Jon Moxley’s debut at Double or Nothing is undoubtedly one
of the biggest moments in the history of the company and many believe that it
will go down as one of the most iconic moments in the history of wrestling.
During his recent interview on the State Of Combat podcast, the former WWE Champion discussed a number of things and also reflected on his AEW debut.
Mox admitted that his surprise appearance at the Double Or
Nothing PPV was a very special moment for him because he had been through a
rough couple of months and he went into radio silence during the time:
“That was a very special moment for me because that was
a rough last couple of months there. I went radio silent. I didn’t say anything
about anything even though all of these rumors were coming up everywhere about
what I was doing and whether I was going or staying,”
Jon also talked about the days following his WWE departure
saying that finally being able to come out and say that he was back felt really
weird to him.
Apart from this, Jon Moxley was also asked if he has any ill-will towards his former employers in WWE and he said that now 6 months after leaving the company, he has no motivation left to prove anything to the company.
He went on to claim that his energy is now about creating positive things and there is no chip in his shoulders about showing anything to Vince McMahon.
Jon Moxley defeated Kenny Omega in a “Lights Out” match at AEW Full Gear. The match received polarizing reactions from fans, with some loving it and others hating it. According to comments Moxley made to Chris Van Vliet, he was thrilled with the match and the reaction to it.
“I was thrilled with it. I was thrilled with the reaction in the arena, I was thrilled with the people that were uncomfortable,” Moxley said.
When Chris Van Vliet brought up Renee Young’s reaction to the match, Moxley had the following to say.
“She’ll get it though, you know? When you get married to me, you sign up that you’re going to be under a fair amount of stress sometimes. Sometimes I’m going to come home and I just fell down the side of a mountain. Somedays I will come home and I’ll be bludgeoned with barbed wire. This is just how I live my life.”
His Love Of Death Matches
Moxley also commented during the interview about how he understands not everyone will love death matches that way he does.
“I am unapologetic about my love of, whatever you want to call it, the death match style, the hardcore… I love that stuff. Some of my favorite matches ever are like Big Japan death matches. I understand most people are going to think that’s crap and there not going to want to watch that. I love that stuff.”
He added that there is a reason hardcore promotions are somewhat niche, since a lot of people get turned off by the gratuitous violence. He makes no apologies about enjoying violence in wrestling, but understands it’s not for everyone.
Is This A Rib?
Jon Moxley has not been shy about voicing his displeasure about WWE’s creative process. His decision to leave WWE was not an easy one and was upset they were “making” him leave because things got so bad. “I was like, ‘I can’t believe they’re gonna make me walk away from all this money! Can’t you write one good f*ckin’ storyline?’”
Moxley says that WWE was pitching such ridiculous storylines for his Dean Ambrose character that he actually questioned if they were pranking him.
“It just got to the point where I’m like, the stuff I described in the Jericho podcast, ‘oh, now you’ll come out in a haz-mat suit,’ it’s just like, ‘this can’t be real. Am I on some kind of reality show? Is this the new WWE Network reality show? Is Vince actually saying these words? Does he actually run a billion dollar company? This is a joke!””
The full interview can be viewed in the player below:
All Elite Wrestling World Champion Chris Jericho was a recent guest on 101WKQX. During their conversation, Le Champion opened about up how he has managed to consistently evolve over time, becoming wrestling’s renaissance man. He also broached Moxley’s recent comments, where he said Jericho was smart not enough not to mess with him.
“You’re constantly evolving, updating and not living in the past. I think that I was never cut out for that,” Jericho said. “I never wanted to do the same thing twice and I know, I feel it, when the time is right to change.”
He continued, “I knew when it was right to change out of ‘Y2J’, I knew with the countdown clock, The List; that’s one of the reasons I’m so excited to be in AEW because I know if I went back to WWE they’d want me to do The List because it’s so popular. It doesn’t fit anymore, you know? It’s one of those things where time moves on and it’s good to always update your act, update your look, update what you’re doing and still obviously pay homage to your history and your legacy, but constantly make it more contemporary. That’s not selling out.”
Jericho spoke about his willingness to drop anything that veers towards nostalgia. He’d rather push forward into unexplored, newer terrain than coast on the past. He believes that his ability to keep changing is what helps his fanbase stay engaged as they’ll never know what he might do next.
Jericho/Moxley
Turning his attention towards Jon Moxley and his recent comments, Jericho said “I saw it. Well, the thing is—here’s the best part—Moxley is not Dean Ambrose anymore. This is a completely different guy, he’s motivated. He knows exactly who he is and he went through the system in WWE and he wasn’t able to harness and work with it—I was. I could work in WWE for years, because I understand how to take what they want and make it good. He couldn’t do that to that extent.”
He reflected on the feud the two had together in WWE, calling it a “great rivalry” before saying that their matches were a diluted version of what Moxley could do in-ring now. Jericho stressed that all he cares about is telling great stories, teasing that there could be a “great confrontation between us when the time is right.”
It’s been several weeks since the two companies began the Wednesday Night Wars. Having been a prominent part of AEW: Dynamite since its premiere, Jon Moxley recently shared some further insight into the differences he has noticed between All Elite Wrestling and WWE.
Speaking with 101WKQX, Moxley talked about how unpredictable Dynamite can be. He said the name is apropos to the content of the show, comparing it to a powder keg.
“[…] anything could happen,” he said, “whereas in WWE or other promotions maybe, like not trying to throw any shade or anything, but it can be very predictable because they have a formula. Show opens, guy comes out with a mic, talks. Other guys’ music hits, comes out with a mic, talks. We’ve made the main event for tonight or whatever. There’s just these patterns and formulas that you see, and subconsciously you know as a fan what’s happening and you can predict stuff.”
