9 Ups & 2 Downs From AEW Dynamite (27 Oct)
5. MJF Is Still On Fire
The tease of a babyface MJF remains incredible, even if it's part of an elaborate ruse. He is a snake, after all, of which he constantly reminds the audience.
It was thought MJF could never turn face for two key reasons: he is too good in the heel role, generating an impossible, earnest strain of heat in the modern age, and he's a sociopath to his bones. The idea of him simply becoming good is not so much character development but a retcon impossible to take seriously.
His spin on it however is typical of his budding genius: he is the mate you have who will banter you off into oblivion, but is so funny that you never begrudge him for it. His promo was consistent with that; he had the audience laughing along with his insults.
It's his second megastar act at just 26 - if it's actually happening...