MJF: Being A Top Name Isn’t Enough, I Need To Go Down As The Greatest Of All Time

MJF is striving for greatness.

Despite being only 29 years old, MJF has already racked up a ton of significant achievements throughout his career. This includes major title reigns, legendary feuds, and some of the best matches in recent wrestling history.

Speaking with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp for a new interview, MJF spoke about his recent back-to-back losses to Mark Briscoe and and Mistico.

“The guys that I looked up to when I got into this profession were true traveling champions and their schedules were just as heinous. I think, dare I say, I feel like I put out a better performance in a under 24 hour span in two different matches than anyone else in the history of the business. I’m willing to put my name on that between the Mistico match and the Mark Briscoe match. Am I happy about the results? No.”

MJF continued on and said that he had a lot of time to think about his next move while filming ‘Violent Night 2’.

“But while I was filming Violent Night 2, which will be coming out in December of next year, I had a lot of time to think and a lot of time to reassess. This guy is a lot different from this guy. It’s kind of a matter of me figuring out the amalgamation of what it’s gonna take for me to get back to the tippy of the top of the mountain in not just All Elite Wrestling, but professional wrestling.”

To finish off the topic, MJF noted that he wants to go down as a generational talent in the world of wrestling.

“Now, when people think about professional wrestling in 2025, the names that come up, am I one of them? Yeah, no fucking shit. But that’s not enough for me. I need to go down as the greatest of all time. I need to go down as a generational talent, as a guy who led my generation for years to come. AEW had me in my 20s. They’re about to have me in my 30s. Have I accomplished more than anybody has in that period of time? Probably. But I’m not satiated. That was my biggest thing that I realized after the Mark Briscoe match. I just was not satiated. It’s not okay to just have a good outing. I need to win.”

Elsewhere in the interview, MJF touched on his role in the upcoming film ‘Violent Night 2’. Fans can check out his full comments by clicking here.

Fans can check out MJF’s full interview with Fightful in the video linked at the top of this article. Also, head over to our YouTube channel to check out other interviews with top names from the world of wrestling.