News 12 chats with AEW Superstar Maxwell Jacob Friedman

Our Andrew Rappaport caught up with AEW Superstar Maxwell Jacob Friedman in his hometown of Plainview!

[@SomePotato]

Would be fun if AEW crowds welcomed him by singing "You are my sunshine".

[@morganlong6495]

Just wait for AEW to come to the UK. I’d almost guarantee it happens

[@senordd]

If Vince got his hands on him, you know he’d have an opera singer gimmick

[@jawwadkhan8982]

@@senordd Ohh so true!

[@thoughtstorn854]

@@senordd 😂

[@elijahhill6602]

@@senordd *Our Drama King wants to know his location immediately.*

[@JthanDestroyer]

Great interviewer understood mjf and only asked questions instead of being snarky like most interviewers nowadays

[@onlyfins5729]

Plainview tough guy 😂😂

[@lilspliffster88]

MJF being kind too people what bizarre world were in

[@goodfella1401]

I feel like little Max started his kayfabe as a child and he got better at it when he became an adult

[@TheBoyUpNorth]

He looks 18 and 42 at the same time

[@H.K.5]

Definitely doesn't look 42 either, idk what this guy is talking about lol

[@invoked5114]

He looks like 25-30 which he is

[@fredy8296]

Late millennial to Gen z I guess, aging rapidly.

[@primekiller5729]

This is as nice that I've seen of MJF!

[@ThePuckyShow]

right? I think that laugh at 4:00 is so genuine fr

[@jawwadkhan8982]

Just because its for long island XD I love this guy !

[@markhutchison2240]

He was sweet on Rosie O’Donnell too at age 5.

[@ryano2883]

He was nice to Rosie O'Donnell and he was nice to Brandi on her show. LOL

[@tacobellalugosi2527]

@@ryano2883 people who have met him say he's a very cool guy .outside of anything aew .when a cam is onand he knows it . Mjf comes out .

[@fatnipples2.044]

The kayfabe never dies. AEW forever

[@hellawaits6544]

@giftofgab247 Considering that TNT extended AEW's contract to 4 years, I'd say that's incorrect.

[@hellawaits6544]

@giftofgab247 4 years isn't forever, but 4 years is definitely a much longer time than many claimed. Cody's feud with MJF? Cody vs Wardlow in a steel cage? Jon Moxley's feud with the Inner Circle that is comparable to DDP vs the nWo? Some of the best Wrestling segments to be on national US television in years, and AEW's ratings have surpassed NXT's ratings recently as a result. Yes it's absolutely possible that AEW could go south, but things are looking pretty good so far. I get it if you don't like AEW, but personally I'm optimistic. That's awesome that you were there for the Monday Night Wars.

[@hellawaits6544]

@giftofgab247Nothing wrong with Wrestling not being for you anymore. If AEW is not your thing, have you tried NJPW, NWA, or MLW? I wouldn't recommend Ring of Honor if you don't prefer AEW. I tried both Ring of Honor and NJPW and neither quite suited me. But AEW suits me really well on the other hand. Yeah, I'm glad they are succeeding as well, I guess we'll just have to see if at any point they start to decline like WCW did, though I sure hope not.

[@wozthescott2804]

@giftofgab247 yeah because you can predict the future

[@wozthescott2804]

@giftofgab247 Nah

[@GamezOfWar]

Closest to out of character we will see..

[@wrestlingjunkeezpod]

The stuff with Brandi on youtube was pretty close as well.

[@CurseTheCosmos]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHXHqI2lh6dnbbc

[@_Amit_Sunil]

Also see the Kenny Johnson MJF documentary

[@juliusjujusurratt9568]

@@wrestlingjunkeezpod I remember that episode he was eyeing up Cody lmao 🤣🤣🤣

[@YeTism]

the high spots interview too

[@ChurchOfTUPAC]

I love how he tells the guy he looks ridiculous tho he's wearing Shrek ears. Great video.

[@mmooraj]

Thats what makes him such a KickAss heel

[@billcowan5539]

The pride of Long Island New York

[@alcomedy6969]

Big facts you know what we're about lol

[@FrankGerret]

Mjf and Kris Statlander doing the Island proud.

[@Renzo-XIII]

@@FrankGerret John Silver

[@FrankGerret]

@@Renzo-XIII now Max Caster too!

