No matter emotions on AEW in 2024, the information from a pair weeks again a few backstage incident between Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Britt Baker probably piqued your curiosity — most likely sufficient to get you to click on on a hyperlink or three to study extra concerning the story.
To listen to MJF inform it, that’s the rationale his argument with Baker hit the online in any respect.
Stories different as to what occurred, with most admitting there have been a number of accounts circulating across the AEW roster. Whereas there have been juicer particulars in some variations (like Max barging into the ladies’s locker room, and punching a wall sooner or later), there appeared to be consensus that Friedman’s girlfriend, interviewer Alicia Atout, informed him one thing Baker stated about him on the July 17 Dynamite taping. That led to a confrontation between MJF and Britt, adopted by an inner investigation which led to a short suspension for the previous AEW Ladies’s World champ.
MJF supplied his first official touch upon the matter in an interview with Cultaholic’s Jack King:
“Inform me if this passes the scent check. I barge into a girl’s locker room. I scream within the face of an 110-pound girl, after which I bodily threaten her by punching a wall in her neighborhood…and I don’t get suspended.
“Does that go the scent check to you? Nearly the whole lot that was written didn’t occur.
“All people has co-workers at work they might not get together with. I’ve a sense that this was blown out of proportion as a result of all the English wrestling commentary locations that generate profits off of individuals like me, who’re much more wealthy and proficient and good-looking and humble, want clickbait.”
He then added some promotion for Baker’s upcoming match with Mercedes Moné at All In, as proof he’s all about enterprise even when Britt could also be a kind of co-workers he doesn’t get together with.
“I can sit right here and I can say wrestling is a really aggressive sport. It breeds a stage of insecurity like no different. Nevertheless, I can simply put over any expertise, no matter whether or not or not I like them as a human being. I can sit right here and I can let you know that Britt Baker vs. Mercedes Mone at Wembley on August 25 goes to be an epic match and we should always all be excited to look at it. I don’t have to love all my coworkers and that’s wonderful. However yeah, dude, that sh*t was wild to learn.”
As a purveyor of the stuff, I wouldn’t deny that “AEW backstage incident” is nice clickbait. However that doesn’t imply something that resulted within the suspension of one of many firm’s stars isn’t information… and that might be true even when previous “backstage incidents” haven’t led to even larger tales.
Wrestling followers actually aren’t above criticizing the wrestling media although, and there’s lots to critique. So it will likely be fascinating to see how MJF’s feedback on the AEW’s newest “drama” are obtained.
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