A common complaint when it comes to books written by professional wrestlers is that they’re rarely actually written by the wrestlers themselves. Some exceptions do apply, namely the books of Chris Jericho & Mick Foley – but when you read Behind The Mask by Rey Mysterio, it doesn’t feel written by him. This can lead to things feeling less than genuine, which is something that Jon Moxley was sure to avoid with his novel – MOX.
The Unfiltered Story Of Jon Moxley Is A Joy To Read
It’s part wrestling book, and part just the story of someone trying to be one of the guys. Moxley absolutely goes into depth on his wrestling career in this one. You’ll find him speaking about his first match and the G1 run in NJPW, how he never had a backup plan as he went all in on Professional Wrestling, and even about his time in WWE. However, you also have him splitting off to talk about albums and movies he enjoys.
It’s a real stream of consciousness style of book, and you hear Moxley saying every single word in it’s pages. You couldn’t pay someone to write like Moxley if you tried, his energy is hard to match. If nothing else, this book is the unfiltered story of Jon Moxley.
He speaks of his ups and his downs, his philosophy on life and how to handle things, and what made him the way that he is. You even get some of his frustrations with technology, showing that maybe Moxley is a man out of time. One passage I particularly enjoyed was him being mad about writing this book on a MacBook, as it just brought forth an image of Moxley wanting to use a typewriter much to the dismay of his editor.
You get heartbreaking days like the day Brodie Lee passed away, and great ones like the day he helped his father with bringing groceries to a down on his luck man whose wife was battling cancer and kids were hungry. Hell, it opens with his “we’re the good guys” promo from AEW TV, which was a true story aside from making his dad a few inches taller.
It Will Make You Respect The Man, If Not Make You A Fan
If you read this book, it might not instantly just make you a fan of Jon Moxley. However, it might be impossible to read it and not respect the man behind the character, and how much passion he has for professional wrestling. In the advertisement you might see for this book on AEW programming, one quote compares this book to that of Mick Foley’s first. That’s a perfect comparison, as Foley & Moxley share a lot of traits, and their books are undeniably them.
This is not a book that was pushed out by a company to make a quick buck, like Drew McInyre’s book from 2020 which proudly showed the WWE Championship on the cover – giving it the feeling of an ad. This is a work of passion, and the book that Jon Moxley truly wanted to write – without anything in his week. Who knows if he will ever write another. His story is far from over, but if this one is all we get? It’s perfect just like that.
Book Rating: 5/5
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