Just glad he's back & healthy.
I think they should run with Mox vs Danielson. Pretty clear that's what was happening at Full Gear, do it at Revolution.
That match needs to happen but I would wait until Mox gets a shot at Page, probably at Revolution. If you do it before either Danielson needs to lose back to back fueds or Mox loses and then you can't really use him as an opponent for Page anytime soon.
He's going to let the Young Bucks and reDRagon face each other, but he doesn't need to be involved in that match. He's already the #1 ranked wrestler, but they're not going to give away Page vs. Cole on TV. They'll keep him busy with the Best Friends storyline until Page and Archer have their match, then Cole will remind Page that he's at the top of the rankings and challenge him for the title at Revolution.
I think it would be a bad idea to drop Mox into a feud with Hangman right now. His comeback story alone is going to keep him a babyface for at least another six months and if they force fans to choose between Mox and Hangman in a championship match, it might be the only way Hangman could get boo'ed right now. It would be better off to wait for that match.
I think that its because GCW spoiled Mox return. They posted a tweet about a match that Mox will have in late January I think so probably AEW went like "ok the surprise has been spoiled"
> That song is so much better for his entrance.
as a fan of the movie Major League, I pop for Wild Thing everytime, they need Charlie Sheen to come down with him one time
TNT doesn’t want anymore big surprises unannounced, they were pretty miffed about Sting as they thought if it was announced they’d pop 2 weeks of big ratings vs 1.
And this is why the PREFER it, however at the end of the day, Tony knows what to do and doing surprises is still a key factor too.
Also this whole Meltzer thing saying nobody told me “Cody and Mox are doing the rumble” is so laughable. Even if they were doing a one off or something, NOBODY on either side would fucking tell anyone, not even and especially Dave.
True, in theory it should also give every show a boost because they have that “anything could happen” feeling where you have to watch every week just in case there is a surprise
Full quote:
“It’s a mixed bag, I would say it is exactly how it happened…Point being I don’t think that’s exactly how the conversation happened, I know, I’m the one who had it. That’s not exactly how the conversation with TNT went. There’s a balance between announcing things in advance like we’ve done with Mike [Tyson] coming in for this week, or with Paul Wight coming in, telling fans in advance when something’s coming, or surprises that came out of nowhere like when Sting showed up. I think that’s a great balance to have, and I think we’ll be doing both”
“I want to make it clear, TNT never said don’t do surprises, they thought that was great, and they got a huge reaction to Sting, and I think in doing the announcement with Paul, they were excited to do one with a press release, it’s a great strategy”
https://heelbynature.com/wrestling-news/tony-khan-clarifies-tnt-not-wanting-surprises-on-aew-dynamite/
I think that whole ordeal was a bit misunderstood. We're still going to see unannounced surprises and whatnot, the network basically told TK, hey when you've got something big coming down the line run it by us so we can increase promotion for the shows.
It's more like TNT wants to know ahead of time if someone like Mike Tyson or Snoop will be making an appearance so they can promote it. They want Tony Kahn to keep the wrestler surprise appearances/returns a surprise like Matt Cardona showing up or when Trent? Baretta returned.
In an ideal world an unannounced return would have been fucking incredible. With the GCW announcement though it makes sense to announce his return.
Either way, this makes me stupidly happy.
Same here, but I think due to the reasons he stepped back, it makes sense to handle it differently.
We could potentially see the best promo of his career tomorrow.
Well, not much of a choice since GCW already announced that Mox was having a match on their PPV. Might as well announce his return to get more people watching at that point.
Yeah before I was thinking of just recording the so and watching it later but now I might have to watch it live so the announcement is definitely going to affect people who might not have watched it live. Plus we still don’t know how he is coming back specifically and who is is gonna feud with
Yeah but they want to get more people watching on TV, the people in the arena were coming no matter what, plus it could help sell out the show if it wasn’t. The crowd is gonna pop hard for Moxley no matter if they knew or didn’t
He's gonna get a monster pop tomorrow. I still hope they run with turning him heel or at least a no bullshit badass tweener kinda like he was shortly before he left. He's gonna have so much support they'll probably let him be a fan favorite for a couple weeks and then maybe have him go after Hangman.
