Maxwell Jacob Friedman

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 threetime AEW World Champion including a recordsetting first reign of 406 days and is also a onetime 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 hiddencamera 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 onetime 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 onetime CZW World Heavyweight Champion and a onetime CZW Wired Champion Ranked No 1 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500 in 2026 Friedman won Feud of the Year in backtoback 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