MJF says AEW is ‘killing it’ with him as world champion
MJF says that AEW is up in several business metrics since he won the company’s world title.
During an interview with TMZ’s Inside The Ring podcast, MJF also addressed other reasons why he feels the company is doing well.
MJF said:
“We’d be f—-ed if MJF left the territory, if you will. I’m the biggest star this company’s got. Right now, since I’ve won the championship, we’re up in every single metric: ticket sales, pay-per-view buys, ratings. We’re absolutely killing it right now.”
MJF continued:
“The other reason why our show is doing so incredibly right now is because of the cast of characters that are trying to take this championship away from me. You have Hangman, you have Kenny Omega, you have Swerve Strickland, you have Samoa Joe, you have Andrade El Ídolo, you have Kyle Fletcher, you have Bandido, you have Darby Allin, you have Brody King, you have Kevin Knight, you have ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey. I mean, the list goes on and on. And the scary part is it’s growing.
That’s what’s so cool about All Elite Wrestling. The reason we’re catching fire right now, and everybody unanimously agrees, facts not feelings, is that we’re putting on the best professional wrestling shows in the sport today. And that’s because we have the best professional wrestlers in the sport today, bar none.”
MJF began his second reign with the title when he won it in a four-way match against Hangman Page, Swerve Strickland, and then-champion Samoa Joe at Worlds End 2025 on December 27 at the NOW Arena just outside of Chicago. Since that time, he has successfully defended the title against Bandido on January 14, Brody King at Grand Slam Australia, and Kevin Knight on the March 4 edition of Dynamite.
Outside of AEW, he has also defended the title against Alec Price at the Limitless Rumble on January 16 and against Zilla Fatu for House of Glory on February 20.
Up next for MJF, he will defend the title against Page at AEW Revolution on Sunday, March 15 in a match where if Page loses, he will never be permitted to challenge for the title again.
MJF’s full interview with TMZ is available below. The video is queued to his comments about AEW.
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.