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MJF Sneaks Away With The AEW World Championship On Dynamite

MJF AEW World Champion
Former AEW World Champion MJF (Image via Twitter/ @The_MJF)

AEW Dynamite aired live from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, where the fans were being treated to two major title matches on the show tonight.

The AEW Women’s World Championship is being defended by Thekla as she takes on Thunder Rosa in her home state, while the Men’s World Championship is also on the line tonight.

MJF defends his title against one-half of the AEW World Trios Champions, Kevin Knight, who earned this title shot after impressing in the last few weeks on Dynamite.

MJF retains the AEW World Championship tonight

Both wrestlers began the match in a competitive manner, with both of them looking to take control of the fight. After a lot of back and forth, MJF took control of the match, but Kevin Knight hit back hard.

He had injured his ribs, but continued to fight against the champion as he had his eyes on the title. He almost won the title from MJF after a flurry of attacks. Knight had the champion trapped in the turnbuckle and hit him with a coast-to-coast.

He followed it up with a UFO Splash and had him down for the pin, but MJF had kicked the referee into the ropes, causing him to miss the pin attempt, which had the champion down for more than a three-count.

Knight attempted another splash after the referee came back, but the Salt of the Earth had his knees up this time. He then followed it up with a Heatseeker to Knight and pinned him to retain the championship.

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