MJF names two WWE stars as dream opponents
Two current WWE stars are on MJF’s list of dream opponents.
During an appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, MJF named Kevin Owens (as Kevin Steen) and Seth Rollins as two people he would like to face. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and John Cena are some of his other dream opponents, but MJF did not select them due to the Piper match being impossible and Cena now being retired.
“Piper’s always going to be the answer. Alive? I think this answer is going to shock people, because also I will say I can’t pick people that are retired. John would have been my answer, but he’s retired,” MJF said. “So I’m going to say Kevin Steen. [Not Kevin Owens] No, I want Kevin Steen, the one that I watched in Ring of Honor. Not saying Kevin Owens isn’t spectacular. Kevin Owens is one of the best wrestlers in the world and it sucks that he’s hurt right now. It kills me. But Kevin Owens can’t exactly say some of the things that Kevin Steen was able to say back in the day.
“So I want Kevin Steen. That’s a dream match for me. I think that that would probably go down as one of the greatest matches of all time and one of the greatest promos of all time. I think I also have to say Seth Rollins for sure.”
Owens underwent neck surgery in 2025 and does not have a return date yet. He’s set to be featured as a coach on the next season of the A&E series WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats).
At Super Bowl Radio Row last week, MJF and Rollins met up for what was a pleasant interaction between two top stars of rival companies.
MJF — the AEW World Champion — did not choose any AEW names as dream opponents because it would be a boring answer, but he noted that Swerve Strickland, Andrade El Idolo, and Tommaso Ciampa are among the first-time opponents he would like to wrestle.
The next match for MJF will take place at AEW Grand Slam Australia this Saturday with him defending the AEW World title against Brody King.
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