Jon Moxley Wants To Keep Improving And Growing: My Only Competition Now Is Myself

Jon Moxley wants to be the best version of himself that he can be.

Moxley, a three-time AEW World Champion, is widely viewed as the face of the company and praised as one of the most remarkable wrestlers in the world. Since he returned to AEW in January 2022, after a brief hiatus, he has competed in a number of high-profile matches. Most recently, he lost the AEW World Championship in the main event of AEW Full Gear 2022.

Speaking with Graham “GSM” Matthews of Bleacher Report, Moxley expressed his gratitude for what he has, both in his life an his career. He noted that he wants to help people along the way. The former champion stated that his mindset has changed, as he has different goals.

“Wrestling gave me everything, so if I can help one person just a bit along the way to have everything in life that I have now because of wrestling and bring joy to so many people, it’s just such a great job I have. My mindset is totally different now. I’m just a very fortunate individual. I have a great life and I get to fill my day with all these great things that there’s no goal, or at least the goals are different. It’s just getting a bit better at this and bit better at that. My only competition now is myself,” Moxley said.

Speaking of his plans for the future, Moxley stated that he intends to be better with his brain, and he thinks coaching could help with that. He noted that he worries he won’t reach his maximum potential, as he wants to be the all-time best version of himself.

“I actually think I’m going to be better with my brain over the next 10 years. I’m always trying to make little changes and coaching helps with that, too, because it keeps your brain engaged. My fear is that by the time I’m done or my body gives out or I retire, there will be something I had left to give, or that I never truly reach my maximum of what I could have been. I want to be the best fully formed version of Jon Moxley in the ring there ever was. And I feel I’m still so far away from that,” Moxley said.

Moxley recently recalled how he was scared he’d die in the ring before he entered an inpatient alcohol treatment program in 2021. Click here to see what he had to say.

Jim Ross recently explained why Moxley reminds him of Steve Austin. Check out his comments here.

Check out the card for this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite here.