Heading into Full Gear, MJF vs. Jay White felt like one of those main events that was just going through the motions to give the former a credible contender that he could stick on his resume. Bullet Club Gold had attacked MJF on a few occasions in the weeks leading up to the pay-per-view. Still, he never felt truly vulnerable for this particular title defense — that is, until earlier in the night during Zero Hour when he was sent to the hospital with his role in the headlining match-up in the air. 

That’s how solid babyface champions need to be booked. There should be doubt every single time they step into the ring to defend their title that their next opponent may be the one to unseat them. It shouldn’t feel like an inevitability that they retain. And having MJF enter into his match with the Switchblade at less than 100% created that uncertainty that perhaps a title change, as unlikely as it was at the start of the night, now at least felt like it could be a possibility.

And did you hear that reaction to MJF returning back to the arena with a stolen ambulance (sans any felony charges)? The L.A. crowd went nuts seeing him overcoming the odds to get back to the show to defend his title and not let Jay White get away with his dastardly plan. Sure, he may be their scumbag, but this is babyface 101 — and MJF is acing the coursework.