Shawn Spears has given high praise to AEW World Heavyweight Champion MJF.
The two have a history as they were members of The Pinnacle. Since then, their careers have gone in separate directions. Despite not being at TV every week, Spears respects the work ethic of the current AEW World Champion, who most recently defended the title against Hiroshi Tanahashi at Forbidden Door.
This is something he discussed while speaking on VIBE 105 Sports:
“He’s exactly that, he’s a performer. He understands this industry, grasps onto things a lot faster than most, and he has been in the ring or under the wing of a lot of our industry’s top talent. I believe it was Cody who brought him in, Cody Rhodes brought him to AEW way back when, so you’re under the wing of arguably the biggest star on the planet today,” said Spears of Maxwell Jacob Friedman. “You go from there to Chris Jericho. Then blood feuds with guys like CM Punk and going an hour with Bryan Danielson, you’re getting a top-notch, first-class, crash course in how to be a megastar. He has received it well, he’s understood it well, he continues to try to improve week to week. I know Max very well, both in front of the scenes and behind the scenes. I’m pretty confident in saying that, even though he’s the World Champion, it’s not enough. He won’t rely on just being the World Champion. He’s going to aim high and go bigger. That’s just how he’s molded and operates. I dare say, I wish a lot of people across the board, talent-wise, would work that hard.”
(H/T to Fightful)
