27-year-old star goes on an explicit rant against MJF; issues huge challenge

MJF is your new AEW International Champion. The controversial star has his fair share of enemies and wrestlers looking to make a name at his expense. A top champion has made yet another explicit statement, but this time he has called out Maxwell Jacob Friedman.

Gabe Kidd has been the NJPW Strong Openweight Champion since dethroning Eddie Kingston in May 2024. He's also worked two AEW matches this year, teaming up with Roderick Strong on June 21 and at the Forbidden Door pre-show. The 27-year-old often goes viral for his explicit rants, such as when he recently dropped F-bombs while calling out The Rock and Randy Orton.

The Young Bull took to X/Twitter today to lash out at The Wolf of Wrestling. Kidd used numerous emojis and an F-bomb to declare that MJF could not compete with him inside the squared circle.

"F**K MJF [loudly crying face emoji x 3] [laughing face emoji x 3] MAN COULD NEVER TOUCH ME IN ZA SQUARED CIRCLE [laughing face emoji x 9]," Gabe Kidd wrote.

You can see Kidd's full tweet here.

Kidd then shared a follow-up tweet, calling The Salt of the Earth a "little posh boy" who had never been in a real fight. The former WCWPW Internet Champion then dared Friedman to come to his hometown of Nottingham for a fight, perhaps when AEW is in England for All In next month.

"LITTLE POSH BOY NEVER HAD A REAL SCRAP!! COME NOTTINGHAM AND I’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO FIGHT BIG P***Y [laughing face emoji x 3]," Gabe Kidd wrote.

You can see Kidd's full tweet here.

War Ready blasted AEW and praised NJPW earlier this year. He also ripped the WWE product and received a humorous response from Bronson Reed.

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MJF to celebrate championship victory on AEW Dynamite special

All Elite Wrestling will present its fourth annual Dynamite: Blood & Guts special on Wednesday. The big event will air in the usual TBS timeslot, live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

AEW has announced that MJF will address his International Championship victory on Wednesday's Dynamite. Below is the current lineup:

• Mariah May debuts new "The Glamour" gimmick
• MJF speaks on International Championship win
• Britt Baker vs. Hikaru Shida
• FTW Champion Chris Jericho defends vs. Minoru Suzuki
• Blood & Guts: Team Elite (Kazuchika Okada, Jack Perry, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and Adam Page) vs. Team AEW (Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, Darby Allin, Max Caster, and Anthony Bowens)

The third annual Royal Rampage special will also be taped on Wednesday night to air on Friday on TNT. The episode is expected to feature the 20-man double-cage Battle Royal for a future title shot. Brody King won in 2022, and Darby Allin won in 2023.