AEW star and current Continental Champion Jon Moxley has opened up about why he started the Death Riders faction in the promotion.
The Death Riders is currently made up of Moxley, Marina Shafir, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Pac and Daniel Garcia.
Speaking on AEW Close Up, Jon Moxley explained why he formed the group to begin with, saying:
“I don’t think there’s anything I’ve ever done that I’m more proud of in my career than when we built the Death Riders.
“This culture, this attitude, this does not represent me. I do not represent it. I’m not gonna get pulled in this direction. You can’t change people. But you can build.
“So I just decided I would build a culture of my own. And it started with just me. And look at who’s next to me. Claudio’s next to me, who I would trust with my life, who’s been my right hand man for years.
“Wheeler, who is basically an adopted child of mine at this point. Pac, who is a professional through and through. These are the kinds of people that I start with.”
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Jon Moxley Praises Marina Shafir
Jon Moxley went on to specifically praise the group’s sole female member, Marina Shafir, adding:
“Marina has become my lieutenant, my head of security, the heart and soul of the entire operation.
“If every wrestler in this sport worked as hard every single day as Marina Shafir, everybody would be a thousand times better.
“The work ethic that she has, the approach to this game, living the life, not just talking about it but living it. Living the life of a professional athlete, a professional wrestler.
“If she has a big match one night and I wake up in the morning – and it’s the afternoon because I sleep in – and I look out the window and she’s down at the pool doing exercises, shadow boxing, and then I pull up at the building an hour later and she’s outside the building jumping rope. Looking like a pitbull.”
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