The lights cut to deep red. “Flight of the Valkyries” hits, but it's distorted. Adam Cole appears on the stage, not in a neck brace, but in a black leather jacket with a devil mask hanging from his belt. He walks with a cane—selling the ankle injury—but his eyes are ice.
Cole reveals doctored backstage footage from October (shot in HD, grainy style) showing MJF secretly paying off Samoa Joe to “hold back” during their last title defense, implying Maxwell has been playing a double game all along. AEW Dynamite 2024 01 01 Fight For The Fallen HD...
“Last month at World’s End, I lost my best friend. I lost my confidence. And for three seconds, I lost this title. But tonight isn’t about me. Tonight is about the people who are fighting real battles outside these ropes.” The lights cut to deep red
is the new AEW World Champion. But he doesn’t celebrate. He wakes up confused as Cole grabs a microphone. He walks with a cane—selling the ankle injury—but
“Max. You stole my ending. You paraded around as the Devil while I sat at home. You used my injury to become a hero. But you forgot one thing… I taught you how to lie.”
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ Theme: Fight for the Fallen (Raising funds for victims of domestic violence and natural disasters)
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