WATCH: MJF Makes Special Return To His Former Stomping Grounds

He’s still got it. While there are only a few top level wrestling promotions in the world today, there are several that produce very high quality action and stars without ever getting the recognition. A lot of the stars you see today have come from smaller promotions like this and it can mean a lot when someone makes a return to such a place. That was on display this weekend in a big way.

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Over the weekend, Create-A-Pro Wrestling presented an event in Melville, New York. The show featured the return of Maxwell Jacob Friedman, the reigning AEW World Champion, who was trained by Create-A-Pro. Friedman defeated Leo Sparrow on the show, marking Friedman’s first match outside of AEW in over three years (save for two matches on a Chris Jericho Cruise in 2020).

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It was a special night. Check out MJF’s return, plus him in some more familiar territory:

Opinion: This is the kind of thing that is always cool to see, as Friedman has gone on to become a much bigger star than in his Create-A-Pro days, but he is willing to go back and help them out a bit. Having him there was a coup for the promotion and I can imagine him being happy to give them such a hand. There is something cool about seeing a wrestler being willing to give back and that is what Friedman did here.