Jon Moxley just wants to have fun.
Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose in WWE) left WWE in 2019 after his contract expired and he made the decision to not re-sign. Moxley would join AEW, making his debut at AEW Double or Nothing 2019, the first-ever AEW pay-per-view. Moxley would later debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and work various independent shows.
Speaking to The Messenger, Moxley discussed what his life would look like if there were no AEW.
"The timing of it was crazy," Moxley said. "I was gone one way or another. I was going to give it all up. I didn't give a f--- if I was never on TV again. I'd go wrestle in a f---ing mask in Mexico in a parking lot if it means having fun again. I hate speaking in the third person because it feels so f---ing pretentious, but speaking from a character standpoint, it just makes it easier. But it was like as Jon Moxley was getting his release date from jail and walking into the world again, it just happened to be when AEW was starting. If there was no AEW, I think I’d be doing the exact same thing, just in a bunch of other places. You'd probably see me in f---in' Japan or Revolver, places like that. It probably wouldn't be that much different."
Moxley signed a new five-year deal with AEW in 2022.
Moxley had been sidelined since AEW Dynamite Grand Slam with a concussion, but returned to physicality on the October 21 episode of AEW Collision. In a separate interview with The Messenger, Moxley discussed concussion protocol in wrestling. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
