MJF - Pro Wrestler Profile
AEW American Championship

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of MJF, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Maxwell Tyler Friedman was born in New York City, New York on March 15, 1996, and he is currently 28 years old.

He is currently working for AEW, under the ring name of MJF, and he is the reigning AEW American Champion, holding the title for 9 days.

Profile Info

  • Gender Male
  • Real Name Maxwell Tyler Friedman
  • Ring Names
    • MJF ( January 7, 2019 - Present)
    • Maxwell Jacob Friedman ( April 30, 2017 - January 6, 2019)
    • Maxwell Jacob Feinstein ( February 13, 2015 - June 8, 2018)
    • Pete Lightning ( August 19, 2015 - August 10, 2016)
  • Born March 15, 1996 (age 28)
  • Nationality Nationality: United StatesUnited States
  • Birth Place New York City, New York
  • Billed From
    • Plainview, Long Island, New York
  • Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
  • Weight
    • 216 lbs (98 kg)
  • Nicknames Better than You; The Salt of The Earth

Career History

  • Roles

    • Wrestler ( February 13, 2015 - Present)
  • Promotions / Brands

    Promotionfromto
    Promotion All Elite WrestlingAEW January 7, 2019Present
    Promotion Ring of HonorROH August 27, 2023 December 27, 2023
    Promotion INDY February 13, 2015 January 23, 2020
    Promotion Major League WrestlingMLW October 5, 2017 January 11, 2020
    Promotion Combat Zone WrestlingCZW August 19, 2015 October 13, 2018
  • Images History

    May 2024
    May 2024
    Nov 2022
    Nov 2022
    Aug 2015
    Aug 2015
  • Face / Heel Turns

    Alignmentfromto
    Heel July 3, 2024Present
    Face July 29, 2023 July 2, 2024
    Tweener July 5, 2023 July 28, 2023
    Heel November 19, 2022 July 4, 2023
    Tweener October 26, 2022 November 18, 2022
    Heel November 9, 2019 October 25, 2022
    Face August 9, 2019 November 8, 2019
    Heel August 19, 2015 August 8, 2019

  • Finishers

    • Salt of the Earth / Friedman Armbar Special - Fujiwara Armbar ( February 13, 2015 - Present)
    • Heat Seeker - Rope Assisted Piledriver ( September 7, 2016 - Present)
    • Brainbuster ( May 26, 2024 - Present)
    • Double Clothesline - with Adam Cole ( July 19, 2023 - December 30, 2023)
    • Double Cross - Rolling Cutter ( November 9, 2019 - September 5, 2020)
    • South Hamptons Plunge - Hammerlock DDT ( September 7, 2016 - January 6, 2019)
    • Cross Armbreaker ( February 13, 2015 - September 7, 2016)
    • Package Piledriver ( February 13, 2015 - September 7, 2016)
    • Spear ( February 13, 2015 - September 7, 2016)
    • Running Knee ( February 13, 2015 - September 7, 2016)
  • Theme Songs

    • Theme Song "Dig Deep" by RW Smith - Single ( August 19, 2015 - Present)
    • Theme Song "Better Than You, Bay-Bay" by Mikey Rukus - with Adam Cole - Team ( July 19, 2023 - December 30, 2023)
    • Theme Song "Pinnacle" by Mikey Rukus - with The Pinnacle - Team ( March 10, 2021 - June 1, 2022)
    • Theme Song "Trophies" by Drake - Single ( February 13, 2015 - August 18, 2015)

Titles & Accomplishments

  • All Elite Wrestling

    Ring of Honor

  • Combat Zone Wrestling

    • 1 CZW World Heavyweight Championship
    • 2 CZW Wired Championship

    Major League Wrestling

    • 1 MLW World Middleweight Championship
    • 1 MLW World Tag Team Championship (with Richard Holliday)

    AAW Wrestling

    • 1 AAW Heritage Championship

    Alpha-1 Wrestling

    • 1 A1 Outer Limits Championship

    Dramatic Dream Team

    • 1 Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship

    Inspire Pro Wrestling

    • 1 Inspire Pro Wrestling Pure Prestige Championship

    Limitless Wrestling

    • 1 Limitless Wrestling World Championship

    Maryland Championship Wrestling

    • 1 MCW Rage Television Championship

    Rockstar Pro Wrestling

    • 1 American Luchacore Championship
    • 1 Rockstar Pro Trios Championship (with Ace Romero & Clayton Jackson)

    Xcite Wrestling

    • 1 Xcite International Championship
  • Other Accomplishments

    • AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring Winner (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
    • AEW Casino Ladder Match Winner (2022)
    • AEW Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Winner (2023 - with Adam Cole)
    • AEW Dynamite Award - Best Mic Duel (2021 - with CM Punk on Dynamite Thanksgiving Eve)
    • CBS Sports' Rookie of the Year (2019)
    • PWI Feud of the Year (2021 - vs. Chris Jericho; 2022 - vs. CM Punk)
    • PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2021, 2022)
    • 6° in PWI 500 (2023)
    • WON Best on Interviews (2021, 2022)
    • WON Most Charismatic (2020, 2022, 2023)
    • National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame induction (2023)
    • Oyster Bay's Key to Town (2023 - for charitable endeavors)

Teams & Relations

MJF Games Appearances (1)

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