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What The Heck Is Wrong With MJF? Our Resident Psychologist Analyzes AEW's Most Hated Man

We’ve been kicking around doing a story on Maxwell Jacob Friedman for a while, but it’s not an assignment we wanted to give just any reporter. After all, the All Elite Wrestling star isn’t exactly the most pleasant interview—he’s brash, arrogant, and often downright hostile to journalists.

Admittedly, Friedman has some room to brag. In less than five years, the 24-year-old's won AEW’s Dynamite Diamond Ring, multiple championships for MLW and CZW, and a host of other titles. Still, it was going to be tough to get beneath the surface and figure out the “why” of it all: Why does MJF continually insult people? Why did he turn

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