MJF Admits He Obsessively Screenshots Criticism and Uses It During Matches

MJF isn’t just confident — he’s wired differently.

During his appearance on the Self-Made Sessions, the AEW World Champion peeled back the curtain on what actually fuels him, and it’s not the praise. It’s the doubt.

When asked about the mentality required to become one of the all-time greats in professional wrestling, MJF made it clear that greatness isn’t just about talent — it’s about obsession. He explained that he believes the best wrestlers are built with a permanent chip on their shoulder, and he doesn’t see that ever changing in himself.

“I don’t think I’m definitely not an exception. I think in order to go down as an all-time great, your brain has to be wired a certain way. Some people are born with a chip on their shoulder. I know I certainly was. And I’ll have one till the day I die. I will. I can’t help it.”

From there, the AEW World Champion detailed how even overwhelming praise doesn’t move him the way one negative comment does. According to MJF, it only takes a single critic to flip a switch.

“If I scroll online and I see hundreds of thousands of positive things… all it takes is one. All it takes is one.”

And he doesn’t just brush it off. He saves it. He studies it. He carries it with him.

“I’m screenshotting that thing. And I’m looking at that thing when I wake up. And I’m looking at that thing when I brush my teeth. And I’m looking at that thing when I’m at the gym. And I’m thinking about that thing in the middle of my match while I’m beating the [__] out of my opponent and I’m waiting for the apology.”

That mindset, he says, is what separates him from everyone else in AEW. Even as he claims he’s doing “the best work in all pro wrestling right now,” he believes there will always be people who refuse to give him credit.

“There will still be people, even when I’m doing the best work in all pro wrestling right now, which I am, who are just going to stand ten toes down on going, ‘I don’t get this MJF thing.’ Simply because they don’t want to be wrong.”

He then compared himself to Michael Jordan — not in skill set, but in mentality.

“I’m no different than MJ in that sense. I take that [__] personally and I use it.”

For MJF, criticism isn’t something to ignore. It’s something to weaponize. Every insult becomes motivation. Every doubter becomes fuel.

With AEW Revolution approaching and his world title reign back on track after a turbulent stretch last year, this version of MJF appears locked in. And if he truly feeds off negativity the way he claims, that could spell trouble for anyone stepping into the ring with him.

Is this level of obsession what makes a generational talent, or is it a dangerous mindset in the long run? Let us know what you think in the comments and share your take.