“We don’t have any formulas or patterns yet. One week we open the show with Nick Jackson and Fenix, and you see this ridiculous match. One week we open with a promo, one week we open with who knows? Maybe we’ll open with the World Title match tomorrow night. Maybe Chris Jericho says I’m the champion and I’m going on first. That could happen. I’m not saying that’s happening, it could. You know, I think it’s a great idea. I’m going to text somebody right now. Let’s just open the show, man. World Title. We could do anything.”
Moxley recently defeated Darby Allin on an episode of AEW: Dynamite. The match came to an end after a devastating Paradigm Shift from the second rope helped secure Moxley the win.
Jon Moxley recently spoke with 101WKQX’s Kevin Kellam in Chicago where he discussed his latest match that aired on a pay-per-view presented by AEW.
He beat Kenny Omega in an Unsanctioned Lights Out Match that took place at the AEW Full Gear PPV. This contest saw them use everything from shatter glasses to barbed wire weapons.
During the show, Moxley’s wife, Renee Young, made her feelings known about the match in a series of posts on Twitter.
Moxley was asked how the conversation with Young went after the match, which he stated that she was “Over-dramatic, come on, like. it comes with the territory, you know what I mean?
You sign the contract, we’re together forever and I will love you forever, but you’ve got to understand that if you’re one of my friends or loved ones, especially if you’re my wife, you’re going to deal with some moments where we things get a little cringey and weird.”
Moxley stated that he tends to fly close to the flame sometimes not just in wrestling but life. He makes better decisions now compared to his poor decisions in his younger days. He stated that you’re going to have their moments as it’s part of a marriage.
“I could roll my bike down a mountain tomorrow and break my neck, you know what I mean? These things are constantly on the precipice of happening.”
Young saw his comments and reacted by writing the following:
All Elite Wrestling’s Jon Moxley may be returning to Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom event in January.
It was noted by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that there is word Moxley could be heading back to NJPW. If he does, it is speculated he could be working one of the two Wrestle Kingdom dates.
“It hasn’t been announced but the belief is Jon Moxley is working the Tokyo Dome. From those in AEW, they believe that to be the case but weren’t 100 percent on it.”
He noted that Moxley could be returning to wrestle for the IWGP United States Championship against current champion Lance Archer.
Vacated Championship
Moxley was forced to vacate the title after he was unable to travel to Japan due to weather conditions for October’s King of Pro Wrestling event. He was scheduled to defend against Juice Robinson. Archer stepped in instead at the last moment, subsequently winning the first major singles championship of his career.
NJPW’s recent Showdown in San Jose show reignited issues between the two after Archer defeated Robinson’s friend David Finlay. Meltzer added that New Japan could settle on a triple threat match for the championship between Moxley, Robinson and Archer.
Wrestle Kingdom 14 takes place from Japan’s Tokyo Dome. The event will take place over two days on January 4th and 5th, 2020.
WWE Hall of Famer turned AEW Commentator, Jim Ross, did an interview with Sports Illustrated where he spoke about Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega.
This Unsanctioned Lights Out Match took place at last Saturday’s AEW Full Gear PPV that saw Moxley go over after a wild match. This contest saw them use everything from shatter glasses to barbed wire weapons.
According to Ross, it was a different match to call as they weren’t working a standard match and that due to the amount of legitimate physical punishment that Moxley and Kenny took, he thinks it may have gone a little too long.
He did praise them for working hard and harder to get something over in years. He added that the passion of those two guys was a breath of fresh air for the business.
“It’s been years since I was this proud of two guys in a match like I am with Moxley and Kenny,” Ross stated. “I’ve never seen a main event like that. They should be congratulated. The effort they put forth was absolutely amazing. This match was a great indication of the in-ring spirit of AEW.”
Ross continued by stating that they want to be about innovation and delivering a great effort and the match gave them stunts, wrestling, drama, and uniqueness. He thinks the match was about two guys that were given a chance to lay out their own game plan and execute their match.
“I loved that the Mox-Kenny match challenged me as a broadcaster,” Ross said. “People kept telling me, ‘JR, this match isn’t for you.’ How do you know that? I wasn’t with ECW; that was Joey Styles’ gig. I never got to call a lot of the hardcore stuff. I don’t find it distasteful, I don’t find it bad.”
Ross added that AEW is supposed to have something for everybody with a variety of styles and presentations that fans are going to like. He made it known that AEW is not a one-dimensional company.
Jon Moxley has spoken previously about being “checked out” of WWE for quite a while before he was able to finally leave the promotion. During a Starrcast IV panel, Moxley spoke with All Elite Wrestling announcer Jim Ross over the moment he knew he wanted to leave. He also addressed why he didn’t leave sooner.
Reflecting on his time recovering from triceps surgery, Moxley said “It was in July when I started to realize I was not excited to come back [to WWE]. I was excited about wrestling, but I was like do I really have to go back to the WWE? Can I go to CZW or somewhere else?”
He continued, “I remember I was training with Joey Mercury, and he was with Ring of Honor at the time. He was telling me about how ROH/NJPW just sold-out Madison Square Garden. I was like damn man can you take me with you? I have to go back to the WWE. I was picturing all these terrible ideas they would have for me and it was making me anxious.”
“I told myself, I was going to give them one last shot, I’ve got this heel turn coming up. They kept putting it off and putting it off. I eventually become a heel and that turned to s**t real quick. I knew I was gone in the summer, while I was off. But I knew I wasn’t going to leave early and deal with the legal s**t. I knew I was going to ride out the contract.”
Jon Moxley defeated Kenny Omega this past weekend at AEW: Full Gear. The two competed in a Lights Out match to close the show.
This was a long-awaited showdown that was delayed from taking place back in August. The reason for that is due to Moxley having to pull out their scheduled match at the All Out event at the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL that aired on pay-per-view.
Moxley had a serious case of MRSA in his elbow that was picked up during his time in the NJPW G1 Climax.
