MJF credits Cody Rhodes, Tony Khan, Adam Sandler for where he is today
MJF wouldn’t be where he is today without the support he’s received from Cody Rhodes, Tony Khan, and Hollywood star Adam Sandler.
On Insight with Chris Van Vliet, MJF said he and Rhodes still remain in touch despite working for different companies. It was Rhodes who got MJF booked on the first-ever All In back in 2018, and MJF will always appreciate Rhodes for making that happen.
“Yeah, absolutely,” MJF responded when asked if he and Rhodes are still in contact. “Look, I’m not sitting here without Cody Rhodes. Cody Rhodes booked me for All In, which got me in front of Tony Khan, which got me signed to a contract. Like [CM] Punk, I hope whatever he’s doing, he’s happy right now. And, I mean, you would think he would be.”
Rhodes and Khan were critical to helping MJF’s wrestling career get off the ground. As he branches out into Hollywood, MJF feels that same level of gratitude toward Sandler after working together in “Happy Gilmore 2.”
“When I got to work with him, it was so apparent to me how — obviously, you already know how talented he is, but how much of a good down to earth human being he is,” MJF said. “Like, whatever happens to my career now is because, no different than Cody and Tony taking a chance on me, in my career in LA, is because Adam Sandler took a chance on me. And that’s something I’m never going to forget. And when I make it big, which I will, it’s something I’m never going to let him forget.”
The next movie role for MJF is “Violent Night 2,” which is scheduled to be released this December. In AEW, he is the current World Champion and has a title defense this weekend against Brody King at Grand Slam Australia.
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