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traitorestraven · 2 years

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actually! kinda fascinating how all of the older men that become obsessed with mjf do so in a way that's proprietary. they all want to have or have had a hand in making him, even Punk, who's the only of MJF's line of enemies/mentors to be antagonistic to him from the start. Cody's sentimentality towards MJF is all wrapped up in the idea that he found this diamond in the rough kid and saw something in him no one else could, and this gave him special insight into who MJF was as a person that even the audience--which sees everything--didn't have. Jericho wanted a second Sammy Guevara, a rising star he could control in order to keep himself at the top. Punk literally tied them together with a chain. setting aside any fan interpretations (gay shit), it's an interesting theme to have surrounding a character whose express purpose is to be as repulsive as possible!

#aew #txt #mjf #like..... mjf is constantly chasing approval in this really fascinating way?#obvs there's the 'he's a coward who is attaching himself to stronger people he can hide behind' interpretation #but i think! at this point! it's pretty obvious that he's looking for proof that he Belongs Here #and won't be kicked out by the gatekeepers or rejected en masse #like... what is it that draws people like cody rhodes to him in the first place?#why did punk initiate their feud?#what about william regal?#i know that i'm overanalyzing but the pattern is STRONG at this point and there's a lot to dig into!#(also interesting that he's never tried this shit with mox #who is arguably aew's Top Guy #and mox has never looked for it in the way that punk did)#(like if he's just attaching himself to whoever's strongest then why not mox?#or kenny?#why these specific older men?)#(current running theory is that the men he winds up attached to are all reminded of themselves when they look at him)#(so the way they interact with him is in some ways a reflection of their own self image)#(cody wants to believe that he's good jericho wants gifts praise etc. punk wants to destroy himself)#(currently unsure as to what regal wants but i guess we'll find out)

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