MJF Went Through Great Lengths To Stay Off The Radar During AEW Hiatus

MJF was absent from AEW TV for nearly three months before he finally showed up as The Joker at All Out. The Salt of the Earth was literally handed over the poker chip after the Casino Ladder match. He’s doing much better financially since his return as well.

Sean Sapp provided details about MJF’s whereabouts during his three-month absence from AEW. The journalist reported behind Fightful’s paywall that MJF’s financial situation got better.

MJF is back in AEW, after several months away, and he’s doing media talking about how he spent his time. During the interviews, he noted that he almost never left his house for three months, which is actually mostly true from what Fightful has learned.

Throughout the process, MJF did not have contact with most people, including many close friends until shortly before his appearance. As All Out grew closer, several members of the roster learned that he’d be the Joker. After the promo in Los Angeles, MJF stayed in town to participate in some meetings for Hollywood related projects.

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Aside from that, he kept a low profile, even though he was seen at Disney once this Summer and we’ve also further confirmed that he did film something with Impractical Jokers throughout the summer. MJF steered clear of social media, or even going out in public much.

We haven’t learned if MJF actually got a new contract, an extension, or an amendment to his deal, but it was heavily implied to us by AEW sources that he’s in a much more favorable situation financially. MJF is at least telling people that ask him that he hasn’t signed an extension, but that’s hardly gospel at this point.

Fightful’s Will Washington has also learned that contacts within Warner Bros. Discovery that several there were happy that MJF returned. When we followed up about that, one content pointed to MJF being a consistent ratings success for the brand.

MJF will wrestle his first match in months next week on Dynamite. The Salt of the Earth will take on Blackpool Combat Club’s Wheeler Yuta. You can check out the card for the show right here.

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