MJF Says That Roddy Piper Is His All-Time Favorite Promo Artist

MJF discusses Roddy Piper’s promo ability and how he has taken inspiration from him for his own promo work.

MJF is one of the top promos in the world of professional wrestling, and has been known for igniting wrestling crowds with rage due to his heel work. Now, Max has named his main inspiration for his promos.

While speaking to You Better You Bet in a new interview, MJF was asked who his favorite promo artist of all time is.

“Piper. Roddy Piper is…  a lot of people feel like I’m kind of an amalgamation of a Piper and a Flair. To me, though, a lot of inspiration comes from Piper. But what I don’t do is what most hacks do in my industry is when somebody is inspired by somebody, they’ll just copy them. I don’t believe in that. So I’m under the school and the umbrella of Roddy Piper, but I’m not going to come out in a kilt. My finishing maneuver is not going to be a sleeper. I’m not going to start talking like this, brother, and I could. But there are things that you can pull and make your own, and so from that standpoint, my answer is definitely Piper.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, MJF bragged that he would defeat Brody King in a minute at AEW Grand Slam Australia. You can read more about that here.

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