AEW's Jon Moxley Loses World Title

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by Andrew Pollard
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AEW star Jon Moxley is no longer the GCW World Champion.

Last night saw Mox lose that prize to long-time friend Nick Gage at GCW Fight Club. Given how Gage would have to retire if he came up short in his quest to dethrone Moxley, some speculated that this may indeed be the King of Ultraviolence's swansong. Instead, Gage is now at the top of the mountain for a third run with the GCW World Title.

In a match featuring barbed wire, light tubes and, of course, a pizza cutter, Gage eventually got the win after some interference from Stokely Hathaway and W. Morrissey. After Morrissey chokeslammed Moxley through a barbed wire glass window pane, the MDK icon hit three piledrivers and a choke breaker to put away the current AEW World Champion.

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Only a matter of days ago, news broke that Mox had signed a new five-year deal with AEW that would see him compete exclusively for Tony Khan's promotion and their international partners, such as New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Upon hearing the wording of this contract, some speculated whether that would mean the Death Rider would no longer be able to work for promotions such as GCW, although it remains to be seen whether or not Mox's work with GCW is indeed now over.

As for Hathaway and W. Morrissey, they're both a part of MJF's Firm, with the Salt of the Earth nowadays with his eyes on the AEW World Title that Moxley presently holds. Mox is set to defend the gold against 'Hangman' Adam Page on the Tuesday 18 October edition of AEW Dynamite... all as MJF looms large on the horizon with a guaranteed shot at that belt.

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