The Exact Moment Jon Moxley Lost Hope In WWE

Mox was speaking at Starrcast ahead of AEW Full Gear.

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Ahead of AEW's Full Gear in Baltimore, several of the company's top stars sat before a crowd last night to talk their lives and careers as part of the latest Starrcast. Jon Moxley, who is scheduled to take on Kenny Omega in a 'Lights Out' contest at the Royal Farms Arena, was one such orator, and he had some very interesting tidbits indeed - n particular, about the moment he knew for sure he'd never have the higher-ups' trust in WWE.

Moxley acknowledged that meet and greets were always something of a trial for him, owing to his social inability to interact (something he reveals he was medicated for as a child). This was an issue which would often get him into trouble, and he went on to recount one occasion on which, after winning the US Championship, he shouted backstage to a referee, "give me my f*cking belt!".

The outburst caused consternation amongst those assembled, with Road Dogg pulling him to one side to ask if he'd really just dropped the F-Bomb. Moxley, unaware of his own actions, said he couldn't remember.

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The next morning, he was collared by WWE management, and shown footage of the incident - company cameras are everywhere, it seems. Moxley subsequently apologised to every member of the production staff, but was told later in the day that his apology was not sincere enough.

Having done as much as he could to rectify what he believed was a genuine mistake, it wasn't good enough. Moxley realised that that was the precise moment he knew that WWE's top brass simply didn't like him. It'd motivate his decision to leave the company some years later.

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