20 astounding WWE/AEW stories Jon Moxley fka Dean Ambrose revealed in Wade Keller interview

Dean Ambrose requested his release from the company earlier this year, and many speculated that All Elite Wrestling's arrival had something to do with this, and they stood corrected when all was said and done. Moxley left WWE after his final match at The Shield's Final Chapter and released a video mere days later on Twitter.

The clip showed him escaping prison and embracing his true persona in the process. After his debut, Moxley appeared on Talk is Jericho to spill a bunch of WWE secrets and explain why he left the company. Moxley did another interview days later, with Wade Keller from PWT.

You can listen to the interview here.

Let's take a look at 20 incredible things he revealed in the interview.

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#20 He knew he was going to spill the beans to Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho

Moxley spoke to Wade Keller about how the entire podcast with Chris Jericho was incredibly cathartic for him. He added that he had been doing the interview inside his head for months on end.

Moxley said that he always knew that Chris Jericho would be the one in front of whom he would eventually spill the beans on his WWE exit and what made him do it.

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#19 He's glad on being friends with Roman Reigns

On the topic of being close with Roman Reigns, Moxley said that he is glad that he is Reigns' friend. He added that if he hadn't been friends with Roman, he would have genuinely hated him.

Moxley also stated that there were a bunch of times when he felt that he was connecting with the WWE Universe on a way bigger level than that of Roman Reigns.

#18 He said that Vince "is the problem"

Vince McMahon

In regards to the WWE product, Moxley said that Vince McMahon is the problem. He explained the take by adding how people seem to love NXT, and resent the main roster shows. The key ingredient that's missing in NXT is Vince, according to Moxley. He suggested that they should let Triple H run the company for a while and see what happens.

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#17 He said we wouldn't have gotten Austin 3:16 in 2019

Moxley criticized the way things are being run in the company currently and added that Hall of Famers like Dusty Rhodes and Roddy Piper wouldn't have been given a chance to shine on the mic, because of how promos are scripted these days.

In an interesting bit, Moxley said that if Steve Austin had come to WWE in 2019, he wouldn't have become the legend that he is, and Austin 3:16 wouldn't have happened.

#16 Moxley praised one of Vince's idea for his match

Moxley and Rollins

While talking about his Summerslam 2014 match against Seth Rollins, Moxley revealed that he wanted to use a set of pliers in the match to add to the drama. His plan was to make the audience believe that he was going to use the tool to severely hurt Rollins.

Vince suggested Moxley to instead use Rollins' signature move Curb Stomp on him. Both Moxley and Rollins were impressed with Vince's idea and thought that the old man's still got it.

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#15 He always gave Vince the benefit of doubt

Moxley knew that professional wrestling wouldn't have become so big if it hadn't been for Vince McMahon's efforts over the course of the past several decades. This was the reason why he gave Vince the benefit of the doubt, because "he created wrestling".

But Moxley didn't see anything special in Vince during his final few months with WWE.

In 2019, I don't think he knows what the f*** is going on.

#14 His take on the Nia Jax angle

Renee Young

Moxley said that he was worried about being in an angle with Nia Jax. According to him, he was uncomfortable being pit against a woman in a match where he would be throwing punches at her, right in front of his wife.

Renee Young is a "Feminist hero wife" as per Moxley, and he was worried about what she would think of him wrestling a woman.

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#13 He said that every performer is different in WWE

According to Moxley, every Superstar is different in their own way in the company. He said that there are many Superstars who don't feel about WWE the way he does. Moxley said that Vince knows how to book wrestlers strong "when he wants to book people strong".

Moxley stated that there are many people in the company who are very happy and satisfied with how they are being positioned and handled, and then there are a bunch who are unhappy just like he was.

#12 Talked about his first Shield promo

The Shield

Moxley said that he still remembers his very first promo in WWE, as a part of The Shield. After the promo, the three Superstars went backstage. They were completely hyped up and the adrenaline was rushing in.

Once they relaxed, they realized that none of the three understood what they had just said during the promo. Moxley also felt that he was the mouthpiece of The Shield, because he was the one who was most comfortable handling a mic.

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#11 On Triple H taking over

Moxley talked about Triple H taking the reign someday, and said that Triple H has what it takes to take over from Vince. Moxley said that there isn't anyone else fit enough to take the helm.

