MJF Says His Knee Is Good From A Structural Standpoint, Is Still In ‘A Shit Ton Of F*cking Pain’
MJF provides an update on his knee injury.
Friedman is currently dealing with a knee injury that he suffered in a match with RUSH on the June 3 episode of AEW Dynamite. Despite the injury, MJF wrestled on the June 17 episode of Dynamite and is also scheduled for a huge 12-man tag match at Forbidden Door.
Speaking with Shut Up And Wrestle for a new injury, Friedman first addressed fans that demand him to wrestle more.
“I always laugh, especially earlier on in my AEW career, when fans were like, ‘Why isn’t MJF wrestling more?’ Fuck you, you take a bump, pussy. It hurts. Do you have any idea how much it hurts? Everything we do in there hurts.”
MJF followed that up by providing an update on his knee injury.
“While you’re interviewing me right now, my knee is fucked. It’s swollen to shit, I’m in a shit ton of fucking pain. It’s on me because I’m the fucking top guy and people are leaning on me to make sure that we’re doing well. So, I’ve gotta lace my god damn boots up and get in that damn ring. Obviously, a doctor is never going to let me go in there unless I’m structurally okay, so don’t think I’m burying the AEW medical team. I’m in a lot of pain, the swelling, but structurally, I’m good.”
To round out the topic, Friedman addressed younger fans that don’t understand how much wrestlers are putting on the line from a physical standpoint.
“There is this new wrestling fandom of these younger kids that think this is all funsies. They don’t understand how much we’re putting on the line physically everytime we go through the curtain. It takes a toll, dude. I’m 30, I’m in pain. I’m only 30. I can’t imagine what I’m gonna feel like when I’m 40 or 50. But I’m also not asking for sympathy either, I’m not a bitch. I fully understand I signed up for this shit. This was my decision and my dream to chase. However, I just wish wrestling fans understood more that everytime we go out there, it’s painful. It’s not like it only hurts when you take a bump on the goddamn apron, it hurts everytime we take a bump. No matter what, it hurts.”
Mark Briscoe and Friedman announced their Forbidden Door teams on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite. Check them out by clicking here.
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