AEW’s MJF Names WWE Star’s Previous Character As His Dream Opponent

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AEW World Champion MJF has named a previous iteration of a current WWE star’s character as his dream opponent.

MJF spoke about his dream matches on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, with a decorated star’s name featured in the conversation.

After naming Roddy Piper and John Cena as dream opponents, MJF named Kevin Steen as a star whose in-ring career isn’t over, who he’d most like to face.

Noting that he’d want to face this pre-WWE character specifically and not his current persona Kevin Owens, MJF said:

“I’m going to say Kevin Steen. No (not Kevin Owens), I want Kevin Steen, the one that I watched in Ring of Honor.

“I’m not saying Kevin Owens isn’t spectacular, Kevin Owens is one of the best wrestlers in the world – and it sucks that he’s hurt right now, it kills me – but Kevin Owens can’t exactly say some of the things that Kevin Steen was able to say back in the day.

“I want Kevin Steen, that’s a dream match for me. I think that would probably go down as one of the greatest matches of all time, and one of the greatest promos of all time.”

Kevin Owens has been out of action for almost a year, dealing with a serious neck injury.

He last wrestled at the March 1, 2025 Elimination Chamber premium live event, defeating Sami Zayn in an Unsanctioned match.