MJF Feedback on WWE/UFC Merger, Appears to be like Ahead To The Bidding Struggle Of 2024

MJF shares his ideas on WWE’s settlement with Endeavor, which can see WWE merge with UFC and type a brand new firm.

Talking with the media after he was given the Key to the City of Oyster Bay (video through haskell420), the AEW World Champion was requested to touch upon WWE’s merger with UFC.

“It’s thrilling. To me, a rising tide lifts all ships, and the extra skilled wrestling is within the media, the higher,” MJF stated. “Which is why, as world champion, the very best factor that Tony Khan ever did was give me the chance to wrestle for the belt and beat that loser, Jon Moxley, so I can rise the ship that’s All Elite Wrestling.

“Now, AEW, while you discuss skilled wrestling, you’ll be able to’t not discuss AEW, and also you rattling certain can’t not discuss Maxwell Jacob Friedman. So I feel each firms proper now are white-hot. I feel, for my part, that is the belt. If you wish to be on the pinnacle of our career as knowledgeable wrestler, that is the belt to win, the belt to carry, and I’m the man to beat, and ain’t no one gonna beat me as a result of I’m a Lengthy Islander, and you’ll’t beat a Lengthy Islander.

The “bidding conflict of 2024,” MJF’s looming free company, additionally got here up within the dialog. MJF acknowledged that will probably be a battle of the Khans (Tony Khan and Nick Khan), and proper now, he’s blissful to be the face of AEW. MJF additionally famous that he believes Tony Khan will do no matter it takes to maintain him.

“It’s a battle of the Khans, and we’ll see who wins,” MJF stated. “However what I’ll say, proper now I’m very blissful to be the face of my promotion. I’m very blissful to be, let’s be trustworthy, the largest minute-for-minute draw on Wednesday nights by a landslide. No offense all people else on the roster, it’s only a truth. Tony Khan may be very lucky to have me, and I’ve a sense he’s going to do no matter he takes to maintain it as such.”

MJF will have a good time MJF Day on the April 5 episode of AEW Dynamite.

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