MJF Calls Out “Bad Faith” Critics After Fan Blasts ROH Jacksonville Setup

The conversation around Ring of Honor’s new Jacksonville home just pulled MJF into the mix — and instead of trading insults, he labeled the criticism as something else entirely.

After a fan posted a photo of the WJCT Studios setup and wrote, “No words for how bad this looks ….” the tweet started gaining traction online. The image showed ROH’s smaller studio-style environment, which has been operating with extremely limited seating capacity.

That post eventually reached AEW World Champion MJF. Rather than firing back with a new statement, MJF responded by reposting a previous tweet he had written about online engagement and criticism — making it clear how he views this type of commentary. In the resurfaced message, MJF wrote:

“Can I tell you guys a secret? The accounts that have bad faith takes for engagement are slowly dying. if you stop engaging. They will stop existing. My point being if anyone’s saying I’m not the best world champion in wrestling right now. It’s either a bot or a dumb fuck.”

He didn’t directly mention ROH. He didn’t name the fan. But by dropping that tweet in response to the Jacksonville visual criticism, the message was obvious — he sees it as bad faith engagement.

The debate itself stems from ROH’s move to WJCT Studios, where attendance has ranged somewhere between roughly 43 and 100 people. Compared to traditional wrestling venues — or even the WWE Performance Center’s estimated 400-person capacity — the setup is noticeably smaller.

Most fans argue the visual comes off underwhelming on camera and could affect how talent is perceived. MJF’s response shifts the focus from the venue itself to the intention behind the criticism. In his view, the takes aren’t genuine — they’re designed to generate engagement. Whether fans agree with that assessment is another story.

Is the ROH studio presentation being unfairly attacked, or do fans have a valid point about how it looks on screen? And was MJF right to frame the criticism as bad faith? Let us know what you think in the comments.