Right now, Jon Moxley has been on one of the best runs we’ve ever seen from his career. Since returning from a stint in rehab in 2021, he’s been more focused and determined than ever before. With his only addiction now being professional wrestling, he’s been quickly rising to the top of the industry once again. However, always an honest man – Moxley has now opened up about how he felt going into rehab.
Jon Moxley Was Given A Suggestion To Retire And Become A Trainer
On this week’s “The Sessions,” Jon Moxley joined his wife, Renee Paquette, to discuss some very hard topics. When asked to describe his headspace going into rehab, he’d have the following to share.
“Night sweats, crazy nightmares, my chemicals are all unbalanced, wacky mood swings. Let’s say it hasn’t been easy. The not drinking part is easy. It’s not like I have some desire to drink. I have no desire to drink. I can’t even imagine drinking right now. Not drinking was easy. I wanted to stop drinking for a long time. I was trying to quit drinking for a long time. Just dealing with all the after effects and what happens to you physically when your body goes through this metamorphosis, trying to re-calibrate itself has not been easy.
I’m on national television while I’m going through these problems and being in front of everybody. A lot of people in my position would have stayed in rehab a lot longer. I would have stayed in hiding a lot longer than I was. The one therapist I had straight up told me to retire. She said, ‘Start a wrestling school. Train some kids. You know what the problem is? You gotta get out of there.’ I was like, ‘I don’t think it’s that.’”
He Did Not Retire
Obviously, Jon Moxley would not retire. He would return to AEW to help form the Blackpool Combat Club, alongside Bryan Danielson & William Regal. Wheeler Yuta has since been recruited, with a fifth member set to appear at Forbidden Door – heavily rumoured to be Claudio Castingolo, the former Cesaro in WWE.
Right now, Jon Moxley is set to wrestle Hiroshi Tanahashi at Forbidden Door this Sunday. Following that is Blood & Guts, where he will team with Eddie Kingston, Santana & Ortiz. Do you think Moxley will come out on the winning end in these matches? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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