Despite MJF not being closed off to the idea of one day becoming a WWE star, he also claimed that he would need to be compensated accordingly before leaving AEW. In addition to being satisfied with his position in the promotion, he told Salcedo that it’s important wrestlers are paid what they deserve, and isn’t going to take less money for a chance at creating a bigger public legacy.

“This is where the best wrestle. We’re real premier athletes. We’re not models … we have honed our crafts to the best of our absolute abilities which has made us so incredible, which is precisely why we are getting compensated the way we should be compensated,” he explained. “People will jump to the other place to get booked the same and or worse to be compensated for less. Why? I don’t know. If the answer is legacy, you know what I want my legacy to be? I want my legacy to be that my children are going to be able to afford to go to any school they want. They’re going to be able to afford to go to any restaurant they want … I’m not going to settle for less compensation so I get to have a WrestleMania moment.”

MJF also touched on AEW President Tony Khan and his treatment of the company’s roster, stating that he is caring and genuine, but knows the least he can do is compensate his talent generously after they put their bodies on the line to earn him more revenue.

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit “Denise Salcedo” with a h/t to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

New WWE star Danhausen has explained why he wants The Miz to mentor him, following his recent WWE debut. 

The Miz, in recent years, has gotten his flowers, and it seems that even newer WWE stars like Danhausen are recognizing the talent and important status he has in WWE. The former AEW star, in a recent appearance on “Raw Recap,” stated that The Miz’s numerous title reigns, wins over big-name stars, and his celebrity status prompted him to seek his help. 

“Well, yeah, speaking of reality, he had a reality television show and Danhausen needs his own reality television show or a cartoon or something, but I think the Miz can help Danhausen. I don’t know if you know this, he’s very famous. He has won about 47 championships in this company, I think all of them, he’s main-evented WrestleMania. He’s defeated the tip-top of superstars. So who better to learn from? Who’s arguing with Danhausen about this?” he asked. “He’s done it all. Who better to teach Danhausen how to become — I already said I was a legend — but even more legendary.”

Danhausen made a big splash in WWE after a slow start, featuring in backstage segments on both “WWE Raw” and “WWE SmackDown.” In one of his backstage segments, he encountered The Miz and requested that he mentor him, but The Miz was reluctant to do. Danhausen and The Miz’s on-screen relationship hasn’t gotten off to a good start, as the former angered the latter after asking if he would like to replace his “Miz TV” chat show with Danhausen’s own version of a late-night show. The rebuke resulted in Danhausen cursing his mentor, and the curse seemed to work, as The Miz was knocked out later in the show.

AEW’s Billy Gunn has named his former tag team partner, Road Dogg, as his favorite wrestler of all time.

The duo, who went by the tag team name The New Age Outlaws and were part of D-Generation X, played an important role during the Attitude Era, when their popularity skyrocketed. Gunn recently explained in an interview with “Monopoly Events” that their close personal relationship is why Road Dogg is his favorite of all time. 

“So, this pains me more than I [can imagine] [my favorite] it has to be Road Dogg. He is my favorite. He is my favorite of all time because he was part of one of the best times in wrestling and he is my true partner because I talk to him all the time and it’s just to say, ‘hello’ and that you can’t beat,” said Gunn.

The veteran star also named Road Dogg as his favorite member of the D-Generation X faction, a group which also included Triple H, Chyna, Shawn Michaels, and X-Pac. Gunn has previously credited Road Dogg, aka Brian James, for helping him become a popular star in WWE, saying that James motivated him to become better and helped him believe in himself. 

The tag team had a short time together in WWE, teaming together between 1997 and 2000, before they reunited in TNA a few years down the line. They featured together in the 2010s, eventually leading them to return to WWE, where they had yet another run before they wrestled their final match together in 2015, after which Road Dogg retired from in-ring action. While Road Dogg transitioned to a backstage role, which he recently quit, Billy Gunn continues to wrestle well into his 60s and features sporadically on AEW as well as the indies.

There were many surprises at AEW Revolution, but the one that likely shocked fans the most was the appearance of Ronda Rousey. The former UFC and WWE star went face to face with “Timeless” Toni Storm following Storm’s victory over Rousey’s friend Marina Shafir, prompting security and officials to separate the two before Shafir snuck in a cheap shot on Storm. Rousey and Shafir then disappeared into the crowd, but not before interacting with Shafir’s Death Riders stablemate Jon Moxley just prior to his match with Konosuke Takeshita.

Rousey was on everyone’s mind when AEW owner Tony Khan began taking questions at the post-Revolution media scrum. And when asked what Rousey’s status was with AEW, Khan explained that she was there for one simple reason.

“Well Ronda is a really good friend of Marina Shafir,” Khan said. “And Marina brought her in as backup.”

Khan quickly noted that this wasn’t the first time Rousey had worked for him, having previously teamed with Shafir to take on Athena and Billie Starkz during a November 2023 Ring of Honor taping. The AEW owner was complimentary of that match and Rousey, and while he never confirmed Rousey’s status with AEW, he strongly hinted this wasn’t a one off appearance.

“Ronda Rousey is a huge star,” Khan said. “We have a great relationship with her, she’s wrestled for me before in ROH. And she’s always welcome here in AEW anytime.”

When asked whether Rousey’s appearance meant there’d be an AEW presence at Rousey’s upcoming MMA fight with Gina Carano on May 16, Khan confirmed that was all but guaranteed.

“I think that would be great,” Khan said. “Ronda’s always welcome here, and anybody from AEW who wants to attend that fight is welcome to do so. And Ronda may invite some people. Ronda invited me to the fight tonight. So I guess so. Yeah, it sounds like we’re going to be there.”