Jon Moxley

Jon Moxley is an American professional wrestler and actor signed with AEW. His real name is Jonathan David Good and is best known by his ring name, Dean Ambrose, in WWE and Jon Moxley in All Elite Wrestling. He has won world titles in various wrestling promotions, including both AEW and WWE. Moxley is the AEW World Champion in his record fourth reign as of April 2025.

The former AEW Interim World and AEW International champion won the WWE Championship, WWE Intercontinental Championship, WWE United States Championship, and WWE Raw Tag Team Championship. Moxley is the 27th Triple Crown and 8th Grand Slam Champion in the WWE. He additionally won Money in the Bank in 2016.

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Early Life

Jonathan David Good was born on December 7, 1985, in Cincinnati. He had a rough childhood. Growing up, his favorite wrestler was Bret Hart. He started studying at Amelia High School but dropped it as he wanted to become a wrestler. He then started working in restaurants and industries for minimum wage jobs. He was arrested multiple times for shoplifting. He has stated that he would have most likely become a forest firefighter if not for professional wrestling.

Professional Wrestling Career

Independent Circuit (2004-2011)

Moxley started working for Les Thatcher in the Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) promotion as a teenager by selling popcorn and setting up the ring. He wrestled for several independent promotions such as ROH, Dragon Gate, and CZW and made a name for himself before signing with WWE.

WWE

Developmental (2011-2012)

Moxley signed with WWE in 2011 and started working for their developmental territory. He went by the name of Dean Ambrose in WWE. He had a rivalry with Seth Rollins in FCW and lost. Ambrose teased a match with Mick Foley at SummerSlam. However, Mick was not medically cleared, and the potential debut was scrapped.

The Shield (2012-2014)

Dean Ambrose debuted at Survivor Series alongside Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. The trio attacked John Cena and Ryback during their WWE Championship match. The trio declared themselves The Shield and started their rivalry with Team Hell No and Ryback. They faced Team Hell No and Ryback in a TLC match and won. The trio picked up monumental victories by defeating several superstars such as Daniel Bryan, Kane, Ryback, and John Cena in a six-man competition. They made their WrestleMania debut and defeated Sheamus, Randy Orton, and Big Show.

At Extreme Rules 2013, the trio won the WWE Tag Team and the United States Championship. After a year-long reign, Ambrose lost the title in a battle royal to Sheamus. They took part in Survivor Series, where they won and began their feud with CM Punk. They concluded it at TLC, where they lost to Punk in a 3-1 handicapped match. The Shield began their legendary rivalry with The Wyatt Family when they cost them an opportunity inside the Elimination Chamber. The trios faced each other at Elimination Chamber, which was won by the Wyatt Family. The trio faced Evolution at Extreme Rules and Payback and won. The Raw after Payback, Seth Rollins turned his back on his Shield brothers and aligned himself with Triple H and Randy Orton.

Solo Run and Various Feuds (2014-2015)

After The Shield was disbanded, Ambrose faced Seth Rollins on various occasions. The rivalry ended at Hell in a Cell when Rollins won due to interference from Bray Wyatt. Ambrose and Bray feuded for the remaining months, and Bray was victorious. Ambrose started a rivalry with Bad News Barrett for the Intercontinental Championship but failed to win the title. After failing to capture the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 31, Ambrose feuded with Luke Harper and won. Ambrose set his sights on the WWE Champion, Seth Rollins. They faced each other in a handful of matches before SummerSlam. Ambrose and Reigns teamed up to face The Wyatt Family and lost. At Survivor Series, Ambrose faced Reigns for the vacant WWE Championship and lost. At TLC 2015, Ambrose won his first Intercontinental Championship by defeating Kevin Owens.

Grand Slam Champion (2016-2018)

The feud with Kevin Owens concluded in a Last Man Standing match at the Royal Rumble. A few weeks later on Raw, Ambrose dropped the title to Kevin Owens. He faced Triple H at Roadblock for the WWE Championship and lost. Ambrose faced Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, where he lost. He feuded with Chris Jericho and won in an Ambrose Asylum match at Extreme Rules. He won the Money in the Bank contract and cashed in on Seth Rollins to become the WWE Champion. He was drafted to SmackDown Live and defended his title against Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dolph Ziggler for the next month. At Backlash 2016, Ambrose lost the title to AJ Styles. He failed to reclaim the championship over the next few months.

On SmackDown, Ambrose defeated The Miz for his second Intercontinental Championship. At WrestleMania 33, he defended his title successfully against Baron Corbin. During Superstar Shak Up, Ambrose went to RAW. He lost the title to The Miz at Extreme Rules 2017. Ambrose began his rivalry with The Bar and teamed up with former Shield brother Seth Rollins. The duo defeated The Bar at SummerSlam 2017. The Shield reunited and faced The New Day at Survivor Series, where they emerged victorious. Dean and Seth dropped the titles before the Survivor Series. At TLC, Seth, Dean, and Kurt Angle teamed up to face The Miz, The Bar, Braun Strowman, and Kane. Ambrose got injured after TLC and got sidelined for 6-8 months.

