MJF on AEW’s detractors: “It’s almost as if there are certain journalists that are in a certain company’s pocket”

Ahead of the 2025 AEW Worlds End PPV event, MJF did an interview with Brandon Walker. At one point, the state of AEW in 2025 was brought up and here is an excerpt…

“MJF: “Tell you what. You can say schmegegge if you admit right now that AEW in 2025 is doing an incredible job entertaining wrestling fans around the world, more so than it has in a long time.

Walker: “I would admit that freely. I don’t even need something from you.”

MJF: “Normally journalists, no matter how many tickets we sell, no matter how many pay-per-view buys we get, no matter how many top acts we have—they’re just not able to say what you just said. It’s like this weird thing. It’s almost as if they’re chasing a hug from a certain company. It’s odd. I can’t comprehend it, because when WWE does good stuff, I’ll say it. I’m sitting here right now—I’m the first person to say congratulations and kudos. But for some reason, for some strange reason, it’s almost as if there are certain journalists that are in a certain company’s pocket. It’s just odd.”