John Cena, surprised everyone in December 2023 with his attendance at the premiere of the movie ‘The Iron Claw’, which narrated the life and “curse” of the Von Erich, and featured the performance of several AEW wrestlers, including MJF, even if he only appeared for a few seconds in the final segments of the film.
The truth is that it was even more surprising when Cena allowed himself to be photographed shaking hands with MJF. Without a doubt, the one who is, for many, the biggest star in the history of WWE, shaking hands and smiling at one of the biggest stars of AEW, caused a sensation in the fans, the press, and social networks. There were talks of one of them jumping ship. And in a recent interview, Cena indeed revealed that he asked MJF to make the switch.
John Cena asked MJF to be a part of the WWE
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In a recent appearance on ‘Insight with Chris Van Vliet’ podcast, John Cena revealed what happened when he met with MJF back in December, 2023. The 16x world champion confessed that he asked MJF to join the WWE. He said, “I was able to talk to him more. ‘Maybe we can get you to play for the right team one day,’ and all that. There is no denying the fact that he’s doing good work. I don’t think I should ignore that. Honestly, I was floored by his professionalism. It would have been an easy target, at a wrestling movie premiere, to have yourself a moment. We did have a moment, and it was one the internet paid attention to, and it was one where I was hoping that this person I met, I could once bet on. ‘If we just get you over here, that’d be awesome,’ but it was great. It was great to meet a professional, classy, driven young man.”
The John Cena and MJF match may not have happened because of the rivalry between WWE and AEW. Cena admitted that he feared he might make himself and WWE look bad. And he said that if this had happened a few years ago, he might never have shaken MJF’s hand or posed with him. Why? Because he’s a WWE guy. Since there were rumors of him not renewing his contract with AEW, but what are the odds of MJF jumping ship right now?
Will we get to see MJF anytime soon?
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Maxwell Jacob Friedman left his future open for 2024 on multiple occasions. Even assuring that he would start a “bidding war” after January 1. However, the reality is quite different than anticipated. Fightful Select denied a series of rumors generated on social media about an alleged argument between MJF and Tony Khan. The former world champion is away from the current All Elite Wrestling landscape as he recovers from the multiple injuries he suffered at the end of 2023.
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In the past, it has been confirmed that MJF suffered tears to his hip and damage to his arm and shoulder. The former world champion is struggling not to resort to surgery to repair the latter. This would extend his absence from the ring. Fightful noted that “a catastrophic miracle” would have to happen for a WWE appearance to be possible.
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Regarding his contract situation, the belief backstage is that the former AEW World Champion already renewed with the company just over a year ago. However, both MJF and AEW continue to play with the competitor’s ‘exit’. To the point of being removed from the list of talents on the latter’s website. What do you think? Should MJF join WWE once he’s fit again? Let us know in the comments.
