Despite popular belief, MJF insists that he hasn’t signed an extension to stay with All Elite Wrestling beyond 2024.
Ahead of AEW Full Gear, Maxwell Jacob Friedman sat down with Joseph Staszewski of the New York Post to discuss a wide variety of subjects. When asked about signing an extension with the company before returning at AEW All Out in September, Friedman insists that he hasn’t and that he’ll still be a free agent in 2024.
“I know the truth. I most certainly haven’t,” MJF said. “I think that wrestling fans are kind of just doing that to kid themselves. So maybe they feel a little less heartbroken as things are going on.”
As to where MJF will land in 2024, Friedman said that will depend on if the management of All Elite Wrestling will shell out the money to keep him. MJF does, however, give credit to Tony Khan for bumping his current pay without signing an extension because he didn’t have to do that.
“What happens after the fact [in 2024] is entirely up to AEW management if they are willing to shell out the proper amount of money,” MJF said. “Now I’ll tell you this, bonus and brownie points from Tony Khan for paying me what he’s paying me now with no extension. He did not have to do that.”
To get the top dollar, Friedman believes he has earned, he has to become undeniable. This is something MJF believes he can achieve if he becomes AEW World Champion this weekend at Full Gear.
“I need to make sure there isn’t a single person in the world who can look at somebody to their right and their left and go, ‘Yeah, MJF’s good but this guy’s better,’” MJF said. “Screw that, man. Once I win this world title, there is no one on my level.”
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