AEW Fyter Fest 2020: 3 Reasons for Jon Moxley retaining the title

The guts and glory of the champion.

Jon Moxley is what I like to call a lone wolf. He’s one of a limited number of personalities within the promotion that has no connections to anyone else. No manager, no faction, not even an acquaintance.  That makes him unique. To put it simply, he’s the champion through and through.

I am a sucker for a heel champion, they’re easily the most interesting. What comes a close second is a fighting one. Someone who isn’t afraid to go all out to retain and confronts the competition head-on. That’s an ideal character to pit against any up and coming heels. And Moxley fits the bill.

Allow me to remind you of the fact Jon Moxley is undefeated inside an AEW ring. He has a streak. One that can prove to become extremely valuable. Is it wise for Cage to end it, without this being factored into their feud? I don’t think that it is.

Part and parcel of the champion’s gimmick, is overcoming superior odds. First, we had the ‘Inner Circle’, then the ‘Dark Order’ and we’re seeing ‘The Path of Cage’ that includes the influence of Taz While writing this in order, it appears to tell an interesting story in and of itself. Every obstacle he’s battled against has attempted to outnumber him.

This chain of events points towards a successor who doesn’t fit this pattern. Instead, it will better suit a person that pulls out a surprise victory during one on one bout or perhaps an opportunist a match involving multiple opponents. It is crucial to keep the champion’s resilient and never day attitude intact. To avoid extinguishing that flame.

To attain the world title from Chris Jericho is a big deal. The inaugural champion, or better said ‘Le Champion’ worked wonders in giving the gold a sense of legitimacy. In Moxley, we ideally need to see a similar level of care with handling the next title-holder and not a tip in the opposite direction of using an impulsive switch.

A loss to Cage at this time points to one of two directions. Cage being a transitional champion, Moxley needing to retain shortly after and bring the show back to normality. Or the second, the former champion gets lost in the shuffle if he’s unable to regain it.

Wait, isn’t there a third with Cage being a dominating champion? In the next slide, there’s an argument to avoid that from happening.