This week’s AEW Dynamite saw Chris Jericho and MJF briefly have their face-to-face segment interrupted when a fan jumped onto the elevated entrance ramp and tried to make his way into the ring. The security team inside the James L. Knight Center quickly grabbed the man, but not before Jericho managed to get a punch in before he was carried away. The encounter was briefly shown on screen, but since then several videos of the incident have made their way online.
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Jericho then joked about letting the fan come in and beat Friedman up before the two got back on topic. MJF made a special stipulation for “Le Champion” by saying the only way he’ll get another one-on-one match with him is if he wins for consecutive matches, each of which will have a stipulation chosen by Friedman. Jericho agreed and started referring to the challenge as the “Labors of Jericho.”
AEW security handling the fan that tried to run in on the MJF/Jericho segment pic.twitter.com/hcR6YtNHlC
โ Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) July 8, 2021
YALL WANT MORE POTATO? I GIVE YOU MORE POTATO. https://t.co/PvUHoTUpFy BB pic.twitter.com/DueNb8jaoH
โ Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) July 8, 2021
Well, it seems as when โJudasโ was playing a fan tried to jump the ring. Wild. #AEWDynamite @FightfulMMA @Fightful pic.twitter.com/SX4iLcitnh
โ Daniel Yanofsky (@DanYanofskyMMA) July 8, 2021
AEW continues its “Welcome Back” tour next week with the first night of Fyter Fest in the greater Austin, Texas area. Here’s what’s on the docket for the show:
- IWGP United States Championship: Jon Moxley vs. Karl Anderson
- FTW Championship: Brian Cage vs. Ricky Starks
- Darby Allin vs. Ethan Page (Coffin Match)
- Penelope Ford vs. Yuka Sakazaki
- Matt Hardy vs. Christian Cage
Next week’s #AEW #FyterFest is LOADED and SOLD OUT in Austin!
โ All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 8, 2021
–@DarbyAllin v @OfficialEGO in a #CoffinMatch
–@MATTHARDYBRAND v @Christian4Peeps
–#FTW Title: @MrGMSI_BCage (c) v @starkmanjones
–@thePenelopeFord v @YukaSakazaki
–#IWGP US Title: @JonMoxley (c) v @MachineGunKA pic.twitter.com/HBTM69H6sD
The episode also saw the arrival of former NXT Champion Aleister Black, now going by the name Malakai Black. The Dutch star was released by WWE just last month and, reportedly, was able to avoid the 90-day “No Compete” clause that comes standard with WWE contracts.
HOLY S**T … Malakai Black ( @TommyEnd) has arrived in @AEW!
Tune into #AEWDynamite NOW on @tntdrama pic.twitter.com/CgU959OPkI
โ All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) July 8, 2021