How WWE Missed A HUGE Opportunity With Jon Moxley
Your writer has been prone to statements about Jon Moxley that may have appeared hyperbolic in the past, but referring to him as the best wrestler in the world while he was enthralling audiences on a nightly basis on one continent and turning a company upside down on another didn't exactly seem that much of a stretch. Even less so in the 18 months since.
Moxley's wins propelled him to the number one slot in the kayfabed Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500, adding to his aura as the top guy with the top belt in a company he'd argue was the top promotion in the world. Just like John Cena used to do, supported by his own impossibly healthy win/loss record.
They are - and perhaps this shouldn't even need saying - not entirely alike. John Cena the man can be as affable and aloof as Jonathan Good the Las Vegas-based outsider, but John Cena the WWE Superstar is Vince McMahon funny instead of Jon Moxley witty. When Cena applies the STF, he leaves a gap so wide you could drive a truck through there, baby. Contrast that to how tightly Moxley locks on his bulldog choke submission. And that leads into perhaps the biggest distinction between the two - wrestlers aren't left for dead when they look at the lights for the new Big Match Jon.
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