Jon Moxley is back

[acid-cry]

ma che bestia è diventato cass?

ps. vedendo sia moxley che cass noto che fuori dalla wwe hanno fisici migliori....non capisco se sia perchè hanno piu tempo per allenarsi (causa minore numero di impegni) o perchè nelle federazioni minori non c'è il wellness program e si aiutano con un po di bombe

[Tsunami]

non capisco se sia perchè hanno piu tempo per allenarsi (causa minore numero di impegni) o perchè nelle federazioni minori non c'è il wellness program e si aiutano con un po di bombe

Non sono sempre in giro 6 giorni su 7.

Charlotte, per dire, ebbe un periodo difficile nel mantenersi in forma una volta passata al roster principale. Se la vedi appena dopo il passaggio, noti come fosse un pelo più rotonda agli inizi. Lo disse lei stessa.

Poi non dubito che molti si aiutino... ma il Wellness Program della WWE è una barzelletta, su.

Cmq, Cass so che per un pò si è rimesso in forma da DDP, con il DDP Yoga.

[Delphi]

Sbaglio o è il match da cui è nato il coro "Joe is gonna kill you"?

[The master of ROH]

Sbaglio o è il match da cui è nato il coro "Joe is gonna kill you"?

A memoria mi pare di si

[ATM]

Ecco, sinceramente ste cose qua non mi piacciono. E non so quanto siano utili a lui, al suo personaggio e alle federazioni di cui fa parte adesso.

Cioè Moxley al momento deve staccarsi completamente da tutto quello che è WWE. Meglio dei bei match inediti contro Allin (per quanto in orbita AEW al momento il massimo che ha fatto penso sia EVOLVE) o contro uno sconosciuto, che sti siparietti messi in piedi solo in quanto ex-WWE e che puzzano di simbolismo inutile nei confronti di Stanford. Quello che aveva da dire l'ha già detto nei podcast, ora è il momento di dimostrare che è lontano da quella concezione di prodotto.

Poi ovvio che lui va dove lo chiamano e dove lo pagano, e per un organizzatore pubblicizzare Cass-Moxley vende più di un Moxley-tizioacaso, però a livello di immagine non mi fa impazzire come mossa.

[AFM2000]

[Lampa8]

Sul suolo statunitense la AEW ha l'esclusiva per le prestazioni di Moxley..

[Jeff Hardy 18]

Ma Joe/Necro è un omicidio mancato. Ha creato il mito di Necro solo perchè ha preso legnate da Joe che era incazzato e perchè aveva tre quattro commozioni cerebrali e non capiva un cazzo.
Non fate i poser senza sapere un cazzo.

Tò, vedo che sta pure online:

[The master of ROH]

Pure quello contro Low-Ki merita

[Joy Black]

Dal sito della NJPW

The Moxley interview (1/2): Mox speaks on his NJPW debut!
When he speaks, the world listens. When he acts, the world reacts. Jon Moxley has been the focus of the wrestling world all month, and all eye will be drawn to him as he enters the G1 Climax. NJPW1972.com caught up with Moxley to talk about his prospects in Japan, the G1 and more. In the first half of this two part interview, he discusses his NJPW debut opposite Juice Robinson at the Ryogoku Best of the Super Junior finals.



–When you came to the ring at Best of the Super Juniors, it was much like your WWE entrances; through the crowd rather than the entrance ramp. What was the reasoning behind that?

Moxley: That idea was presented to me and at first I did think it was leaning a little on things I’d done in the past. But thinking a bit about it, it was definitely the right thing to do. I don’t want to be ‘too cool’ and ignore the things I’ve done. It is a cool entrance, and something I helped trail-blaze. The best thing about it was that it was a mood changer. The atmosphere instantly changed and I could feel that change.

Plus, Sumo Hall is such a cool arena, so historic, and to have that view from the top of the stairs, that was a really cool sight.

–You’d been to Sumo Hall for WWE before, but did it feel different wrestling there for NJPW?

Moxley: It was very different. I’d performed there six or seven times for WWE, but that was for WWE fans in Japan, or fans sampling that product. I didn’t know how the NJPW fans would react to me, or even know who I was. I thought I would have to show them who I was through what I did in the ring and the violence I put out there on my opponent. I didn’t know how it was going to go, but it was great. I can’t thank them enough for the energy they have, and the respect. The respect the Japanese fans have is tremendous. When I was in WWE, I looked forward to coming to Japan the most, more than TV, or WrestleMania, because they have such respect for this sport, and it makes you want to work harder.

–A lot of fans were surprised at the change in gear to short tights.

