MJF Appears In First Trailer For ‘Violent Night 2’

Skylar RussellAugust 4, 2026, 12:28 pm

MJF is back in the movies.

Ahead of the film’s December release, Universal released the first trailer for ‘Violent Night 2‘ on Tuesday, August 4. The trailer spotlights David Harbour’s return as Santa Claus and new cast members like Kristen Bell, Maggie Nicole Robertson, and of course, MJF.

Friedman briefly appears in two different moments throughout the trailer.

MJF in the trailer for Violent Night 2, in theaters December 4th! pic.twitter.com/XbYIUMsgrk

— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) August 4, 2026

MJF was first announced for the movie back in September 2025.

The first ‘Violent Night’ movie was released on December 2, 2022. Aside from David Harbour, the film starred names like John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell, and Alexis Louder. It grossed $76M worldwide.

Friedman hasn’t been seen in AEW since the July 8 episode of AEW Dynamite, where he lost the AEW World Championship to Kenny Omega.