AEW's Maxwell Jacob Friedman, better known as MJF, on the art of doing media as a pro wrestler

Episode 651 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF), one of the most talented professional wrestlers in the world today. Friedman is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and they have one of their biggest shows of the year this Sunday August 30 -- AEW All In: London, live from Wembley Stadium  The event will air live around the world on pay-per-view, HBO Max pay-per-view and MyAEW.com. In this podcast, Friedman discusses how he looks at media; how much say he has when a media request comes in; wrestling at one of the world's most famous sports cathedrals; how he navigates interviews where some people want him in character and storyline and other interviews where the outlet wants to talk about the business of wrestling; his thoughts on media training; answering questions from the mainstream press versus a wrestling publication; how he navigates what has become a big social media following; getting bad press; why he thinks Seth Rollins is excellent as a sports analyst; listening to all the wrestling podcasts including Jim Cornette and Brian Last; how he looks at questions about his politics; how much he cares about AEW's TV ratings; his candid thoughts on WWE Radio; why he thinks AEW will be barely be mentioned in the future on WWE Radio; why wrestling content is aggregated so quickly; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.