MJF also recalled watching Brock Lesnar for the first time, which was when he began watching pro wrestling, and was mesmerized by the sheer size of “The Beast Incarnate.” But, he added that he always tended to go back to watching ’80s wrestling.

“People always feel old when I say this, but the guy that was world champion when I first started watching was Brock. And I remember watching Brock versus Rock and being like, ‘That guy just beat The Rock.’ I was just so confused I was like, ‘Who’s this gigantic animal of a man?’ And then you know I was already just hooked at the prospect of it and I’d be on YouTube and I would be watching you know older wrestling,” he revealed. “I don’t think I was the biggest fan of what was going on present day as I was growing up outside of a couple talents.”

The AEW star, who previously named his Mt. Rushmore, also discussed his top five stars in pro wrestling. He emphasized that a wrestler’s significance should primarily be measured by the money they generate for the company. 

“I think it’s got to be Flair, Hogan, Dusty, Stone Cold, Rock, and then if you’re still moving forward after that, you got to go with Cena. And then if you want to go backwards again, you know, Bruno [Sammartino] in his time was the biggest box office there was. That’s what it’s genuinely supposed to be about, who is helping their company the most,” said MJF.