Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Maxwell T. 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)
- Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- Weight
- 216 lbs (98 kg)
- Born March 15, 1996 (age 26)
- Birth Place New York City, New York
- Billed From
- Plainview, Long Island, New York
- Nicknames Better than You; The Salt of The Earth
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( February 13, 2015 - Present)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion January 7, 2019 Present Promotion INDY February 13, 2015 January 23, 2020 Promotion August 19, 2015 October 13, 2018 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel November 19, 2022 Present 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 - Images
Aug 2015
- Finishers
- Salt of the Earth / Friedman Armbar Special - Fujiwara Armbar ( February 13, 2015 - Present)
- Double Cross - Rolling Cutter ( November 9, 2019 - Present)
- Heat Seeker - Rope Assisted Piledriver ( February 13, 2015 - January 6, 2019)
- South Hamptons Plunge - Hammerlock DDT ( February 13, 2015 - January 6, 2019)
- Swanton Bomb ( February 13, 2015 - January 6, 2019)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song “Better Than You” by These Wolves ft. AK40Devin - Single ( April 26, 2020 - Present)
- Theme Song "Pinnacle" by Mikey Rukus - with The Pinnacle - Team ( March 10, 2021 - Present)
- Theme Song "Dig Deep" by RW Smith - Single ( August 19, 2015 - April 25, 2020)
- Theme Song "Trophies" by Drake - Single ( February 13, 2015 - August 18, 2015)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
All Elite Wrestling
- 1 AEW World Championship
Combat Zone Wrestling
- 1 CZW World Heavyweight Championship
- 2 CZW Wired Championship
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
Major League Wrestling
- 1 MLW World Middleweight Championship
- 1 MLW World Tag Team Championship (with Richard Holliday)
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)
- AEW Casino Ladder Match Winner (2022)
- 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)
- 16° in PWI 500 (2022)
- WON Best on Interviews (2021)
- WON Most Charismatic (2020)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- The Pinnacle - Dash Wilder / Cash Wheeler, Scott Dawson / Dax Harwood, Tully Blanchard, Tye Dillinger / Shawn Spears, Wardlow ( March 10, 2021 - June 1, 2022)
- MJF & Wardlow - Wardlow ( November 13, 2019 - March 9, 2021)
- The Inner Circle - Chris Jericho, Jake Hager / Jack Swagger, Ortiz, Sammy Guevara, Santana, Wardlow ( November 7, 2020 - March 10, 2021)
- Chris Jericho & MJF - Chris Jericho ( January 20, 2021 - March 10, 2021)
- The Dinasty - Richard Holliday, Alexander Hammerstone ( April 4, 2019 - January 11, 2020)
- The Nightmare Family - Brandi Rhodes, Cody Rhodes, Goldust / Dustin Rhodes ( August 31, 2019 - November 9, 2019)
- The Dream Team - Faye Jackson, Malcolm Bivens / Stokely Hathaway, Thomas Sharp, The First Lady of The Dream Team ( January 7, 2018 - June 24, 2018)
- Team Tiger Blood - Acey Romero, Clayton Jackson ( January 31, 2018 - March 14, 2018)
- The Apple Corp - Matt Macintosh, Valerio Lamorte ( November 19, 2016 - December 9, 2017)
- Business Casual - Bear Bronson ( February 13, 2015 - December 10, 2016)
- Managers Malcolm Bivens / Stokely Hathaway, Mark Sterling, Wardlow