10 Things You Didn't Know About AEW's Jon Moxley
"Mox and Young were officially married in their backyard at one in the morning..."
7. Near-Early Entry
Shortly after WrestleMania 27 in 2011, it was confirmed that Moxley had signed with WWE, after less than seven years as a working professional wrestler. In the preceding few years, Moxley had built up a strong cult following in places like CZW, Full Impact Pro, Dragon Gate USA, and EVOLVE, making his signing not all too surprising. What may be surprising is that Moxley was nearly hired by WWE four years earlier.
He'd worked some dark matches and jobber bouts in the mid-2000s, and had a contact in WWE in the form of Mike Bucci, the former Simon Dean, who was now working for John Laurinaitis in talent relations. Moxley revealed in a shoot interview that Bucci was making the big push to sign him in the summer of 2007, and was apparently on the verge of bringing him into the fold, but bad luck reared its head. Bucci was fired at the end of August 2007, after his name was linked to the very-public Signature Pharmacy scandal. Without Bucci to advocate for his hiring, Moxley's indy career continued.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