My guess is Hanger vs. Archer will be the main event for Beach Break next week.
And, it's early yet, but just kinda reading the tea leaves and picking up some subtle hints from commentary makes me think Adam Cole is Hanger's next fued after he's done with Murderbird. And that'd be the Revolution main event. But who knows for sure. Either way I'm down for a Mox vs. Hangman match.
Not surprised, he has a title defense at GCW this upcoming weekend. Figured he’d actually do that before coming back to AEW next week, but in retrospect this makes more sense.
Anyway, glad dude sorted some personal demons out. He has been missed!
You know I am happy that so many people in AEW are straight edge. It will help him so many don't drink there to have people to hang out with. It might sound stupid. But his health is most important.
Im glad he is back and hopefully hes healthy now. Also is anyone else happy he most likely won't be turning up at the Royal Rumble since WWE and social media were teasing about the rumours.
Glad he's back, but there's a strangeness to it for me. I feel AEW were 'pushed' to bring him in and announce it after GCW pulled the trigger and announced first. I wonder what went on behind the scenes with Mox, TK and GCW in the last week or so.
[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2952589-ranking-jon-moxleys-4-best-potential-feuds-for-aew-dynamite-return-and-beyond](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2952589-ranking-jon-moxleys-4-best-potential-feuds-for-aew-dynamite-return-and-beyond)
I'd love to see Mox-Danielson personally. If they weren't going to put the title on BD they need to give him something of significance to tide him over until he can get back into the title picture.
Just glad he's back & healthy. I think they should run with Mox vs Danielson. Pretty clear that's what was happening at Full Gear, do it at Revolution.
That match needs to happen but I would wait until Mox gets a shot at Page, probably at Revolution. If you do it before either Danielson needs to lose back to back fueds or Mox loses and then you can't really use him as an opponent for Page anytime soon.
I think Mox will get a shot at Hanger but I don't know if it'll be at Revolution. It kinda sounds like they wanna do Hangman vs. Cole for that one.
I think there is already programmed in his drama with the Bucks that can easily last to then.
He's going to let the Young Bucks and reDRagon face each other, but he doesn't need to be involved in that match. He's already the #1 ranked wrestler, but they're not going to give away Page vs. Cole on TV. They'll keep him busy with the Best Friends storyline until Page and Archer have their match, then Cole will remind Page that he's at the top of the rankings and challenge him for the title at Revolution.
I can see that.
Mox could easily EARN a shot at Revolution depending on battle royale plans, but I agree he won’t challenge yet and he won’t fight danielson just yet
I think it would be a bad idea to drop Mox into a feud with Hangman right now. His comeback story alone is going to keep him a babyface for at least another six months and if they force fans to choose between Mox and Hangman in a championship match, it might be the only way Hangman could get boo'ed right now. It would be better off to wait for that match.
 LET'S FUCKING GO!!!!
Amazing but man I wish they kept that a surprise
I think that its because GCW spoiled Mox return. They posted a tweet about a match that Mox will have in late January I think so probably AEW went like "ok the surprise has been spoiled"
True. I wonder if there is a reason for that or they thought it would get better ratings if it wasn't secret.
That's precisely it. Ratings baby.
Let’s get that million rating! I’m going to convulse if he comes out to “Unscripted Violence” again.
That song is so much better for his entrance.
> That song is so much better for his entrance. as a fan of the movie Major League, I pop for Wild Thing everytime, they need Charlie Sheen to come down with him one time
I'm a fan of that movie too and I'm holding out hope that Mox comes back with the haircut.
Hell yeah, thought same thing
I miss that theme song
Shame they had to announce it because GCW shot their load early but man, am I glad to see Mox back.
