Jon Moxley: AEW Should Always Be Different, We Should Think About Delivering What Nobody Else Can

Jon Moxley says it’s important to remember that AEW started from the need for an alternative.

Jon Moxley says it’s important to remember that AEW started from the need for an alternative.

Speaking with ComicBook.com’s Liam Crowley, former AEW World Champion Jon Moxley shared his thoughts on the Texas Death Match between Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland at AEW Full Gear 2023. He noted that matches like that raised the bar and showcased what makes AEW different from every other promotion. Moxley then highlighted how it’s important for AEW to remember that they started out of the need for an alternative.

“When it comes to matches like that, that’s one small thing that we can do differently than anybody else in this s–t. That was one thing I remember, telling (AEW President) Tony [Khan] that when I first came in. ‘If you’re going to put me in one of these matches, be careful what you wish for because I am not in the business of under-delivering.’ I’m not spitting some taglines of like, I’m going to crush your skull with my fingers and pull out your eyeballs and all this s–t and then we’re not going to do it. AEW has been able to consistently deliver on that. I think it’s very important for us to always remember where this started in the first place, which was the need in the industry for an alternative. We should always be different. We should always be thinking about what we can deliver that nobody else can. Otherwise, we’re just another wrestling company, of which there have been a million. Not every single match needs to be chopping each other’s heads off. But that’s one small thing and I definitely feel like I’ve definitely held up my end on that in that small area of the business. If you can’t be the first in a category, create a new category in which you can be the first,” Moxley said.

During the interview, Moxley also commented on CM Punk’s return to WWE. Check out his comments here.

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Moxley will compete on the November 29 episode of AEW Dynamite. Fightful will have live coverage of the show as it airs.