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MJF regards himself the most popular wrestler to have never signed with WWE (X)
Overview
- In an interview with Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp, MJF regarded himself as the most popular wrestler to have never signed with WWE
- The AEW Superstar felt that many don't know about him being from a theatrical background, where he was trained as an actor
- MJF noted that he also practiced College Football and played with a scholarship before opting out
In an interview with Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp, MJF regarded himself as the most popular wrestler to have never signed with WWE. The AEW Superstar felt that many don't know about him being from a theatrical background, where he was trained as an actor. MJF noted that he also practiced College Football and played with a scholarship before opting out.
"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," MJF said.
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"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," he added.
"I take a great amount of pride in that," - MJF
He then made the claim that there's an argument about him potentially being the most popular wrestler to have never signed with WWE.
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"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," MJF said in his interview.