MJF Talks His AEW Contract Status, WWE Rumors And All Things Long Island | SI Media | Episode 474
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ธ.ค. 2023
- AEW world champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman joins SI Media With Jimmy Traina to discuss his rise to the top of pro wrestling at such a young age. MJF addresses his contract status with AEW after Cody Rhodes shared his belief that he will one day join WWE, CM Punk, and much more.
MJF and Jimmy also bond over their Long Island roots, where MJF will be facing Samoa Joe in the main event at the upcoming AEW Worlds End pay-per-view.
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The way MJF goes from heel to serious and conscious within a stanza is masterful. He really is a once in a generation talent. I hope everyone sees that.
Professional wrestling needs MJF. Honestly, one of the best in the last 20 years.
He's legit the modern day Ric Flair. If he keeps up the way he's going rn, he's headed towards the main event at mania and then the hall of fame and then he'll be an icon. As long as he takes himself seriously as he does, he will be up there with the next generation of legends.
If he leaves AEW it's over for Tony
@@Baraka_Obama_ I'm not even thinking he will leave and do the rumble. Tony would be an idiot if he let go of MJF and I think MJF knows that so if he wanted to do it and still finish out the remainder of his AEW contract, as long as Tony gives the okay for him to do it then it could happen.
Even though it won't and MJF isn't even thinking about doing this nor even if he was Tony wouldn't let him go and would fire\sue MJF and make AEW an even worse show to watch.
Easily! 100% agree!
Huge difference in views from 91 WWF and current day AEW. Hogan leaving never made Vince worry about being kicked from his network unlike the situation that Tony is in rn with WB. WWF had millions of people watching even after hogan left while AEW can barely even obtain a million.
Look at it this way, TNA in 2007 had around 2.5/3 millions per Thursday night. AEW cant even do that much anymore.
And it doesn't help that WWE's roster is completely stacked rn with actual stars.@EBC-ENT
when he said he was very humble i straight up died laughing.
Contract talks 26:08
25.00 is best part Cmpunk 🐐MJF
extremely humble
Salt of the earth
Extremely intelligent guy. In the same category with The Rock and CM Punk when it comes to mic skills. Hugely charismatic, he will create his own era out there like the aforemented two.
Babyface Max is something else 😂. Love this guy.
MJF is only getting better with time. His article that he put up himself for The Players’ Tribune was quite a read. Heart felt, serious, positive, hopeful, and even some very serious topics outside of wrestling. I hope MJF heals up nicely and is back in the ring before too long
The CONTRACT TALK STARTS AT 25:50.
I don't know to take anything MJF said about his contract seriously, because he did this interview in his "kayfabe" character. MJF needs to promote the World's End PPV, and one of the BIG angles to promote is the viability of Samoa Joe winning the title. If MJF's contract status is in question. than Joe's viability goes WAAAAY up, and World's End becomes MUST-SEE TV. "Not yet." Good one Max.
He signed in 2022 from what I hear
He wants to go to WWE and work with grownups 😂
@@john-murraynewman-scotch6567 He wants more money. That's WWE's advantage, and why not? Nobody chooses to work 200 dates a year, instead of 50, for LESS money. When they do, then start bragging pal.
@@BePatient888don’t think he bragging? A lot of the fools in aew genuinely act like children, tk the biggest of them all
he was not in character for this interview. This was authentic MJF as a person and not the character
Who doesn't love MJF?!? I know I do and he is the best in the business.. Looking forward to Worlds End!!
GREAT INTERVIEW...........FROM A FELLOW LONG ISLANDER.........don't forget the breakfast restaurant named Toast..........excellent....!!!!
The one reason I started watching AEW after Cody left was because he said something along the lines of "MJF will be the new face of wrestling for years to come" flash forward and things really aren't the same since he's been mia
Jimmy !! You are becoming an all time great . You are on the money.
Going to World’s End, and making a list of all these restaurants to try! Came for the wrestling, stayed for the food! What a great, fun interview.
As a fellow Northeasterner, I loved the fact you guys spent that much time talking about all of those amazing spots to eat over on the LI! Now, living in Florida, y’all are making me miss home! We do have diners here, just not anything close to what we have up there! Great interview Jimmy! 👍
A SoCal guy myself, but it's cool to see people go off topic like this. You get to see different sides of people and it's just more natural sounding.
That, and as a foodie I get to take notes for my future travels.
