MJF: We’ve Had Guys Come In Thinking They’d Be King Shit Because They Had A Run In Other Promotions. That’s Not How It Works
MJF gives his thoughts on the AEW locker room and talent who have been there in the past.
MJF is the biggest star in AEW. Just ask him. He’s been part of the company since the beginning and he’s shared the ring with the likes of Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, Sting, Will Ospreay, Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, and more.
He’s also gone after Tony Khan on the mic, famously calling him a mark and asking to be fired after AEW Double or Nothing 2022.
Speaking to Scott Fishman of TVInsider, MJF was asked about working with Tony Khan.
“He has learned I’m his biggest star, which is why he pays me the big bucks. He understands what I bring to the table more than ever. The other thing I would say Tony Khan has learned is you want people in your locker room that not only want to be there but are worthy of being there. We’ve had a lot of guys in the past come in and think they are going be king sh*t just because they had their time in the sun for a millisecond in other promotions. That’s not it f*ck’in works. It’s called All Elite Wrestling. Not All Average Wrestling. Not All Mediocre Wrestling. Not All…I’m going to show up, cash a check and expect to be world champion wrestling. It’s All Elite Wrestling.
“Right now, everyone in that locker room is on the same page. We aren’t coming there to cash a check. We aren’t coming to give 50 percent. We’re all giving 110 percent. If you think you’re going to come into my company, and yes I said my company because I’ve been here since day 1, and I’m the best professional wrestler in the world. If you think you’re going to come into my company and barely put in work, you’re out of your goddamn mind. You don’t belong here. We don’t want you here. So stay where you are and be miserable over there because you don’t belong swimming in the ocean of sharks that is AEW, and you’re talking to the biggest shark of them all in MJF.”
Elsewhere during the interview, MJF discussed WWE counter-programming AEW. You can find his full comments here.
MJF will compete at AEW All In in the Casino Gauntlet.