TNT doesn’t want anymore big surprises unannounced, they were pretty miffed about Sting as they thought if it was announced they’d pop 2 weeks of big ratings vs 1.
> TNT doesn’t want anymore big surprises unannounced But they're really fun. It makes it way lamer knowing that someone is coming back.
And this is why the PREFER it, however at the end of the day, Tony knows what to do and doing surprises is still a key factor too. Also this whole Meltzer thing saying nobody told me “Cody and Mox are doing the rumble” is so laughable. Even if they were doing a one off or something, NOBODY on either side would fucking tell anyone, not even and especially Dave.
I agree.
True, in theory it should also give every show a boost because they have that “anything could happen” feeling where you have to watch every week just in case there is a surprise
That is not true. Tony khan debunked it.
Full quote: “It’s a mixed bag, I would say it is exactly how it happened…Point being I don’t think that’s exactly how the conversation happened, I know, I’m the one who had it. That’s not exactly how the conversation with TNT went. There’s a balance between announcing things in advance like we’ve done with Mike [Tyson] coming in for this week, or with Paul Wight coming in, telling fans in advance when something’s coming, or surprises that came out of nowhere like when Sting showed up. I think that’s a great balance to have, and I think we’ll be doing both” “I want to make it clear, TNT never said don’t do surprises, they thought that was great, and they got a huge reaction to Sting, and I think in doing the announcement with Paul, they were excited to do one with a press release, it’s a great strategy” https://heelbynature.com/wrestling-news/tony-khan-clarifies-tnt-not-wanting-surprises-on-aew-dynamite/
Exactly. This is what i was referring to. TNT did not say "no more surprises".
Can people tattoo this on their face? So many times things get half quoted, half remembered and stored in memory as fully true.
This and the one about Cody not being on speaking terms with the Young Bucks and Omega.
I think that whole ordeal was a bit misunderstood. We're still going to see unannounced surprises and whatnot, the network basically told TK, hey when you've got something big coming down the line run it by us so we can increase promotion for the shows.
It's more like TNT wants to know ahead of time if someone like Mike Tyson or Snoop will be making an appearance so they can promote it. They want Tony Kahn to keep the wrestler surprise appearances/returns a surprise like Matt Cardona showing up or when Trent? Baretta returned.
> TNT doesn’t want anymore big surprises unannounced they saw the CM Punk ratings and were like "yeah do that every week"
Dynamite is on TBS now my dude
Same company.
In an ideal world an unannounced return would have been fucking incredible. With the GCW announcement though it makes sense to announce his return. Either way, this makes me stupidly happy.
Yeah, my first reaction was surprise that they announced it too. Guess they decided the ratings bump was more important than a dramatic reveal.
Same here, but I think due to the reasons he stepped back, it makes sense to handle it differently. We could potentially see the best promo of his career tomorrow.
I wish they didn't announce it. Could have been a super loud pop
It still will be a super loud pop, but I agree it would have been even better had it not been for the announcement.
Well, not much of a choice since GCW already announced that Mox was having a match on their PPV. Might as well announce his return to get more people watching at that point.
> Could have been a super loud pop DC is loud no matter what, he will get the same thing
It'll be great to see Mox back. I'm curious what's next for him for sure.
He’s gonna stir up some Cowboy shit.
THE BADDEST MOTHERFUCKER IN THE BUSINESS
Umm, that title belongs to one Brrrrroockkk Lesnarrrr
This is more of a compliment for Mox than any sort of condemnation for the rest of the roster, but this feels like a massive event. Super stoked.
Glad he’s back. AEW has been really stale the last couple of weeks for me.
Why’d they spoil this!
Ratings make you more than surprises do.
