AEW World Champion MJF has commented on the response to Cody Rhodes comments about him potentially joining WWE.
Cody Rhodes, who notably made the jump from AEW to WWE in early-2022, predicted that MJF will one day end up in WWE during a recent interview with Rosenberg Wrestling.
Speaking on the SI Media podcast, MJF noted that he respected Rhodes’ opinion, and criticised fans for ‘s**tting’ on him.
MJF said:
“I saw fans actually s**tting on him (Cody Rhodes) when all he was saying was his opinion (about my future). It’s his opinion. I pray to God I don’t get lambasted online for some of the opinions I’m doing in this interview.
“I just feel like everything’s so radicalized now and hyperbolic now. There’s certain aspects about social media I love.
“I think it brings people of the same like-mindedness together, I think it allows people to find their own communities.
“But what I hate about some of the social media is I find that hate-mongering and fear-mongering is the stuff that gets pushed the most and it’s because of this sensationalist stuff that people start believing in the sensationalized stuff and hyperbolic stuff and I can’t relate to it. I’m a straight shooter. I say it like it is 100 percent of the time.
“Cody Rhodes felt that way. In Cody Rhodes’ mind and opinion, that was his way of putting over a friend, a prodigy, a former co-worker, a former protégé… So, I still talk to Cody to this day.
“He’s a great guy. He’s doing great things over there, I’m doing great things over here.
There has been some speculation that MJF will leave AEW for WWE, with the AEW World Champion teasing a WWE defection numerous times on AEW TV ahead of the ‘bidding war of 2024’.
When asked if he has any concerns about WWE not allowing him to be the fullest version of himself, MJF responded:
“I just don’t know how the f**k you put a leash on me and I swear to God, that’s my honest opinion. I’m sorry I’ve now cursed twice… I don’t think anybody can hold me back from being the monster I am.
“I think my career trajectory in any company is going to be exactly the same. Do I think in some aspects, AEW fits me like a glove more so than anywhere else? Yeah, I do.
“Could an argument be made the other way around? Yeah, I’m sure. These are all things I have to think about. What I do know, whatever company I pick, it will be because it feels right and it means the most to me.
MJF also shared an update on his status ahead of his AEW contract expiring, which you can read more about right here.
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