MJF isn’t surprised that Cody Rhodes would like to see him in WWE.
In a recent interview, Cody Rhodes made waves when he stated that MJF will one day come to WWE. Addressing those comments in a new interview with Jimmy Traina for SI Media, Maxwell Jacob Friedman spoke about fans’ overreactions to the statement and said he took Rhodes’ comments as a compliment.
“I don’t know why, I saw fans absolutely shitting on him when all he was saying was his opinion. It’s an opinion. I pray to god I don’t get lambasted online for some of the opinions I’m doing in this interview.
“I just feel like everything’s so radicalized now and hyperbolic now. That’s why, there’s certain aspects about social media I love. I think it brings people of the same like-mindedness together. I think it allows people to find their own communities. But what I hate about some of the social media, I find that hate-mongering and fear-mongering is the stuff that gets pushed the most. It’s because of this sensationalist stuff that people start believing in the sensationalized stuff and the hyperbolic stuff.
“I can’t relate to it. I’m a straight shooter. I say it like it is 110% of the time. Cody Rhodes felt that way. In Cody Rhodes’ mind and opinion, that was his way of putting over a friend, a prodigy, a former coworker, former protégé. I guess I shouldn’t say former. I still talk to Cody to this day. He’s a great guy. He’s doing great things over there, I’m doing great things over here.”
In the same interview, MJF commented on CM Punk joining WWE.
“I’m The Best Thing Going Today” – MJF
After explaining that he and Cody still text each other regularly, MJF continued, using an example from the world of sports to illustrate his point that anyone should want the best in their company.
“I’ll put it his way. If you’re a fan of professional sports in general, an All-Star player like, for example, Kobe Bryant, R.I.P., was the bedrock foundation of the Lakers. You think he wasn’t doing interviews while LeBron was in the league, saying, ‘God, I wish LeBron James was playing here?’ I’m sure if we Google it, he was, and probably consistently throughout his career.
“Listen, it’s normal. Of course we want MJF in our company. Who the f*ck wouldn’t want me in their company? I’m the best thing going today. I’m the AEW World Champion. Nobody dresses like me, nobody talks like me, nobody looks like me, nobody walks like me, nobody wrestles like me. I take it as a compliment, and I think the AEW fans should take it as a compliment too because that means that their world champion, the face of their company, is a hot commodity. So that’s the only way I feel it should be looked at.”
Elsewhere in the interview, MJF addressed his contract status with AEW, insisting that he never lied about when his deal expires.
h/t Fightful