AEW World Champion Jon Moxley
2019 Match: Jon Moxley Def. Kenny Omega in an Unsanctioned Lights Out Match
2020 Match: Jon Moxley defends his AEW World Championship against Eddie Kingston in an "I Quit" Match
Jon Moxley has definitely come a long way since his match at AEW's 2019 Full Gear pay-per-view. Moxley arrived in AEW with a big splash, considered by many to be the biggest free agent signing by a non-WWE company in more than a decade.
He made his debut at AEW's first Double or Nothing event, where he attacked both Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho. This would lead to the now-famous image of Moxley giving the Paradigm Shift to Omega at the top of the entrance stage.
At Full Gear, Moxley took on The Cleaner in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match, where there were no disqualifications and no count outs. The match itself was "not officially recognized" by AEW, as Tony Khan agreed to allow the match to take place to simply end the feud between the two.
The match was brutal, with every weapon imaginable being used. It was an intense and, at times, very gruesome affair. So much so, that after an investigation by the Maryland Athletic State Commission, AEW was fined $10,000 for the unsanctioned match between Moxley and Omega. This was due to the fact that intentional bleeding is disallowed during professional wrestling matches contested in the state of Maryland.
Moxley would go on to win the AEW Championship at AEW Revolution. Since winning the strap, he has accumulated quite a list of people he has successfully defended his title against.
These names include: Lance Archer, Darby Allen, Mr. Brodie Lee, Brian Cage, MJF, and even his opponent for this years' Full Gear event, Eddie Kingston.