On the October 30th episode of AEW Dynamite on TNT, All Elite Wrestling announced the stipulation for the contest due to the storyline bad blood between the two stars.
Cameras followed Moxley into the office of AEW President Tony Khan’s office where it was revealed that this scheduled match had to be an unsanctioned lights out match as AEW can no longer sanction the match.
What are your thoughts on the outcome of this match? Was this the right call by AEW officials? Sound off in the comment section.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) star Jon Moxley was recently interviewed by Yahoo! Sports to talk about several topics.
Moxley is slated to take on Kenny Omega at the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event. This comes after their original match at the All Out event in August was nixed due to Moxley dealing with a staph infection in his elbow.
According to Moxley, he thinks this is the money match of the card.
“I’d say this is definitely the money match right now. You can tell when there’s a spark between two guys in the ring and there’s this combustible energy, an electricity you can feel. Our lives intersecting at this exact moment, it’s hugely fortunate for all involved. It seems like fate.”
Omega cut a promo in storyline about Moxley pulling out of their original match. Moxley was replaced by PAC at the show, who went over Omega.
For Moxley, he thinks it was a great creative thing for the promotion and something that they used heading into Full Gear. He sees it as a scenario where a curveball was thrown at them and that allowed them to make it a real situation that can go in any direction.
Moxley continued, “You don’t have to worry about going through red tape, using big words, reading a paragraph or something like that. If you have something to say in AEW, you just say it. Now we’ve got this legitimate thing that happened and it’s become part of the story now. It’s pretty cool. You can’t write it.
We could have sat in a room and thought, man how do we make this match even bigger. We could have never figured out a way that was as good as almost killing me with a staph infection and taking the match away.”
AEW holds the Full Gear pay-per-view event this Saturday at the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
Renee Young says that there is nothing weird about having her husband Jon Moxley working for another wrestling company. She spoke to the Sports Illustrated Media podcast recently about what things have been like at home since Moxley left WWE.
“It’s not weird at all. As soon as we’re both home and have a glass of wine, he has his Jack & Diet Coke and we just talk about wrestling,” she said. “We talk about what my day is like, what his day is like. It’s an interesting time for all of wrestling. I’m sure people would like to be flies on the wall of our room. There are some interesting conversations that have happened, that’s for sure.”
Young continued by saying that Jon Moxley eats, sleeps and breathes professional wrestling. Even when he’s at home, he can’t help but talk about the business. At times, Renee has to change the subject and can distract him by putting on a television show they both enjoy, “This is Us.”
“When you’re married to Jon Moxley, that man likes to talk about wrestling,” said Renee. “Sometimes I need to cleanse my pallet like, ‘Can we just put on ‘This Is Us’ and not talk about wrestling for a minute? That would be great.’ He’s a big ‘This Is Us’ fan. He is a layered man. There’s much behind those crazy eyes.”
The full conversation with Renee Young can be listened to through this link.
Young will be hosting the debut edition of WWE Backstage tonight on FS1 beginning at 11 PM est.
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All Elite Wrestling has announced a stipulation for Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega at the upcoming Full Gear pay-per-view.
As seen on Thursday’s episode of AEW Dynamite in Charleston, WV at the Charleston Coliseum on TNT, cameras followed Moxley into the office of AEW President Tony Khan’s office last week.
This is where it was revealed that this scheduled match will be an unsanctioned lights out match as AEW can no longer sanction the match. Moxley said that Khan will be responsible for what happens to Omega at Full Gear.
The AEW Full Gear pay-per-view event will take place on Saturday, November 9th from the Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland and has already sold out.
The event is expected to begin at 8 p.m. ET and stream live in the United States on the B/R Live, which is Bleacher Report’s streaming service, traditional PPV outlets, and FITE TV in international markets. Here is the updated card:
AEW World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Cody Rhodes
Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley – Unsanctioned Lights Out Match
The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz) – Tag Team Match
Adam Page vs. PAC – Singles Match
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has officially warned Jon Moxley over his actions from this week’s episode of AEW: Dynamite. After the main event between himself and PAC, Moxley attacked the referee in frustration. This was because of their match ending in a time limit draw. This creative decision was reportedly made to add weight and importance to time limits in all AEW matches.
In response, AEW took to Twitter to share they have reprimanded Moxley for his “unprovoked attack.” They explained that, as this is not the first time Moxley has attacked the referee, he has been officially warned that another violation could result in a fine or possible suspension.
“#AEW officials have reprimanded Jon Moxley for an unprovoked attack on referee Paul Turner, as this is not the first time Moxley has attacked the Senior Official. Moxley has been warned that another violation of AEW’s sportsmanship policy could result in a fine and/or suspension.”
Despite his best efforts, Moxley was unable to put away PAC. Even after hitting his finisher, The Paradigm Shift, he wasn’t able to get the win. PAC kicked out of the finisher as the time ran out. Afterwards, Moxley confronted AEW referee Paul Turner, laying him out with another Paradigm Shift. Moxley could be heard saying “Time limit, my ass” repeatedly as the show came to an end.
Moxley is scheduled to compete against Kenny Omega at AEW Full Gear on November 9th. The event takes place in Baltimore, Maryland.
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All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has uploaded exclusive comments from Kenny Omega after he won the AAA Mega Championship. He defeated former-champion Fenix to claim the gold at AAA’s recent Heroes Immortales XIII event.
The AEW star reaffirmed his belief he is still the best in the world as he shared his thoughts on rival, Jon Moxley. He juxtaposed his ability to win the championship in another promotion to Moxley’s failure in New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s G1 Climax.
“I’m Still The Best In The World”
“I told everybody, and I told everybody that believed in me. Saying what? Oh yeah, I’m still the best in the world. I’m still the only one making records that will never, ever be broken,” he said. “Try and try as you may. I don’t care what the critics say. I don’t care what the popular, in-crowd says. I don’t care what the casual person says. But facts are facts, and the numbers don’t lie. Kenny Omega is, and always has, up until this point, been the best in the world.”
