Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Acting
- Born:
- 1996-03-15
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Violent Night 2
Stranglehold
AEW All In 2026: London
The Floaters
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
AEW Dynasty 2026
AEW Revolution 2026
AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026
AEW Worlds End 2025
AEW All Out 2025
CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
Happy Gilmore 2
AEW All In 2025: Texas
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
AEW Dynasty 2025
Hollywood Demons
AEW Revolution 2025
AEW Worlds End 2024
AEW Full Gear 2024
AEW WrestleDream 2024
AEW All Out 2024
AEW All In 2024: London
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2024 - Road To The Anniversary
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
AEW Worlds End 2023
The Iron Claw
AEW Full Gear 2023
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
AEW All Out 2023
AEW All In 2023: London
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
AEW Revolution 2023
AEW Full Gear 2022
AEW All Out 2022
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
AEW Awards
Hey! (EW)
AEW Revolution 2022
AEW Beach Break 2022
AEW Winter Is Coming 2021
AEW Full Gear 2021
AEW Grand Slam
AEW All Out 2021
AEW Fyter Fest
AEW Road Rager
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
AEW The House Always Wins
AEW Revolution 2021
AEW Beach Break
AEW: Dynamite Awards
AEW Winter is Coming 2020
AEW Full Gear 2020
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
AEW All Out 2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
AEW Fyter Fest
All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
AEW Revolution 2020
AEW Bash at the Beach
AEW Full Gear 2019
MLW Saturday Night SuperFight
AEW Dark
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
PWG: SIXTEEN
All Elite Wrestling Fight for the Fallen 2019
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2019
AEW Fyter Fest
AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
AIW Slumber Party Massacre
RevPro High Stakes 2019
Sorry You're Watching This: MJEFF
GCW 400 Degreez
Alpha-1 wrestling Presents Another Long Halloween
CZW: Better Than Our Best
MLW War Games 2018
All In
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
MLW Battle Riot
Making MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman)
AIW Ain't Nothing But A Gangsta Party
MLW Fusion
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
AAW Path Of Redemption 2018
CZW Proving Grounds 2018
AAW Showdown 2018
CZW Nineteen
House of Hardcore 39
WSU King and Queen of the Ring
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
CZW: Sacrifices
Catalyst Wrestling
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II