Talent goes a long way when it comes to second chances and demands, and it looks like Maxwell Jacob Freidman has been recognized for his ability.
Over the last couple of months, MJF has been part of arguably the best storyline this year as he’s feuded with Tony Kahn as they’re using his real life frustration to create a compelling storyline.
WWE Reportedly Covets MJF Despite Backstage Drama at AEW
Since he arrived in AEW, MJF reminded everyone of Roddy Piper during his younger years, and his recent promos have only enforced that comparison.
But there have also been reports that it’s not as much of a work as it’s been reported that MJF and Kahn’s relationship has fractured to the point where MFJ has withdrawn from everyone backstage.
But even his strained relationship hasn’t hurt his stock among WWE executives, according to Wade Keller.
Coveted talent
On a recent PWTorch show, Keller talked about hos WWE are reacting to MJF.
According to him, MJF is coveted and would be offered a lucrative deal by the WWE.
Special thanks to Wrestlingnews.co for the transcript.
“A source within WWE with knowledge of MJF’s stature among top WWE management indicates MJF is coveted and would likely be given a lucrative contract offer. In fact, it’s more than one source giving me information that with a big overlap on this. More than one source says that the treatment Cody has received by WWE on and off-air has given MJF a good impression of how he’d be featured in WWE if he were to make the jump. In other words, if Cody was buried or was given promises that weren’t kept, maybe MJF would be handling this differently.
“One source in WWE told me that MJF is seen as such a commodity that his recent and tractable behavior on and off-air with AEW wouldn’t deter Vince McMahon from making him a lucrative offer. Although a falling out with AEW could take away considerable leverage for MJF, MJF’s value to WWE would remain high. They need people. He’s young, he’s good, and he’d be paid accordingly, regardless of his reputation in AEW. Now maybe that changes a little bit with the headache that Vince McMahon feels Sasha Banks and Naomi put him through, but maybe not. But his reputation, in general, might take a blow if details about his latest interactions with Khan and AEW reflect poorly on his professionalism.”
Working with the WWE is MJF’s dream, so it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out if he’s released or works out the rest of his contract until 2024.
His pipe bomb promo last week had to have raised his stock in a lot of ways, and it’s also going to make his storyline very interesting going forward as he was loudly cheered during the promo despite being a heel.
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