MJF: “There’s no bad blood between the boys in the companies, it just doesn’t exist”
AEW world champion MJF did an interview with rollingstone.com and here is an excerpt…
Rolling Stone: “When you think about some of the names that have gone between companies – Cody Rhodes and CM Punk went from WWE to AEW and back again, Jon Moxley, Adam Copeland and Bryan Danielson jumped to AEW from WWE, there’s speculation that Chris Jericho who helped launch AEW is heading back to WWE soon. It might be fodder for fans, but do wrestlers feel that tribalism in the same way?”
MJF: “I think in order to be a top name in our industry at a high level for a long period of time – not a short period of time, ’cause there are plenty of people that pull this off in a short period of time – you have to be a fan. You have to be a student of the game. You have to love this shit. You have to be passionate about it to an OCD level. The amount of tape study I’ve done in my life is unhinged. If people knew how much professional wrestling I’ve consumed in the 29 years I’ve been on this planet, they would probably vomit. It’s insane, but that’s how you become the best of the best. That’s how I become MJF. That’s how I become a household name when I’ve never been in the ‘big promotion’ right? As far as Adam Copeland, Jon Moxley, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes. these guys aren’t turning around and saying ‘F that other company.’ They’re not in real life. I’m sorry. They’re just looking for a place to hang their hat.
And then you have certain guys who feel very passionate about the company they’re in, and they would never want to leave, you know? Everybody’s different. Everybody looks at professional wrestling different. Some people look at it as, I love professional wrestling, but I love money more, so I’m gonna go to this place. Some people care more about the creative side of things and feeling free as both an entertainer, an artist, and as a professional athlete.
What I will say is there’s no bad blood between the boys in the companies. It just doesn’t exist.”