MJF: ‘I’m lapping everyone in the professional wrestling landscape’

Maxwell Jacob Friedman says he’s back to “save the day” in AEW.

The former world champion spoke to SI.com recently about his return at AEW Double or Nothing and his upcoming appearance on tonight’s Dynamite. MJF says his return is going to be just what the promotion needs.

“Daddy’s back,” he said. “Daddy’s going to make a change, and Daddy’s going to help the health of the company.”

“I said it in my interview when I grabbed the stick–it’s not my fault everybody in comparison sucks a big ol’ bag of donkey d—-. No one is on my level. No one has ever been on my level. Sometimes I feel like I’m jaywalking because I’m moving so much faster while everyone else adheres to the stop signs and the yields. There is no stopping with me, and that’s why I’m lapping everyone in the professional wrestling landscape.”

When Triple appeared on The Pat McAfee Show in the build to WrestleMania earlier this year, fans in the live audience began to chant for MJF. This, according to the 28-year-old, is more evidence that he is one of the biggest stars in the industry.

“Cody Rhodes is a mentor of mine,” MJF continued. “I f—— love the guy. I love the Rhodes-a-coaster. But when Triple H is doing an interview on one of the biggest sports shows, whose name were they cheering in the background? My name. I’m not just the biggest star in AEW. I’m one of the biggest stars in the history of the f—— business.”

MJF returned to AEW at Double or Nothing in Las Vegas, and wore a familar looking leather/denim jacket when he did so. The jacket bore a striking resemblance to the one Triple H wore on the January 7, 2002 episode of Raw from Madison Square Garden after missing eight months with a quad injury.

“The jean jacket was over what I feel is my leather jacket, but that jean jacket was certainly an homage to a return that meant something to me when I was a kid in Madison Square Garden,” said Friedman. “I’m sure people can connect the dots. Outside of that, the video of me walking through one of my palatial estates in the most magical place on earth–Long Island, New York–looking at that trophy room, it allows people to remember all the moments I created in a very short period of time. The dog collar match. The epic promos with CM Punk. The Iron Man match with Bryan Danielson. The promo with William Regal. The Dynamite Diamond Ring and all the wins that came with that. Dinner Debonair. My pipe bomb in LA. Lashing and whipping Cody. Kicking Cody in the dick after I threw in the towel and ruined an opportunity for him to become world champion in my promotion. Me putting Wardlow through the paces.”

MJF revealed at Double or Nothing that the “War of 2024” is over. He’s not giving anything away regarding how long he’s under contract with AEW for, however.

“I’m making a ton of f—— money. As far as when the contract ends, that’s nobody’s business but my own,” he said of his deal with AEW.

The full interview with Sports Illustrated is available here.

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