Samoa Joe defeated MJF to win the AEW World Championship at Worlds End 2023.
In a recent interview with ESPN, Joe discussed what it means to win the prestigious AEW World Title and more.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On what it means to be AEW World Champion: “It’s to be the standard bearer of one of the most exciting companies in the industry right now. I’ve said this several times. AEW is a touchstone for the world of wrestling. We don’t limit ourselves to a small, little corner of the wrestling universe. We will go out there. We will fight your champions from any other promotion. And this provides a unique opportunity for me to expand on that championship legacy.”
On winning the title from MJF: “To his credit, you go out there, and it’s ‘go’ time despite all the physical shortcomings he had going into that match. He knew he had to go out there and perform, and he gave it his best go. You can’t think your way around many of these things at this level. Guys have to go out there and grin and bear it, and credit to Max. He was one of those individuals on that night.”
