From the time he first brought up the thought of a bidding war for his services, AEW’s MJF hasn’t been shy about bringing up WWE, onscreen, or off. And while the AEW World Champion has been a bit nicer to the competition than others, he is not above taking a shot on the rival promotion, especially in terms of certain elements of WWE that many have grow to be critical of.
Recently, MJF sat down with “ABC7 KVIA” in El Paso, Texas to advertise AEW’s upcoming episode of “Dynamite” happening in El Paso, where he’ll defend the AEW World Title against Kevin Knight. After claiming that AEW owner Tony Khan had paid him extra to seem in El Paso, MJF decided to call out WWE by making a comparison between them and AEW’s ticket prices.
“Unlike WWE, you haven’t got to sell the soul of your first born to purchase a ticket,” MJF said. “They’re at normal prices. You go to AEWTix.com, Ticketmaster.com. We do not discriminate against poors the identical way the World Champ does. I hate you people, but look, anyone’s got to pay daddy’s bills, and that is going to be people such as you.”
It was revealed back in September 2025 that ticket prices had almost doubled for WWE since their merger with TKO Group Holdings, though it was noted that demand for WWE tickets hadn’t been affected on the time. Some, nonetheless, have argued that WWE’s poorer than expected ticket sales for WrestleMania 42 have been caused, partly, by higher prices, resulting in the promotion offering a ticket discount weeks ago and WWE implementing a watch party blackout of WrestleMania with a 50 mile radius of Las Vegas in hopes of drawing more fans into Allegiant Stadium.
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