How AEW has taken its storytelling to a whole new level

AEW's shift to more storytelling is in full swing. The company is allowing Jon Moxley and The Death Riders to run wild has been the core focus in recent months. Moxley and his pitbull-like crew have been causing havoc throughout AEW, punishing everyone who stands in their way.

However, the storyline hasn't always gone smoothly. Multiple sections of the fanbase have questioned the narrative, asking for more clarity on why Moxley is trying to take over the company from within. In the past, AEW would have addressed those questions in a half-hearted promo that fell flat. 

This time, Moxley finally revealed his reasoning during an appearance on "Close Up" with Renee Paquette. 

“You have questions, they have questions," Moxley said. "Everybody’s got questions. They’re not prepared for the answers,” Moxley said. “We are one mistake away, one bad decision away from setting this business back 20 years. Who’s gonna take responsibility for that? I bear all the consequences around here. I take all the bullets around here. So I will bear the responsibility for everything my generation, Claudio’s generation, PAC’s generation, our generation all across the world in professional wrestling, we inherited a nuclear wasteland, and we built it up year after year after year. The business you see today, we are one mistake away from going back to ground zero. Who’s gonna take responsibility for that? Who’s gonna point fingers at who on that day? I’ll take responsibility for it.”