Jon Moxley did an interview with Sports Illustrated to discuss a wide range of topics. Here are the highlights:
On being AEW World Heavyweight Champion:
“I’m the guy carrying the torch during a pandemic,” says Moxley, who is 34-year-old Jon Good. “It’s a weird time, and COVID is f—— up the bookings every week, but I want to carry the torch through tough times. Even though I didn’t originally picture myself in a good-guy, protagonist role when I first came here, it’s the way it happened. I can send a message of perseverance and picking yourself up after you fall down. People have lost their jobs, lost their business, and I can project strength, with no fear in the face of adversity, for those watching our show.
“I want to give stability in an unstable time. I need to give AEW some stability as we build a secure future for this brand, because it’s vital for this industry that AEW is a success.”
COVID-19 impacting AEW’s plans:
“I’ve already had two title matches get pulled off TV for COVID reasons, and there could be more,” Moxley says. “I think people are used to it now. We all have to accept that, in 2020, whatever plans we make, they might have to change. It’s important to pivot quickly. We had the six-man tag planned with Will Hobbs and Darby Allin, which I was really looking forward to, and then there were COVID issues the night before. That was a big opportunity and was going to be a kickass match. There is a need to pivot, whether it’s AEW, WWE, NXT or the Tokyo Dome main event.”
