MJF's music hit, but Cole was left hanging, as the former AEW World Champion didn't show face. Instead, MJF appeared in a pre-taped promo on screen and quickly recapped the history of their friendship and feud. MJF ended his promo by stating that Cole will never get to wrestle him in a match and will be forced to die with unfulfilled vengeance.

During the WrestleDream 2024 PPV event, both MJF and Adam Cole returned to AEW following their respective absences. MJF had been gone since the All Out PPV, being laid out in a brutal assault by his rival Daniel Garcia.

After many months on the shelf, Adam Cole made his return during Saturday's AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view, confronting former friend MJF as he attacked Daniel Garcia. The decision has been made to continue the Cole-MJF feud that pre-dated Cole's injury,

MJF and Adam Cole both returned during AEW WrestleDream following Jack Perry's TNT title defense, and it's clear there is still a score to be settled.

AEW WrestleDream saw chaos erupt following a match for the AEW TNT Championship, as MJF and Adam Cole both returned to stir up some issues. Following Perry retaining his belt against Katsuyori Shibata,

Adam Cole discussed his return on AEW Dynamite. Cole had been sidelined with an ankle injury since September 2023, but he continued to make appearances on AEW programming for the next few months. He turned on MJF and formed the Undisputed Kingdom at AEW Worlds End.

Cole sought to explain why we should cheer him now that he’s back when the last time we saw him he was ‘The Devil’, but the fans in San Jose at AEW’s WrestleDream fallout show seemed unconvinced. MJF definitely didn’t want to hear it.