I'm curious to see what an AEW Championship will do for Mox's run in New Japan. I can't imagine TK and company being cool with Moxley losing on the NJ undercard while holding the belt.
Posted Feb 29, 2020, 4:41 PM UTC
NJPW? the SAME NJPW that just had Jericho come out as AEW Champion going over NJPW's very own Tanahashi?
Bakahashi*
He's clearly not a man of culture
That was part of the storyline for the match
If he was going to lose they'd probably have him come out without the belt, no mention of it, if he is gonna win they'd let him have it and show off.
He never comes out with the belt in AEW anyway.
Why would Moxley? He hasn't been champ yet.
I mean the NJPW US title, he never has it on AEW so it's not an issue for AEW whether he wins or loses.
moxley will probable be naito's partner for dominion
I mean New Japan could bury him like a little bitch and AEW can't do anything about it. Moxley has two separate contracts with them.
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Everybody loses matches in New Japan, but they have ways to protect their wrestlers with their tag matches.
Don't forget that Jericho lost to Okada right before his match with Omega in the inaugural title match. New Japan has no reason to go out of their way to protect Moxley, they'll do what's best for their own business because they have their own deal with him. I'm sure they won't job him out, but if they want to put the US title on Okada, Ospreay or Ibushi down the line, they'll do it even if Moxley is the AEW champion.
Remember Jericho is also a NJPW guy so that could make him a contender for the title if he wins. Switching the roles and infinite loop is created *FIGHT FOREVER!!! FIGHT FOREVER* but than with a few weeks break inbetween
Mox’s foreign commitments is the only reason I think Jericho has a chance tonight.
Mox has done fine in NJPW. If the AEW title does anything it’ll probably make them do more to keep him happy.
The only disservice they’ve done Mox is giving him a slow, lumbering entrance theme.
I love that theme so much it's heavy
Don’t get me wrong: it’s good but needs a better mix. It sounds heavy on broadcasts but isn’t so heavy once you listen to it at home.
I catch major Sleep/Doom/Stoner vibes which I love, but those guitar tones need a whole lot more heft!
He's not really booked too strong in NJPW so if another person wanted to open those forbidden doors if they beat an AEW guy. there's a higher chance Mox will be beaten compared to Jericho
He won the IWGP US title in his debut, won it a second time after never being beaten for it, opened the G1 on a five match win streak, won title matches on back to back nights in the Tokyo Dome, and just cleanly defended his title against Suzuki- making him 4-0 in championship bouts. Since showing up in NJPW he has been booked stronger than every heavyweight on their roster not named Naito or Okada.
Jay White is booked stronger. Since October 2018 he has only been pinned 3 times outside of tournaments.
Nice
Add Jericho to that list too
He's booked very strong.
Everyone takes losses in the g1.
Look AEW dosent give a fuck about what happens in NJPW as long as they look strong which NJPW is doing
This. Mox has been booked incredibily strong in his NJPW run. It's Not like he's gonna get squashed lol
"Incredibly strong" is a bit much. He finished with a record of 5-4 in the G1 and after that he only worked at WK and New Beginning. He's not losing against some random wrestlers but he's not booked like a true top guy either. Juice and Archer weren't really strong rivals, and Suzuki is a veteran who's there to put people over. The only true top guy he beat was Naito, but then he also lost to Goto in the same tournament, someone who's an eternal midcarder.