(WATCH): Former WWE World Champion Makes Surprise Debut At Double Or Nothing

There’s your surprise. This weekend, the wrestling world was taken over by AEW and their debut event, Double Or Nothing. It wasn’t a question of would the company showcase themselves well, but who would they have to showcase themselves. In other words, it was clear that the company would have a surprise or two in store, and the big one came at the end of the show.

After Chris Jericho defeated Kenny Omega in the main event of Double Or Nothing, Jon Moxley interrupted Jericho’s victory speech and attacked Jericho and the match’s referee. Moxley also went after Omega, leading to a brawl with Omega being thrown off the stage to end the show. This is Moxley’s first wrestling appearance since he left WWE back in March, though he has been rumored to sign with AEW.

And of course it’s on video. Check out the debut and attack:

Opinion: While it might not be the biggest surprise, this is the kind of moment that the show needed to feel major. Moxley was a main event talent in WWE and having him show up in AEW as the big surprise at the end was a great call. Throw in the fact that he can now be more like his old self in AEW and he should be just fine. This is a big deal for the company and hopefully they can capitalize on their success.

How important is Moxley to AEW? How did you like Double Or Nothing? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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