At the start of 2024, current AEW World Champion MJF will become a free agent and it’s no secret that there will be a bidding war for services between the WWE and AEW. MJF has indicated that he will go where the money is.
Cody Rhodes, who left AEW to sign with the WWE, weighed in on MJF possibly coming to the WWE.
Rhodes was asked by Ariel Helwani of BT Sport how he feels MJF would fare in the WWE and responded with this comment:
“I think he could be a big star anywhere. He has all the tools because he’s so young. He has all the tools to develop. You’re not seeing his final form yet. His final form is probably ten years from now. That’s who he is. That all depends on if he sticks to the good side of this and he doesn’t lose his head and his ego doesn’t get too big, I’m talking about the man, not the character, and he still has a passion. Sometimes, your passion can wane. He’s one of the most passionate people I’ve ever met. If he keeps the passion, sure. Adjustments wise to come here, he’s already doing it. He’s put on some muscle. If you’re going to develop and put on muscle, you have to here. If you don’t, you’re standing across from Drew McIntyre, and you’re going to look like a clown because that guy is a monster. You have to. Sometimes it’s in the presentation. It’s okay if you have a little heel in your boot, you know what I’m saying? You have to do all those things and that might be one thing he’d have to work on a little bit, is to make sure he’s not considered small. I don’t think he’s small. If that happens for him, great. I don’t know if it would.”
Cody Rhodes was also asked if MJF signing with the WWE is something he would like to see. Rhodes answered that question with this response:
“If it makes him happy, I want him to be happy. My career is my thing, I have a nice team of people around me, but it’s mine. One thing I’ve noticed about him, his family is very involved in what he does. I think he’s trying, as a young man, is becoming the patriarch of that. When that’s the case, you have to take care of all your people and do right by them. If it makes him happy to be there, great. If it makes him happy to be here, he just needs to be happy.”
Cody Rhodes will attempt to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion at WrestleMania 39 when he takes on Roman Reigns in the main event of night two.
Here is the full Ariel Helwani interview with Cody Rhodes:
(H/T to Fightful for the transcribed quotes)
