{"id":216740,"date":"2026-05-19T22:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=216740"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:20:06","slug":"mjf-says-it-wasnt-tough-hypothetically-turning-down-wwe-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/05\/19\/mjf-says-it-wasnt-tough-hypothetically-turning-down-wwe-offers\/","title":{"rendered":"MJF says it wasn&#8217;t tough &#8220;hypothetically&#8221; turning down WWE offers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2428874902\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>MJF says it wasn&#8217;t tough &#8220;hypothetically&#8221; turning down big money from WWE in the past to stay with AEW. He elaborated that he wants to be known as one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time and one of the greatest wrestlers-turned-actors ever without the help of the WWE machine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas it tough? No,\u201d said MJF during an i<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rUFOPxrIRIY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nterview<\/a> on the Ariel Helwani Show today about turning down WWE to stay in AEW. \u201cYou have to know your worth and I know my worth. And my worth was built because of the legacy that I\u2019m building in AEW. There is something very enchanting to me, no matter how much money did, or does, or will get thrown at me and trust me it was a lot, hypothetically. It was a f***ing lot, hypothetically. 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