25.00 Mjf said CmPunk💯 & Mjf has Best fued in this Decade✅
25:00
I’m flying out from San Diego for worlds end and I’m writing down all these food spots to try and visit as many as possibly while I’m out there for the weekend
Best in the world. MJF is truly a once in a generation superstar, I haven’t seen anyone with as much charisma as he has.
MJF My Boy
Jesus loves you. John 14:6 6 Jesus said To them, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. God bless you
@suggestedtigerr1151 Amen think you
@@Meltzerthestutteringmuppet glory to God. God bless as well brotha
Big Fan of MJF.. guy is so far ahead of his time and wise beyond his years... Great Dude.. I like him as a heel however..
I used to do the same. Went to Hollywood video and just got Different ppv every time. Such great memories.
Commack native here, Emilios has some amazing pizza and Italian food amd the candlelight diner was our go to spot when everywhere else was busy.
This makes mjf way more appealing to the fans you made him look really good!
Dude is a great Wrestler and awesome at cutting promos.
Mjf is my guy. From day 1. CAP
Best wrestler out. He will be the best for a long time and then be the best exec/booker.
Rob Feinstein put me onto him early and I appreciate it
Jimmy is an incredible interviewer with an outrageous yet insightful interviewee in MJF. Loved this, a must watch
I'd love to see MJF vs people like Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Sami Zayn, Main event Jey Uso, Gunther, Miz etc
They would be some 5 star matches!!
MJF is a rare special talent, I would really like to see him go back to the heel character full time. That was definitely his best work.
Awesome interview
The way MJF reacts when CM Punk is mentioned is pretty telling. He immediately shifts into a genuine-looking smile. Goes to show that perhaps the supposed beef between the two was maybe just a work, or at the very least neither really took anything personally. Quite nice seeing MJF being supportive and happy for Punk.
Punk and MJF never had any legit beef... That was just an on-screen rivalry. Kinda how professional wrestling works 💀
Thank you!
MJF is the Homelander of wrestling
I hope Cena talked him into going to the WWE!
Henry’s Luncheonette is an excellent recommendation for Glen Cove!
GOD Bless You MJF I LOVE YOU BROTHER
Great question at the 30 minute mark. My biggest qualm with him going to wwe
Legendary show!
im from longisland ive been to every place you guys talked about lol maureens kitchen is phenominal
"It makes you ireationally mad doesn't it?"
Lololololol. Dude is a walking gold mine!
LETS GO!!
You can tell Mjf eyes light up about wrestling 🙂. He loves wrestling
MJF is the best. Number one devil worshipper right here!!!! Dude is special.
25:03 MJF praises CM Punk (breaks character)
Ya MJF for the win- always- don’t ever call me a fickle fan Max! Dude’s indie career is altruistic af, realest worker ever. Hopefully he is the longest champ in both companies. 😂
Epic great podcast!
MJF = 🐐
Hollywood video! Man what a callback I loved that place. Gamecrazy was > GameStop
MJF. The best. GOAT.
MJF vs. The Miz that be AWESOME 😎
MJF in WWE would be nice af tbh
The hottest free agent in Wrestling right now.
Max needs to get to the big leagues ASAP.
Lol you are an adult typing this. "Big Leagues "
If mjf goes to wwe i hope he brings his aew theme music with him like cody did
He looks like the wolverine with that mustache shaved and beard max I love u we love u max a unique Babyface max right now u are not the devil your our my hero la chiem aper.jon max keep doing u the new wolverine!!!!!!! 7 up baby hero time get em max get all the villains for us other hero in life
Don't stress Maxwell when you have shoulder surgery,and you're rehabbing. Part of your new contract with WWE will be Burberry Scarfs.
I want mjf to stay in aew for like 2 more years then go to wwe snd and cm punk final match at wm 45 or 50 is mjf for the belt
Stay safe!!! :)
Hes smart to wait to go to WWE, its crowded there right now with big dogs
Plus he hates CM Punk
@@Baraka_Obama_no he doesn’t? He literally praises cm punk in the interview 😂
He needs to go to WWE maybe not now but eventually
The thing is he has to leave for WWE at some point. They gonna offer him too much money, and he has to prove he can make it in the big time
So Maureens.....
So is MJFs audio that bad or did he develop a lisp out of nowhere?
He's never had a lisp. It's definitely the audio
No way Kahn would give him the belt when he hasn’t signed
If MJF does go to WWE it will as big a pop as CM punks
God bless you MJF Shalom my Jewish brother and i love the fact he talked about the ongoing antisemitism in this coutry and it needs to stop as a person who is part Jewish myself im very passionate about it myself.
