Maxwell Jacob Friedman is known for keeping kayfabe alive and recently responded to a fan asking about the AEW returns of Kenny Omega and Adam Cole. MJF has been out of action since the All Out Pay-Per-View.
Adam Cole and Kenny Omega have been out of action since last year. Cole injured his ankle at last year's AEW Grand Slam Dynamite whereas Kenny Omega was diagnosed with diverticulitis which forced him to step away from in-ring competition in December 2023. Both stars have been on the road to recovery since.
On X (formerly Twitter), MJF was asked by a fan about the returns of Kenny Omega and Adam Cole to All Elite Wrestling. The Salt of the Earth responded with some interesting comments.
"I beat one and I killed the other one."
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MJF on potentially wrestling Shane McMahon in AEW
Shane McMahon's AEW arrival has been heavily teased for the past few months. A photo of McMahon and Tony Khan's meeting was also leaked on social media which led to many believing that he might show up in the Jacksonville-based promotion soon. Shane was recently spotted with The Young Bucks and the duo shared a photo with him on their Instagram account.
In an interview with Cultaholic, Former AEW World Champion MJF revealed that he would like to face Shane McMahon in All Elite Wrestling. He said:
"I think it would be bad for Shane McMahon's mental health to get in a ring with me, on a microphone or bell to bell. So my answer is yes because I would have the time of my f*cking life. But my answer, also just because I'm so salt of the earth, is I think for the first time in my career I'd feel bad," he said. [H/T: Cultaholic]
It will be interesting to see if Shane McMahon shows up in All Elite Wrestling soon. Many believe that the promotion might introduce him as a member of Jon Moxley's new version of The Blackpool Combat Club.