Maxwell Jacob Friedman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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. 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.
Known For
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Filmography
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21
Movie · as MJF
The Floaters
Movie · as Matt
Violent Night 2
Movie
AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026
Movie · as MJF
AEW Revolution 2026
Movie · as MJF
Stranglehold
Movie · as Darryl
AEW Dynasty 2026
Movie · as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
Movie · as MJF
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026
Movie · as MJF
AEW All In 2026: London
Movie · as MJF
Happy Gilmore 2
Movie · as Gordie
AEW Revolution 2025
Movie · as MJF
AEW Dynasty 2025
Movie · as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
Movie · as MJF
AEW All In 2025: Texas
Movie · as MJF
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
Movie · as MJF
AEW All Out 2025
Movie · as MJF
CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show
Movie · as MJF
AEW Worlds End 2025
Movie · as MJF
Hollywood Demons
TV · as Self - Professional Wrestler · 1 ep
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
Movie · as MJF
AEW All In 2024: London
Movie · as MJF
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2024 - Road To The Anniversary
Movie · as MJF
AEW All Out 2024
Movie · as MJF
AEW WrestleDream 2024
Movie · as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2024
Movie · as MJF
AEW Worlds End 2024
Movie · as MJF
AEW Revolution 2023
Movie · as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
Movie · as MJF
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
Movie · as MJF
AEW All In 2023: London
Movie · as MJF
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
Movie · as MJF
AEW All Out 2023
Movie · as MJF
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
Movie · as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2023
Movie · as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
Movie · as MJF
AEW Worlds End 2023
Movie · as MJF
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two
Movie · as Killer Croc (voice)
The Iron Claw
Movie · as Lance
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV · as MJF · 12 eps
AEW Revolution 2022
Movie · as MJF
AEW Awards
Movie · as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Movie · as MJF
AEW All Out 2022
Movie · as MJF
AEW Beach Break 2022
Movie · as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2022
Movie · as MJF
Hey! (EW)
TV · as MJF · 1 ep
AEW Full Gear 2021
Movie · as MJF
AEW Winter Is Coming 2021
Movie · as MJF
AEW Grand Slam
Movie · as MJF
AEW: Dynamite Awards
Movie · as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Movie · as MJF
AEW Road Rager
Movie · as MJF
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie · as MJF
AEW All Out 2021
Movie · as MJF
AEW Revolution 2021
Movie · as MJF
AEW Beach Break
Movie · as MJF
AEW The House Always Wins
Movie · as MJF
AEW Revolution 2020
Movie · as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
Movie · as MJF
AEW All Out 2020
Movie · as MJF
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Movie · as Self
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie · as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2020
Movie · as MJF
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
Movie · as MJF
AEW Bash at the Beach
Movie · as MJF
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as MJF
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
Movie · as MJF
All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020
Movie
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
Movie · as MJF
AIW Slumber Party Massacre
Movie
AEW Fyter Fest
Movie · as MJF
GCW 400 Degreez
Movie
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2019
Movie · as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In
Movie · as MJF
MLW Saturday Night SuperFight
Movie · as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2019
Movie · as MJF
RevPro High Stakes 2019
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Sorry You're Watching This: MJEFF
Movie · as MJEFF
PWG: SIXTEEN
Movie · as MJF
All Elite Wrestling Fight for the Fallen 2019
Movie
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as MJF · 212 eps
AEW Dark
TV · as MJF · 3 eps
All In
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
AAW Path Of Redemption 2018
Movie
Alpha-1 wrestling Presents Another Long Halloween
Movie
MLW War Games 2018
Movie · as MJF
CZW: Better Than Our Best
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
AIW Ain't Nothing But A Gangsta Party
Movie
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
Movie
MLW Battle Riot
Movie
House of Hardcore 39
Movie
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Making MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman)
Movie · as Himself
AAW Showdown 2018
Movie
CZW Nineteen
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
CZW Proving Grounds 2018
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
MLW Fusion
TV · as Maxwell Jacob Friedman · 1 ep
CZW: Sacrifices
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Feinstein
WSU King and Queen of the Ring
Movie · as Maxwell Jacob Feinstein
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
Movie
Catalyst Wrestling
TV · 2 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Movie · as Security Guard