MJF insists he won’t face this foe again in AEW.
The 250th episode of AEW Dynamite on July 17th was a massive one. Will Ospreay and Maxwell Jacob Friedman opened the show with a nearly hour-long classic that saw MJF capture the International Championship, but not without help from his Dynamite Diamond Ring. As referee Bryce Remsburg was knocked down, Friedman used the ring to punch Ospreay in the face, pinning the former champion with just one second to go until the 60 minute time limit expired.
Speaking in a new interview with The Wrestling Classic, MJF made it clear that he does not want to face Ospreay again, ridiculously claiming to have beaten the former champion “handily.”
“Why would I wrestle a guy I beat so handily? I literally beat him in record time. I mean, yeah, if somebody tries to pitch that to me, there’s no reality that match is happening again. I beat him, I now have this title. I’m gonna make this title mean more than any title that exists in all of professional wrestling.”
MJF Sends Warning To Will Ospreay
Continuing, Friedman explained that he’s changed his strategy and is no longer looking to impress crowds. Instead, he’ll do whatever it takes to win. He also claimed that the hour-long bout was easy, despite being placed on oxygen after the match.
“I keep trying to warn Will, probably because he’s foreign and stupid and from the worst country that’s ever existed, the United Kingdom, but yeah, Will’s falling in the same trap I fell into. He’s wrestling to impress, he’s not wrestling to win, and I’ll never wrestle like that ever again.
The way I wrestle now is very defense-based. I’m looking for reversals. I’m looking to cut corners. I’m not looking for the hard way. I’m looking for the easy way out. I don’t give a fuck. I’ll say that proudly with a smile on my face. I have that killer instinct. That’s something that Will Ospreay lacks, and that’s why he lost against me, and I dominated him. People are saying it was the most dominating victory of all time. I didn’t even sweat. It was the easiest match probably of my entire life.”
h/t Fightful