[@chrislince5720]

WE WILL CHEER FOR HIM AT UBS DECEMBER 8TH

[@johndotcue]

His character works perfectly everywhere because of how realistic it is. Like I can definitely see a dude walking around talking like this in real life. Not saying every gimmick should be real, just saying why him staying in his gimmick 24/7 works.

[@dead99skull99]

Kinda relaxing seeing MJF being real but I still like his "im better than everybody" role in AEW

[@DeltaDW]

Oh yeah, he's the master of believable kayfabe. He goes in and out of truth and kayfabe so fast that its hard to catch which is which.

[@oceanwavedvd]

What a lucky school to have been in the presence of such greatness this man is a saint SALT OF THE EARTH

[@stansmith2188]

oceanwavedvd I go to that school. I had that gym teacher. He is the best gym teacher and a great person, but this school mostly besides is dogshiz we did not deserve to have the Burberry scarf man here

[@hsuxdwya9305]

I worked at

[@hsuxdwya9305]

Dang autocorrect I went to hs with him.

[@jonprue4202]

Literally Salt of the Earth!

[@crowns9966]

MJF looks and acts like someone who could have a great show on Adult Swim

[@bigstupidgrin]

He is Master Shake. Different voice of course.

[@Robermetal]

He does this without his character i think is the only time he breacks character here

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

@@Robermetal He still was in kayfabe here.

[@tylertravis2081]

@@Robermetal nah i dont think he broke anything

[@dgwretsling7580]

I love how he stays in character all the time

[@TheSketter2010]

even at 5 he knew, I love to hate this guy

[@F1rsttimer]

MJF must have HATED doing that 2-Sweet! 😵

[@melchardcaranto4675]

3:16 "I like my scarf!" MJF: Well somebody has to.

[@TheSketter2010]

he isn't kidding, he doesn't know me, but I do think he is a god

[@GGsGrave]

Do you know he's better than you?

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

Don't idolize people.

[@coreymarch9428]

He's better than me and I know it

[@huntermanfortnite9934]

@@user-fe8gx3ie5v Why not???

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

@@huntermanfortnite9934 It's not good for you or them.

[@fozzyisere446]

Always in character no matter what ! MJF is the future of wrestling 💯👊. Protects his kayfabe just like the undertaker did in his prime

[@trendmassacre8423]

...and he does it very well.

[@vince11harris]

Kayfabe is useless nowadays. Everybody knows it’s fake and stuff behind the scenes so there’s no point

[@victormoisesgalvan1596]

What's insane is how damn good he is at keeping character 😳. It's no wonder he's the top of the line when it comes to heels and HE IS AEW.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

After a while...it's KINDA because that's who he is. He's a Jew douchebag. Not really a stretch.

[@zohaibhussain2524]

Am I the only one who thinks this would've been funnier with wardlow in it too for the bants

[@hayatorpg3896]

When his high school coach came, I bet Max Friedman and MJF was battling hard for his mind lol

[@kiiioi]

Aww MJF ain't that bad of a guy.

[@brownhead31]

When he out of character

[@lawrencemowery3704]

Maybe he's just misunderstood when he's on dynamite he's in character but in real life he may not be a bad guy

[@lawrencemowery3704]

I don't know for sure tho

[@lawrencemowery3704]

What baseball team does he like?

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@lawrencemowery3704 To answer both your questions, Lawrence: 1. No, I'm pretty sure he's not an asshole in real life. Max Friedman when he's not in the MJF persona is probably a total sweetheart, but he keeps it on in order to maintain kayfabe, which very few people in wrestling do anymore nor as good as he does. 2. The Mets, I guess? He grew up in Plainview, and that's not far from Queens where the Mets play, so I think that would make the most sense.

[@TheSteveTell]

MJF is hilarious

[@TVsttic]

he's half in kayfabe and half actual MJF

[@davidmilner1262]

Andrew, be a doll and open the door for me and hold it hahahahahhaahhaaha

[@jasonpaul292]

'I like my scarf' well somebody has to ouch

[@014daddy]

Best heel ever

[@drewigi]

He's so quick witted

[@kemy6775]

MJF is gold

[@aaronm8143]

I feel like out of character MJF is a sweet heart.

[@MrMrMrprofessor]

He's apparently just a regular, goofy dude. I've seen a lot of comments saying that he's actually very chill whenever he's Max and not "MJF".

