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All the Elite Wrestling fans made their feelings about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) known during a match on “Dynamite” on Wednesday.
Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) faced Brody King in an eliminator match for the AEW World Championship. Should King be victorious over the reigning champion, he would earn an AEW World Championship match at the Australian Grand Slam next weekend.
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Brody King on the ramp during AEW’s “Collision” on October 3, 2024, at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The two men, in their respective corners, stared at each other. The crowd at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas erupted into chants of “f— ICE.” MJF and King seized the moment for another second or two before the match began.
King ended up defeating MJF fairly quickly after “Hangman” Adam Page diverted the champion’s attention. He got the title shot the next weekend.
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Professional wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman attends the UFC 282 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)
It wasn’t the first time in the last year that an AEW star has been involved in an anti-ICE moment.
King was part of a 14-person tag team match at the Mexico Grand Slam in June. He was wearing a T-shirt that said “Abolish ICE.” The event took place in Mexico City and occurred as ICE tensions escalated in Los Angeles.
A protester places debris on a fire as Border Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stand guard outside an industrial park in Paramount, California, Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
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He showed his support for the Los Angeles protesters, who were against the raids that took place in the city at the time. Protesters took a violent turn at several points during that week, with law enforcement officers injured, autonomous vehicles set on fire and stores looted.
