Tony Khan recently talked about the transition of a top AEW star into becoming a locker room leader. The star in question is the world champion himself Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF).During the media briefing ahead of the Full Gear pay-per-view, Tony Khan talked about MJF's evolution both as a performer and behind the scenes. Khan called the 27-year-old one of the biggest homegrown talents in AEW, who has had a lot of growth since becoming the champion.The CEO of the Jacksonville-based company said the Salt of the Earth, who initially took shortcuts and didn't want to defend the world title, has gradually transitioned into a fighting champion since his friendship with Adam Cole. Khan added that this change as a performer also had a positive impact behind the scenes and resulted in MJF becoming a locker-room leader.Khan praised Friedman, calling him a prodigious and indelible wrestling talent destined for greatness, and added that the Jacksonville-based company wants to retain him."He [MJF] has also changed a lot behind the scenes as well, not only is MJF one of our great homegrown stars, a prodigious and indelible wrestling talent that we want here. He'll be someone that people talk about for a long time," Tony Khan said.MJF is set to defend the AEW World Championship against the leader of the Bullet Club Gold, Jay White, at Full Gear on November 18, 2023.