Jon Moxley signs extension with AEW

[Cwalker]

Yeah I strongly doubt he was going anywhere so I’m sure they weren’t concerned at all.

 

[Deezy]

 

[Chris]

Jon Moxley says wrestling in AEW is "the best job in the world" and he has no plans on going anywhere else.

The AEW World Champion was interviewed by SI.com ahead of tonight's Dynamite from Toronto. He spoke about having recently signed a five-year contract extension as well as his expanded role with the company helping to coach and mentor talent.

“I don’t plan on going anywhere else,” Moxley says. “It’s the best job in the world, and I’m very lucky to have it. In AEW, all I worry about is wrestling. That’s my focus, and that’s a joy. I love storytelling, I love promos, I love wrestling. I love coming up with ideas for other people, I love learning. For me, it’s a perfect fit.”

Moxley continued to say that he didn't feel the same way a year ago, however.

“A year ago, I wasn’t in the same head space,” he said. “I was all f---ed up. I hated traveling. I was living in Vegas, felt like I was always in an airport, flying coast to coast, and I was sick of leaving my family. I thought about freelancing when my deal was up. Not that I would leave AEW, but I didn’t want to be there every week. I was in a bad place.

“Then I went to rehab and all that, and now I’m in a totally different headspace. We’re living in Cincinnati, too, which is great. I look forward to going to TV every week. I get to see my friends in the Blackpool Combat Club. I’m not f---ed up. I have a clean headspace. My life is completely different than it was a year ago, and all for the better.”

In terms of helping to coach and mentor talent, Moxley says he can help bridge the gap between generations.

“I’m a good gap between the old generation and the new generation,” Moxley continued. “I come from the Les Thatcher system, so I understand paying your dues and respecting veterans. I’m also old enough to know what it was like to go to the post office and send stacks of my videotapes—ones I had to make—to promoters. I was also there for the advent of YouTube, and I was one of the first indie wrestlers to gain a buzz doing that. My friend had a video camera and a laptop, so I would cut promos every week on my indie shows and used YouTube to my advantage."

AEW announced "that Moxley will “work exclusively for AEW and its international partners, including New Japan Pro Wrestling." He dropped the GCW Championship to Nick Gage over the weekend and appears to be gone from the promotion for the time being. Still, Moxley says he'll always find a way to help out independent wrestling.

“If there’s something I want to be part of, I’ll find a way to make it happen,” Moxley says. “That’s tougher now—I have my family, AEW and New Japan. But I love supporting independent wrestling. So you never know when or where I might show up.”

“I’m very excited about the future and what could possibly happen. I have no idea what will happen, just like I had no f---ing idea what was going to happen in 2019. So I can’t wait for what’s next.”

Jon Moxley explains re-signing with AEW: ‘I don’t plan on going anywhere else’

Moxley recently signed a five-year contract extension with the company.

www.f4wonline.com

 

[Cwalker]

When you look at the list of guys that came over from WWE, Moxley is one of the few that I think would never go back.

Good for him for finding happiness

 

[Chris]

Jon Moxley will continue to work independent shows but is changing up how he approaches them.

AEW recently announced that Moxley has signed a five-year extension and will “work exclusively for AEW and its international partners, including New Japan Pro Wrestling.” He is expected to continue wrestling on independent shows, however.

Our own Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Moxley wanting to work independent dates played a role during contract negotiations between the two sides.

"Moxley wanted a deal to continue to do independent shows while Khan wanted him to no longer do them," Meltzer wrote.

"In time, they agreed to it but Moxley will likely be doing far fewer shows, but like before, Khan has to approve them but in the past he didn’t turn them down."

Moxley noted that he will change how he approaches taking independent bookings in the future. In order to maintain his health and stay away from alcohol, he will no longer have a "balls to the walls" mentality that can lead to wrestling while hurt and then washing the pain away with alcohol.

"Because of this, he expects to do indies when he wants to, but will not be advertised on those shows or have shows built around him as the drawing card," Meltzer continued.

"His feeling is that if he is advertised to be on a show, he won’t want to pull out of the show if hurting, or if he just feels like spending a weekend with his family because of the commitment."

Khan is also said to have verbally agreed to give Moxley time off if he's hurting or feeling burnt out. The deal also permits Moxley to work big New Japan shows and the G-1.

Moxley's first AEW contract was a three-year deal signed in May 2019. It expired in July after having been frozen for a couple of months due to Moxley taking time away in 2021 to attend rehab. He was technically a free agent, although few knew about this, until September when he re-signed before AEW Grand Slam on September 21.

AEW's Jon Moxley won't be advertised in advance for future indie dates

Moxley signed a five-year contract extension with AEW last month.

www.f4wonline.com

 

[Comrade Khan]

g1 Mox