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Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Actor

Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Born March 15, 1996 in New York City, New York, USA94 films

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.

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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. 1 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 in 2026, 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.

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Filmography

94 films as actor
  1. 2026Violent Night 2
  2. 2026StrangleholdDaryl
  3. 2026AEW All In 2026: LondonMJF
  4. 2026The FloatersMatt
  5. 2026AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026MJF
  6. 2026AEW Double or Nothing 2026MJF
  7. 2026AEW DynastyMJF
  8. 2026AEW Revolution 2026MJF
  9. 2026AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026MJF
  10. 2025AEW Worlds End 2025MJF
  11. 2025AEW All Out 2025MJF
  12. 2025CMLL 92nd Anniversary ShowMJF
  13. 2025AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025MJF
  14. 2025Happy Gilmore 2Gordie
  15. 2025AEW All In 2025: TexasMJF
  16. 2025AEW Double or Nothing 2025MJF
  17. 2025AEW Dynasty 2025MJF
  18. 2025AEW Revolution 2025MJF
  19. 2024AEW Worlds End 2024MJF
  20. 2024AEW Full Gear 2024MJF
  21. 2024AEW WrestleDream 2024MJF
  22. 2024AEW All Out 2024MJF
  23. 2024AEW All In 2024: LondonMJF
  24. 2024RevPro Summer Sizzler 2024 - Road To The AnniversaryMJF
  25. 2024AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024MJF
  26. 2023AEW Worlds End 2023MJF
  27. 2023The Iron ClawLance
  28. 2023AEW Full Gear 2023MJF
  29. 2023AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero HourMJF
  30. 2023Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part TwoKiller Croc (voice)
  31. 2023AEW: WrestleDream 2023MJF
  32. 2023AEW All Out 2023MJF
  33. 2023AEW All In 2023: LondonMJF
  34. 2023AEW All In 2023: London - Zero HourMJF
  35. 2023AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023MJF
  36. 2023AEW Double or Nothing 2023MJF
  37. 2023AEW Revolution 2023MJF
  38. 2022AEW Full Gear 2022MJF
  39. 2022AEW All Out 2022MJF
  40. 2022AEW Double or Nothing 2022MJF
  41. 2022AEW AwardsMJF
  42. 2022AEW Revolution 2022MJF
  43. 2022AEW Beach Break 2022MJF
  44. 2021AEW Winter Is Coming 2021MJF
  45. 2021AEW Full Gear 2021MJF
  46. 2021AEW Grand SlamMJF
  47. 2021AEW All Out 2021MJF
  48. 2021AEW Fyter FestMJF
  49. 2021AEW Road RagerMJF
  50. 2021AEW Double or Nothing 2021MJF
  51. 2021AEW The House Always WinsMJF
  52. 2021AEW Revolution 2021MJF
  53. 2021AEW Beach BreakMJF
  54. 2021AEW: Dynamite AwardsMJF
  55. 2020AEW Winter is Coming 2020MJF
  56. 2020AEW Full Gear 2020MJF
  57. 2020AEW Dynamite Anniversary ShowMJF
  58. 2020Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary CelebrationMJF
  59. 2020AEW All Out 2020MJF
  60. 2020AEW Fyter FestMJF
  61. 2020All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020
  62. 2020AEW Double or Nothing 2020MJF
  63. 2020AEW Revolution 2020MJF
  64. 2020AEW Bash at the BeachMJF
  65. 2019AEW Full Gear 2019MJF
  66. 2019MLW Saturday Night SuperFightMJF
  67. 2019PWG: SIXTEENMJF
  68. 2019All Elite Wrestling Fight for the Fallen 2019
  69. 2019AEW Fight for the Fallen 2019MJF
  70. 2019AEW Fyter FestMJF
  71. 2019AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy InMJF
  72. 2019GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2MJF
  73. 2019AIW Slumber Party Massacre
  74. 2019RevPro High Stakes 2019Maxwell Jacob Friedman
  75. 2019Sorry You're Watching This: MJEFFMJEFF
  76. 2019GCW 400 Degreez
  77. 2018Alpha-1 wrestling Presents Another Long Halloween
  78. 2018CZW: Better Than Our BestMaxwell Jacob Friedman
  79. 2018MLW War Games 2018MJF
  80. 2018All InMaxwell Jacob Friedman
  81. 2018GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
  82. 2018MLW Battle Riot
  83. 2018AIW Ain't Nothing But A Gangsta Party
  84. 2018Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"Maxwell Jacob Friedman
  85. 2018Wrestlecon Supershow 2018Maxwell Jacob Friedman
  86. 2018AAW Path Of Redemption 2018
  87. 2018CZW Proving Grounds 2018Maxwell Jacob Friedman
  88. 2018AAW Showdown 2018
  89. 2018CZW NineteenMaxwell Jacob Friedman
  90. 2018House of Hardcore 39
  91. 2017WSU King and Queen of the RingMaxwell Jacob Feinstein
  92. 2017WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
  93. 2017CZW: SacrificesMaxwell Jacob Feinstein
  94. 2016NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IISecurity Guard