Why AEW’s MJF Is Motivated To Become The Greatest Of All Time
MJF doesn’t just want to be the best wrestler of his generation; he wants to be the greatest wrestler of all time.
There was a big surprise on AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash when Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) interrupted an AEW World Title contract signing between the champion Samoa Joe, “Hangman” Adam Page, and Swerve Strickland.
Since MJF already had a guaranteed title shot up his sleeve after winning the Casino Gauntlet match at All In Texas, he decided to cash in that title opportunity. The former AEW World Champion revealed that he would join Adam Page, Swerve Strickland, and current titleholder Samoa Joe at AEW Worlds End on December 27th by making it a Fatal 4-Way match for the AEW World Title.
MJF is already the longest-reigning AEW World Champion of all time and the youngest World Champion in company history, but he wants another title reign.
In an interview with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, Friedman talked about some of his big matches this year while also filming the movie “Violent Night 2.”
“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.
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.”
MJF: “I Need To Go Down As The Greatest Of All Time”
As he continued talking about his place in wrestling, the 29-year-old MJF spoke about his goals for the future and why he wants to be the greatest wrestler of all time.
“Now, when people think about professional wrestling in 2025, the names that come up, am I one of them? Yeah, no f**king s**t. 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.”
MJF will have another shot at the AEW World Title at the company’s final PPV of the year, Worlds End on December 27th.
