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.
Acted in 94
2020s
- 2027
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21
MJF
- 2026
The Floaters
Matt
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
MJF
AEW Revolution 2026
MJF
AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026
MJF
- 2025
AEW Worlds End 2025
MJF
AEW All Out 2025
MJF
CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show
MJF
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
MJF
AEW All In 2025: Texas
MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
MJF
AEW Dynasty 2025
MJF
AEW Revolution 2025
MJF
- 2024
AEW Worlds End 2024
MJF
AEW Full Gear 2024
MJF
AEW WrestleDream 2024
MJF
AEW All Out 2024
MJF
AEW All In 2024: London
MJF
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2024 - Road To The Anniversary
MJF
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
MJF
- 2023
AEW Worlds End 2023
MJF
AEW Full Gear 2023
MJF
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
MJF
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
MJF
AEW All Out 2023
MJF
AEW All In 2023: London
MJF
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
MJF
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
MJF
AEW Revolution 2023
MJF
- 2022
AEW Full Gear 2022
MJF
AEW All Out 2022
MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
MJF
AEW Awards
MJF
AEW Revolution 2022
MJF
- 2021
AEW Winter Is Coming 2021
MJF
AEW Full Gear 2021
MJF
AEW Grand Slam
MJF
AEW All Out 2021
MJF
AEW Fyter Fest
MJF
AEW Road Rager
MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
MJF
AEW The House Always Wins
MJF
AEW Revolution 2021
MJF
AEW Beach Break
MJF
AEW: Dynamite Awards
MJF
- 2020
AEW Full Gear 2020
MJF
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
MJF
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
MJF
AEW All Out 2020
MJF
AEW Fyter Fest
MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
MJF
AEW Revolution 2020
MJF
AEW Bash at the Beach
MJF
2010s
- 2019
AEW Full Gear 2019
MJF
MLW Saturday Night SuperFight
MJF
PWG: SIXTEEN
MJF
AEW Fight for the Fallen 2019
MJF
AEW Fyter Fest
MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In
MJF
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
MJF
RevPro High Stakes 2019
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Sorry You're Watching This: MJEFF
MJEFF
GCW 400 Degreez
Movie
- 2018
CZW: Better Than Our Best
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
MLW War Games 2018
MJF
All In
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
Movie
MLW Battle Riot
Movie
AIW Ain't Nothing But A Gangsta Party
Movie
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
CZW Proving Grounds 2018
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
CZW Nineteen
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
House of Hardcore 39
Movie
- 2017
WSU King and Queen of the Ring
Maxwell Jacob Feinstein
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
Movie
CZW: Sacrifices
Maxwell Jacob Feinstein
- 2016
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Security Guard
Produced 1
2020s
- 2023
Appearances4
2020s
- 2025
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
Making MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman)
Himself
- 2017
