Last month Dean Ambrose parted ways with WWE, and as soon as he was able to he took to Twitter to post a video letting the wrestling world know that he would be using the Jon Moxley name moving forward.
Moxley got a lot of people talking on Saturday night when he arrived at Double or Nothing and hopped over the barricade. After he got in the ring, Moxley hit Chris Jericho with Dirty Deeds, then he brawled with Kenny Omega.
It was a big moment for AEW, and Jim Ross told Sports Illustrated that he had no idea it was going to happen.
“I didn’t know it was going to happen. I knew we were negotiating with Moxley. I asked what was happening with him about 10 days ago, and I was told it was going well, but when it came time for the show, his name wasn’t anywhere on my format sheet. It left my mind because I had more I knew I had to prepare for.”
Ross went on to emphasize the importance of the surprise appearance as he called it a “Stone Cold” moment.
“The lucky part for me is it reminded me of Mick Foley getting thrown off the cell. I didn’t know that was going to happen, and the same thing happened on Saturday night in Vegas. I didn’t know Moxley was coming out there. He was so full of passion and raw, animal magnetism. I felt it in my bone marrow, it was a ‘Stone Cold’ moment.”
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