[@darylt4891]

Kudos for News 12 for giving this the green light.

[@ThoughtShift]

A legend of our era. 👏

[@e.b.6144]

The vibrato in young MJF's voice!!!

[@theonejustin4943]

MJF Reality Series Coming Soon To TNT

[@nickflix33]

Should have broke the shrek ears, thrown them down and stomped on them. But thats just me. I still thoroughly enjoyed.

[@Lemme-sniff-ya]

MJF knows what cringey is. Thats cringe AF

[@user-fe8gx3ie5v]

He said he was trying to be polite.

[@snakeman6124]

THANK YOU JESUS......BEEN WAITING for someone to bring up him being on Rosie's show

[@KGAnimo]

Two best heels in pro wrestling Jay White & MJF..... Who agrees?

[@farscape1714]

Breathe with the Switchblade

[@CTback]

@@farscape1714 Switchblades don't breathe.

[@tonyh1718]

This guy is simply incredible

[@Daring2Win]

All hail the king of Kayfabe! MJF is pro wrestling! #AEW

[@SirJoelsuf1]

And before the Trump+Rosie feud, there was the MJF + Rosie feud.

[@garyhernandez2577]

How can you not love MJF he is freaking awesome, my favorite heel, CM Punk my favorite of all time, my 2 favorite wrestlers

[@bigstupidgrin]

Not everybody needs to keep kayfabe, but I love that MJF does. He would spark riots in the old days.

[@BPEJS24-7]

he would today if he actually tried. it's SO much easier to spark riots these days.

[@MarsKidd27]

@@BPEJS24-7 right just call everyone neckbeard marks and its over

[@tomaiken903]

He is definitely a great wrestler. He has the whole package for a John Cena replacement. He will be in movies in the future. MJF is awesome.

[@tylerrcasement]

Tom Aiken hes really not a great wrestler tho what’s his best match ?

[@sorryyourenotawinner2506]

@@tylerrcasement He is. And that's a lot of great matches, CZW and Limitless wrestling matches are dope, GZW,etc He's young and talented, you? just a pussy

[@jbellflower83]

@@tylerrcasement he's more about being a great charecter then having great matches. As an older fan I love this because so many guys just want to have great matches and not enough ppl want to be great charecters in modern pro wrestling.

[@donaldpaluga]

You meant to say The Miz 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@theworldisimmense]

@@tylerrcasement who cares , wrestling is about story telling and how do you make the crowd feel while telling the story. If it was only base on wrestling skills then hulk hogan would never had been a household

[@keenanmccarty9925]

I would love it if whenever AEW went to Long Island he becomes a baby face for the night.

[@bulletchains8205]

I would love that shit too

[@mikehogan4244]

AEW coming to Long Island on December 8 at the new Islanders arena.

[@coreymarch9428]

@@mikehogan4244 and he was a baby face for the nite

[@djchino774]

Mjf is still the same height he was at 5 years old.

[@user-wg6ik1wi6s]

Future AEW World champion!

[@stevenbrown1225]

Good luck getting that money from Rosie. She ate it!

[@krazyeman4]

He's better than you and you know it

[@ebonyatropus7367]

This IS him out of character!! Cracking these snide sarcastic jokes pretending to insult people (for fun) is just part of who he is, and the MJF character incorporates that but turns it into something more serious and antagonistic. The real MJF still does that and puts on the arrogant persona, but when the character's off, you know he's joking, when the character's on, he's not.

[@MegaChorro123]

Seeing him basically semi-full out of character hasn’t hit me yet lmaoooo thats how good he is.

[@joeyhoser]

He should not have brought up signing on Rosie O'Donnell's show.... That's gonna be a thing for awhile now...

[@charlesmchoop3007]

lol, even Brandi & also Cody mentioned once at a Dynamite or BTE Episode. Alot of Fans know this allready & they sang along in MLW.

[@WearyKawhi]

We already knew this

[@_BigTimer85]

I heard he absolutely loves Rosie

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

It's well known

[@chongarcia977]

Awesome content..I hated mjf about a month or so ago..But now I am sorta understanding why he's such an @$$..love him or hate him you can't deny his talent..He's good at what he does..MJF your the next Ric Flair...For sure

[@afrokidryder]

6:40 lol back to reality

[@kingpacman_9118]

Wait he graduated in 2014???

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Thats right. Not even 25 yet.

[@3000-z7p]

He's 23 right? Or 24?

[@funnymcfunfuns1455]

If Colby Covington ever makes it to wrestling I would love to see him vs this guy

[@H.K.5]

Or Tyson Fury.

[@Tkodds]

Greatest comment on this video

[@Kai-worldclass]

It will happen

[@David-yj2gg]

Man he’s freaking good

[@robertbaker4118]

Mjf is so frigging good.😎

[@thomasbelajonas731]

Wow. All the long island schools really do look the same 😂

[@ZLib96]

Grew up there, can confirm.

[@thomasbelajonas731]

ImerialLegion0 Currently growing up here 😂 all of the schools in my district. Identical.

[@PhoperCR]

“Well I like my scarf” Mjf “Well someone has to” 💀

[@shane-o4778]

Best promo in wrestling 2021!

[@robno101]

He is better than us. We do know it. MJF is the best in the world at what he does, and if he's not seen as a true living legend ten years from now then someone will have royally screwed up.

[@realtalkwiththeking7862]

MJF with Shrek ears on telling Andrew he looks ridiculous. 😂

[@jas8706]

I actually thought it was Freedman lmao.

[@bigstupidgrin]

Also thank goodness there are wwe alternatives. MJF in WWE would be getting smeared with dog food right now.

[@KairosObj]

This was great and it was a news bit.

[@StrongStyleNinja]

MJF is the future of pro wrestling

[@PolyMazda]

Damn news 12 don’t care they just straight showed Cody’s bloodied face

[@anomymusperson4619]

This is definitely MJF out of character however kayfabe isn't totally dead, MJF keeps that tradition alive he generally doesnt break character that often no matter the situation love his heel persona

[@NathanKing94]

I like how that football kid clearly had no idea about the world of wrestling outside of WWE because he 'too sweet' MJF hahaha

[@brickbrickerson8419]

NathanKing94 bullet club, boomer.

[@Russell731]

1. Too Sweet was mainly a WCW thing. 2. Most younger people know it today because of the Bullet Club and The Elite.

[@jasonlika1438]

He is the real life Titan from Megamind

[@cirestamey9243]

What Max says he will be in the future when he was five: 5:19

[@Ublivion01]

AEW megastar from Long Island? Montauk is fucked.

[@etronicsmoses5848]

Sounds like you want to be in the inner circle Sounds like you want me to be in the inner circle

[@jahsiahbowie1120]

This is the first time I’ve seen MJF properly out of character

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

And yet, hes still character

[@kashifreza1993]

No there is one video out there 30minites of him explain what MJf the characters is Its on KZbin and I felt it was somebody else nice

[@valetineinc]

Not at all surprised he was a jock.

[@Adnan-Masood]

They shud sell that muffler as part of his merch

[@daneriusbreazeale1961]

I finally found a video where mjf is nice

[@MrNYCman530]

Rosie O'Donnell never paid him? No surprise there!

[@dean27694]

@5:13 alberto del rio? 🤣

[@kevinclayton1656]

Hes fast is mjf great heel

[@MikeS-sc3xl]

MJF really is so salt of the earth! Plus, he’s better than me……….and I know it!

[@nintendope8837]

Dam, this was just great

[@williamrobinson6457]

I thought he never drops kayfabe. Cool to see the other side of MJF

[@humbletheclown2546]

#MJF2020

[@gambinooe1946]

Hann strong island 💪💪💯

[@RealityMFiction]

I seriously wonder if Rosie's follows mjf lol

[@etlnyr74]

He's like the MIZ from WWE not very big ok on the mic but because of his size and inability to wow people in the ring he wont ever be anything great sorry to say just being real.

[@nintendope8837]

Oh god lol

[@1satvir]

I would like to use the word 'Narcissist'

[@phenomenalprofile7189]

I would like to use the word 'Humble'

[@jujuaustin5230]

The football player who gave him. Too sweet Fuckin great

[@doomeduser86]

Love this guy.

[@blueberrygumball2034]

Of course the interviewer dressed like him 🙃 looks like most wrestling fans..

[@mooglaroomike8337]

this has no sound

[@HenryFrederick]

Wondering if MJF grew up watching WWF or WCW?

[@ziahamm1603]

I think this is the most 'out of kayfabe' I have seen him lol

[@coryboyd7958]

This guy will learn a VERY HARD lesson later in life.