10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Jon Moxley

9. The Moxley Character Came To Life On The WWE Network

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The 'Chronicle' special on Dean Ambrose that filmed everything from his injury recovery to his heel turn that followed Roman Reigns' October 2018 leukemia announcement was a homerun. How WWE, with the raw materials, couldn't even make it to first base with Ambrose following the turn remains a total mystery even now, unless they've picked up one of baseball's infamous curses to at least help this laboured metaphor slide in for a single.

Ambrose was majestic in front of the camera. P*ssed off to be out, p*ssed off with his lot, p*ssed off to be filmed being p*ssed off, he was a man on the edge of cracking and it was a character he tried desperately to force through WWE's broken creative machine when he first returned to television before the summer. Consumed by the world's disease, he was subsequently broken by his best friend being forced off the road to fight a life threatening one.

He kept his Shield jacket just barely zipped as if to reflect the fragile (and weakening) bond with Seth Rollins. He eyed up his best friend's Intercontinental Title. He looked, at any moment, as if he'd snap. He was doing his best, but McMahon had his worst lined up. No wonder Ambrose accepted the gas mask as an inevitable prop - the material he'd been given in comparison to Chronicle absolutely stunk.

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