Don Callis reveals MJF's team for AEW Forbidden Door cage match

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AEW World champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman didn’t waste any time introducing his team for Forbidden Door’s 12-man steel cage match, and the six-on-six tag match that main events Dynamite tonight (June 17). In both contents, the champ’s squad will face Mark Briscoe and five friends he’ll introduce us to later. MJF made his announcement with the man he paid to provide his team, Don Callis. He also used the segment to address the various men who’ve been angling for a shot at his beloved Triple B. Two of them are on his team. TNT champ Kevin Knight seems temporarily placated by Max’s flattery. Andrade El Ídolo, on the other hand, said the champ doesn’t know if he’ll really team with him. MJF left it for Callis to deal with his disgruntled Family member, but we don’t think Don’s attempt worked… Before picking his 6-Man team for #ForbiddenDoor, AEW World Champion @the_MJF airs his grievances with his former & future opponents — @TheDonCallis makes the big announcement! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/P9Bs9D7ZrZ — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 18, 2026 Midway through the show, we learned that Tomohiro Ishii is unlikely to join Team Briscoe. That’s because Team MJF’s ProtOkada! duo of Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada took him out backstage before the Sussex County Chicken’s announcement. ProtOkada (@KylefletcherPro & @RainmakerxOkada) stack the deck in their favor by taking out a potential partner for Mark Briscoe! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/57wStSZYUL — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 18, 2026 Jake Doyle rounds out The DC MJF All-Stars. For his side, Briscoe first sent a message to the Stone Pitbull, then he turned to his healthy fellow Conglomerators: Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong, and Kyle O’Reilly. For his final spots, Mark picked two stars with personal issues with members of Max’s team: the ProtOkada!-hating International champion Konosuke Takeshita, and the Knight-loathing Darby Allin. DRUM ROLL — @SussexCoChicken's 6-Man team is … Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/MzQ16wKoJj — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 18, 2026 During that segment, we also learned that if anyone gets disqualified from tonight’s tag match, they’ll be disqualified from next Sunday’s cage one — and they can’t be replaced, so one team could be at a numbers disadvantage in San Jose! That stipulation ended up sounding better in principle than it was in execution, because AEW referees like Bryce Remsburg are never going to DQ anyone. It was a fun match regardless, with all the inter and intra-team tensions you’d expect. Takeshita sends his former partner screaming into the canvas!#AEWDynamite is LIVE with a big time main event ahead of #AEWForbiddenDoor on TBS and HBO Max pic.twitter.com/3J1tqKe4Gt — AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) June 18, 2026 .@Jet2Flyy & @JakeSomething_ sent @DarbyAllin's head BOUNCING off of the ring post! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/tgQZh0PT0k — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 18, 2026 The finish saw Briscoe land a Jay Driller, a move MJF’s never kicked out of. He didn’t in greater Houston tonight either, but Callis distracted Remsburg long enough for Max to survive. After Roddy Strong tagged himself in, things didn’t go well for the good guys, and he was tapping to an armbar from the World champ. Salt of the Earth! Team @The_MJF wins! Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/K0hBXx7aDy — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 18, 2026 The heel beatdown continued post-match, which could set us up for some dramatic entrances or replacement teammates at Forbidden Door on June 28. Briscoe joins Allin on the “likely kayfabe banged up” list after taking a Dynamite Diamond Ring shot. It happened after Callis once again told Andrade to get in line. AEW World Champion @The_MJF and @TheDonCallis Family have laid WASTE to @SussexCoChicken and his team! Watch the #AEWDynamite replay RIGHT NOW on @HBOMax! pic.twitter.com/PY3twMroF3 — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 18, 2026 What do you think this portends for next Sunday’s PPV in San Jose, California? Let us know in the comments below. And get a full rundown of tonight’s Dynamite while you talk about the show with your fellow wrestling fans in our live blog and discussion thread here.

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Mark Briscoe revealed his teammates to face MJF and the Don Callis Family in the 12-man steel cage tag match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door.

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Don Callis announced the members of Team MJF for the 12-man cage match at Forbidden Door to begin "AEW Dynamite" on Wednesday.