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Maxwell Jacob Friedman

American professional wrestler

Maxwell T. Friedman (born March 15, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he competes under the ring name Maxwell Jacob Friedman and his initials MJF. He is the current holder of the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring.

Maxwell Jacob Friedman
MJF at Double or Nothing in 2019
Born (1996-03-15) March 15, 1996 (age 28)
Plainview, New York
PartnerLil Swole M.2023
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Maxwell Jacob Feinstein
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
MJF
Pete Lightning
Sandy Bunker
Billed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Billed weight229 lb (104 kg)
Billed fromPlainview, New York
Trained byBrian Myers
Pat Buck
DebutFebruary 13, 2015

Friedman has also competed in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) and Major League Wrestling (MLW).

In AEW, he is a one-time AEW World Champion, a one-time International Champion (he renamed the title to AEW American Championship),[1] a four-time holder of the Dynamite Diamond Ring, and the winner of the 2022 Casino Ladder Match.

Career

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All Elite Wrestling

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On January 7, 2019, Friedman signed a five-year contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).[2] MJF made his AEW in-ring debut at Double or Nothing on May 25, 2019 in a pre-show Casino Battle Royale. He made it to the end before being eliminated by "Hangman" Adam Page.[3]

On the October 2, 2019 episode of Dynamite, MJF ran to the ring with a chair to save his friend Cody from a beatdown by The Inner Circle.[4] At Full Gear, MJF turned heel after hitting Cody in the groin.[5]

At All Out, MJF made his return after a long time away. He wore a mask and was called "The Joker". He won the Casino Ladder match earlier in the night and showed up on the entrance ramp, took off his mask and stared down AEW World Champion CM Punk.[6] On Full Gear, Friedman defeated Jon Moxley to become the youngest AEW World Champion. He won after William Regal turned on Moxley and gave Friedman his brass knuckles, which MJF used to hit Moxley.[7] On the November 30 episode of Dynamite, MJF turned on Regal, attacking him and sending him to the hospital. MJF also threw the Championship in the garbage before revealing his own custom Burberry check pattern AEW World Championship.[8]

In July 2023, MJF and Adam Cole won a tournament to get an AEW World Tag Team Championship match. On the July 29 episode of Collision, MJF turned face for the first time when he embraced Cole after losing their title match against FTR.[9] At All In: Zero Hour on August 27, MJF and Cole defeated Aussie Open to become the ROH World Tag Team Champions.[10]

On the December 27 episode of Dynamite: New Year's Smash, MJF lost the ROH World Tag Team Championships in a 2-on-1 Handicap match to the The Devil's Masked Men. Samoa Joe was supposed to team with MJF to defend the title in place of the injured Adam Cole but he would be attacked by The Devil's Masked Men before the match. This turned out to be a fakeout and Joe would attack MJF after the match.[11] At Worlds End, MJF lost the AEW World title to Samoa Joe.[12] After the match, the lights would go out and come back on. When the lights came on, a returning Adam Cole was seated in the ring with four masked men. The men would pull off their masks and reveal themselves to be The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett), Roderick Strong, and Wardlow. They would attack MJF after his match and Cole pulled The Devil mask out of his jacket revealing himself to be The Devil and betraying MJF.[13] After the event, MJF took some time off because of injuries.[14]

American Champion (2024–present)

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At Double or Nothing on May 26, 2024, MJF returned by attacking Adam Cole.[15] On the Beach Break special episode of Dynamite, MJF turned heel again when he cost Daniel Garcia the AEW International Championship and attacked him.[16] On the July 17 episode of Dynamite, MJF defeated Will Ospreay and won the International Championship for the first time.[17] On the July 24 episode of Dynamite, MJF renamed the International Championship to the AEW American Championship and presented a brand new belt design that featured the colors of the American flag.[18]

