MJF has a not-so-pleasant reaction to a young fan getting interviewed after her viral AEW moment
AEW celebrated its 250th episode of Dynamite in a major way earlier this month. This was also a major event for MJF, but he's still reeling from one viral moment with a young fan of the sport. A news agency has picked up on the controversy, and now MJF is reacting with choice words for the media and the fan.
Dynamite 250 opened up with MJF defeating Will Ospreay to capture the International Championship. The match was just seconds away from ending at one hour. At one point, The Aerial Assassin chased The Salt Of The Earth into the crowd to continue the brawl. At the encouragement of Ospreay, a young female fan assaulted Maxwell Jacob Friedman. The AEW Original responded to the fan with a middle finger salute, but Ospreay continued to pound on him.
KATV ABC7 in Little Rock interviewed the 7-year-old Mia and her father, Stan Liszewski, as seen below. They claimed the video has more than 10 million views online. It was revealed that Ospreay gave the girl one of his t-shirts. MJF took to X today to respond to the interview with some choice words:
"Glad you people think it’s okay to give screen time to VIOLENT TERRORISTS!!!!!," MJF wrote in response to the clip below.
Social media reactions to the fan involvement at Dynamite 250 were mixed. Fans in the crowd cheered the young fan on, and an adult woman next to her laughed, while her father also cheered her on and filmed the moment. Excalibur also laughed on commentary, but stopped himself and said fans should not get involved like this.
MJF to celebrate on AEW Dynamite: Blood & Guts
AEW will present two big events on Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The 4th annual Dynamite: Blood & Guts special will air live on TBS, while the 3rd annual Royal Rampage special will be taped to air Friday on TNT.
After receiving an explicit challenge this week, MJF has been confirmed for Dynamite to address his title win. Below is the updated Dynamite lineup:
- We will hear from the new International Champion MJF
- Mariah May will debut her "The Glamour" gimmick
- FTW Champion Chris Jericho defends against Minoru Suzuki
- Hikaru Shida vs. Britt Baker in Baker's first match since September
- Blood & Guts Main Event: Team AEW (Mark Briscoe, Swerve Strickland, Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Darby Allin) vs. Team Elite (Jack Perry, Kazuchika Okada, Nicholas Jackson, Matthew Jackson, Adam Page)
AEW has not announced a lineup for Royal Rampage as of this writing. The episode is usually headlined by the double-ring 20-man Battle Royal for a future title shot. Darby Allin won last year, and Brody King won the inaugural match in 2022.