How Jon Moxley Became The Best Wrestler In The World
In the time between Moxley's NJPW debut and his anointing as the most vital wrestler on the planet, he'd been red hot in all his other side-ventures.
His maiden AEW match was a bloody Fyter Fest brawl with Joey Janela elevated entirely by his presence within it. Select indie dates with the likes of Darby Allin and Caz XL were being found in the dark corners of the internet because he had cultivated an unmissable air around himself.
On his second night with NJPW, he squashed Young Lion Shota Umino in just 3:52, but has already set about making memories with the youngster that will last a lifetime. Adopting him as his second, Moxley's deep affection for Umino speaks to an impressive comedic bent he was never fully permitted to embrace while dragging his stupid red wagon to the ring in WWE. The violence of his total bangers in the G1 with the likes of Shingo Takagi, Jeff Cobb and Taichi were evidence of his malleability as a worker and confidence as a character.
But the best was yet to come.
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