Moxley: I wanted to change my look, for sure. When I was in WWE, I always wrestled in jeans, and there was a reason for that; everybody else had fancy tights and I wanted to be the opposite. More grungy, a street fighter type. But wrestling in jeans, honestly, it sucks. They’re hot, sweaty, hard to move in. I’m done with wrestling in jeans! It’s so much easier to wrestle in tights.

My boots situation was a nightmare before I wrestled. I had a pair I bought that I was trying to break in, but they didn’t fit right. I tried another pair, they didn’t fit, either. They were too clunky. So I just went with regular wrestling shoes.

When I looked in the mirror before I went out, I felt naked because I was so used to wrestling in jeans. So I knew then that it would cause a reaction, and be a bit of a shock.



–Juice Robinson changed his look as well for this match. It was a real mark of determination from him. What impression did that determined Juice leave on you?

Moxley: I was disappointed that he cut (the dreads) off; I was hoping to grab them and use them to swing him around! But he was taking things very seriously. I was coming for this title that he’d defended three times, and I’d been tormenting him for so long, so he wasn’t going to get walked over. So it was a move to show everybody, me included, that he came to fight. He did that. He took everything I dished out. That was a war; I can take nothing away from Juice Robinson.

–You first met Juice in FCW. Juice told us you’d spent time in the bar together. Can you talk about that?

Moxley: Yeah, many drinks were had in FCW. He was younger than me. Like the Young Lions are in NJPW, he was like that, whereas me and my partner, Seth Rollins, were more experienced. He latched onto us, rode in a car with us and tried to learn. We were pals going through the same experience, of training, of being stressed about whether you’re getting called up… we shared that experience together. We hadn’t seen each other for four years (when we wrestled) and when you wrestle, business is business. I’d been playing mind games with him too, you know. So for me, business is business and when the bell rings we can go for a beer, but I don’t think he wants that. He wants to come after me, and that’s fine.

–Did you follow Juice’s career in Japan?

Moxley: I did. I knew he was here, and training in the Dojo. I saw his matches, saw him become US Champion. I wished him the best, I was rooting for him.



–It was quite an intense, hardcore style of match. How do you feel about the match itself?

Moxley: I loved the whole thing. I love being in intense blood and guts stuff like that. It was a tooth and nail fight, and I loved that. When the crowd and the announcers are saying to each other ‘this is crazy!’ I love that. Those matches where you just go all out, everything on the line, be it for five minutes or 20 minutes. Just wild stuff. I love watching that.

The whole experience was great. I’ve been watching NJPW, and New Japan is professional wrestling. I love professional wrestling and I feel for a few years that I had been relegated to being an entertainer. So I was excited to just go in, no pre-conceived notions, no baggage of thinking about who this new Jon Moxley is. Just going out and seeing what happened.

It was all like an acid trip to be honest. With the jet lag, the new environment, the new fans, this friend I used to have now being a guy I’m fighting, this new gear that makes me feel naked… it was just madness. But I started to feel my groove. I started to get in the zone, and that felt really good.

–Do you feel that Juice has progressed as a wrestler since you last saw him?

Moxley: Oh, definitely. Juice is a totally different guy now that he’s grown up in Japan. That fight we had is a testament to how much he has grown. If that match happened four, five years ago, I would have run over him in five minutes, but it took 20. That’s how much he has grown.

In part two, Moxley talks about his plans for the future in Japan and the G1 Climax!

[Joy Black]

Seconda parte dell'intervista a Moxley, su G1, il suo rapporto con la NJPW, il suo match di debutto, l'ammirazione verso Tanahashi e Suzuki.

— Now you’ve won the US Championship on your first try, what are your plans?

Moxley: As far as the immediate future, you saw what I said and did at Dominion. In general, my plans for wrestling and life going forward are to take chances and have fun. You only get one life, so I want to take every opportunity to drink it in; have experiences, learn, grow and strive to be better as a person, athlete and artist.

–You coming to New Japan was huge news. Were you happy with the reaction you got for your debut?

Moxley: In the building, it couldn’t have been better. The buzz when I walked out, the reaction for the finish of the match and the respect the fans had for the fight in the ring was incredible, and I’m grateful for that.

–Is there any particular reason why you chose NJPW?

Moxley: I’ve always been a fan of NJPW. I loved their wrestlers and matches. When I was in Florida I was obsessed with watching Hiroshi Tanahashi and Minoru Suzuki. To me NJPW is pro-wrestling, and I knew I needed to be here.



–During the match with Juice, you landed a Dragon Screw and put Juice in the Texas Cloverleaf. Was Tanahashi in your mind when you did that?

Moxley: I’ve always liked the Cloverleaf since I saw Dean Malenko do it. I knew it was a Tanahashi move, but I was working on Juice’s legs, and it was an instinctual thing, a tool in my toolbox to pull out.

