a new moniker for himself on social media.

Earlier this month at Fyter Fest, MJF issued a challenge to Mistico for a singles match at Grand Slam Mexico on June 18. The Wolf of Wrestling warmed up for the blockbuster showdown last week at Summer Blockbuster by teaming with his stable-mates, AEW World Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin and Bobby Lashley, to take on and defeat Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, and Mascara Dorada in trios action.

As The Hurt Syndicate continued to punish their opponents after the bout, MJF sent a message to Mistico by ripping off Dorada's mask, a long-established wrestling trope meant to disrespect and humiliate the luchador who had been wearing the mask. After being subsequently blindsided and tapped out by the erstwhile Sin Cara, Friedman promised to do the same to the CMLL legend the following week.

Just a few hours earlier on Instagram, MJF shared photographs of his heinous actions from AEW Summer Blockbuster, and debuted a new nickname for himself as well.

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"Mask collector," wrote MJF in the caption.

Check out MJF's IG post BELOW:

It remains to be seen if Friedman will resort to unmasking Mistico to beat him this coming Wednesday.

Match card for AEW Grand Slam Mexico

After their special event earlier this year in Australia, All Elite Wrestling will host yet another edition of Grand Slam this week in Arena Mexico. Check out the matches that have been announced for the show below:

Mascara Dorada vs Ricochet vs Hologram vs Lio Rush [4 Million Pesos High-Flying 4-Way]
Mistico vs MJF
Kazuchika Okada vs Mark Briscoe
Adam Cole, Daniel Garcia, Brody King, Atlantis Jr., Templario, and Bandido vs FTR and The Don Callis Family (Konosuke Takeshita, Josh Alexander, Kyle Fletcher, and Hechicero) [12-person tag team match]
The Young Bucks and The Death Riders (Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta) vs Swerve Strickland, Will Ospreay, and The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, Powerhouse Hobbs) [10-person tag match]
Zeuxis (c) vs Mercedes Mone [for the CMLL World Women's Championship]

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The Jacksonville-based promotion is also laying the foundation for its upcoming stadium PPV, All In: Texas, which will air next month.

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