10 Things We Learned From Jon Moxley On Talk Is Jericho

2019 Jon Moxley was ready to kick down the doors of WWE HQ and smash everyone with brutal steel chair shots. The man was a pent-up, frustrated ball of rage with a lot to get off his chest, and he let the world know it during an appearance on 'Talk Is Jericho' shortly after joining AEW's revolution.

Two years on, Mox looks at things a little differently.

His 2021 interview with Chris Jericho was altogether different to the last one. Does Moxley still turn his nose up at the WWE system? Absolutely. Does he feel the need to play Rambo and wage some one-man war against the machine? Nah, not quite.

The bulk of the chat discussed Jon's upcoming book (simply titled "Mox"), but Jericho picked at other topics like WWE, what gimmick matches Moxley just cannot stand, his time in The Shield, who advised him against writing a book years ago and more.

View this as a companion piece to the visceral blast Moxley unleashed on pro wrestling before. It's a more measured, reflective interview, and proof positive that writing his story has been cathartic for AEW's 'Wild Thing'.

Here's everything we learned.

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...