MJF and Kenny Omega delivered an instant classic on AEW Collision last month for the AEW World Championship.
All Elite Wrestling‘s MJF recently sat down with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated. When asked about the title reign he’s currently on, Friedman believes it’s the best AEW title reign of all time.
“This is truly the best AEW title reign of all time,” MJF said. “At the beginning of this reign, I was the most hated man in professional wrestling. Now I’m the most loved person in All Elite Wrestling. I take a lot of pride in that. This can tend to be a very one-dimensional sport with one-dimensional characters. Luckily for me, I’m not a character. I’m Maxwell J. Friedman, 24/7.”
MJF knew to accomplish the feat of being the best AEW World Champion of all time, he would have to surpass the reign of Kenny Omega.
“I want to be the best AEW champion,” MJF said. “The only other person that came up in my mind was Kenny Omega. Here I was, coming up on his reign, so I decided I needed to start needling this f—— guy. I needed to prove I am the most complete world champion in the history of AEW.
“Kenny is the best bout machine. Jon Moxley is this incredible brawler. Chris Jericho is an incredible linguist. All these guys are superb at a lot of things. But I can do it all. I can make you feel any feeling I want you to feel.”
MJF wanted the match with Kenny Omega
Friedman went on to reflect on his match against Kenny Omega and how grateful he was that The Best Bout Machine gave him the opportunity to have that match on Collision.
“I wanted a match with Kenny Omega, the best in the world, in a pay-per-view main event–but on free television, because I’m salt of the earth,” MJF said. “That is the best match in Collision history, and it’s one of the best matches in AEW history. It was a really big deal for the company, and it really felt like the handing of the baton of who the top dog, bell-to-bell, is in AEW. I couldn’t be more grateful that Kenny gave me that opportunity.”
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