In a recent interview with The Business of the Business podcast, Game Changer Wrestling owner Brett Lauderdale discussed several topics, including Jon Moxley signing a contract extension with All Elite Wrestling, Moxley’s future in GCW and more.
Highlights of the interview are below:
On whether Moxley’s new AEW deal will prevent him from returning to Game Changer Wrestling: “I’ve had very little interaction with AEW itself over the years. Booking Moxley, I never spoke to AEW, it always was just Mox, talking to him and him handling I guess whatever needed to be handled with AEW, but I’m sure things are going to change now. I don’t think we’ll see him as frequently, but I do think we’ll see him again. I think, if there comes a time where there’s somebody he wants to wrestle, or a show that he wants to be a part of, I think he’ll be there, I think he’ll let me know in much the same way he’s let me know over the last, whatever it was, 399 days, he’ll shoot me a text and say, what do you got coming up in this month, or when are you going to be in this place. That’s how it would often come together, so I wouldn’t be surprised if I hear from him again in a few months, or six months, or whatever, sometime in the next year. I wouldn’t be surprised if he comes back again and stops in for another event, but again, he does have priorities and I don’t expect it. I don’t know what the word is, but I wouldn’t be surprised, I’ll continue to look at it as a bonus any time he comes around.”
On Moxley calling his own shots regarding independent dates: “He’s not doing it for the money, this guy does not need money from indie wrestling companies, and I can’t pay him anything close to what he probably gets paid on a weekly basis from AEW, nor would he ever expect that or ask for that, he’s just here because there’s a side of him that still loves indie wrestling, that’s where he came from and it’s part of his personality. I think that there’s a reason why he has done so many shows for us and was cool with being our Champion for over a year. I think that’s because he respects us and what we do, and what we stand for, so again, Mox is a guy who, even with this new contract, I still think that he has the ability to call a lot of his own shots, and if he were to ever ask for a favor, or ask for permission for something, I can’t see Tony Khan saying no forever. I think there’s always a time and a place, or a reason that could make sense, so we’ll see.”
On GCW’s relationship with All Elite Wrestling and the rumor that AEW talent are not allowed to compete at GCW shows: “I don’t know, I’ll be honest, the real honest answer is I don’t know what our relationship is with AEW, and I don’t mean that in a bad way or a good way. Again, I have very little direct interaction with AEW, so I don’t know. In terms of there being AEW people banned, or barred from wrestling for GCW, I’m not sure that such an edict exists. I would think that, if that was a rule, I would think I would know, but again, they don’t send me a weekly e-mail, or an update, so I’m not sure, everything is just on a case-by-case basis, so we’ll see. I think that we’re very fortunate and I’m very grateful for all the times that they have been gracious to allow their talent to come and work for us, even if it is the end, even if we’re not going to be seeing their people around any more, it’s been good while it lasted and it’s helped our company a lot and I’m thankful and grateful for that.”
The full interview is available at this link.
