Will Friedle was sitting front row at WWE RAW’s Netflix debut, but apparently WWE forgot he was famous. The Boy Meets World star says cameras showed him sitting next to Danielle Fishel, who played Topanga on the hit sitcom, but only bothered to identify her. Friedle? Nothing. Not even his name on the screen.
During an appearance on the Zach Sang Show, Friedle explained that he’s used to being ignored whenever he’s around Fishel. Despite playing Eric Matthews on Boy Meets World, he says fans almost always recognize her instead, leaving him to play photographer when people approach them in public.
“I never get recognized. I mean, to a comical point. We talk about it on the show — one of the things we do is wherever we’re traveling together, I always take the pictures of Danielle with the fan. So, they’ll go, ‘Will you take a picture of us together?’ I go, ‘Sure, no problem, I take a picture.'”
Things got even worse during WWE RAW’s Netflix premiere on January 6, 2025. Friedle and Fishel were invited to sit front row at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, but when WWE put them on camera, Fishel got the celebrity treatment while Friedle was left sitting there waving like some random guy who happened to get a good seat.
“Later that week, we went to the opening of the WWE on Netflix. We had the greatest seats ever. They’re like, ‘We’d like you to come to the front row.’ So, they’ll cut to the thing and there is Danielle and I like this and underneath it says Danielle Fishell. Under me, nothing. I’m just looking and [waving] like this.”
The funny part is that WWE knew exactly who Friedle was. He and Fishel even appeared in a backstage segment with The New Day during the show, making the missing name on the broadcast even more ridiculous. As Ringside News covered, WWE packed the historic Netflix premiere with celebrities, but Friedle apparently didn’t make the cut when it came to on-screen introductions.
Friedle has spent years being overshadowed by Fishel whenever they’re together, but getting overlooked on WWE RAW in front of millions of Netflix viewers is a whole different level. At least he got a great seat, even if WWE treated him like Topanga’s unidentified plus-one.
Do you think WWE did Will Friedle dirty by leaving his name off the screen, or was this just an innocent production mistake? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
