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MJF Outlasts Bryan Danielson, Retains AEW World Title In OT At AEW Revolution 2023

Wrestling
Jeremy Lambert Mar 6, 2023 12:52AM

MJF outlasts Bryan Danielson.

MJF needed overtime, but he retained the AEW World Championship against Bryan Danielson in the main event of AEW Revolution.

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The bout was tied at three after 60-minutes and Tony Khan ruled that the match would go to overtime.

In overtime, MJF struck Danielson with an oxygen tank and then locked on the LeBell lock. Danielson intially survived and tried to fight his way out, but MJF maintained the hold until Danielson finally tapped out.

With just over 30 minutes remaining, Danielson took the first fall with the running knee and the second fall after MJF hit him with a low blow to go up 2-0. However, Danielson was incapacitated after the low blow and MJF scored two quick falls to make it 2-2.

Just as the clocked passed the 40-minute mark, MJF hit the heat seeker to go up 3-2. Before the heat seeker, MJF hit a tombstone piledriver on Danielson through a partially broken table on the outside.

Danielson tied it at three with just over 10 minutes left, forcing MJF to tap to the Regal stretch after a running knee.

MJF has now made two successful title defenses of the AEW World Title. He's been the AEW World Champion since AEW Full Gear 2022 when he defeated Jon Moxley.

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