AEW World Champion MJF didn’t hold back as he criticized independent wrestlers for not working hard enough.
The AEW World Champion has recently competed on the indie scene, working matches in promotions like House of Glory and Limitless Wrestling against talents such as Zilla Fatu and Alec Price. Despite that, he believes many wrestlers are not putting in enough effort.
And it’s not like he hasn’t done it himself. Last year, he had a major run with Mistico across AEW and CMLL. He even beat Averno to win the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title. However, he loss to Mistico at the CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show.
Now he’s not slowing down either. MJF is set to compete at 1 Fall Wrestling’s The Devil Returns To Georgia event on March 26.
AEW star MJF slams indie talent
Speaking on The Takedown on Sports Illustrated, MJF gave a blunt opinion. He said, “I think a lot of these guys suck. And the guys that I’m wrestling on these independents are the guys that are working hard and making the towns and doing everything that they need to do to become better talents.”
He also called out wrestlers for being lazy and not gaining experience. “I think a lot of these new guys are lazy, they’re not getting in the car, they’re not traveling to do ring crew. Brother, when I was on the independents, I would get in my car, and I would drive to, name a state in North America, I drove there.”
“Name a place in Canada, I drove there. Name a place in Mexico, I drove there. And I did it for $20 and a can of Coke and a hot dog and a handshake. I did it because I wanted to get better, and I needed reps”
He also addressed wrestlers who complain about not getting signed. “A lot of these guys that are coming into the industry, they’re thinking, ‘Oh, there’s AEW, there’s WWE, there’s TNA, there’s MLW, why aren’t I signed yet?’ You’re not signed yet because you f—ing suck. Get better. Apply yourself. Go to training three to four times a week. Find a ring. Roll around. Make yourself better. Do tape study. Become a student of the sport.”
He encouraged them to train more and take the business seriously. “Stop resting on your laurels, just assuming you’re gonna be handed something. If you want to be a part of AEW, you better be ready. You better be ready to work, and work hard, and want it.”
“We’re not the lazy promotion. Now if you wanna fu*k around and je*k off, go somewhere else. So that would be my advice to these cats on the indies. Nothing’s going to be handed to you. If you want to come to AEW, be ready to work.”
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