On the latest edition of his Strictly Business podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff discussed the career trajectory of new AEW world champion MJF, and how he wonders if the Salt of the Earth will follow the footsteps of John Cena and leave professional wrestling and become a full-time actor. Check out Bischoff’s full thoughts on the subject in the highlights below.
Says Tony Khan would be in big trouble if MJF chooses to pursue an acting career full-time:
You’ve got MJF, who I think probably has the ability to at some point in his life to play at whatever level of the entertainment business he chooses to. If you’re Tony Khan and all of a sudden MJF gets a part and an opportunity to be in a big movie and once he does, you know he’s not coming back, then yeah, it’s bad.
Thinks MJF might follow in the footsteps of John Cena:
Your guy that you used to have under contract for X amount of dollars a year is now making four times that much, or ten times that much, for doing a movie. John Cena was at the end of his in-ring career … He was good for the industry in general.
(H/T and transcribed by Wrestling Inc.
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