{"id":246890,"date":"2026-06-05T18:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/injury-update-aew-world-champion-mjf\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T18:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T18:12:08","slug":"injury-update-aew-world-champion-mjf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/injury-update-aew-world-champion-mjf\/","title":{"rendered":"Injury Update &#8211; AEW World Champion MJF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5175947\" data-slug-id=\"2791339\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Popular AEW star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/maxwell-jacob-friedman-mjf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF)<\/a> suffered an injury during this week&#8217;s edition of Dynamite. The star was in action, defending the AEW World Championship against Rush. <\/p>\n<p>Friedman recently became a three-time AEW World Champion. He defeated Darby Allin at Double or Nothing in a high-stakes Hair vs. Title match to regain the Triple B. After the win, The Salt of the Earth was scheduled for his first title defense this week on Dynamite. He faced off against Rush, who showed up to be his first challenger. The star hyper-extended his knee during the matchup. However, he managed to hold on to his title. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the show, Bryan Alvarez of the <em>Wrestling Observer Newsletter<\/em> provided an update on the situation. He noted that Friedman&#8217;s knee is swollen and the star is in pain. The 30-year old star is not medically cleared to wrestle at the moment. The report, however, stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">AEW&#8217;s<\/a> plans for the next pay-per-view are not in jeopardy at this time. This suggested that the company was hoping that the injury was not serious and the champion could continue performing very soon. In the meantime, the star was pulled from a couple of indie shows where he was scheduled to make appearances.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>MJF was replaced by a former WWE star<\/h2>\n<p>With the World Champion being sidelined due to a knee injury, AEW acted quickly to replace him at Beyond Wrestling\u2019s upcoming event in Cranston, Rhode Island this Friday. Reputed journalist Justin Barrasso reported that former WWE star and the IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Andrade El Idolo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/news-mjf-replaced-former-wwe-star-concerning-injury-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">has been announced<\/a> as MJF\u2019s replacement. He will now take on Bobby Orlando in a singles match at the event.<\/p>\n<p>El Idolo has been on a tear since showing up to AEW last year. The star has won major matchups against the likes of Kenny Omega, Swerve Strickland, and Bandido. He has now set his sights on winning the World Championship from MJF. The match marks Andrade\u2019s debut appearance for Beyond Wrestling. Other AEW stars at the event include Wheeler Yuta, Lio Rush, and Megan Bayne. <\/p>\n<p><em>It will be interesting to see how Andrade El Idolo fares in his first outing for Beyond Wrestling.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Prityush Haldar<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/aew\/rumor-injury-update-aew-world-champion-mjf-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular AEW star Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) suffered an injury during this week&#8217;s edition of Dynamite. 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