He also said that although it wouldn't be a completely different scenario with Triple H being the boss, and not everyone will be happy, "it would be better". According to Moxley, Triple H is more open to listening to ideas and is more collaborative.

#10 His scathing opinion on writers

McMahon family

Moxley was heavily critical of backstage writers in pro-wrestling. He stated that writers shouldn't exist in professional wrestling.

The reasoning Moxley gave in support of his statement was that no one knows a character better than the wrestler who is actually portraying it in and out of the ring, and a writer dictating them on what to do with said character wouldn't help the wrestler.

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#9 Said Vince doesn't care about wrestling

Moxley thinks that Vince believes a wrestler should know how to "tell a story" inside the squared circle. He added that Vince doesn't care if a wrestler goes and wrestles an excellent match out there if there isn't a good story attached to it.

You wouldn't believe some of the stuff he just buries and the people he rides so hard.

Moxley said that Vince is still the guy he was years ago, but the world around him has changed.

#8 On 3 hours of Raw

Monday Night Raw

One of the biggest complaints wrestling fans have with WWE is the length of Monday Night Raw. Every single episode runs three hours. Although it does bring in those extra millions in the form of ad revenue, it doesn't help the product, according to Moxley.

On the topic of Monday Night Raw being three hours every single week, Moxley said that all it does is dilutes the product. Moxley added that he has no idea how they manage to fill three hours of Raw every single week on a consistent basis.

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#7 His take on wrestlers not being afraid of losing jobs

Moxley made an interesting point during the interview while talking about wrestlers fearing for their jobs. Moxley said that the Superstars aren't afraid of losing their jobs, and know that they have job security.

The writers and producers, on the other hand, fear for their jobs. Moxley said that this creates "a weird dynamic" between Superstars and writers.

#6 What happened on the Raw after 'Mania?

WrestleMania 35

On the Raw after WrestleMania 35, Michael Hayes told Moxley to bid goodbye to the crowd. Moxley was thinking in his head that he was bidding goodbye to Hayes, Vince, and others backstage, not the fans.

I'm not saying goodbye to them, I'm saying goodbye to you. This is the night after Mania crowd, half of them (if not more) are probably going to be at Double or Nothing.

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#5 He cut the backstage AEW promo in one go

Moxley said that the "paradigm shift" promo he cut soon after Double Or Nothing was done in a single take. No writers were assigned and no approval was needed.

He simply told Cody Rhodes to have a camera waiting for him when he got backstage. He proceeded to cut three promos in 10 minutes, one of which is yet to be aired. He felt like he accomplished more in those ten minutes than he did in his entire WWE run.

#4 He was wrong about how WWE scripts worked

Ambrose

Moxley talked about his early days in WWE, and said that when he first made his way to the main roster, he thought that the scripts were nothing but mere suggestions. He thought that the wrestlers were allowed to go out there and improvise on the script that was given to them, but he was wrong.

He was dumbfounded and thought that he had made a huge mistake, when it occurred to him that he had to say the exact words that were written in the script.

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#3 It got awkward for him in the end

Moxley felt a sense of awkwardness during his final days in WWE. The higher-ups were making him go out there and bid goodbye to the fans, on several occasions.

He found it strange because he already knew that he was AEW bound, but no one else knew, so he didn't exactly know what to say to the fans. In one such segment, he put his head over Reigns' shoulder and said, "This is getting awkward, dude."

#2 His thoughts on Sufferin' Succotash

Roman's cringy promo

Roman Reigns' Sufferin' Succotash promo against Seth Rollins is something he would surely want the fans to forget. Moxley said that Reigns didn't want to do the promo and hated it.

Do you think [Roman] wanted to say that?

According to Moxley, Reigns went and met with Vince after he received the script. Vince didn't budge and wanted him to do the promo. After Reigns came out of Vince's office, he asked Moxley whether there was a cool way to say those words.

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#1 He felt it was needed to reveal what was happening behind the scenes in WWE

Moxley opened up about spilling the beans in the interview with Chris Jericho. He said that he felt a need to "shine a spotlight" on what was actually happening behind the scenes in the biggest wrestling company in the world.

Moxley added that the fans think that they know about the backstage ongoings, wrestling journalists think they know the same, but they don't have any idea about what actually happens.