10 Things We Learned From Jon Moxley On Talk Is Jericho

10. Mox Thought He Was AEW’s “Perfect Guy”

The world flipped shortly after Jon Moxley became AEW World Champion at Revolution on 29 February 2020. A fortnight or so later, COVID changed life for everyone - pro wrestling had to adapt to survive, and that meant playing before empty arenas.

This wasn't the best start for Mox's title reign, but he told Jericho that he was arguably the "perfect guy" to carry the torch through the pandemic. Backstage, Jon said he was happy to take on the responsibility of acting as a centrepiece for Dynamite. He was also proud to represent AEW opposite NXT.

On WWE, Mox recalled being asked to do the "hard, crappy jobs" like working post-TV show dark matches at the end of the night. Those hardened him, and made him realise that it was important to accept the task of making AEW a must-see brand in the face of adversity.

Also, Moxley realised that this was bigger than wrestling...