MJF isn’t denying that his warfare with CM Punk was legendary—however he’s not able to name it his biggest feud simply but.
Showing on Principally Sports activities with Brandon Walker, the AEW World Champion opened up about his now-iconic rivalry with CM Punk, which climaxed of their brutal Canine Collar Match at AEW Revolution 2022. Whereas many nonetheless view that as AEW’s peak storytelling, MJF made it clear that he’s already eyeing rivalries that might go even additional.
“The Adam Cole was on a fair enjoying subject with the CM Punk, after which it went to sh*t as a result of Adam Cole bought injured and betrayed me like a chunk of sh*t.”
He then talked about a number of ongoing and creating storylines that he believes may surpass what he did with Punk:
“I really suppose I’ve a fantastic factor going long-term proper now with Hangman Adam Web page. We’re very diametrically opposed. I feel I’ve a fantastic factor happening with Darby Allin. I don’t suppose we could possibly be extra completely different. Proper now, what I’ve happening with Brody King, who I despise, is one thing actually particular that individuals didn’t see coming.”
However even with all that stated, MJF is aware of his battles with Punk left a everlasting mark on wrestling.
“Should you’re asking me, ‘Is the CM Punk feud one of the best feud of my profession?’ I don’t know if I can say that unequivocally. What I can say is, it’s simply going to go down as one of many biggest feuds of all time.”
“By the point my profession is over, when folks consider my all-time biggest rivalries, it’s going to be on there. No completely different than when CM Punk’s profession is over, they’re going to say that was in all probability considered one of his greatest feuds of all time.”
Their rumored rematch was scrapped after Brawl Out derailed each males’s careers in 2022, however the legacy of that feud nonetheless casts an extended shadow.
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