Jon Moxley has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a similar situation both for himself and former IWGP Heavyweight winner Tetsuya Naito.
In January 2020, Jon Moxley won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Lance Archer at Wrestle Kingdom 14. On the same show, Naito defeated Kazuchika Okada on Night 2 for the IWGP heavyweight title. earned.
In the third part of his recently released NJPW interview, Jon Moxley opened up on how the pandemic affected both his and Naito’s title in almost the same way. way.
The U.S. IWGP contestant, with NJPW running shows without an audience, said the new World Championship literally became a definition of a champion who was unable to attract fans.
At the same time, MOX thinks that while it’s a horrible situation to be put in, it also shows that both the company and the fans are following the Superstar who has just been crowned. Here is what Moxley said:
“You know Naito is going through exactly what I was. Winning a new world title, I believe he won in January and I would be just weeks later in February, and then all this happened.Then you know, we’re not running shows and then empty field shows.You know, so you go from 20,000 people to a person and you are the champion of the new world and then you’re like, ‘Okay, so I’m literally describing a hero who can’t put ** es in seats.’ Because we are not allowed to have ** es in sets, like that so sucks, that’s a terrible situation to install but at the same time, and I’m sure it felt the same way, you got to this position because you know the company and the fans follow you and put you in this positon or fi you know you can take it a step further and you may be able to motivate people. “
What now for Jon Moxley in NJPW?
Jon Moxley puts his IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship on the line against KENTA in his next title defense. The reigning champion will face Bullet Club star on NJPW Strong as part of the New Beginning tour in USA.
Published February 19, 2021, 12:48 IST