Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Acting

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 two-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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

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AEW Revolution 2023

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The 2023 Revolution is the upcoming fourth annual Revolution professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It will take place on March 5, 2023, at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

AEW Full Gear 2021

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AEW Full Gear 2021 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by All Elite Wrestling that took place on November 13, 2021, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was headlined by Kenny Omega (c) vs. Adam Page for the AEW World Championship.

All In

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All In (2018), promoted by Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks, was a landmark independent wrestling event held on September 1, 2018, at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Featuring talent from NJPW, ROH, CMLL, Impact, AAA, MLW, and the NWA, it drew over 10,000 fans, becoming the first U.S. wrestling event outside of WWE or WCW to do so since 1993, and its success led directly to the launch of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in January 2019.

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All In

Maxwell Jacob Friedman

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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2

The Bad Boy Joey Janela felt one Spring Break wasn't enough along with GCW they present The Greatest Clusterfuck as the final event of The Collective.

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GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2

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AIW Slumber Party MassacreMOVIE

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AIW Slumber Party Massacre

AIW Slumber Party Massacre is an event put on by Absolute Intense Wrestling. The event took place at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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AIW Slumber Party Massacre

AAW Path Of Redemption 2018MOVIE

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AAW Path Of Redemption 2018

AAW presents Path of Redemption 2018 from the Knights of Columbus Hall in LaSalle, Illinois.

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AAW Path Of Redemption 2018

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AEW Double or Nothing 2023

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Featuring: MJF (c) vs. Darby Allin vs. “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara – Pillars Four-way match for the AEW World Championship FTR (c) vs. Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett – AEW World Tag Team Championship match with special guest referee Mark Briscoe Wardlow (c) vs. Christian Cage – Ladder match for the AEW TNT Championship Orange Cassidy (c) vs. 20 competitors TBD – 21-man Blackjack Battle Royale for the AEW International Championship Jamie Hayter (c) vs. Toni Storm – AEW Women’s World Championship match Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Jon Moxley, and Wheeler Yuta) vs. The Elite (Hangman Adam Page, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks) – Anarchy in the Arena match Jade Cargill (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie – AEW TBS Championship match Ethan Page and The Gunns vs. Isiah Kassidy and The Hardys Chris Jericho vs. Adam Cole – Unsanctioned match

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AEW Double or Nothing 2023

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AEW Winter Is Coming

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AEW Title: Danielson vs Page. MJF vs Dante Martin. Hikaru Shida vs Serena Deeb. Wardlow vs Matt Sydal.

AEW Revolution 2022

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AEW Revolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The 2022 event was held in Orlando Florida at the Addition Financial Arena.

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

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The 2023 Forbidden Door was the second annual Forbidden Door professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on June 25, 2023, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

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Production

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The Iron Claw

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The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

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The Iron Claw

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