Last week, MJF called in to Busted Open Radio and offered TNA star Nic Nemeth (fka Dolph Ziggler in WWE) a shot at his AEW world championship . Nemeth quickly said he’s “on board” with the idea but is currently
focused on winning the TNA world title. At the time, I assumed the match won’t happen because TNA has an ongoing partnership with WWE and doesn’t want to piss them off by working with its rival promotion.
Perhaps that’s a poor assumption. In a new interview with Card Player, Nemeth said TNA gives him the freedom to do whatever he wants, and that includes challenging for the AEW world championship. However, he’s not sure that MJF is actually serious about giving him a title shot. Nemeth also talked trash for being a far better wrestler than the AEW’s top star.
“The really funny thing is, yeah, we can do it. I don’t know any inside dealings with AEW, but it seems like MJF can do what he likes. He’s now hitting like independent shows. He’s going to CMLL, he’s all over the world. And I’m allowed to do basically whatever the hell I want with TNA. So, it absolutely can be real. I’m sure he was just talking out his ass because he thinks I probably won’t do it or it probably can’t happen.
But I appreciate it because he’s got all the potential in the world to be one of the greatest of all time and so far from what I’ve watched and I’m a fan of his, but he couldn’t possibly hang in the ring with me. He’s hung around a broken-down Daniel Bryan. Okay, that was probably just Daniel Bryan kind of leading the way, so the kids got a hell of a future. He’s going to be a fantastic multi-time champion, and I really think he’ll be solidified as a legend, but at the moment he couldn’t hold my jockstrap.
But if we ever get a chance to prove it, I would be humbled and honored to do it. Look at this match from two people who work in two different companies. And if we find a way to make it happen, whether it’s money or people or a city, I’ll do it and donate to charity. I don’t care. Have this match that no one thinks could possibly happen this year and make it go down and have everyone saying, ‘holy shit, this stuff can really happen.’”
Fans can make things happen. So not just MJF talking on his ass and trying to promote his show that I was going to watch anyway because I have to talk about it on Thursdays on Busted Open. But give him a chance to actually back up the shit he talks.”
Do you think there’s any chance in hell that we actually see a TNA star challenge for the AEW world title in 2026? Let me know in the comments below, Cagesiders.
