Jon Moxley is the current AEW World Champion and was named as the best wrestler by PWI
PWI shared its list of the top 500 wrestlers in the world and named Jon Moxley at the top.
The AEW star is the current champion on the promotion and got the belt from Chris Jericho more than a year back.
Moxley was one of the biggest wrestlers to join AEW from WWE, and he has featured in some of the best matches of the year.
AEW certainly got a star in their ranks, and Moxley is paying them off. He has defeated Brian Cage, Jake Hager and Brodie Lee to keep his title.
His next battle is against MJF and it will be interesting to see what happens in that clash at All Out. Moxley was one of WWE’s best performers too and was in the top 10 in 2016 and 2017.
However, this is a huge step up for him and AEW must be pleased with the other results too.
From tonight's Dynamite, @AEWrestling champ @JonMoxley is announced as the #1 wrestler in the #PWI500. And @IAmJericho has words for PWI Editor-in-Chief @wackelvaney! pic.twitter.com/iIr4TJgpL7
— PWI (Pro Wrestling Illustrated) (@OfficialPWI) August 28, 2020
Some fans aren’t sure of Moxley coming out on top
Moxley came first while Chris Jericho was third. Cody Rhodes was the other full-time AEW star that made the top 10.
WWE had some great representation too with Adam Cole and Drew McIntyre coming second and fourth, respectively.
Cole had been great as the NXT champion and only recently lost the title. McIntyre, for his part, won the 2020 Royal Rumble and defeated Brock Lesnar to win the title.
Seth Rollins, Kofi Kingston and AJ Styles made the final three in the top 10. While Moxley has been excellent on AEW many fans questioned how he got ahead of Cole.
McIntyre also had an excellent year as he capped off a magnificent return to WWE and that led to several fans criticising the decision to name Moxley as the best.
https://twitter.com/Jontopea/status/1299224901228863488
Some #AEW mark, please explain to my how Moxley is ranked #1 on the #PWI list????
— BcDaly (@BrennanDaly1252) August 28, 2020
Adam Cole should have been on the cover of PWI not Jon Moxley (Moxley & Cole fan here) 400+ days as NXT Champion and Jon has only held the AEW Title what for 5 months now? Nope PWI isn’t playing favorites with AEW and also quit calling NXT a developmental brand cause it’s not.
— Vance Kauffman (@VanceKauffman) August 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/N2NOther/status/1299170028412051457
Moxley isn’t my first choice for #1 in the PWI 500. That would be Adam Cole. But I see why. With their cut off dates it includes his G1, New Japan, and AEW work which has all been super good. Great stuff. #wrestling #PWI500
— 'Mr. By the Book' Gaston LaRue (@GastonLarue) August 27, 2020
However, others back Moxley for all he achieved on AEW, even if Cole had a great time on NXT:
https://twitter.com/thepickle124/status/1299253817389666306
https://twitter.com/wrasslinwizard/status/1299252027214581761
https://twitter.com/Idk98K/status/1299238710869884929
https://twitter.com/TheAimanFazal/status/1299195275915849729
Jon Moxley deserves the PWI #1 Wrestler this year. Stop bashing on the guy over nothing he has control over jeez
— Heels Corner (@TheHeelsCorner) August 28, 2020
Jon Moxley is the only person currently holding 2 major titles from 2 major promotions. That is reason enough to be WOTY, and I rarely agree with PWI
— Brotherly Love Wrestling🎙BLM (@215Wrestling) August 28, 2020
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