He continued, “And don’t think that I’ve forgotten about you, Moxley. The entire time, I’ve been thinking to myself, ‘what would you do in that situation?’ When you left your comfort zone, when you went to the G1. How did it feel to try and be like me? How did it feel for you to be like everyone else? You know what I’m talking about. There’s foreigners everywhere, they’re desperately trying to be like me, and you are one of them.”
“I didn’t feel that today. I didn’t feel like I was trying to be someone else. This felt like the Kenny Omega of old. This felt like the guy that does whatever he wants, and the things that he does are things no one else can do. And that no one else will ever do again.”
Omega recently teased bringing the Mega Championship back to AEW, suggesting he may even defend the title on their shows. During his promo, Omega added that he thinks his rivalry with Fenix is far from over.
Jon Moxley made a lot of headlines earlier this year when
the news of him leaving WWE came out in January and the internet exploded when
he joined AEW in May, only a month after his WWE departure.
During a recent interview with Screen Geek, the former Dean
Ambrose of WWE reflected on his departure from the company and revealed if he
regrets not leaving the company earlier.
Mox revealed that he often wonders what would have happened if he had left the company in September 2015 instead of re-signing with the promotion, but at the time, he was still trying to be positive about the situation.
The former WWE Champion went on to say that he doesn’t know
what would have happened if he had left the company earlier but he believes
that at the end, everything is supposed to work out:
“I don’t know. It could have been worse. It could have
been better, but, ultimately, everything’s supposed to work out how it’s
supposed to be. The timing of, like, leaving at just the moment that AEW came
into existence and just merging at the same time, that feels like a historical
thing that I’m very grateful that it happened. “
Apart from this Jon Moxley was asked about the possibility of his wife Renee Young leaving the company and jumping ships to AEW as well.
Answering it, Jon said that Renee’s future is in her hands and she can do whatever she wants. You can check out his full interview at this link.
Another great night of wrestling is on tap for next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
All Elite Wrestling has announced a total of five matches for this show and it’s a stacked card.
Jon Moxley vs. PAC in a singles match appears to be the main event of the show. AEW set up this contest on Wednesday’s episode of Dynamite when Hangman Adam Page and Kenny Omega beat Jon Moxley and PAC in a tag team match that served as the co-main event.
The finish saw Moxley turn on PAC that allowed Omega and Page to hit their finishers on PAC to win the contest.
Also, The Young Bucks and Britt Baker will be in action. These matches were announced on this week’s show as well.
AEW Dynamite Preview (10/23)
Next week’s episode of AEW Dynamite takes place in Pittsburgh, PA at the Petersen Events Center and will mark the fourth episode. More matches and segments are expected to be added. Here is the updated card:
Jon Moxley vs. PAC
The Dark Order vs. SoCal Uncensored – Semi-Final Tag Team Title Tournament Match
Private Party vs. Lucha Bros – Semi-Final Tag Team Title Tournament Match
New Japan Pro-Wrestling has announced that the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship has been declared vacant, due to Jon Moxley’s inability to travel to Japan to defend the Championship as a result of Typhoon Hagibis.
Jon Moxley was originally scheduled to defend the IWGP US Heavyweight Championship today against Juice Robinson at NJPW’s King of Pro-Wrestling 2019 event. Juice Robinson will now compete against Lance Archer for the vacant IWGP US Heavyweight Championship. The match will have a sixty-minute time limit.
As Jon Moxley is unable to appear for a scheduled IWGP United States Championship defence tonight at King of Pro Wrestling, his title has been declared vacant.
Lance Archer and Juice Robinson will wrestle for the vacated title tonight.
Juice Robinson will challenge Jon Moxley for the IWGP United States championship Monday at King of Pro Wrestling. Moxley defeated Juice for the belt earlier this year but Juice avenged the loss on the final night of the G1 round-robin. With the head-to-head series between the two tied at one win a piece, Monday’s contest will be the rubber match.
Robinson spoke with NJPW1972.com ahead of his upcoming bout with Moxley.
I think the biggest thing is that now I really know what to expect from (Moxley). The first time, I’m not going to say I was comfortable, but I was on a bit of a roll. I’d beaten Baretta, Chase, Fale, I was confident and I felt I was on top of the mountain. Then here comes Moxley, he bites my face off and takes my title,” Moxley said during the interview.
“Then the G1, I played it a little smarter and he didn’t play it so smart, so I caught him there and beat him. Now it’s the rubber match, and the big difference is I know what to expect with him, and we both know what to expect from each other.”
“I think match wise this will be similar to the first one. It’ll be a fight. But this time I won’t jump off the entrance, because that just about broke my pelvis. In the end, I want to leave with the title, and he desperately wants to keep it away from me,” Juice continued.
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Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley were part of the All Elite Wrestling panel at the New York Comic-Con last weekend. At the panel, various topics were discussed, and among them, the topic of WWE came up.
Jericho and Moxley talked about why they left the company and decided to join AEW. Moxley revealed that all of it was just because of crazy timing.
In a video published by Nerd News Today, Moxley detailed his journey to the new alternative wrestling promotion at the NYCC panel. He revealed that the first person that knew about his plan to exit WWE was Chris Jericho.
“I had been planning on leaving where I was before for a few months, and I actually had been talking to – I think the first guy besides my wife that even knew because I didn’t tell anybody — the only other guy that knew was Chris [Jericho],” revealed Moxley.
Which proved to be great timing for Moxley as Jericho got him in touch with Cody Rhodes who offered Moxley to join their promotion.
