MJF Criticizes ‘A Lot’ Of Indie Wrestlers, ‘You’re Not Signed Yet Because You F*cking Suck. Get Better, Apply Yourself’

MJF wants the indies to improve.

The current AEW World Champion has dipped his toe into the independent scene as of late, wrestling for promotions like House Of Glory and Limitless Wrestling.

With those appearances, MJF has developed a strong take on certain indie wrestlers.

“I think a lot of these guys suck.” MJF told The Takedown On Sports Illustrated for a new interview. “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.”

MJF continued on and slammed some wrestlers for not making towns, saying that reps help you get better.

“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.”

Friedman also had a strong response to some of the indie names that complain about not being 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.”

To finish off the topic, MJF warned indie names and said that AEW is not a “lazy promotion”.

“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 f**k around and j**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.”

MJF is set to compete at 1 Fall Wrestling’s The Devil Returns To Georgia event on March 26. Learn more by clicking here.

Fans can check out the current lineup for Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite by clicking here. Fightful will have full coverage of the show as it airs.

Special thanks to Sports Illustrated for the quote(s) in this article.