Championships

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "AEW International Championship Title History". All Elite Wrestling.
  2. ↑ "POST NEWS UPDATE: MJF's AEW contract is for five years". POSTWrestling. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "AEW Double or Nothing Card Begins to Take Shape". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  4. ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results 10/09/2019". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "AEW Dynamite Live Results: Full Gear Go-Home Show". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  6. ↑ "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. CM Punk for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker vs. Jamie Hayter vs. Hikaru Shida for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Chris Jericho vs. Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, "Jungle Boy" Jack Perry vs. Christian Cage, Casino Ladder Match". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  7. ↑ "AEW Full Gear results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. MJF for the AEW World Championship, The Acclaimed vs. Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee for the AEW Tag Titles, Toni Storm vs. Jamie Hayter for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Death Triangle vs. The Elite for the AEW Trios Titles, Saraya vs. Britt Baker". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "MJF unveils 'Triple B' version of AEW World title, knocks out William Regal". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ Powell, Jason (2023-07-29). "AEW Collision results (7/29): Powell's live review of FTR vs. MJF and Adam Cole for the AEW Tag Titles, Andrade El Idolo vs. Buddy Matthews in a ladder match, ROH TV Champion Samoa Joe vs. Gravity". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  10. ↑ "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Chris Jericho, CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe for the Real World Title, Stadium Stampede". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (12/27): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Jon Moxley vs. Jay White, and Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston in Continental Classic semifinal matches". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Samoa Joe Wins AEW World Title At AEW Worlds End". Fightful. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Adam Cole Revealed As The Devil At AEW Worlds End, Joined By Roderick Strong, The Kingdom And Wardlow". Fightful. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Upton, Felix (2023-12-31). "MJF Expected To Take Time Off Due To Injuries After AEW Worlds End". Ringside News. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  15. ↑ Kahrs, Alex (2024-05-26). "AEW Double or Nothing Results - 5/26/24 (Five Year Anniversary,Title Matches, More!)". WWE News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW Results. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  16. ↑ Mueller, Doc-Chris. "AEW Dynamite Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After Forbidden Door". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  17. ↑ "MJF Wins Gold on Dynamite". Sports Illustrated.com. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  18. ↑ Boone, Matt (July 24, 2024). "AEW American Title Debuts On Dynamite, MJF vs. Will Ospreay II Set For ALL IN". PWMania. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Epic: The 15th Anniversary Event Results". AAW Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ↑ "AEW World Championship history". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  21. ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results November 27, 2019". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  22. ↑ "AEW All Out 2022 Results". All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  23. ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (7/19): Powell's live review of Golden Elite vs. Blackpool Combat Club in a Blood & Guts match, MJF and Adam Cole vs. Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara in the Blind Eliminator tourney finals". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Complete List Of 2022 AEW Award Winners". Fightful. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Title history". Alpha-1 Wrestling. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  26. ↑ "How Adam Cole went from main event substitute to clear choice for 2019 Wrestler of the Year". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  27. ↑ "5/13 CZW 'Sacrifices' Results from Voorhees, NJ: New CZW Champions Crowned". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Pro Wrestling 2022 awards: The best male and female wrestler, feud, faction, promo and more". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  29. ↑ "From MJF and Rhea to...a Viking? Here are the 30 best pro wrestlers under 30". ESPN. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  30. ↑ "MJF Injured at Fight for the Fallen, Vacates Pure Prestige Title for Inspire Pro Wrestling". 411Mania. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  31. ↑ "LDN Capital Championship Title History". LDN Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  32. ↑ "#AndNEW: MJF Becomes First-Ever Limitless Wrestling World Champion". Last Word of Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  33. ↑ "#AndNEW: MJF Becomes First-Ever Limitless Wrestling World Champion". Last Word of Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  34. ↑ "MLW Fusion results: Los Parks vs. The Wagners". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  35. ↑ "The Post's 2022 pro wrestling awards". New York Post. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  36. ↑ "Seth Rollins Tops PWI 500, Roman Reigns, Jon Moxley Also In Top 3". 411Mania. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  37. ↑ "PWI Achievement Awards: Feud of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  38. ↑ "MJF Tapes Over CM Punk's Name On PWI Award, Punk Replies, 'Maybe Find Tape For The Ratings'". Fightful. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  39. ↑ "PWI Achievement Awards: Most Hated Wrestler of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  40. ↑ "AEW All In pre-show results: Powell's live review of MJF and Adam Cole challenging Aussie Open for the AEW Tag Titles, Jack Perry vs. Hook for the FTW Title". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  41. ↑ "Best Performances of 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  42. ↑ "February 21, 2022 Observer Newsletter: 2021 Awards issue, Cody and Brandi Rhodes leave AEW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  43. ↑ "February 27, 2023 Observer Newsletter: 2022 Observer Awards issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  44. ↑ "March 1, 2021, Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2020 awards issue, Elimination Chamber". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2023.

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