MJF defended his AEW World title at an indie show last night promoted by Limitless Wrestling.

But while the result of the match came to no surprise, what happened after the match made the bigger headlines.

Following MJF’s match against Alec Price, the champion then got the mic and cut a small promo, saying that his boss called him and asked him to put Price to test and see if he deserves to be Elite. And he also said to watch out for Price’s partner, Jordan Oliver, to see if he has what it takes to be Elite as well.

“Boys, are you ready to be part of AEW or f*cking what,” MJF asked the duo as fans erupted.

MJF then shook hands and hugged both of them, in a rare sign of, well, weakness, something that he immediately addressed afterward in typical MJF fashion.

“Let me make something clear to both of you. Do not mistake my kindness for weakness. If you want my championship ever again, I will kill you where you stand,” MJF warned them.

MJF has announced that Alec Price and Jordan Oliver are ALL ELITE! #LWRumble2026 pic.twitter.com/lmOGl3Y6gm

— PWPonderings (@pwponderings) January 17, 2026