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Jon Moxley has opened up about his decision to re-sign with AEW for another five years.

In an interview with Justin Barrasso of SI ahead of the October 12 edition of AEW Rampage in Toronto, Moxley made it clear that his heart was at AEW, saying:

“I don’t plan on going anywhere else. It’s the best job in the world, and I’m very lucky to have it. In AEW, all I worry about is wrestling. That’s my focus, and that’s a joy. I love storytelling, I love promos, I love wrestling. I love coming up with ideas for other people, I love learning. For me, it’s a perfect fit.”

The AEW World Champion said he did not always feel this way and credited his time in rehabilitation for a more positive outlook.

“A year ago, I wasn’t in the same head space. I was all f***ed up. I hated traveling. I was living in Vegas, felt like I was always in an airport, flying coast to coast, and I was sick of leaving my family. I thought about freelancing when my deal was up. Not that I would leave AEW, but I didn’t want to be there every week. I was in a bad place.

“Then I went to rehab and all that, and now I’m in a totally different headspace. We’re living in Cincinnati, too, which is great. I look forward to going to TV every week. I get to see my friends in the Blackpool Combat Club. I’m not f***ed up.

“I have a clean headspace. My life is completely different than it was a year ago, and all for the better.”

Jon Moxley’s contract includes mentorship and coaching duties and he explained why he thinks he is in a good position to mentor upcoming talent, saying:

“I’m a good gap between the old generation and the new generation. I come from the Les Thatcher system, so I understand paying your dues and respecting veterans.

“I’m also old enough to know what it was like to go to the post office and send stacks of my videotapes—ones I had to make—to promoters. I was also there for the advent of YouTube, and I was one of the first indie wrestlers to gain a buzz doing that.

“My friend had a video camera and a laptop, so I would cut promos every week on my indie shows and used YouTube to my advantage.”

AEW announced Moxley’s re-signing in a press release on October 7, stating that he will work “exclusively” for AEW and its international partners. including New Japan Pro Wrestling.

This came before Moxley’s defence of the GCW World Championship, which he subsequently dropped to Nick Gage.

As of last word, Jon Moxley’s status with GCW going forward is unclear, and you read more in our report right here.

Jon Moxley won the vacant AEW World Title at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam on September 21 in the finals of the AEW World Title Tournament against Bryan Danielson, becoming the first-ever three-time AEW World Champion.

Previously, Moxley had defeated  CM Punk for the title on the August 24 edition of Dynamite.

CM Punk won the title back at All Out, but the championship was subsequently vacated after the backstage altercation that allegedly occurred following the AEW All Out media scrum.

Previously it was revealed that Moxley spent some time working for AEW out of contract while his new terms were negotiated. You can read more about that right here. 

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