The 6 AEW heroes of the Pandemic Era

#4 Former AEW World Champion Jon Moxley

#ANDNEW #AEW World Champion - @JonMoxley! pic.twitter.com/POtAYeO8FO

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 1, 2020

One of the last great moments before the pandemic was Jon Moxley defeating Chris Jericho for the AEW World Championship at Revolution 2020. The main event was built so well in the leadup, and paid off tremendously in front of a raucous crowd in Chicago. A magical moment set up for what turned into a superb reign.

Although Moxley took a few weeks off at the beginning of the pandemic, he came back with a memorable promo that perfectly embodied the everyman gimmick that made him such a fan favorite.

After a lackluster first defense in an empty arena against Jake Hager, Moxley was confronted and challenged by Brodie Lee of the Dark Order. The former WWE Superstars battled in a great AEW World Championship Match at Double Or Nothing 2020.

Lee looked phenomenal in defeat, but Moxley walked out with the gold. This kickstarted a fabulous run of excellent title matches. Moxley put down Brian Cage and Darby Allin in fun TV matches before MJF stepped up as his next pay-per-view opponent.

At AEW All Out 2020, Jon Moxley overcame a stipulation of not using his Paradigm Shift finisher to beat MJF with that exact move behind the referee's back in a bloody conclusion to the show.

DYNAMITE EXCLUSIVE"I'm gonna beat & torture you until I get my friend back or I end you" - @JonMoxley.WATCH #AEWDynamite NOW on @TNTDrama! pic.twitter.com/QdVTXsiVi7

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 22, 2020

Lance Archer was the next opponent on the one-year anniversary of the AEW Dynamite, where Moxley barely slipped by the big man. Moxley's next feud was against his former friend Eddie Kingston.

The two put on amazing promos and angles to build to Full Gear 2020. The Purveyor of Violence defeated Kingston in an "I Quit" Match to retain his gold once again.

Moxley's legendary reign as AEW World Champion finally came to an end at Winter Is Coming, where Kenny Omega aligned with Don Callis to cheat him out of the gold.

His wars against The Elite, consisting of Omega, The Good Brothers and The Young Bucks have reunited him and Kingston. They are two of the biggest babyfaces in the company today.

Without a doubt, Jon Moxley's AEW World Championship reign will be remembered for quality matches and promos that made him the 2020 Wrestler of the Year and further established the title as the most important in the business today. Moxley should be proud of all that he accomplished during the difficult pandemic era.