AEW star MJF recently said he wants to follow in the footsteps of John Cena, The Rock and Batista in Hollywood.
Dwayne Johnson is arguably the most famous man in Hollywood at the time of writing this article and has used the charisma he acquired from his time in the fight to become one of the most beloved men in the world. entire.
The same goes for John Cena and Batista, who have both featured in huge blockbuster movies lately, with the latter proving you can still be a “heel” on the big screen as he played a villain. in the movie “Spectre”.
Speaking on KFC Radio, Maxwell Jacob Friedman revealed that he sees himself following these names in Hollywood. The villainous star even had reunions in Los Angeles after a recent episode of Dynamite.
“I see myself playing, I see myself doing what (John) Cena, Batista and The Rock did. There’s definitely a lot of feelers out there. I’m actually going to go to LA [Los Angeles] literally after Dynamite for a lot of meetings. There are definitely a lot of people interested in MJF.” (H/T Fightful)
MJF also feels that there’s no one in the business right now who has the “it” factor quite like him, and his level of “it” is up there with the aforementioned WWE legends.
“When I walk into a room, when you listen to me talk, it’s pretty obvious that I have something that we call in the industry, ‘it’. You either have it or you don’t. I don’t feel like one person in my industry hasn’t had as much ‘it’ as I’ve had since Cena, Rock and Batista.” (H/T Combative)
MJF could potentially meet The Rock later this year in Toronto
It’s definitely a long shot, but MJF could cross paths with “The Great One” in Toronto, Canada when AEW debuts north of the border.
AEW Dynamite will air live from the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto on October 12, with Rampage taping on October 13. The Rock will also be in Toronto on the 13th to promote the upcoming film “Black Adam,” which is set to hit theaters on October 21.
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While it’s unlikely “The Great One” will have enough time in his busy schedule to make it to the Coca-Cola Coliseum on the 12th or 13th, in the wrestling business, you can never say never.
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