MJF: Not All Of Them, But 99% Of Veterans In The Locker Room Don’t Have A Young Wrestler’s Best Interests In Mind

MJF has a controversial take.

Friedman is no stranger to making headlines for both himself and AEW. In a new interview with Bleacher Report, the former AEW World Champion decided to weigh in on a popular topic — veteran wrestlers.

“In all sincerity, I think one of the biggest issues that young people in the industry make is that a lot of guys are busy walking around trying to find veterans in the locker room. Here’s the deal and the god’s honest truth. Not all of them, but 99 percent of the veterans in the locker room, they don’t have your best interest, they don’t want you to beat them, they don’t want you to be better at talking than them or better at wrestling than them. Because if you’re better than they are, that’s taking food off their plate.” Friedman told Chris Mueller after speaking about his past relationship with Adam Cole.

Continuing on, MJF said that wrestlers can only trust themselves in this industry.

“The only person you can trust in this industry is yourself. Now, if you’re a young reader who has piss poor instincts, then I can’t help you. You’re better off being a follower. Trust me, there are plenty of followers in this industry, and they make good money being followers, just not MJF money and that’s fine. Not everybody is a lead. Some people are born to be backup dancers. Some people are born to be stars. That is truly what I’ve learned. The only person that I can trust and should trust is myself and my own instincts.”

Friedman is set to compete in the Casino Gauntlet Match at AEW All In. Check out the current lineup for the show by clicking here.

Special thanks to Bleacher Report for providing the quote(s) in this article.