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Pro wrestling fans loudly chant 'f--- ICE' during an All Elite Wrestling match
By Ryan Gaydos
Published February 05, 2026
All Elite Wrestling fans made their sentiments known about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during a match on "Dynamite" Wednesday.
Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF) was taking on Brody King in an AEW World Championship eliminator match.
If King picked up the win over the reigning champion, he would get an AEW World Championship match at Grand Slam Australia next weekend.
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Brody King on the ramp during AEW's "Collision" Oct. 3, 2024, at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The two men, in their respective corners, stared each other down. The crowd at the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas erupted in "f--- ICE" chants. MJF and King took the moment in for an extra second or two before the match got underway.
King ended up defeating MJF pretty quickly after "Hangman" Adam Page diverted the champ’s attention. He earned the title shot next weekend.
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Professional wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman attends UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena Dec. 10, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC)
It wasn’t the first time in the last year an AEW star has been involved in an anti-ICE moment.
King was a part of a 14-person tag-team match at Grand Slam Mexico in June. He wore a shirt that said "Abolish ICE." The event took place in Mexico City and occurred as ICE tensions were heating up in Los Angeles.
A protester places debris in a fire as Border Patrol personnel in riot gear and gas masks stand guard outside an industrial park in Paramount, Calif., June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
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He showed support for protesters in Los Angeles, who were against the raids in the city at the time. The protesters took a violent turn at several points during that week. Law enforcement officers were injured, autonomous vehicles were set on fire and stores were looted.
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