MJF Says He “Was the Drizzling Shits” After Adam Cole Injury – AEW World Champion MJF has opened up about one of the most difficult stretches of his career following Adam Cole’s serious ankle injury in September 2023. Speaking during an interview with Self Made Pro, MJF reflected on how the abrupt halt to the “Better Than You Bay-Bay” storyline left him struggling both personally and professionally.
Cole’s injury prevented the storyline from reaching its natural conclusion, and MJF admitted that the fallout impacted him more than he expected.
“I was the drizzling shits for three months after Adam Cole broke his ankle because I was dealing with the loss of a friendship, I was dealing with the loss of knowing who I was as a performer. On multiple levels, I didn’t know who I was anymore for three months,” MJF admitted.
He explained that despite years of proving he was a top draw and one of the best bell-to-bell performers in the industry, that three-month period still lingers in his mind. He said he thinks about that stretch in a “cold sweat.”
Now in his second reign as AEW World Champion, MJF believes both he and the audience have regained momentum. He claimed that fans who “lapsed” during his absence are returning because the strongest version of himself is back on top. He also pointed to his longevity compared to other major names in wrestling.
“Let’s talk names of top guys right now… CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, Jey Uso. I think you people know where I’m going with this, I’m the youngest top guy by a fucking landslide. I got 20 more years of greatness, I will go down as the greatest of all time. I need this belt to prove that. But you know who else feels that way? Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, Andrade, Darby Allin, Swerve Strickland, Brody King, this list goes on and on. The reason that our product is must see right now is because we all want to be the goat. The fucking simple fact of the matter is I’m the Michael Jordan of this generation. These other people, they can be Shaq, they can be Penny, they can have fun. Only one person gets to be MJ, I’m MJ,” he said.
MJF also addressed the strength of AEW’s current main event scene and the company’s recent growth.
“We are up year-over-year in ticket sales by a wide margin. We’re up year-over-year in ratings by a wide margin. We’ve got more momentum than we’ve had in years. I don’t think it’s an unfair thing for me to say. It’s all because of me. And I don’t think it’s an unfair thing for me to say right now, point blank, and I know you three are big fans of All Elite Wrestling since day one. I’ve been a part of the company since day one. This is not hyperbolic. This is the best the main event scene has ever been in the history of the company.”
The AEW World Title picture has remained active in recent weeks. MJF successfully defended the championship against Brody King at Grand Slam Australia after King earned the opportunity by pinning him in a non-title eliminator on the February 4 episode of Dynamite.
Attention now turns to Revolution on March 15, 2026, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, where MJF is set to defend the AEW World Championship against “Hangman” Adam Page.
MJF Says He “Was the Drizzling Shits” After Adam Cole Injury
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