10 Things You Didn't Know About ALL IN

8. MJF's Remarkable Rise

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In contrast to his Better Than You Bay-Bay partner's 2018 freeze-out, MJF was the first man out when The Elite shifted 10,000 tickets for the landmark Chicago event.

More on how he actually found his way onto the show elsewhere on this list, but there are probably no two better cards to track to the rise of the 'Salt Of The Earth' than the two All In specials. Going from curtain raiser to headliner (or, technically doing both in the same evening) is as good a representation of any wrestler's career, but specifics of MJF's really are a sight to behold.

Batting back criticisms that he was all promo with little to offer bell-to-bell in a "workrate' promotion, 'The Devil' has always about the details, and has proven countless times that he's armed with more than enough of both.

But, oddly, he's not the first guy to work the pre-show AND the All In main card...

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