Jon Moxley on AEW Continental Classic, Bloody Matches, Never Retiring and More | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
After a couple of years in AEW, Moxley suddenly found himself surrounded by friends he has known in this business for years. William Regal, Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli joined the roster, and that is when everything was set in motion. Moxley spoke about how the Blackpool Combat Club came together and why it works so well.
"It's been pretty cool and one of those things that was never really planned," Moxley said. "Things just kind of happened naturally, me and Bryan wrestling each other. We're kind of two sides of the same coin. People like to categorize him as a technical wrestler but when you look at it, he's surprisingly violent. People like to categorize me as a violent wrestler and when you look at it, I might be surprisingly technical.
"The thing that links us together in the middle is that we both spent years and years training with William Regal. Even if we're not working in the same place, every day we are still always in contact and always communicating and sharing ideas.
"If you look at Regal's style, some people might categorize him as a technician and some people might categorize him as a violent, slugging, elbow-you-in-the-face brawler. It depends on where in the match you're watching. You might see a super technical display from William Regal and say 'It's the Queen's style. Fantastic.' And then you fast forward 15 seconds later and he's snarling and elbowing a guy in the face. If you watch a William Regal match, you see Bryan Danielson and Jon Moxley in the same guy."
The group of veterans quickly became one of the most popular acts in AEW, but it wasn't quite complete yet. That is where Yuta comes into the picture. The 27-year-old earned his spot in the BCC the hard way after a bloody fight with Moxley.
"I just happened to have a couple of matches with Wheeler and it kind of grew organically," he said. "I beat the f--k out of him and he just kept coming and coming. He's kind of the test subject. We put our stamp on him, so he has to be good. We're not going to let him not fulfill his potential or then I look bad"
"He's a guy that had all of the technical ability and could do all of the moves, had good timing and footwork, but he's not a big guy, so we have to bring out the dog in him. Bring out some evil in him. It was good for him to come with us. He's in the best spot.
"With BCC, we're always going to be in the mix, so he is always going to be around. Winning and losing isn't really a big deal for him right now. He gets a chance to be around and always be in the mix. When I came into WWE, we got to work with top guys every single night for the first couple of years, so we were in the mix. And then all of a sudden, we turned around one day and we were the main eventers.
"I think it's going to be like that for Wheeler. One day he will look and me and Bryan won't be there. Claudio won't be there. And all of a sudden, it will be him. I don't want the BCC to be a typical wrestling stable. I see it more like a stamp of authenticity and it brings credibility. That's what I want it to be. If you have the stamp of approval from us, you're going to have a good future."
Moxley spoke more about the BCC and why Yuta is in a great position to succeed. You can hear his full comments in the video above.
