On the latest edition of the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the Broken One gave his thoughts on MJF winning the AEW world title at Full Gear, why he thinks it was a good call, and why he believes the Salt of the Earth is more of a homegrown AEW talent than Adam “Hangman” Page. Highlights from Hardy’s podcast can be found below.
On MJF winning the AEW world title:
It was an interesting move, for sure, but it is very on-brand for the MJF character, I think. I’m really excited about MJF’s run as champion. I’m a big fan of Maxwell Jacob Friedman. So it’s gonna be really interesting to see how the people gravitate towards him as champion, and considering he is gonna be the centerpiece of the promotion, it’s gonna be really interesting to see how it does number-wise, from ratings and buy rates and whatever else.
Why he thinks MJF is more of a homegrown talent than Adam Page:
But I feel like more than anyone, MJF is the most home-grown AEW talent, even more than Hangman Page because I feel like Hangman Page was the first real homegrown talent that actually won the title, but he also had a big run in Ring of Honor, and he worked in Japan. This is really MJF’s first run on top, and now he is representing AEW as the champ, and I think it’s a good move. I’m all for it, and I truly believe, deep in my heart, I think MJF is gonna be the face of AEW for a long time to come.
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