–You mentioned Minoru Suzuki, and he actually tweeted that he would like to fight you…

Moxley: Interesting news to me. I would love nothing more than to share a ring with him. He snaps my arm, cool, it was an honour. I snap his, and I’ve snapped the arm of the great Minoru Suzuki. So either way it’s a good result for me and the fans. That idea, it’s just two dudes who… I feel I understand him. The pleasure he gets out of inflicting pain, and the pleasure he gets out of being in wars. I saw him at WrestleMania weekend live and in person at an independent show. It was a wild 20 minute brawl with sweat flying everywhere and I loved it. I’m a big fan of his.

Maybe sometime this summer we can spend some time together and have him show me a few tricks of the trade to take with me back to America. I’ve got an open mind.

–There’s a lot of wrestlers in NJPW that are roughly the same age as you. Okada, Naito, SANADA, Ibushi. Are there any of those wrestlers that you’re interested in?

Moxley: All of those guys are amazing in their own ways. NJPW is one of the most stacked rosters you can find anywhere. I love being here, just as a fan. At Dominion, I was in the ring in the first match, so to be able to spend the rest of the night just as a fan, that was pretty cool.



–What do you think sets you apart from that field of wrestlers?

Moxley: I like to think that there’s no man on planet Earth that can break my will, or make me quit. Can I be beaten, for sure. But it’s a long night for you to beat me. It’s going to take everything you have because I’m going to keep coming at you until I have nothing left. In terms of heart and unwillingness to back down, maybe some might be equal to me, but certainly nobody greater.

New Japan has a pecking order. Rankings. You lose, you fall down, you win you move up. The goal is to get where Okada is. For me, I have nothing to lose. What’s the worst that can happen? I feel like I’m 18 again in that regard. The US title is a piece of hardware I’m very proud to hold, but my approach is that I have nothing to lose and I can put it all on the line every night. I don’t think anybody else here has that mentality.

–What drew you to Tanahashi? When did you start following him?

Moxley: The match that hooked me on him, and NJPW was probably him and Suzuki in 2012. I remember watching that match a hundred times. No rope work, just in the middle of the ring. Back when I was young, before New Japan World, I’d watch these crappy quality old VHS tapes. Super J-Cup, Muta and all that, but Suzuki and Tanahashi is what attracted me to modern New Japan.



–A lot of former WWE wrestlers, like Jericho and Cody have gone on to wrestle in NJPW. Did that factor into your decision to come here? Did you follow them?

Moxley: I tried to follow along with them. When you travel in WWE, you’re kind of in a bubble and it’s difficult to follow along, but I did watch what I could. Then when I knew I was leaving, Japan in general was definitely on my bucket list. I wanted to have a good run in Japan, and of course NJPW was the goal. So when I got the call from them, I was just like ‘let’s go, put me on the airplane’.

–Some wrestlers have gone the other way from NJPW to WWE. Did you talk to any of them about New Japan?

Moxley: Well, Shinsuke Nakamura is in WWE and doing very well. I never got to wrestle him sadly, but he heard that I was likely going over to be in the G1 and he was very pleased, said it was a great life experience. Karl Anderson, who I’ve actually been friends with since I was 18, since we’re both from Cincinnati. I asked him about the G1, a few others as well, and everybody was great and said ‘yeah, go for it’.

–What are your thoughts on Nakamura, as somebody who was a top wrestler that made a big change, much like you have done?

Moxley: I think he’s doing great there. Fans love him. It’s a different style, but he fits in well because he is charismatic, he is flamboyant. He can go, so whether it’s a New Japan ring or a WWE one he can do well anywhere.

–What are your thoughts on the G1 Climax?

Moxley: I’ve watched a lot of matches from it. Lots of great matches, grueling fights. I’ve heard it’s the toughest, most grueling, most challenging tournament in all of sports. It’s a meat grinder, four weeks of hell. It’s got a hell of a reputation as being the toughest thing you can do as a professional wrestler. That’s intriguing to me as a fan, and it’s intriguing to me as a wrestler.

–You being in the G1 is going to create a huge amount of buzz. There are a lot of dream matches people will be expecting, but what can fans expect from you in the G1?

Moxley: Whenever I step in that ring, I’m going to work my ass off. The thing I definitely bring to the table is fight and maximum effort. Over the coming weeks and months I plan on learning new things, and hopefully putting them to use in the ring. The only thing I can promise is that I will put my life on the line and give maximum effort because I have such respect for these fans.

[Joy Black]

Video con parte di recap (con qualche immagine inedita) e un promo nuovo di Moxley per il G1

[AFM2000]

[Delphi]

Secondo me la AEW se vuole costruire il proprio nome di punta, dovrebbe puntare più su Moxley che su Page, e secondo me otterrebbe un maggiore successo.

[Joy Black]

Page è giovane, ci sta sia il piano a lungo termine.