MJF: I’m 30 Years Old And I’ve Already Sold More Million Dollar Houses Than Most Hall Of Famers
MJF comments on the current state of professional wrestling.
As is the case with most industries, the wrestling business has many ebbs and flows. When it comes to money, the business has been on a rapid incline for nearly a decade at this point.
Speaking with Bleacher Report for a new interview, Friedman used this point to emphasize the health of the industry.
“I don’t know if you can say it’s not in a good place when in the history of pro wrestling, this is the most amount of money that’s ever been made off of pro wrestling ever between TV deals and gates. I’m a 30-year-old man and I’ve already sold more million-dollar houses than most Hall of Famers. I think wrestling is in a really good place. Now, do I think that much like any sport or platform, there’s a way that it can improve? Absolutely.”
Continuing on, MJF said that he wants to different styles of wrestling across the board.
“Personally, I’m getting really sick of there’s like a homogenized standard of what good is bell to bell, and I would love to see more styles. It’s like cake batter ice cream. I had cake batter on an almost daily basis, over and over and over again. But eventually, because the flavor was so rich, I kind of got sick of it. And I yearned for the days of vanilla. I couldn’t handle anymore and I think that’s happened with wrestling. It’s a good thing to have options. If there’s one thing I can critique pro wrestling for, while also stating the reason that my rise was so meteoric, is because I gave people that different flavor of ice cream they’ve been yearning for. So that’s my take.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Friedman talked about the relationship between young talent and veterans. Check out his full comments by clicking here.
Special thanks to Bleacher Report for providing the quote(s) in this article.
