MJF is slated to defend his AEW World Title against Kenny Omega at Dynasty on April 12, 2026. Ahead of his championship bout, Maxwell Jacob Friedman went off on former WWE star Dolph Ziggler (Nic Nemeth).
In a recent Twitter post, MJF slammed Nemeth for criticizing him on the “Busted Open Radio” podcast. He wrote,
“I’ve been listening to @NicTNemeth trashing me through veiled ‘advice’ and ‘notes’ on busted open for months when in point of fact he’s just shitting on me out of jealousy.”
“This dude actually said I remind him of a younger Dolph Ziggler. lol. I don’t remember ever being an overhyped mid carder. This dude is delusional. This dude is jealous. And most significantly this dude should keep my name out of his f****** mouth.”
“I’m essentially the most complete skilled wrestler on the earth. you couldn’t lace my boots or carry my mic. Say my name again in your little show and I’ll beat the f****** sh** out of you.”
“ where to seek out me. Within the meantime I’m gonna give attention to my world title defense against ‘The God’ Kenny Omega at Dynasty. Cuz I only face the very best of the very best. Lmk when the spirit squad guy belongs in that conversation.”
Former WWE Star MVP On MJF
During a recent appearance on the “Battleground” podcast, MVP reflected on why things didn’t work with MJF within the Hurt Syndicate faction. The previous WWE Superstar said,
“We’re currently discussing adding a brand new member. The last go-around, we tried it with MJF. It didn’t go well because he just didn’t make the cut. He wasn’t adequate. He doesn’t have the drive, he doesn’t have internal capability for true violence. He’s a huckster. I went out on a limb and vouched for him with my colleagues but, he just didn’t make the cut. So, that form of soured us a little bit bit about attempting to add someone latest.”
“But, we predict we do need a little bit youthfulness. We’d like a youthful spark, so, it may very well be about time so as to add a brand new member.”