AEW star MJF has ruled out appearing for New Japan Pro Wrestling, no matter how much the Japanese promotion is willing to pay.

MJF returned to AEW programming following a three-month absence at AEW All Out 2022, winning the Casino Ladder match.

AEW has a working relationship with NJPW, as fans saw with the successful AEWxNJPW: Forbidden Door event earlier this year.

Speaking to Barstool Rasslin, MJF had harsh words for the promotion when addressing his future.

I am going to go to the highest bidder, could be anybody, as long as it’s not New Japan. F***ing hate New Japan. It’s literally, I don’t understand how people still pretend it’s a company that’s like, important.

“It’s wild to me. They could pay me a billion dollars, I won’t go.”

MJF’s current deal with AEW will expire on January 1, 2024 and he has teased leaving for WWE.

The Salt of the Earth recently negotiated a new deal with AEW that won’t extend his contract length, which is reportedly earning MJF over a million dollars per year.