All Elite Wrestling's Dynamite show, immediately reigniting his feud with Jon Moxley. This angle makes a ton of sense, as AEW's ace inadvertently injured Hangman during their match on October 18 for the World Championship. Regardless of who won that bout in Cincinnati, the odds are reasonable that they would always drop the title to MJF at Full Gear. Moxley did the j-o-b at the most recent pay-per-view, and AEW should be The Salt of the Earth's yard, at least for a little bit. As such, Moxley vs. Page should be taking up space in the mid-card, giving Dynamite and possibly Rampage more depth than they've had in quite some time.
Having Moxley and Hangman battle on Friday nights is a great way to shift some focus back to that broadcast. The audience has been dwindling since Rampage lost the CM Punk Show angle. Having two hungry former champions working that hour might be a way to make the broadcast feel more unmissable. Right now, it is very clearly the B-show, and fans are starting to treat it as such. Regardless of how Tony Khan wants to handle the feud, it shouldn't take time or attention away from MJF and his first run as World Champion. Moxley and Page have already had their time as The Guy for AEW. Now it's time to share the spotlight with someone else for a little while.
MJF's Absence Could Open The Door For More Moxley vs. Page
During his first promo as champion, MJF made it clear that he'd be working a pretty light schedule. Tony Schiavone mentioned on commentary that Friedman would likely only be wrestling pay-per-views and big-name shows. If that's the case, then AEW fans won't see him often. The next AEW-branded PPV is in March, and AEW won't shoehorn him into ROH's Final Battle pay-per-view this weekend. If Khan intends to turn MJF into a Roman Reigns or Brock Lesnar-esque attraction, where there's some built-in allure due to absences, then Moxley Vs. Page is an excellent program to have boiling on the back burner. But if there's an opportunity to put more of a shine on MJF and his next feud, all other things equal, that's where the time should be going.
There's plenty of room in AEW for more than one major program, but the lack of television time can make juggling things tricky. Khan runs into issues when a rivalry is kicked off on one show, but the performers aren't seen or heard from again for two or three weeks. That's too much time in today's wrestling world, especially in the million-miles-a-minute style of AEW. It can be hard to who's feuding with who during any given week of frantic AEW television. With The Elite vs. Death Triangle set to snatch up four more main event spots in their best-of-seven series, it might be difficult to find space for MJF, Moxley, and Hangman every week. Never mind the ongoing drama between Saraya, Jamie Hayter and Britt Baker, plus The Acclaimed against Swerve In Our Glory and Samoa Joe vs. Wardlow. Chris Jericho needs to be on almost every broadcast too, apparently.
If push comes to shove, Friedman should be given the airtime to put his feuds over, even if it means a bit less for Jon Moxley and Hangman Adam Page. If they can get their stuff more over organically, then so be it, but this should be a grudge-type mid-card feud over no titles. Keeping them away from the World Championship picture for a little while will also make it more special whenever they circle back around to challenge for it. AEW is angling towards MJF vs. Bryan Danielson as the top feud in the company, and that should be a banger on all fronts. Having Hangman/Moxley finish hour one and something MJF/Danielson related in hour two is a pretty solid setup for AEW and Khan as Dynamite rolls into 2023.