MJF has created quite the name for himself over the last few years and there’s no denying that he’s become one of the top stars in the professional wrestling industry. Maxwell Jacob Friedman seems to be someone that everyone has an opinion on as he’s familiar to millions despite the fact that he’s never signed with WWE.
Recently the former AEW World Champion spoke with Fightful about his career path, and he noted that he believes there’s an argument to be made for him being the most famous professional wrestler to have never signed with World Wrestling Entertainment.
“A lot of people don’t know I come from a theater background. I was classically trained actor from the time I was six all the way till the time I was 18 and then when it was time for me to have a football ride, like a full ride football scholarship, I opted out. It would have been a nuts schedule because I would have been playing football and majoring in theater and instead I was just like, ‘Let’s just get to the pro wrestling. Let’s just get to what I want to do right now.’ Now I find myself, I’m 29, I’m on the precipice of greatness. I want to be a multiple time World champion.
I like to think of the fact that at this moment, I think there’s an argument to be made that I’m the most famous professional wrestler in the history of the business to have never been signed to WWE. I take a great amount of pride in that because that’s DIY, that takes effort. It also takes, as much as I hate to admit it, it takes these disgusting troglodyte marks fully marching along with me on my beaten path, which they have so far.”