MJF opens up about changes in Tony Khan's approach

AEW has had an amazing year so far. Tony Khan has arguably been making brilliant booking decisions, and the company is gaining new fans every week. The recently concluded All In 2025 pay-per-view was a massive success, and hopefully, this momentum will continue for months and years.

One of All Elite Wrestling's biggest stars is Maxwell Jacob Friedman. MJF is a former AEW World Champion and a former AEW International Champion. At All In 2025, he won the Men's Casino Gauntlet Match, due to which he has received a guaranteed opportunity to challenge for the AEW World Title in the future.

In a recent interview with Adrian Hernandez, the Salt of the Earth spoke about several things, including his boss Tony Khan's changes in approaches regarding his company.

Friedman said that Khan is solely focused on All Elite Wrestling at the moment. He added that, even though he can't stand the 42-year-old, he gave him utmost credit for making the Jacksonville-based promotion the second most financially successful professional wrestling company of all time.

"Tony's approach now is a whole lot different. This is the most professional he has ever been online. He is only talking about our company. He's not throwing pot shots. And that's because the truth is, he really is only focused on our s***. Fully. And I will give him credit for that. (...) As much as I hate his guts, you have to give him credit for that. You have to. We are the second most financially successful professional wrestling company of all time. After only six years. It sounds fake, but it's not," MJF said. (From 11:05 to 12:21)

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