To remind us that Bryan Danielson vs. Konosuke Takeshita wasn’t one of the “meaningless” matches Tony Khan gets criticized for, and because they weren’t not going to give their Generational Talent World champion a live microphone while in Los Angeles — Maxwell Jacob Friedman cut off Takeshita, had production cut his music, and did one of the things he does best.
First MJF got the Kia Forum crowd even more behind Konosuke than they already were, telling the rising Japanese star he’s never watched one of his matches, and channeling internet punching bag Disco Inferno by telling him that he’ll need to “speak American” if wants to get anywhere in this business.
.@takesoup makes his way to the ring, but has his entrance rudely interrupted by #AEW World Champion @the_mjf
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
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Takeshita got a big pop for telling Max (and by extension, Glenn Gilbertti) to kiss his ass, which gave referee Aubrey Edwards a reason to hold Konosuke back & tell him to save it for Danielson.
That gave MJF a chance to monologue some more. In round two, he took aim at the crowd (causing Excalibur to use one of his announce partner Taz’s gimmicks, calling the champ “Low Road Jones”). He specifically targeted a pair of celebrity superfans in the seats — Ken Jeong and Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Why @The_MJF!? Why!? #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/npmgApgUHv
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) January 12, 2023
“Speaking of irrelevant, we’ve got some celebrities in the house tonight. Ladies and gentlement, Ken Jeong’s here. You may remember Ken as Mr. Chow from The Hangover, yeah. Yeah! What was that, Ken, like 20 years ago? No no, but it’s okay, right? We can still see your hit comedy series on ABC, Dr. Ken. Oh wait, that’s right, we can’t — cause it got canceled!”
Too far @The_MJF #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/7zmGFVhxvX
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) January 12, 2023
“Speaking of people I wish would get canceled, Freddie Prinze Jr. is in the house tonight... You may remember Freddie from She’s All That. I know I don’t because I was born in 1996 and unlike all of you, I’m not a dinosaur. The only thing I remember Freddie from is when he played a supporting role to a CGI talking dog. So to me Freddie, with all due respect, you ain’t nothing more than a Scooby-Dooby-Douchebag!”
Kind of funny, a little cringe, and designed to get everyone else involved cheered, this was the MJF experience in a nutshell. He finished his night’s work by selling how scared he is of Danielson by running away when the American Dragon’s music hit.
The #AmericanDragon saves us all from the #AEW World Champion @The_MJF and this match is underway!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
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How do you think the segment went, former WWE creative team member, current podcast host, and aspiring wrestling promoter FPJ?
Let us know what you think. And catch up on highlights from the first episode of the new look Dynamite below. We’ve put all the YouTube videos AEW has released as of this morning in a playlist, and since they don’t release everything that way at the same time, we’ve got Twitter clips of the other big moments and matches below that.
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.@730Hook sends #BigBill @TheCazxl flying!!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
It's #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/E9EkSdpBia
#JungleHOOK get the victory here on #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@boy_myth_legend @730Hook pic.twitter.com/LjEyAy9R7D
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
"Our scissors are gunna live in concrete forever!" ✂️
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
We'll hear from #TheAcclaimed @PlatinumMax @Bowens_Official @RealBillyGunn THIS FRIDAY on #AEWRampage at 10pm ET/9pm CT! It’s #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/6UCPCBbWbZ
Paul Walter Hauser is waiting to show off his new hardware on #AEWRampage THIS FRIDAY at 10pm ET/9pm CT!@orangecassidy @DanhausenAD @trentylocks @SexyChuckieT
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
Tune in to #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/tIWv9C0VGr
A hard-fought victory for the #AmericanDragon @bryandanielson!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
It's #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/WxlFk7eDA6
"Let's see if you're as tough as you think you are"#JuiceRobinson is challenging TNT Champion @DarbyAllin for the title THIS FRIDAY on #AEWRampage at 10pm ET/9pm CT!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
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#TheKillerAndThePillar #AEW Women's World Champion @jmehytr and Dr. @realbrittbaker D.M.D pick up the victory and @shidahikaru is shocked, as her strategy seemingly did not go as planned!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
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"Be there Friday. Question me then."
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
Eddie Kingston & @Ortiz_Powerful are taking on #KingsOfTheBlackThrone @malakaiblxck & @Brodyxking THIS FRIDAY on #AEWRampage at at 10pm ET/9pm CT!#AEWDynamite is LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/xKO1ePQdL4
The #JerichoAppreciationSociety invade @thekiaforum here in Los Angeles, but @starkmanjones and @ActionAndretti have something to say about it!@IAmJericho @RealJakeHager @garciawrestling @sammyguevara @thedaddymagic @theangeloparker @taymelo @annajay___#AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/UfB8xij2xq
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
.@starkmanjones challenges @RealJakeHager and his hat to a match NEXT WEDNESDAY on #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS! pic.twitter.com/14M8SgbdRx
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) January 12, 2023
For complete results and the live blog for Dynamite click here. To read a complete recap & review of all the night’s events click here.
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