Jonathan Coachman has high praise for MJF.
The stock of MJF continues to rise, even for those who are outside of the business. The current AEW World Champion has garnered the attention of many former and current wrestling personalities, with many noting that he is one of the biggest stars in all of professional wrestling.
In a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet, Jonathan Coachman joined that pool of individuals, as he stated that he thinks MJF will eventually become the highest paid superstar in the history of the business.
"There are very few people that in the history of the business that have figured it out. When I watched this kid a few years ago and he was just young and didn’t even have a home for wrestling, I’m watching this arrogance and I’m like, boy, how would that play in the WWE locker room? Not only did he not stop, he kept doubling down and what did he have that everybody else doesn’t have? He can talk better than anybody else. He knows. What did we just say, if you know it’s great, they can’t say anything. When he does little things — the other day I saw a video where he’s reading the names and he said Edge, and Tony Khan was like [no] because you can’t use the same name, he does that on purpose. That’s what I’m saying, he’s playing chess. He knew he was supposed to say Adam Copeland, but he knew that if he said that, then Tony’s going to be off camera and there’s literally nothing Tony can do. I believe this to be true, Stone Cold Steve Austin made the most money for Vince over the years. But when you’re talking about salary, how much guys make, Stone Cold & Rock probably topped out between five and ten million dollars a year. They were the ones that really got that downside guarantee as high as it’s ever been, Cena was up there too. I think MJF, when he becomes a free agent, because how many guys have the guts? Think about this, how many guys have the guts, a year or two before your contract is up, to say publicly [to not] even think about coming to me with some weak offer before my deal is up because I don’t care what’s on that piece of paper, I’m going to be a free agent. Think about how many guys in the business today have the guts to say that, and then nobody crushes them. I haven’t heard anybody say, woah, he’s putting his career in jeopardy. I think he’s going to be the highest paid superstar in the history of the business when he becomes a free agent.”
Coachman went on to say that MJF is arguably the number one superstar in the entire world of professional wrestling.
“When you have a guy like him, who’s right now arguably the number one superstar in the world, you could argue that. Obviously everybody will go look at the run that Roman Reigns has had, of course. I’m saying, if you were to have a draft today, who would be your number one pick? Throw them all into the hat.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Coachman said that he will never return to the wrestling industry. Fans can learn more about Coachman's comments by clicking here.
MJF is set to defend the AEW World Championship against Jay White at the Full Gear pay-per-view. Fans can learn more about the card for that event by clicking here.
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