The tantalizing AEW possibilities after MJF's eye-opening MLW return
Even before we had all the answers, he's changing the questions.
We wondered in this space last week why MJF ripped off the masks of luchadors. Two weeks ago, he committed what felt like the ultimate disrespect by purposely losing to Mistico by disqualification at AEW Grand Slam and then proceeded to take off his mask and wear it in the middle of Arena Mexico.
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The larger endgame for this seemed unclear and left you wondering if just Mistico getting his revenge was good enough. Maybe they do a classic mask vs. hair match and we get to see a bald MJF.
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