MJF on people calling wrestling fake: “If you say it to me in the street, I will punch you in the face”

While speaking to WDW News Today, AEW world champion MJF compared the wrestling business to Disney…

“I find that professional wrestling and Disney specifically have so much in common. And what they have in common is that they both have a way of grabbing you through story, a way of grabbing you through emotion, and a way of capturing your imagination and making you feel like you’re in an entirely different universe and world. And nobody’s better at that than me. That’s why I’m the world champion, and that’s why I’m here.

It’s a million percent storytelling. I think it’s the same reason why people love movies, TV, or comic books. And when I hear people say wrestling’s fake, first of all, tell that to my body. Second of all, let’s live in a world where wrestling’s fake. It’s not—just like Disney magic isn’t fake either. It’s not fake at all. But let’s pretend it is for five seconds, even though if you say it to me in the street, I will punch you in the face. It’s fake. So are movies. So is TV. So are comic books— all the things that I know you love.”