“It was on the phone. This was before any of this other stuff started happening and I said, ‘Dude, I’m out of here. I’m done.’ And he’s like, ‘Dude, you need to come work with us.’ And I’m like, ‘What?’ Not five minutes later probably, I get a call from Cody Rhodes, and he started explaining to me all this top-secret stuff they had. And I’m like, ‘Whoa.’ And here we are.”
As for Jericho, he revealed that the reason he left was because of the scripts. Jericho was tired of being handed a script and being told what to do.
“But now, as we mentioned with no scripts and all that, it gives us the chance to be the artists that we are and use the instincts that we’ve honed after doing this for years, and years, and years, and years to know how to put on a show, to know how to put on a match,” Jericho explained.
Jericho also stated that giving the wrestlers control over their character is the best practice as it would look more natural than a script written by someone else.
“Most importantly, how do you get your character across? There’s nobody in the world that knows how to play Chris Jericho better than I do, so don’t give me a f***ing script and say, ‘This is what Jericho’s going to say.”
At All Elite Wrestlings’ New York Comic Con Panel, Jon Moxley addressed the press and talked about his career in AEW and how AEW has improved things for its wrestlers.
Moxley also gave his opinion on AEW’s competitors – namely WWE, who he thinks has a “stupid” schedule which he believes the company will eventually change. He also thinks the entire industry is benefiting just from the existence of AEW because companies are raising the payments that wrestlers receive in order to lock the wrestlers down.
“I think everybody’s going to start doing better than they’re doing right now,” Moxley told Cageside Seats. “You’re seeing wrestlers who are getting more money from WWE because they are trying to lock everybody down. Which is great – it should have been like that all along! I think they’re gonna start reducing their schedule too, which is good, because their schedule’s stupid. Makes no sense.”
“So I think you’re gonna see a better quality of life for the guys in the competition so to speak, just because of the existence of AEW.”
On an another topic, Moxley revealed who he would never want to face again – and it’s none other than New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Toru Yano.
Moxley was on an undefeated streak at this year’s G1 Climax 29 Tournament, which was eventually broken by Toru Yano on the Day 12 of the tourney. Moxley says he doesn’t want to be in the ring with Yano again and described his match with him as the worst night of his life. “I never wanna experience that horror again,” Moxley said.
If you’re going to use any quotes from this article, please credit Cageside Seats along with SEScoops for the transcription.
IWGP United States Champion Jon Moxley recently sat down with njpw1972.com to discuss his experience in this summer’s G1 Climax tournament. He also addressed his future King of Pro Wrestling championship rematch against Juice Robinson.
Moxley described the G1 as “probably the most difficult thing I’ve ever done” due to the intensity of the tournament. “There’s no peaks and valleys in the G1, no ‘go hard tonight, relax tomorrow’. It’s just full throttle constantly for four or five weeks.”
He named Tomohiro Ishii as his most memorable matchup during the entire tournament, recalling their match in Korakuen Hall. He called Ishii the perfect opponent for him as Moxley doesn’t like “BS, gimmicks, interference. I don’t like to mess around, I just like to go in gun slinging. Whoever’s the fastest draw, we’ll find out and see who goes down. I don’t want to think about outside interference, I just want to go straight ahead. ‘F*** it, f*** you,’ ‘F*** you too’ and just do it. That’s Ishii, so we’re just perfect opponents for each other. We just had a showcase of glorious violence.”
Moxley was eliminated from the G1 tournament after a crucial loss to Juice Robinson. This loss also allowed Robinson the opportunity to claim a rematch against Moxley, who won the IWGP United States Championship in his debut against Juice.
Addressing their issues, Moxley said “I told the world, and I told the media. If he wants a shot at the US Championship, he gets it, but only if it’s no disqualification. I don’t want a referee in the way to save him from his fate. If he can beat me in that environment, fine. Take the championship; you deserve it. But let’s put this thing to bed, no DQ, and no ref to step in between us.”
He later added, “As United States Champion, I think I’ve gotta settle the score with Juice Robinson. Before I do anything else, that’s number one on the agenda. So let’s get an answer, sign the contract, get the plane tickets and get that out the way. After I put him in the ground, I plan on remaining US Champion.”
When it comes to long-term goals in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Moxley admitted he intends to be a part of the promotion’s Wrestle Kingdom event in January.
“100% I plan to be at the Tokyo Dome. I don’t know who I’ll be facing, whether I’m still US Champion. But I’ve been in Wrestlemania, in the G1, and this is the next step. Anyone who’s anyone in Japan has competed in the Tokyo Dome, so I absolutely plan on being there.”
Jon Moxley will defend his IWGP United States Championship against Juice Robinson at NJPW’s King of Pro-Wrestling event. The show takes place on October 14th from Ry?goku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan.
Jon Moxley’s next match for New Japan Pro Wrestling will take place on October 14th at King of Pro Wrestling. He’ll face Juice Robinson in a No DQ match for the IWGP United States title that night.
During a recent interview published on the New Japan website, Mox also expressed interest in working with Minoru Suzuki.
“I want to test my potential by fighting Minor Suzuki. I’d like to see what happens.”
Also during the interview, which is currently only available in Japanese, Moxley refers to the G1 as the hardest series of matches in his career. Moxley finished the tournament with a 5-4 record after having won his first 5 matches. His first loss in the tournament came via count-out to Toru Yano.
In his final match in the round-robin, Moxley lost to Juice Robinson who he had previoulsy defeated for the IWGP United States championship, setting up the rubber-match at King of Pro-Wrestling on October 14th.
Moxley is also scheduled to face Kenny Omega at AEW’s Full Gear PPV on November 9th in Baltimore.
Jon Moxley On Minoru Suzuki
During a previous interview with Moxley this summer for NJPW1972.com, Moxley commented on possibly facing Suzuki.
“I would love nothing more than to share a ring with him. He snaps my arm, cool, it was an honor. I snap his, and I’ve snapped the arm of the great Minoru Suzuki. So either way it’s a good result for me and the fans. That idea, it’s just two dudes who… I feel I understand him.”
