Where's MJF?

The former AEW World Heavyweight Champion hasn't been seen since World's End 2023. Where is he?

by Michael Hamflett
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Maxwell Jacob Friedman hasn't appeared on AEW television in 2024, having lost the World Heavyweight Championship at the World's End pay-per-view on December 31st. It's now been revealed why.

Per Deadline, 'The Salt Of The Earth' has just wrapped filming on The Floaters, a jewish summer camp comedy movie also starring Jackie Tohn from GLOW, Sarah Podemski, Aya Cash, Judah Lewis, Nina Bloomgarden, Jake Ryan, Seth Green, Steve Guttenberg and others.

MJF was an executive producer on The Iron Claw, having also played Lance Von Erich in the movie. He's made no secret of his attempt to move into Hollywood in the past, and having added another motion picture to resumé, his wrestling comeback may veer further into the distance despite last year becoming the longest reigning Champion in AEW's short history.

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He remains a much-speculated-upon talent following his own teases going back years about the (bidding) "War Of 2024". The general belief is that he has already re-signed with All Elite Wrestling, but stranger things have happed in pro wrestling and some fans are leaning on that precedent to fantasy book a shock switch to WWE later in the year.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett