MJF lands film role alongside former WWE star, update on Happy Gilmore 2 and AEW absence

A new report provides an update on MJF during his absence from AEW.

Maxwell Jacob Friedman has not appeared in AEW since his victory over Daniel Garcia at All Out in September. Despite a loss, Garcia maintained the upper hand after the match ended and launched a brutal attack on the former AEW World Champion.

Weeks later, reports surfaced that MJF had been cast as Adam Sandler's son Have fun with Gilmore 2. According to a new report from Fightful Select, Friedman filmed his role throughout September and filming wrapped in the last week of the month. He is expected to return to AEW soon, but there is no information on a specific date.

MJF lands the role in a chokehold with Justin Long

Fightful Select also reports that Friedman has landed another film role alongside Justin Long and Ron Pearlman. There are few details about his role or filming schedule, but the film in question is mentioned Chokehold and is currently in post-production. Kayla Becker, formerly known as Kayla Braxton in WWE, shared back in July that she also filmed a role for it Chokehold.

This is reported by Deadline Chokehold is a new comedic thriller. The article describes the film as follows:

Written by Chandler Duke, Billington Garrett and Clark Duke, the film is billed as a Southern siege with echoes of “Dog Day Afternoon” and “Die Hard” and centers on Bailey (Benson), an exotic dancer with big dreams. Tired of barely making ends meet in small-town Arkansas, she and her husband Tim (Lacy), a military veteran, decide to rob the strip club where she works.

Although his on-screen role was reduced, MJF still had a role in 2023 The Iron Clawand already in January he completed filming the upcoming film The floaters.