He continued, The pleasure he gets out of inflicting pain, and the pleasure he gets out of being in wars. I saw him at WrestleMania weekend live and in person at an independent show. It was a wild 20 minute brawl with sweat flying everywhere and I loved it. I’m a big fan of his.”
Jon Moxley is arguably the biggest star AEW has signed till
now and according to Chris Jericho, he is the one who recruited the former WWE
Star to the upstart promotion.
The Inaugural AEW World Champion recently had an interview with Mature Audiences Mayhem where he discussed things like the competition between his company and WWE and more.
While talking about his contributions to All Elite
Wrestling, the former WWE Star said that they wouldn’t get the TNT deal if he
wasn’t involved and went on to claim that he recruited Mox to the promotion:
“If not for Chris Jericho being involved, maybe we don’t get the deal with TNT, we don’t get Jon Moxley, who I recruited, or Sammy Guevara, Dean Malenko, a couple of guys you haven’t even seen yet.”
Jericho then explained that he may not be the greatest of all time but he has the best longevity at staying at the top level in various different eras of the business.
Apart from this, Chris also talked about leaving WWE and joining NJPW. He said that he got Vince McMahon’s blessing to compete against Kenny Omega and then extend his run for more matches.
He also discussed joining AEW and revealed that he had told Vince McMahon about the contract before signing. According to him, the boss told Jericho to take the deal.
However, he was surprised when Y2J actually signed with the
promotion and after that, the company started giving everybody raises because
Mr. McMahon doesn’t want anybody to leave.
It didn’t take long for AEW officials to re-book Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega.
On Wednesday, the promotion, which launched in January, announced the first match for their upcoming Full Gear pay-per-view event. That match is this long-awaited showdown that was delayed from taking place.
Moxley had to pull out their scheduled match at the All Out event in at the Sears Centre in Chicago, IL that aired on pay-per-view this past Saturday night.
The reason for that was due to a “serious case of MRSA” in his elbow that was picked up during his time in the NJPW G1 Climax.
AEW presents Full Gear on Saturday, November 9th from Baltimore’s Royal Farms Arena. The show will air on B/R Live, which is Bleacher Report’s streaming service, traditional PPV outlets, and FITE TV in international markets.
This marks the first match announcement for this show. As it gets closer, the promotion will announce additional bouts so stay tuned.
Tickets will go on sale at noon Eastern time this Friday (September 6) and will be available to purchase via AEWTix.com and Ticketmaster.com.
$300, $125, $90, $75, $50, and $30 are the ticket prices prior to facility fees and service charges being added.
AEW returns to the pay-per-view arena this weekend, as All Elite Wrestling presents their ALL OUT event from the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31st.
The show will feature the crowning of the inaugural AEW World Champion and the unveiling of the AEW Women’s World Championship belt.
In the headline spot for Saturday’s highly-anticipated event is Chris Jericho vs. “Hangman” Adam Page in one-on-one action to determine the first-ever World Champion in AEW history.
Supporting the main event at ALL OUT will be Kenny Omega squaring off against late-replacement PAC.
PAC, formerly known as Neville during his WWE days, fills in on short-notice for Jon Moxley after the former WWE Superstar known as Dean Ambrose came down with a vicious bout of MRSA in his elbow.
Closer Look At AEW ALL OUT Undercard
Also on tap for AEW ALL OUT main card this weekend is Cody vs. Shawn Spears, The Lucha Bros vs. The Young Bucks in a Ladder Match for the AAA Tag-Team Championships and The Dark Order vs. Best Friends with the winning team earning a bye in the first-round of the AEW World Tag-Team Championship Tournament.
Additionally, Darby Allin vs. Joey Janela vs. Jimmy Havoc in the “Cracker Barrel Clash,” Riho vs. Hikaru Shida in women’s action and a six-man tag-team match pitting Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored is advertised for the card.
AEW ALL OUT “Buy-In” Pre-Show & Round Table Notes
AEW ALL OUT will also feature a “Buy-In” pre-show.
The show leading into the main card currently features two advertised matches — Private Party vs. Angelico & Jack Evans and the 21-Woman Casino Battle Royale with the winner advancing to the inaugural AEW Women’s World Championship bout on the debut episode of AEW On TNT on Wednesday, October 2nd.
As is the case before every major pay-per-view event, SEScoops.com compiles a handful of pro wrestling journalists to provide their in-depth insight and analysis into each match scheduled on the card in our SEScoops.com Predictions Roundtable feature.
Joining us for this AEW ALL OUT installment will be veteran staff writers Ian Carey, Andrew Ravens and Jeff Moss.
Without further adieu, let’s take a look at our official AEW ALL OUT Predictions.
21-Woman Casino Battle Royale (Pre-Show)
Ian Carey: This is tough, especially considering we don’t know all the participants. Awesome Kong seems like the safest pick, however. She’s popular, she looks larger than life, and she’s a key character on a hit Netflix series which just released its newest season. Expect many talented wrestlers to get some time to shine in this match but in the end, Kong has to be the favorite, though how likely it is she’ll win is not clear. (Prediction: Awesome Kong)
Andrew Ravens: AEW has done a great job of loading up this battle royal with some fun names. It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Britt Baker although I don’t see her winning this match despite the fact that she could be the real star of this division. It’s a battle royal so expectations should be kept low. I have Nyla Rose being an upset winner. (Prediction: Nyla Rose)
Jeff Moss: Like the Male version of the Casino Battle Royal, this one is hard to call because we don’t know everyone in the match. I’d have to say that of the announced participants, Brandi Rhodes would be a front runner in that I feel like she should be in the October 2nd match for the Women’s Title in some way. Jazz, Ivelisse and Britt Baker all make perfect sense as winners as well. Given that I don’t know how the other participant(s) of the Oct 2nd match will be determined, I suspect it’s an unannounced entry that wins here. (Prediction: Unannounced Entry)
CONSENSUS: 1-Awesome Kong, 1-Nyla Rose, 1-???
