MJF Tells Tribalist Wrestling Fans To Stop Fighting, Reminds Them We Are All On The Same Team

MJF has a message for tribalist wrestling fans.

Tribalism is rampant in professional wrestling, as many fans have chosen sides with regards to AEW or WWE, with arguments and social media discourse being a routine for these fans.

During an exclusive Town Hall interview with Busted Open’s Dave LaGreca, AEW World Champion MJF brought up the tribalism among wrestling fans, and he encouraged everyone to stop arguing. 

“I call it emotional puppeteering. I definitely feel I’m the best, but I’m not gonna sit here and pretend I’m the only one. There’s this weird thing going on now in professional wrestling where I’ll see fans online, the way they communicate with each other, it’s like all-out war. Just so you guys know, that’s not what’s going on with the wrestlers. We’re all rooting each other on because realistically, the better the two companies are doing, the more money we’re gonna make. So stop arguing. We’re all freaking having a blast. I’m watching LA Knight and Cody Rhodes every week, and I’m having a blast, just like I know everybody else is having a blast, just like I know that there are fans out there watching Better Than You Bay-Bay having a blast every single week. There’s so much great professional wrestling going on, and there’s more than enough room for it, clearly. Because AEW is about to have the biggest crowd, this is not hyperbole, the biggest crowd ever in the history of the sport, and I’m headlining it. When I think about that, it’s so insane to me,” 

“I think another reason why people can’t get enough MJF is, I’m really similar to a lot of the people that watch every week, besides the fact that I’m a freak athlete and I’m way more handsome than everybody, and a prodigy. I grew up loving this sport. I had a John Cena fathead in my bedroom. I woke up to that man staring at me. That’s insane. I had posters of CM Punk and Roddy Piper and Greg Valentine and Jerry Lynn and Buddy Rogers. I lived for this shit, and now I get to look dead into that camera and say that I’m the headliner for the biggest show ever, and it’s not hyperbole. I think that the reason people are behind me is because people see themselves in me. I’m a part of that dream, and I’m proud to be a part of that dream,” 

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Adam Cole and MJF are scheduled for a big night at AEW All In later this week. First, they will challenge for the Ring Of Honor World Tag Team Championships on Zero Hour, before main eventing the PPV with the AEW World title on the line.

H/T to Fightful

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