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Maxwell Jacob Friedman

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Biography

Maxwell Tyler Friedman, better known by the ring name Maxwell Jacob Friedman (often shortened to the initials MJF), is an American professional wrestler who made his professional wrestling debut in 2015 for Create A Pro Wrestling. He signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2019 and is a three-time AEW World Champion, including a record-setting first reign of 406 days, and is also a one-time AEW International Champion.

In addition to wrestling, Friedman has pursued acting roles, appearing in The Iron Claw (2023), where he portrayed Lance Von Erich, and in Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) alongside Adam Sandler. He was also featured on Impractical Jokers, a hidden-camera comedy series centered on four lifelong friends who challenge one another to complete embarrassing public dares.

Friedman previously worked for Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he became a one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion and the inaugural MLW World Middleweight Champion. He has also competed on the American independent circuit, including Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he became a one-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time CZW Wired Champion.

Ranked No. 6 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 in 2023, Friedman won Feud of the Year in back-to-back years for his rivalries with Chris Jericho in 2021 and CM Punk in 2022, while also being voted Most Hated Wrestler of the Year in both years. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter named him Best on Interviews in 2021 and 2022 and Most Charismatic in 2020, 2022, and 2023.

Films Featuring Maxwell Jacob Friedman

AEW Revolution 2023

20238.4

AEW Full Gear 2021

20217.6

All In

20188.3

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2

2019

AIW Slumber Party Massacre

AIW Slumber Party Massacre

2019

AAW Path Of Redemption 2018

AAW Path Of Redemption 2018

2018

AEW Double or Nothing 2023

20236.2

AEW Winter Is Coming 2021

20218.0

AEW Revolution 2022

20228.3

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

20237.9

Alpha-1 wrestling Presents Another Long Halloween

Alpha-1 wrestling Presents Another Long Halloween

2018

AEW Awards

2022

AEW Grand Slam

20219.5

AEW All In 2023: London

20237.8

AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour

20236.5

AEW Double or Nothing 2022

20226.6

AEW All Out 2023

20236.8

AEW: WrestleDream 2023

20238.3

AEW Full Gear 2023

20237.8

AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour

20235.0

AEW Worlds End 2023

20237.3

Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two

20236.9

MLW War Games 2018

2018

AEW All Out 2022

20227.7

AEW Fyter Fest

20197.5

AEW Beach Break 2022

AEW Beach Break 2022

20228.0

AEW Full Gear 2022

20227.5

The Floaters

20267.0

The Iron Claw

20237.5

GCW 400 Degreez

2019

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024

20247.3

CZW: Sacrifices

2017

CZW: Better Than Our Best

2018

NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II

20167.4

AEW All In 2024: London

20246.9

RevPro Summer Sizzler 2024 - Road To The Anniversary

2024

AEW All Out 2024

20247.6

AIW Ain't Nothing But A Gangsta Party

2018

GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York

2018

MLW Battle Riot

20188.0

House of Hardcore 39

2018

Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"

20189.0

WSU King and Queen of the Ring

20178.5

AEW Fight for the Fallen 2019

20197.3

AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In

20199.0

MLW Saturday Night SuperFight

20197.0

AEW Revolution 2020

20207.7

Making MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman)

20188.1

AEW Double or Nothing 2020

20207.9

AEW All Out 2020

20207.5

You Cannot Kill David Arquette

20206.7

AEW Fyter Fest

20208.3

AEW Full Gear 2020

20208.1

AEW Full Gear 2019

20197.5

WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus

2017

RevPro High Stakes 2019

2019

AAW Showdown 2018

AAW Showdown 2018

2018

AEW Winter is Coming 2020

20208.8

AEW Bash at the Beach

20207.7

Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration

20207.7

AEW: Dynamite Awards

2021

AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show

20207.7

AEW Double or Nothing 2021

20216.9

Sorry You're Watching This: MJEFF

2019

AEW Road Rager

20217.0

AEW Fyter Fest

20217.2

AEW All Out 2021

20218.0

Happy Gilmore 2

20256.5

AEW WrestleDream 2024

20246.9

AEW Full Gear 2024

20246.6

AEW Worlds End 2024

20247.3

AEW Revolution 2025

20258.0

AEW Dynasty 2025

20256.8

AEW Double or Nothing 2025

20259.2

AEW Revolution 2021

20217.1

AEW All In 2025: Texas

20259.2

AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025

20258.5

CZW Nineteen

2018

CZW Proving Grounds 2018

2018

AEW All Out 2025

20257.9

Violent Night 2

2026

AEW Beach Break

20218.0

CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show

20256.0

PWG: SIXTEEN

2019

AEW Worlds End 2025

20258.7

All Elite Wrestling Fight for the Fallen 2019

All Elite Wrestling Fight for the Fallen 2019

2019

All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020

All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020

2020

AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026

20267.0

AEW Revolution 2026

20269.1

Stranglehold

Stranglehold

AEW Dynasty

20268.3

Wrestlecon Supershow 2018

2018

AEW Double or Nothing 2026

20269.3

AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026

20269.0

AEW All In: London

20269.2