Wedding photos of MJF and Alicia Atout leak, kayfabe concerns for AEW

AEW star Maxwell Jacob Friedman, known as MJF, and longtime partner Alicia Atout were married over the weekend, but photographs from the ceremony were circulated online without the couple's apparent consent, prompting frustration within the promotion and raising questions about privacy and the preservation of wrestling storylines. The images, which showed several All Elite Wrestling figures in attendance, surfaced on social media platforms including Facebook and X late Saturday and into Sunday, according to reports.

Several AEW personalities were visible in the shared photos, including AEW president Tony Khan, Taz, HOOK, Sammy Guevara, Tay Melo, Hangman Adam Page, Kip Sabian and Penelope Ford. The pictures emerged earlier in the day that MJF later appeared on AEW Collision, where he interfered in Mark Briscoe's match with Konosuke Takeshita, an appearance that surprised some viewers because he had been expected to be on his honeymoon.

Hosts of Wrestling Observer Radio said the photos were not initially posted by AEW staff or the couple. Bryan Alvarez reported that fans discovered images in family Facebook albums and reposted them widely. Alvarez said members of AEW did share...