

I cherish our shared passion for the sport of professional wrestling, and I’m going to dedicate everything I have in mind, body and spirit to helping AEW be the best it can be going forward.”Įchoing the sentiment, Tony Khan would explain how he will be using Moxley in the future: “I love AEW and the spirit of both the company and its fans. Moxley’s relationship with AEW continues to be a strong one and his new deal includes more than just ‘the wrestling’. Members of The Firm, the group held on ‘retainer’ by MJF, cost Jon Moxley the GCW World Championship This left his GCW status in question, the night before GCW sources claim that AEW didn’t want Moxley to do the match, and have asked their talent to not work GCW dates for months.” On October 7, it was announced that Jon Moxley had re-signed with AEW through 2027, with the note that he’d be exclusively wrestling for AEW and their international partners. With Moxley losing to Nick Gage at GCW Fight Club 2022, further details of Moxley’s involvement with independent companies have been revealed, with suggestions it would affect future partnerships, too. It is, however, a bit concerning that a wrestler with Moxley’s calibre was attached to what Khan was offering straight away, especially with the suggested date of late July tying so closely to Triple H taking more control over WWE. Working without a contract may sound like a good thing, as would working under previous terms and it’s certainly good for AEW fans that were able to see an uncontracted employee the stature of Moxley on AEW screens. Jon Moxley beat Bryan Danielson to become a three-time AEW World Champion at Dynamite ‘Grand Slam’ It extended through July, then July came and went and he hadn’t signed, but he was not going to leave.” “His deal was extended due to his time off, when he went to rehab.

“People thought when May came and went, AEW probably renewed his option year, or he had signed a (new) deal, because he was still working there. Moxley recently signed a five-year deal with AEW, but it has now been reported that before this Moxley was working on a ‘handshake agreement’.ĭave Meltzer reported, on Wrestling Observer Radio, that Moxley’s previous contract expired in July: Shocking Jon Moxley AEW Contract UpdateĪs one of the most prominent members of the AEW roster who isn’t currently suspended or injured, it’s incredibly important that Tony Khan can continue to have a good working relationship with Jon Moxley. This bodes well for the ‘Wyatt 6’, if they do emerge as it could very well be a powerhouse of stable with plenty of storytelling opportunities, but only in the right hands. Whilst it’s not clear who constitutes ‘standard WWE creative’, it’s surely a telling sign of the new WWE regime where higher-end storytelling isn’t the remit of everyone in the team. Some of the references had to be approved, but standard WWE creative were largely hands off.” “ Several that are usually in the know were kept out of the loop about the context of the White Rabbit videos until this past week.

Particularly of interest in this story is that: The Fiend was one of the many characters portrayed by someone else at Extreme Rules
