MJF made the case for AEW as the best alternative to WWE in an interview with TV Insider, while also crediting Darby Allin for putting on the best matches in wrestling right now.
“A lot of people who work there aren’t particularly happy. People are taking pay cuts. The show right now, to each their own, but to a lot of people right now, pretty disenchanted with the product,” MJF said of WWE. “I think they have an insane amount of talent there. They have a proven track record of doing incredible business, but I think people are so ready for an alternative. I can’t think of a better alternative than All Elite Wrestling, probably in the history of any sport.”
He also gave Allin his flowers, reluctantly. “You have the hottest professional wrestler on top… me. I’ll give Darby Allin his credit, even though I hate his stupid face. He is putting on easily the best matches, but also doing it twice a week on all our major flagship shows. He is putting on better matches than any other place you watch professional wrestling.”
On what takes AEW to the next level, MJF pointed to the present. “Year over year in most markets we’ve sold more tickets. This year we’ve done more pay-per-view buys. We’re hot right now. When I hear people ask how we can get bigger, the answer is time, baby.”