He said “not yet” when asked if he resigned. Either he forreal already has, or he forreal will resign either way AEW. He’s still young, he can legit do 5 more years in AEW and still be in the WWE at 32 lol
AEW ISNT GOING TO BE AROUND IN 5 YEARS
@@Sky_Blazeonly if Tony Khan stop being stubborn and build up a creative team, he can't control all shows.
GRRRRReat guy
I'm a HUGE WWE fan but MJF is my favorite Wrestler in the business right now! It goes HIM, Cody,Roman, Randy and it's a toss up at 5 between Seth and Gunther! Jericho has always been in my GOAT convo (HBK🐐) but he's falling off a little
Does mjf have a lisp or mouth problems at the moment?
it's the audio. too much compression/de-essing.
We all know hes staying with aew till 2028 and then WWE
Like everyone don’t know he re signed to AEW
What's with the lisp? Did Max have an injury or did he just bite his tongue? And agreed, you can't go in absolutes. "Only a sith deals in absolutes."
He just got back from Fire Island.
MJF is THE star in AEW but in WWE there is this chance that he might just get buried like so many others before him. And with all the chaos over there with those allegations... might think twice about going there ATM.
Why don't he ask for his fans autograph too
He’s not leaving. PG wrestling doesn’t suit him he needs to stay where he is for the wrestling industry not just AEW
So u have zero faith in his ability to get over in a difficult environment like Punk or Cena did.
@@nikhilkrishnan9yes, these people aren't real mjf fans. They only think he's 1 dimensional and can't cut it in the big leagues
I do have faith but he doesn’t need to go there now. He should continue making his mark in AEW as the face of the company he’s still young he should wait. Just watering himself down especially now just wouldn’t work and wouldn’t seem authentic
Raw is TV-14
@@Amir_arabian2000yup you’re a mark
sorry, but Montreal has the best Bagels!
Pretty sure MJF already resigned with aew awhile ago , if he's smart he did. His character wouldn't work on WWE TV it would be so watered down would make him boring ..none of his top 5 promos in aew would have been approved with WWEs PG programming ...stay in AEW for the sake of your character .
They've ruined his character now though, he needs to go work with talent like CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Reigns, etc.
@@matthewrigg893 in ring wise yeah but a PG MJF doesn't sound very entertaining
@@smokedosia1723we already have watered down MJF now, your concern trolling isn't working.
Not sure what you mean? You think there is no creative for him in WWE?
@@smokedosia1723literally the best characters have came from wwe Sherlock
Shame that MJF is short.
theres no room for any storylines for him in wwe tho. punk just got there
Why would he stay with AEW? There's nothing left for him to do there.
I am pretty sure he has already signed a huge deal with AEW, the bidding war of 2024 is a great storyline but he probably won;t go to wee until the end of this decade.
AEDUBBBBBB
Am I super high or is he talking with a tiny lisp here lol?
MJF only getting 18k views for this interview 5 days after it aired should tell you everything you need to know about the future of AEW.
Nerd
I honestly believe he resigned with AEW
Nxt is his next stop not wwe.
"Anti-Semitism has been around forever", i wonder why that is?
I'm a scumbag
Hope he goes to WWE. That will put AEW in fight or flight mode and make others in that lockerroom either step up or step aside.
Why is it so bad to have an alternate to wwe? You militant wwe fans are a cancer.
Dude you're losing your edge
Omg I can't believe NYC is that bad. What a 🤡
FIRST HERE AFTER HE LOST TITLE 😂
he lying, he signed with AEW
It be the dumbest decision ever and expose MJF as one of the Elite goofs that are just cosplaying.
Poor little mjf thinks he’s a big star hahaha, just in aew which is like being a star in back yard wrestling
One trick pony.
This guy reminds me of a knock-off Miz
more makeawish talk PLEASE zzzzzzzzzzz
If AEW Loses MJF its over for the company
They still have BCC and Orange Cassidy
@@leejun8955 they don't draw
@@leejun8955they aren’t even a draw for mid carders
Danhausen is the #1 merchandise seller. He said so.
This guy lost a shoot fight to Samoan Joe and then got legit beat up by the nWo after. Send him to WWE along with his hero whiney CM Punk.
Let's hope he can get out of the mudshow before they ruin him. Being made into a childish clown by his idiot boss is no good.