MJF Talks Adam Cole, Fans’ Perception Of Him, RSD & More Ahead Of All In 2023

MJF was recently a guest on “Busted Open Radio” to promote AEW All In 2023, where he’ll defend the AEW World Championship against his his brochacho, Adam Cole, in the main event. Earlier in the night, he will also team up with Cole to challenge Aussie Open for the ROH World Tag Team Titles on the pre-show.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On people doubting him and his self-belief: “It’s… sh*t, I’m tearing up. I always knew deep down, but it’s hard. Because in life, people will look at you, and they will make fun of you, and they will question you. They’ll pick on you and they’ll bully you, and they’ll shove you down, and they’ll make you question yourself. There were times where I did, but I’d snap out of it, but I’d always snap out of it, and I’d say, ‘You can do this. You can be the guy in wrestling. There’s so many reasons why I shouldn’t have been. I did it.”

On what the ‘W’ in the main event of AEW All In means: “All that’s left for me to do is to win in Wembley, and if I do, I genuinely become legendary. That’s not a line. That’s a real thing. To be the biggest headliner in the history of the sport and to win, and the fact that I get to do it with somebody who means so much to me…”

On his relationship with Adam Cole: “I feel like people think like me and Adam Cole, we hang out at TV and then [go] ‘Okay, bye,’ and he goes home. I talk to this dude every day. He’s my brother. I’ve never met somebody more caring, more supportive, more warm.”

On his Rejection Sensitive Disorder: “I’ve never really been able to trust anybody. Unfortunately, I have R.S.D. If anybody doesn’t know what it is, it’s Rejection Sensitive Disorder. Essentially, what’s gonna happen today, which is sad, is I’m going to leave this room, and just because this is the way my brain is wired, doesn’t matter how much therapy I have, I’m gonna leave this room, and I’m gonna go, ‘Well, they all hate me. Which is why it made it so easy for me to be a piece of shit for my entire career. It made it so hard for me to let my guard down. But Adam Cole taught me how to let my guard down. He’s made me a better person. That’s the god’s honest truth.”

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