Eric Bischoff: MJF Is The Most Valuable Guy On AEW’s Roster, We’re Not Seeing The Best Of Him Yet

Eric Bischoff praises MJF and speaks highly of his match against Adam Cole at AEW All In.

Eric Bischoff praises MJF and speaks highly of his match against Adam Cole at AEW All In.

At AEW All In, AEW World Champion MJF headlined the record-breaking pay-per-view, as he defended his title against Adam Cole. The two stars battled it out in a heart-pounding main event that pushed their friendship to the limit. In the end, MJF scored the win. After they nearly turned on each other after the bell, they hugged it out and ended the show standing tall together.

Speaking on 83 Weeks, Bischoff was asked to share his thoughts on the match. He made it clear that he was impressed. Bischoff expressed his belief that fans are not seeing the best of MJF yet. He also called MJF the most valuable talent on the AEW roster.

“So impressed. So impressed. I think MJF, we’re still not seeing the best of MJF yet. That’s still to come. He’s still a child, as far as his career. He’s got so much more to give, to grow, and to learn, and to experience along the way. It’s only gonna make him better every time he comes through the curtain. He’s already, in my opinion, the most valuable guy on that roster. Without a hesitation, he’s the most valuable person in that company, in my opinion, and he’s going to get more valuable,” Bischoff said.

Bischoff then described how he was especially impressed by the finish of the match, as he noted that it was layered and executed very well. He stated that whoever laid out the match and the finish is one of the most valuable people in the company. Bischoff noted that the finish made the match stand apart from the rest of the card.

“I think Adam Cole did a great job. I want to know who laid this match out. More importantly or specifically, who came up with this finish? I suspect I know. Not gonna drop a name, but I’m really curious if this conversation on this podcast creates more conversation on social media because the finish to this match was so well-layered. When I talked earlier about WCW disease, this is an example of the cure for WCW disease. I’ve often talked about the one thing WCW, even at the height of our success, the one thing we did not do a good job at was coming up with great finishes that provided almost a story within a story. This finish and the drama that ensued, and the execution of it, made this match stand out so far and above anything else, in terms of structure. As a story, both backstory leading into the match, even using the preliminary show as a foundation or a platform to continue it, but the execution of this, everything about it, the conceit of it. Who laid this out? I want to know. That person is one of the more valuable people in this company, in my opinion,” he said.

The WWE Hall of Famer went on to compare MJF to Kurt Angle, as he highlighted the champion’s depth as a performer and his ability to excel in a variety of roles. He discussed MJF’s growth as an on-screen character in recent months. Bischoff then emphasized that he thought the whole match was great, and he really enjoyed it.

“It was so good. It was so well-done. I was thinking about this a little bit after watching it. I know this is not the right parallel to make, but Kurt Angle is one of my favorite performers of all time, as a producer, simply because on Monday, you could say, ‘Okay, Kurt, I need you to be a comedy wrestler. You need to go out there and make fun of yourself and have fun, and go out and have a great match.’ Then on Tuesday, you could say, ‘Okay, Kurt, I know we sent you out there, and you’re like a standup comic in your match, we wanted you to be funny. But now I want you to be the most deadly person on the planet.’ ‘Okay, I’ll go do that. ‘ He could go do both equally as well. MJF has that depth. MJF has the ability and the depth of character. He was vulnerable here. This was a guy that didn’t give a shit about anybody, it’s all about me, it’s all about the money, I don’t care about you, I don’t care about Tony Khan, I don’t care about the fans, I don’t care about my mom and dad. It was all ‘me, me, me, me.’ Now, in this storyline, he’s vulnerable. First time in his life he’s got a true friend, and it hurt him. This whole thing was hurting him, and Adam Cole did a great job as well. I think he over-acted a little bit, that’s just constructive criticism. I think if he would have dialed his facial expressions and his emotions back about 15%, which is unusual because usually I would encourage people to turn it up, but in Adam’s case, I think especially because the role that he played here, I think that he over-acted about 10 or 15%. Minor, minor thing. I just thought this whole thing was so good. The finish, the after-the-finish, the emotion that it created, the execution. I really, really, really enjoyed it,” Bischoff said.

Click here to see what MJF had to say about being a leader in EW.

MJF and Adam Cole shared their thoughts on opening and headlining AEW All In. Check out their comments here.

Cole will speak on the August 30 episode of AEW Dynamite. Check out the card here. Fightful will have coverage of the show as it airs.

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