MJF himself was not in attendance at Wednesday’s “Dynamite,” nursing his own neck injury suffered at the hands of Joe. During a pre-recorded backstage segment, it was made clear that he will be cleared to compete next Wednesday.

Joe will enter next week’s title match already holding the Ring of Honor World Television Championship, a title he’s held for more than 500 days, ever since he dethroned Minoru Suzuki in April 2022.