Jon Moxley has been leading the Blackpool Combat Club in All Elite Wrestling. After WrestleDream, where he beat Bryan Danielson, Moxley became the face of the organization.
Interestingly, after winning, he put the championship belt in a black bag instead of showing it off. Fans were left wondering why, and he finally explained during the AEW Collision.
During AEW Collision, Jon Moxley talked about the championship belt. He said it isn’t really “for” anyone, but it shows he’s at the top, where he feels he’s always been.
Moxley said, “Regarding the AEW World Champion, nothing has changed. Nothing is different. Nothing changed last Saturday night. Nothing has changed since the moment I arrived in AEW. Nobody owns that belt. It doesn’t belong to anybody. It’s not for Bryan Danielson or anybody else. It’s for the position. And only one man has ever sat in that chair. That is me.”
Moxley shared his strong feelings about the championship belt, calling it just “gold and leather.” He sees it as a symbol of everything he hates in pro wrestling and what AEW should not represent, noting, “It’s a symbol of everything I’ve been fighting against in this business for years, everything that AEW was not supposed to be. If nobody else is going to say it, I’ll say it.”
Jim Ross breaks his silence on Jon Moxley’s championship fight
“The American Dragon,” Bryan Danielson, fell to “The Purveyor of Violence,” Jon Moxley, at WrestleDream on October 12. The crowd in Tacoma, Washington, fell silent, and fans will remember this moment for years.
Jim Ross watched the segment closely and later shared his thoughts on “Grilling JR.” He explained his silence during the match, saying it was a way to honor the competitors. “Sometimes, it’s best for one to just lay out,” he said.
Ross added, “I didn’t know what I needed to say to continue to sell the moment and the fact that Bryan Danielson, by his own word, said the day he loses the title is the day he’s done, and he obviously lost the title. So, I take him, among any wrestler that I’ve ever met, at his word… The pictures and the natural sounds told the story very well.”
