Cast
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Acting
Cast
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Known for
Acting
Born
1996-03-15
From
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Pete Lighting, Maxwell J. Feinstein, MJF
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. 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.
Happy Gilmore 2
as Gordie
The Iron Claw
as Lance
AEW Full Gear 2021
as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2022
as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2020
as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2023
as MJF
Violent Night 2
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two
as Killer Croc (voice)
AEW Revolution 2026
as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2019
as MJF
AEW Dynasty 2026
as MJF
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self
CZW: Sacrifices
as Maxwell Jacob Feinstein
AEW Full Gear 2024
as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
as MJF
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
as MJF
AEW All Out 2020
as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2020
as MJF
The Floaters
as Matt
AEW All Out 2025
as MJF
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
as MJF
All In
as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
AEW Revolution 2021
as MJF
AEW Bash at the Beach
as MJF
AEW: Dynamite Awards
as MJF
AEW All In 2024: London
as MJF
AEW Worlds End 2023
as MJF
AEW WrestleDream 2024
as MJF
AEW Dynasty 2025
as MJF
AEW All Out 2021
as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
as MJF
AEW All In 2025: Texas
as MJF
AEW All Out 2022
as MJF
AEW Fight for the Fallen
as MJF
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
as MJF
AEW Grand Slam Australia 2026
as MJF
AEW Road Rager
as MJF
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
as MJF
AEW Revolution 2025
as MJF
AEW Grand Slam
as MJF
AEW Revolution 2023
as MJF
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
as MJF
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
as MJF
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
as MJF
AEW Fyter Fest
as MJF
AEW Revolution 2022
as MJF
AEW Beach Break 2022
as MJF
AEW Worlds End 2024
as MJF
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
as MJF
Stranglehold
as Daryl
AEW Revolution 2020
as MJF
CZW Nineteen
as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
AEW Fyter Fest
as MJF
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
as Security Guard
AEW Double or Nothing 2019: The Buy In
as MJF
AEW All In 2023: London
as MJF
MLW Saturday Night SuperFight
as MJF
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
as MJF
AEW Worlds End 2025
as MJF
MLW War Games 2018
as MJF
AEW All Out 2024
as MJF
AEW Awards
as MJF
AEW Winter is Coming
as MJF
AEW Fyter Fest
as MJF
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
AEW All Out 2023
as MJF
All Elite Wrestling Double or Nothing 2020
MLW Battle Riot
AEW Beach Break
as MJF
WrestleCircus The Squared Ring Circus
AEW Dynamite Anniversary Show
as MJF
Beyond Wrestling & WWR Present "Lit Up"
as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
RevPro High Stakes 2019
as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
PWG: SIXTEEN
as MJF
AIW Ain't Nothing But A Gangsta Party
CMLL 92nd Anniversary Show
as MJF
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2024 - Road To The Anniversary
as MJF
GCW 400 Degreez
House of Hardcore 39
AIW Slumber Party Massacre
Making MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman)
as Himself
CZW: Better Than Our Best
as Maxwell Jacob Friedman
WSU King and Queen of the Ring
as Maxwell Jacob Feinstein
All Elite Wrestling Fight for the Fallen 2019
AEW Winter Is Coming
as MJF
AAW Showdown 2018
GCW Joey Janela's Lost In New York
AAW Path Of Redemption 2018
Sorry You're Watching This: MJEFF
as MJEFF
CZW Proving Grounds 2018
as Maxwell Jacob Friedman