Mark Henry: MJF Helps With Production, He Helps Write For People Who Can’t Do It For Themselves

Mark Henry comments on Maxwell Jacob Friedman being selfless and wise. 

Maxwell Jacob Friedman is one of the cornerstone young talents of All Elite Wrestling. As the current AEW World Champion,  MJF is featured in top programs with names like Bryan Danielson, CM Punk Samoa Joe, and more. 

Speaking to Booker T and Brad Gilmore on the Hall of Fame podcast, AEW coach Mark Henry praised Maxwell Jacob Friedman as somebody who chooses not to be greedy in the locker room and wants the greater good of the organization. 

Henry even says that Maxwell helps with production and writing for those who have trouble in that department themselves. 

“I think that he’s polarizing enough that, every show, you already market the fact that MJf is gonna be there. For him not to be greedy, when he could be, he could say, ‘No, I don’t want Adam Copeland, I don’t want Bryan Danielson. I don’t want Samoa Joe, I don’t want a CM Punk.’ I want the spotlight for myself. [That] means that he is a guy that wants the greater good, that wants to be successful, not by the means of ‘It’s just me,’ but successful by the means of the organization of the program that you’re trying to build. He is brilliant beyond his years. You walk in the locker room, and he helps with production. He helps with helping write for people that can’t do it for themselves. He goes and supports, and you see him going through what camera angles to take. He’s 20-some years old. You don’t find that very often. To have that understanding, I’m like where the hell did you get this from? Where’d you get that from? That’s just him, he pays attention, and he understands that it’s not just about him. If he wanted to take it, there’s nobody there that could stop him,” he said. 

Bryan Danielson recently praised Maxwell Jacob Friedman and the young stars of AEW, noting that today’s youth needs to get more reps in without the judgmental nature of social media tearing them down. Read more here.

Elsewhere in this interview, Henry spoke openly about CM Punk. Read his thoughts here.

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