Private Party vs. Angelico & Jack Evans (Pre-Show)
Ian: I think Angelico and Evans will win the match but the commentary team will focus on how much potential Private Party has. Evans and Angelico are an established team and Jack Evans on the mic can keep them heels in any situation. I expect Evans and Angelico to get the crowd against them and then cheat to win, building sympathy for Private Party. (Predictions: Angelico & Jack Evans)
Andrew: Private Party all the way. Evans and Angelico are a fun tag team but I see more potential in Private Party as a top tag team under the AEW banner. Private Party should be booked as near the top of the division. Thus, Private Party goes over. (Prediction: Private Party)
Jeff: I love watching Angélico and Jack Evans work, so I’m pretty stoked for this match. That said, aside from getting a bit of momentum (Copyright & Trademark WWE) heading into TV, the winners of this match are pretty inconsequential. So with that in mind, I’ll take Angélico and Jack Evans. (Prediction: Angelico & Jack Evans)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Angelico & Jack Evans
Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt vs. SoCal Uncensored
Ian: SCU will get the win in this fun trios match which will likely have a lot of comedy in it. If you notice, we’ve got no librarians and no Michael Nakazawa on the preshow here so I expect AEW to get all their silliness out in this match. Despite his popularity, I’m expecting Marko Stunt to eat the pin in this match as AEW attempts to build SCU into one of their top tag teams. With the tag tournament coming up, Stunt likely will be the 3rd man out from the A Boy and his Dinosaur team, which makes him taking the pin in this match the most likely result. (Predictions: SoCal Uncensored)
Andrew: With this being such a late short notice match, this has a ton of potential to be a really fun match and one that I am looking forward to seeing. Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy, and Marko Stunt have been on the independent scene for a few years now but are unknown to the masses. That changed at the last AEW show and they put on one heck of a match. I expect nothing less. With that being said, it’s a pick em so I have SCU getting the win. (Prediction: SoCal Uncensored)
Jeff: Jungle Boy. I’m going to pick Jungle Boy in every match he’s in until it pays off. I love that guy. SCU are an awesome team and have proven so in a million matches, but Jungle Boy RIDES TO THE RING ON A LUCHASAURUS WHO’S ALSO HIS PARTNER. (Prediction: Luchasaurus, Jungle Boy & Marko Stunt)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, SoCal Uncensored
Riho vs. Hikaru Shida
Ian: The winner of this match will face the winner of the Casino Battle Royale on October 2nd for the AEW Women’s Championship. Riho’s stock with the company seems like it’s higher than Shida’s. Riho is Omega’s former tag partner in DDT and seems to be someone AEW wants to feature in their Joshi matches. The winner here will really depend on who wins the Casino Battle Royale, however. (Prediction: Riho)
Andrew: This should be a solid match but I don’t think AEW has done a great job of explaining the back stories of these two stars. Personally, and I think a lot of people would agree with this, but I have no interest right now in seeing this contest. It’s just a match on the card. In a real pick em, Riho goes over. (Prediction: Riho)
Jeff: These are two wrestlers who will definitely wrestle a wrestling match that will be seen by the audience in attendance and on PPV. The winner of the match will for sure be the one who beats their opponent. It will be enjoyed by some, but perhaps not enjoyed by others. Possibly. Beyond that, I got nothing. But I’m told I can’t just put “ ¯_(?)_/¯ ” for my prediction, sooooo…. (Prediction: Hikaru Shida)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Riho
Darby Allin vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. Joey Janela (Cracker Barrel Clash)
Ian: The Cracker Barrel Clash could be the show-stealer for fans who like plunder and hardcore matches. This is a toss up, honestly but I feel Janela needs the win more than anyone else. Janela could use a win as he’s lost in every match he’s had in AEW so far. Jimmy Havoc seems like he could lose every match and it wouldn’t impact him much so I don’t expect him to win. Darby Allin could use a win but his draw against Cody was basically that. I’m picking Janela here but wouldn’t be surprised to see Allin win this either. (Prediction: Joey Janela)
Andrew: Well isn’t this a pick em match. I don’t see how Havoc winning will do anything so it comes down to Allin and Janela. Both guys have so much potential and either could win here but I think AEW has more stock in Janela right now although I think Allin will be the bigger star among them. (Prediction: Joey Janela)
Jeff: (I will NOT call it a Cracker Barrel Clash… unless it’s IN a Cracker Barrel). Should be a good one as all three men are known for doing whatever it takes to win. I’m pretty into the idea of three guys being mad at each other about losing a wrestling match settling it with another wrestling match (Jesus, has watching WWE for so long actually made that concept something NOVEL in wrestling?) and it should get the crowd whipped into a frenzy. I have no idea why, but my guy is telling me Jimmy Havoc ends up with the win. (Prediction: Jimmy Havoc)
CONSENSUS: 2-1-0, Joey Janela
Shawn Spears vs. Cody
Ian: Spears needs the win more than Cody does. We’ve watched Spears as Tye Dillinger lose and lose and lose again in other promotions, it wouldn’t make sense for him to drop his first single’s match in a new promotion. Cody can lose, Cody’s fairly untouchable. Spears needs a little boost right now. Receiving Tully Blanchard as a manager is a good start to his push and beating Cody will help even further. (Prediction: Shawn Spears)
Andrew: Rhodes is the bigger star and the babyface going into this match. With history saying that Rhodes should get his revenge on Spears, I think it’s a pretty clear booking decision by AEW. Spears has done a great job of reinventing himself as a heel and could be a solid star going forward. While Rhodes should go over, you can’t rule out a surprise outcome. (Prediction: Cody Rhodes)
