3 Reasons Jon Moxley Left WWE To Join AEW

While it may seem insane now, someone who main evented a WWE PPV just two short months ago, that being Fastlane in March, showed up at another PPV but it wasn't WWE.

Jon Moxley, formerly known as Dean Ambrose in WWE showed up after the double or nothing main event between Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho and attacked both men and the referee for a gigantic reaction from the AEW fans.

If this is a war we are getting into, double or nothing will go down in history for two reasons. Firstly, for being a great first show from a new promotion and second for having a major star jump ship from WWE just one month after leaving.

There are probably hundreds of reasons why Jon Moxley joined AEW, but these are the main three for why he left WWE to join their direct competition, AEW

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#3 Reliable Booking

Poor Jon Just Wants Good Booking

If you enjoy the booking in WWE or not there is one thing that is undeniable, it is not at all consistent.

Vince McMahon can change his mind at the flick of a switch so any long term story they could have told Moxley about, there is no telling where the storyline would have turned out. In January Vince could tell him he's winning the universal title at WrestleMania, and then at the show, he could be in the pre-show battle royal.

Moxley is smart enough to know that the Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes and Tony Khan are smart when it comes to wrestling and booking and if he is told something is happening, it most likely will unless a better story emerges. He wants guarantees, and in AEW he is virtually guaranteed to be booked better than in WWE.

#2 TV-14

Blood Everywhere

When he left WWE, it wasn't confirmed that AEW would be TV-14, but it was for certain WWE wasn't going to change. But now he has confirmation, he is probably gearing up for a deathmatch or two.

People in the past, such as Batista, have been vocal about their dislike of WWE's PG programming and although it might seem like it, not all the talent is on board with what WWE does these days. Someone who would have been angry at this is former death match extraordinaire, Jon Moxley.

If you needed any proof of AEW's non-PG look for wrestling, the more adult language and the blood spilled by Dustin Rhodes during his match with Cody should be enough proof for you. Jon will be given the freedom to do pretty much whatever he wants during his matches and that must be more appealing than Vince McMahon shooting down all your ideas.

#1 To Change The Universe

The Goal Is To Change The World

One of the reasons Chris Jericho said he joined AEW was to change the universe. Sure if you sign with WWE it's a safe bet and easy money, but Moxley has followed in the footsteps of Jericho and the elite and decided to change the business.

He may have been positioned as a main eventer had he resigned with WWE, but here he gets to be one of if not the top star in the promotion, along with Jericho and Omega, and change the whole business for the better. It's better for all wrestlers if there are two companies with national television competing with each other, and he has risked a lot to make sure the people that start wrestling in five or ten years are coming into the best generation of wrestling.

It was a great moment at double or nothing and let's all look forward to what comes next.