When Bryan Danielson lost to Jon Moxley at AEW Wrestledream, the stipulation was that the future Hall of Famer retire from full-time wrestling. Moxley defeated Danielson to become four-time AEW World Champion and tried to cover Danielson’s head with a plastic bag after that match.
Wheeler Yuta and Darby Allin would intervene before Yuta double-crossed Allin and placed the bag over Danielson’s head as they transported him out of the arena.
Moxley is headed to Cleveland on Wednesday night for AEW Dynamite, and prior to the show he chatted with Web Is Jericho writer and Youngstown Studio’s B.J. Lisko about a variety of topics including the criticism he’s taken for ending Danielson’s full-time in-ring career. Moxley praised Danielson and said he felt fortunate to not only face the wrestling legend in the ring numerous times but also to team with him. He also said Danielson is likely the best pure wrester on the planet.
Moxley continued: “All that being said, Bryan Danielson is not on the board anymore. I took that piece off the board and it is not a part of the game anymore. Some people might not be happy about that, and they might voice their displeasure about that, and they might shower me with vitriol about that, but I can handle that because there are some things that just have to be done, and somebody has got to do them. Someone has to have the constitution to be able to handle that vitriol and to be able to put themselves in a position to weather that storm, to stand tall in the rain and the wind, and the ice and the hail, and just to take whatever comes because there are things that somebody has to do.”
Moxley continued: “If people were shocked or appalled or felt that something crossed the line or was too shocking, well you’re gonna have to go and buy the replay on Bleacher Report or whatever it is. You’re gonna have to go and judge for yourself. You know, really look at the whole story and the whole context, and you tell me if that wasn’t entirely necessary. What would you do if you were in my position? It was just wanting violence for the sake of violence or was this just to move your pieces forward? Some pieces gotta get knocked off the board to achieve the objective, and there are things that need to be done, and I am moving pieces around the board, and if that makes people uncomfortable, then so be it.”
Watch Moxley’s full interview below.
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