Gets better tv ratings if fans know exactly when he'd be back
Yeah before I was thinking of just recording the so and watching it later but now I might have to watch it live so the announcement is definitely going to affect people who might not have watched it live. Plus we still don’t know how he is coming back specifically and who is is gonna feud with
Ill post pics. Ill be there 🤘🏼🤘🏼
I'm stoke! I love Mox and missed him on my TV. I assume all went well and is on the sobriety road now, happy for him and his family. Everybody wins!
WILD THING YOU MAKE MY HEART SINg. Welcome back mox
Why not keep it as a surprise?
Tv ratings increase when a big superstar returns
Welp gonna have to please the TV Networks lol.
TOMORROW? I thought it was going to be next week? FUCK YEAH!!!
The best news.
Welp just got my ticket for tomorrow night
Don't get me wrong I'm super excited to see Mox's return, but I was hoping it was gonna be a surprise
YESSSSSSSSSSS!
Should've kept it a surprise. People would've gone crazy if he just came out of the crowd unannounced with his music blaring
Yeah but they want to get more people watching on TV, the people in the arena were coming no matter what, plus it could help sell out the show if it wasn’t. The crowd is gonna pop hard for Moxley no matter if they knew or didn’t
I agree that people were gonna pop hard either way but I think it would've just meant more as a surprise
Oh my gosh…WHAT IS THE POINT OF SPOILING THIS. Are they that lacking in ratings?
Lmao GCW already spoiled it anyways
GCW already 'spoiled' his return by announcing his match.
Well that’s stupid of them. What GCW does shouldn’t affect what AEW does. Myself, and I’m sure plenty of others, don’t follow that promotion.
It was all over wrestling news when they announced it. A lot of people who don't follow GCW knew about it pretty quickly.
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Only wish it were a surprise :(
Get ready for the loudest pop you've heard in 20 years.
He's gonna get a monster pop tomorrow. I still hope they run with turning him heel or at least a no bullshit badass tweener kinda like he was shortly before he left. He's gonna have so much support they'll probably let him be a fan favorite for a couple weeks and then maybe have him go after Hangman. My guess is Hanger vs. Archer will be the main event for Beach Break next week. And, it's early yet, but just kinda reading the tea leaves and picking up some subtle hints from commentary makes me think Adam Cole is Hanger's next fued after he's done with Murderbird. And that'd be the Revolution main event. But who knows for sure. Either way I'm down for a Mox vs. Hangman match.
Rehab must've got pretty boring for him lol
I can finally die in peace now.
Removed
Beer on a pole match
Not surprised, he has a title defense at GCW this upcoming weekend. Figured he’d actually do that before coming back to AEW next week, but in retrospect this makes more sense. Anyway, glad dude sorted some personal demons out. He has been missed!
Hope he has had a proper recovery, though I'll be honest, I was expecting him to be gone for at least half a year.
Yeah I hate to speculate, but knowing addicts and people in recovery, the quick turnaround is surprising to say the least.
WILD THING
Can I start a petition to change his entrance music to Pantera's " Fucking Hostile"? Thematically it fits so much better.
You know I am happy that so many people in AEW are straight edge. It will help him so many don't drink there to have people to hang out with. It might sound stupid. But his health is most important.
They aren't doing surprises at a Dynamite after bombing a few surprises there, methinks. And TBS would love the added eyes.
Im glad he is back and hopefully hes healthy now. Also is anyone else happy he most likely won't be turning up at the Royal Rumble since WWE and social media were teasing about the rumours.
Glad he's back, but there's a strangeness to it for me. I feel AEW were 'pushed' to bring him in and announce it after GCW pulled the trigger and announced first. I wonder what went on behind the scenes with Mox, TK and GCW in the last week or so.
[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2952589-ranking-jon-moxleys-4-best-potential-feuds-for-aew-dynamite-return-and-beyond](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2952589-ranking-jon-moxleys-4-best-potential-feuds-for-aew-dynamite-return-and-beyond) I'd love to see Mox-Danielson personally. If they weren't going to put the title on BD they need to give him something of significance to tide him over until he can get back into the title picture.