People who follow baseball are familiar with the rivalry between the Philadelphia Phillies, and the New York Mets. The Phillies and the Mets are arch-rivals on the baseball diamond. Their respective fans can’t take lightly seeing someone singing the praise of their rival team. But recently, something similar happened on the big screen and it came from a famous wrestler.?

Wild passion and loyal support towards their beloved team, mark the Phillies fans. They can’t tolerate the agony of witnessing their team lose. So, often the Phillies fans take out their frustration on the opposition supporters. The Phillies’ games against the Mets in particular amplify the crowd hostility.?

Maxwell Jacob Friedman, is an AEW wrestler, who is making his presence felt in the ring. Within a brief time, he has set on a course to build a grand legacy. Of late, he got noticed putting his foot into the baseball territory, thereby, publicly displaying support for his favorite team. An act that might have now made him some enemies in the baseball realm.?

A publicity stunt unacceptable for the Philadelphia Phillies fans?

Maxwell Jacob Friedman has already earned the ire of Philadelphia Phillies loyalists. Friedman is presently participating in the AEW Dynamite tournament. But before he went into the ring, he sang a special song to the Philadelphia crowd at the Liacouras Center. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the song that would get along properly with the Phillies supporters in particular.?

But Friedman was very well aware of the fact, and so he knowingly went ahead. He did a rendition of the iconic Mets’ theme song. Titled, ‘The Fight Song,’ the composition is symbolic of the Mets team. Thus, Friedman intentionally sang the song to irritate the Philadelphia locals.?

But Friedman did not wrap up by just singing the song. Once the song got over, he went on to praise the Mets over the Phillies. He even mentioned that the Jacksonville Jaguars will next defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL. The SNY Mets Network posted the video on Twitter quoting, “Long Island-born wrestler MJF sang ‘Meet the Mets’ to a Philadelphia crowd last night at AEW Dynamite.”?

Henceforth, his act spread like a wild fire on social media. Eventually many fans poured in their reactions regarding the same. Here are a few fan reactions:?

Therefore, the Mets’ fans have clearly enjoyed Friedman’s theatricality.

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So Friedman has won some new fans from amongst the Mets supporters.?

The journey this season for the two teams?

The Phillies have had a campaign with mixed results and so got eliminated from further progress. Meanwhile, the Mets have dominated the National League East zone rankings. Having qualified for playoff berths, the Mets will surely look to win the World Series.?

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So, what do you make of Maxwell Jacob Friedman’s stunt? Let us know your precious thoughts.