Ladies and gentlemen, gather ‘round, because we’ve got a wrestling saga hotter than a summer in the Sahara! Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) and Will Ospreay have taken the wrestling world by storm with their electrifying feud. From a nearly 60-minute slugfest on the milestone 250th episode of “AEW Dynamite” to MJF rebranding the AEW International Championship as the AEW American Championship, these two are the talk of the town. Fans are buzzing like bees in a hive, eagerly awaiting their epic showdown on August 25 at the All In pay-per-view at Wembley Stadium.
Now, you might have thought Ospreay would be vying for the AEW World Championship in his own backyard, strutting into London as the reigning champ. But hold onto your hats, folks, because Fightful Select just dropped some backstage intel that’ll make your head spin. Turns out, Ospreay vs. MJF at All In was in the works for quite some time. This is why Ospreay wanted Swerve Strickland to win their AEW World Championship bout at Forbidden Door, to squash any fantasies of him headlining with the world title. Plans were already cooking, and they didn’t involve a world championship for Ospreay—at least, not yet!
MJF, the man with more plans than a conspiracy theorist’s notebook, knew about this feud way back in May. The idea of a summer-long rivalry leading up to All In was pitched even before his triumphant return at Double or Nothing. The near-60-minute barnburner match? A last-minute addition, debated right up until the eleventh hour. And let’s not forget MJF’s masterstroke of rechristening the championship—calling it the AEW American Championship to rile up the British crowd even more. It’s a temporary tweak, designed to crank up the heat to nuclear levels, while the AEW International Championship gets a nice long-term boost from this high-profile feud.
So, get your popcorn ready, folks! MJF and Ospreay are on a collision course, and it’s going to be a spectacle for the ages.