Maxwell Jacob Friedman
MJF in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maxwell Tyler Friedman March 15, 1996 |
| Spouse | |
| Website | maxwelljacobfriedman |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Maxwell Jacob Friedman MJF Maxwell Jacob Feinstein Pete Lightning Sandy Bunker |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Billed weight | 226 lb (103 kg) |
| Billed from | Plainview, Long Island, New York |
| Trained by | Brian Myers Pat Buck |
| Debut | February 13, 2015 |
| Signature | |
Maxwell Tyler Friedman (born March 15, 1996), better known by the ring name Maxwell Jacob Friedman or simply the initials MJF, is an American professional wrestler and actor. As a wrestler, he has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since January 2019.
Friedman began his professional wrestling career on the independent circuit in 2015, and soon joined Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), where he became a one-time CZW World Heavyweight Champion and a one-time CZW Wired Champion. He joined Major League Wrestling (MLW) in 2017, becoming the inaugural MLW World Middleweight Champion and won the MLW World Tag Team Championship once. Friedman signed with AEW in 2019 and has since become a three-time AEW World Champion, with his first reign being the longest reign for the title at 406 days, a one-time AEW International Champion, and a record six-time AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring winner. He also won the Casino Ladder Match and Casino Gauntlet match once each. With AEW's relationships with Ring of Honor (ROH) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Friedman won the ROH World Tag Team Championship and CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship once each.
Outside of wrestling, Friedman appeared in the comedies Happy Gilmore 2 and Violent Night 2.