Jeff: A grudge match brought on by a devastating chair shot to the head! (I know the story, don’t @ me). Newly-married Spears is coming off a gruelling honeymoon and has the legendary Fifth-Greatest (of the original Four) Horseman in his corner. This’ll be Spear’s biggest match to date since leaving WWE, so I expect him to win here. Cody is an established star, but Spears, even though most of the audience knows him, needs to get a win here to show he’s a force to be reckoned with. (Prediction: Shawn Spears)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Shawn Spears
Kenny Omega vs. PAC
Ian: Kenny Omega has to win this match. PAC is no longer the Dragon Gate champ and can lose in other promotions again so the issue which impacted Double or Nothing won’t apply here. Omega has a big rivalry with Jon Moxley pending in AEW and it’s unlikely the promotion has him lose in a match with little build-up and no chance of his rival interfering. (Prediction: Kenny Omega)
Andrew: This is one of the hardest picks of the entire card because both guys have big status’ and the promotion will want to keep them looking as strong as possible coming out of this show. I think PAC losing here won’t hurt him as many might think. I also see AEW booking Omega vs. Jericho for the AEW World Title at a later date potentially at their final 2019 PPV event. Thus, Omega should go over. (Prediction: Kenny Omega)
Jeff: Everyone was bummed to hear that Jon Moxley wouldn’t be able to take on Kenny Omega. But if you’re looking for a replacement, PAC ain’t a bad choice! Also not a bad way to debut PAC in AEW. This is the match of the night for me, which is saying a lot since it has had almost no build due to time constraints. As for a winner, I’m going with Kenny Omega. It makes more sense to keep him hot until Mox is able to come back and the two of them can tear up TNT. (Prediction: Kenny Omega)
CONSENSUS: 3-0, Kenny Omega
The Dark Order vs. Best Friends (AEW Tag-Tourney First-Round Bye)
Ian: The Dark Order should take this match and be granted a bye to the second-round of the upcoming tag title tournament. It’s too early for the Dark Order to lose as it does appear AEW wants to build them up as a heel team in the division. Fans know and like the Best Friends but don’t seem as knowledgeable regarding the former Super Smash Bros. It seems unlikely that AEW has them lose straight up here. (Prediction: The Dark Order)
Andrew: Best Friends are a more well-known team compared to The Dark Order. This should be one heck of a match but I see more upside with The Dark Order as AEW is gonna want a babyface vs. heel dynamic in the finals of this tournament. I have The Young Bucks making it to the finals so The Dark Order has to go over here. (Prediction: The Dark Order)
Jeff: Winners receive a first round bye in the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament. Given how stacked this Tag Team Tournament is going to be, having a bye in the first round is a huge advantage. The Best Friends have really impressed me in their AEW matches, so I’m thinking them taking this one and getting the Bye would be great. After all, these teams could face each other again in the tournament brackets, so let’s give it to the Best Friends and light a fire under the Dark Order. (Prediction: Best Friends)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, The Dark Order
Lucha Bros (C) vs. Young Bucks (AAA Tag-Title Ladder Match)
Ian: To fans who have not been following AAA as well, this rivalry seems incredibly one-sided. The Bucks won at Double or Nothing and Fyter Fest, so if they win again here it’s not going to make the Lucha Bros look like title threats in the upcoming tag team title tournament. The Bucks have yet to lose in AEW but I think All Out is where they take their first L. (Prediction: The Lucha Bros)
Andrew: Their match at Double or Nothing was great and this could be the match that ends up stealing the show. Throw in the fact that this will be a ladder match with some insane moves could prove to be one of the best matches of the year and that’s a bold statement to make. With the AAA titles on the line, I don’t see a reason as to why Young Bucks should hold the titles any longer considering they will be exclusive to AEW. Lucha Brothers go over. (Prediction: The Lucha Bros)
Jeff: This match is going to be a banger! We all know what these guys are capable of, and I’ve loved just about every match they’ve had over the last few months over the AAA Titles. As for this match though, I can’t see the Bucks heading into a weekly TV show with another promotions tag straps (especially with the AEW tag titles as a primary focus as the kick off the TNT show) so I’d expect the Lucha Brothers to retain here, in what is sure to be a great match. (Prediction: The Lucha Bros)
CONSENSUS: 3-0, The Lucha Bros
Chris Jericho vs. “Hangman” Adam Page (AEW World Title)
Ian: AEW is doing their best to make you believe Hangman Page has no chance in this match. On recent shows, he’s been portrayed as injured and barely able to eek out a win over Kip Sabian, somebody many AEW fans have little experience watching. AEW may be doing this so that Page winning is a total shocker or they are doing this so that somehow they can make it believable during the match that Page could win. In the end, they just aren’t going to put that belt on Page yet and maybe not for a few years. That belt is going on Jericho. (Prediction: Chris Jericho)
Andrew: As much as I would like to see Page become the top champion, I don’t think it’s his time and especially going up against the biggest name that AEW has right now. Yes, having a former WWE star be their first champion isn’t the great thing to do but in this situation, it will help them more than hurt them just starting out. Page should be showcased in this match and be a bigger star coming out of it. It’ll be interesting to see how long Jericho stays champion. (Prediction: Chris Jericho)
Jeff: It’s exciting as hell to be in on the ground floor of a World Title that means something again. It reminds me a lot of how the NXT title still feels important in that promotion. This is going to be a straight up fight though, with Jericho somehow still doing the best work of his career and Page able to match him every step of the way. In the end, it makes more sense to me to put the inaugural title on Page. It fits with the “newness” of AEW and gives Jericho a reason to continue heeling it up so excellently. It’ll be weird to have two Wednesday night shows with “Adams” as champions. But I’ll take it. (Prediction: “Hangman” Adam Page)
CONSENSUS: 2-1, Chris Jericho
AEW ALL OUT Predictions Outro
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