Even MJF has something to say regarding John Cena‘s recent heel turn at WWE Elimination Chamber.
All Elite Wrestling‘s MJF was a recent guest on the SI Media Podcast with Jimmy Traina. When asked about John Cena’s heel turn that Elimination Chamber, Friedman said it was an awesome moment and hates when wrestlers pretend they don’t watch the competition.
“John Cena is a good friend of mine,” MJF said. “I get really annoyed when people in either company pretend that they don’t….let me put it this way. Yes, I was watching it. I was watching it live. It was an awesome moment and everybody should think it was an awesome moment because it was. Point blank. End of discussion.
“If you are in the world of professional wrestling. If you are a top guy and you don’t watch or consume as much pro wrestling as you possibly can, can you call yourself a student of the game? Can you say you’re putting your best foot forward? Can you claim to be one of the best in the sport? In my opinion, no, you absolutely cannot.
“If you were to ask a WWE star, ‘Have you been watching AEW?’ and they say no, one of two things is happening. One, they are lying through their fucking teeth or two, they don’t care enough about this industry to study what’s going on in it. I was in my beautiful home, on Long Island, and I watched Elimination Chamber.
“I can assure you there will be plenty of WWE wrestlers who will be watching Revolution. If you’re a real athlete and you aren’t in the clue or in the know of what’s going on in your sport, I pity you. I think you do not take your job seriously. Yeah, [Cena turning heel] was awesome. It was fucking awesome. We’ll have plenty of cool moments on March 9.” [H/T: Fightful]
MJF and John Cena met on the red carpet for Iron Claw
John Cena and MJF are no strangers to one another, meeting up in 2023 on the red carpet for the premiere of the Iron Claw movie.
Cena reflected on the encounter and his preconceived notions of the AEW star on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet.
“He couldn’t have been nicer. He couldn’t have been more cordial,” John Cena said. “And we met each other and I got pulled away to take some pictures. Then we were about to go do everything else before I even got to you.
“And I was like, ‘Hold on, give me two minutes.’ I shook his hand. I said, ‘Man, I’m so sorry. Excuse my ignorance, I didn’t know what to expect from you today. You are a class act, I can’t believe you’re as professional as you are. That’s just my ignorance. I’m sorry, I had that judgment, I want to thank you for being so special. Thanks for making my night.”
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