{"id":116261,"date":"2022-10-07T21:58:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T01:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=116261"},"modified":"2022-10-07T21:58:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T01:58:39","slug":"jon-moxley-aew-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/10\/07\/jon-moxley-aew-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Moxley Signs A Major Five-Year Extension With All Elite Wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jon Moxley<\/strong> has arguably been one of the cornerstones of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since the company&#8217;s inception. While rumors swirled of him potentially leaving the company over the years, that has been further from the truth as Jon Moxley who is the current AEW World Champion has signed a five-year contract extension with the company with further responsibilities in his role with the company. The press release from AEW below further details what Jon Moxley&#8217;s role will be.<\/p>\n<h2>Jon Moxley Signs Extension with AEW<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEW<\/a> World Champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JonMoxley<\/a> Signs Five-Year Extension With AEW, Expanding Roles Into Mentorship And Coaching <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wBTNwFFrRh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/wBTNwFFrRh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1578553446906462209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"viewer-a1gh1\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"><strong>October 7, 2022 <\/strong>\u2013 AEW CEO, GM and Head of Creative <strong>Tony Khan<\/strong> announced that AEW World Champion Jon Moxley has signed a five-year contract extension. This ensures that one of professional wrestling\u2019s top stars will remain in All Elite Wrestling through 2027, while expanding his responsibilities to include mentoring and coaching talent. Moving forward, Moxley will work exclusively for AEW and its international partners, including New Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is a two-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"viewer-f8s7k\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Moxley has had an incredible run in 2022, most recently recapturing the AEW World Championship at the Grand Slam edition of AEW Dynamite against <strong>Bryan Danielson,<\/strong> pitting the <strong>Blackpool Combat<\/strong> C<strong>l<\/strong>ub\u2019s top stars against one another for the grandest prize in AEW. He defends the AEW World Championship next against <strong>Hangman Adam Page<\/strong> in his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 18 on a special Tuesday edition of Dynamite live on TBS at 8 p.m. ET. Moxley will kick off the action on tonight\u2019s live episode of Rampage at 10 p.m. ET \/ 9 p.m. CT. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"viewer-17h6e\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u201cJon Moxley is on the best run of his already legendary career, and this five-year extension ensures that he was not only here for AEW\u2019s meteoric rise, but also remains a key part of the sustained success we\u2019re witnessing, just days after the three-year anniversary show for \u2018AEW: Dynamite,\u2019\u201d said Tony Khan. \u201cJon is a great world champion for us in his third reign. His wrestling mind is invaluable, and our roster is lucky to have the opportunity to utilize him as a mentor and a coach as we continue to build the stars of today and tomorrow.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"viewer-dq09c\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u201cI love AEW and the spirit of both the company and its fans,\u201d said Jon Moxley. \u201cI cherish our shared passion for the sport of professional wrestling, and I\u2019m going to dedicate everything I have in mind, body and spirit to helping AEW be the best it can be going forward.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other wrestling stories worldwide as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of important news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can catch AEW Dynamite Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS and AEW Dark: Elevation (Monday nights) and AEW: Dark (Tuesday nights) at 7 PM ET on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>. Additionally, AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Moxley has arguably been one of the cornerstones of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since the company&#8217;s inception. 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