MJF Says He’s Pumping The Brakes On Going After Carlos Silva, ‘He’s Learning On The Job’

MJF is pulling back on taking aim at TNA President Carlos Silva.

When news broke that TNA had pulled Leon Slater from his upcoming match against Ricochet and Nic Nemeth from his match against MJF, no one criticized TNA and Silva more than Maxwell Jacob Friedman, who called out Silva for lying and taking money from talent.

Now, MJF has slowed his roll.

“The truth is, he didn’t want AEW talent to go against TNA talent because he thought my boss intentionally put Collision on the same night as TNA, even though every single year during a specific season, we get pushed to Thursdays. He thought we intentionally asked Warner Brothers Discovery. We were preempted. He didn’t know that. Because he didn’t know that, he got offended and then pulled a couple of matches off. I was offended because A, you’re taking a match away from me that I was looking forward to. I was looking forward to beating the shit out of Nic Nemeth. B, you’re taking money out of people’s pockets. I was a little upset. I have been informed that this guy is getting smart to the business. He’s fairly green and new, and he’s learning on the job. I’ve been told he’s a good guy. I pumped the brakes a little bit on Carlos Silva. He’s learning on the job,” MJF told Ariel Helwani.

Silva has said that talent pulled were compensated for not having their respective matches. You can find his full comments here.

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