MJF loses ROH Tag Team titles to The Devil’s Masked Men on AEW Dynamite

MJF is no longer half of the Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions.

The reigning AEW World Champion lost the titles to The Devil’s Masked Men in the main event of Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite after Samoa Joe was unable to join him which turned out to be a double-cross.

In a short match that went into the overrun portion of the show, Joe was shown backstage clutching his knee after a supposed attack. MJF elected to defend the titles in a handicap match instead and after dominating both men, a third masked man came out from under the ring to hit MJF in his injured shoulder with a pipe.

MJF was then hit with his own Heat Seeker move and pinned, giving the titles to the mystery men. Afterward, they continued to attack MJF before Joe limped out to make the save, only to hit MJF with a chair after The Devil appeared on the screen followed by a “Pleasure doing business with you” graphic.

Joe then laid out MJF with the Muscle Buster to close the show, adding some intrigue into their World title match at Saturday’s Worlds End.

The defeat ends the reign of MJF and Adam Cole which began with a win over Aussie Open at August’s All In at London’s Wembley Stadium. The duo defended the titles just once (upending Dark Order at September’s All Out) due to Cole sustaining a freak ankle/foot injury at that same month’s Dynamite Grand Slam.

MJF kept the titles as part of the Cole storyline, defending them against The Righteous at October’s WrestleDream in a handicap match. He and Joe then successfully defended them at November’s Full Gear as MJF promised Joe a title shot if he did so.