Jon Moxley BURIES WWE On Talk Is Jericho
"I do exactly what you tell me, and it's creative crap."
Jon Moxley made a stunning surprise appearance at this Saturday's AEW Double or Nothing, waylaying an unsuspecting Chris Jericho and Kenny Omega at the close of the epic show. The former Dean Ambrose's unexpected and sudden migration to the upstart promotion has been the entire talk of the industry in the aftermath of AEW's inaugural show.
Now the man himself has sat down to explain the story, taking the mic alongside one of his victims on yesterday's episode of the Talk is Jericho podcast - and boy did he have some choice things to say about his ex-employers.
Before he opened both barrels, Moxley was unequivocal about his gratitude towards WWE, noting it was the place where he grew as a performer - but he was quick to point out that leaving was a "huge weight off [his] shoulders."
Moxley finally left WWE when his contract wound down at the end of last April, but revealed he wanted to walk out as early as last July, such were his frustrations with the company and his character. He explained that the writing team constantly cast him as an "idiot", whilst delivering him scripted promos which no one could ever possibly relate to.
On one occasion, he was told to make a "pooper scooper" joke, which he flat out refused to read - leading to a convoluted, tortuous process to get it changed.
He was likewise seething when he was handed a script depicting a skit in which he received a shot in his arse, but as usual, had to go along with it.
Even worse, Moxley was once given a line relating to Roman Reigns' cancer, which was apparently so bad that it risked losing WWE sponsors. He wouldn't repeat the line on the pod, and said whoever wrote it should have been ashamed of themselves.
Such were Moxley's objections to the content he was asked to perform that he became "physically sick" ahead of each episode of Monday Night Raw.
The more he talks, the more his departure makes sense - and the more WWE sounds like a creatively barren place to work. It's an absolutely fascinating listen, so be sure to check it out here. These excerpts are just the tip of the iceberg.