Kenny Omega makes a deal with the devil to get an AEW World title match

After an intriguing opening pre-taped segment, the Weds., July 1 AEW Dynamite immediately went to the World title defense set up by one of three main events at Sunday night’s Forbidden Door PPV. Mark Briscoe’s team team defeated Maxwell Jacob Friedman’s in the new Devil’s Door steel cage (thanks to an Andrade face turn), which meant that MJF could no longer duck the Sussex County Chicken — who’s had Max’s number over the past year. The match was a bloody affair, with both men taking crazy bumps, especially after being in a cage match three days ago. Briscoe managed to hit Jay Driller, his late brother’s finisher and the move that beat Friedman multiple times. But this time Big Hebrew kicked out. JAY-DRILLER! #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/gUFEYi3Fl9 — TDE Wrestling (@tde_gif) July 2, 2026 A rollup exchange and a counter slam later, the champ retained after a Heatseeker. MJF was also immediately met by Kenny Omega calling for a title shot, right here in San Diego! Max obviously said n