Return, Feud with Rollins, and Departure (2018-2019)

Ambrose returned a week before SummerSlam and aligned with Seth Rollins. The Shield reunited for a brief period before Reigns announced his departure due to leukemia. Dean and Seth faced Dolph and McIntyre for the RAW Tag Team Championships and won. However, Dean turned on Seth, and their rivalry started. Dean won his third Intercontinental Championship at TLC 2018 by defeating Seth Rollins. He lost the title in less than a month to Bobby Lashley. The rumours of Ambrose leaving WWE began. Dean teamed up with The Shield for the last time at Fastlane before he was taken out as a part of a storyline. On 30th April 2019, Dean Ambrose's contract expired.

AEW, NJPW, and Independent Promotions (2019- Present)

GCW

Moxley made his Game-Changing Wrestling debut at Bloodsport 3. At GCW's The Art Of War Games, Moxley defeated Matt Cardona to become the new GCW World Champion.

AEW

Debut and Various Feuds (2019-2020)

Moxley debuted at Double or Nothing and viciously attacked Kenny Omega. The two feuded for months and faced each other in an Unsanctioned Lights Out match at Full Gear 2019. After Full Gear, Moxley began his rivalry with Chris Jericho for the AEW World Championship.

AEW World Champion (2020-2021)

At Revolution 2020, Jon Moxley defeated Chris Jericho to win the AEW World Championship. Moxley defended his championship against various opponents throughout the year. At Winter is Coming, Jon Moxley lost the title to Kenny Omega, who turned heel.

Feud with The Elite (2021)

After losing the title, Moxley renewed his rivalry with Kenny Omega. Moxley lost to Omega at Revolution in an Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch. After losing, Moxley turned his attention towards The Young Bucks. Moxley and Eddie Kingston faced The Young Bucks for the AEW World Tag Team Championship at Double or Nothing 2021 and lost. Moxley went to rehab due to alcoholism.

Blackpool Combat Club and AEW World Championship (2022-Present)

Upon returning to AEW, Bryan Danielson asked Moxley to form a tag team, but he instead asked for a match. At Revolution, Moxley defeated Daniels, and the two brawled after the match, only to be interrupted by former mentor William Regal, who convinced both superstars to form a tag team. The duo united under the mentorship of William Regal and were branded as "Blackpool Combat Club." Moxley faced Wheeler Yuta in a mat, ch, and Regal was impressed by him. They recruited Yuta to their club. At the same time, CM Punk, AEW World Champion, was out due to injury, and Moxley won the Eliminator Series to face Hiroshi Tanahashi for the interim AEW World Championship.

Moxley defeated Tanahashi. Then, he teamed up with his fellow Blackpool Combat Club members to take on the Jericho Appreciation Society at Dynamite: Blood and Guts. Moxley won the match after Claudio Castagnoli scored the winning fall. He defeated Chris Jericho at Quake at the Lake episode of Dynamite, following which Punk made his AEW return. Moxley defeated Punk at the August 24th Dynamite to become the undisputed AEW Champion. He then declared an open challenge for the belt, which was answered by Punk, thus setting up a match at All Out. Punk defeated Moxley at the event, not making Moxley's title reign the shortest in the history of the belt. Punk was soon relinquished of the tit, le and Moxley won it back for the third time after defeating his stablemate Bryan Danielson in the tournament final. Jon Moxley lost the AEW Championship to MJF at the 2022 Full Gear PPV on 19th November 2022 after being betrayed by William Regal.

Moxley then started a feud with Hangman Page and defeated him in February. He, however, lost to Page at Revolution in a Texas Deathmatch via submission. The Blackpool Combat Club chose Page and The Young Bucks as their target, who reformed The Elite in response, alongside Kenny Omega. The two teams faced in an Anarchy in the Arena match at Double or Nothing, which The Club won. They, however, lost to The Elite at Blood and Guts in the titular match. The Blackpool Combat Club then lost to the team of Eddie Kingston in a Stadium Stampede match at All In London. The next week, he defeated Orange Cassidy to win the AEW International Championship, and held the gold for only seventeen days before losing it to Rey Fenix. He was then moved out of programming for a few weeks due to not being medically cleared. Moxley challenged the AEW International Championship Orange Cassidy at Full Gear but failed to win.

He then partook in the 12-Man AEW Continental Classic tournament, where he made it to the final but lost to his former friend Eddie Kingston at AEW World's End. At AEW Revolution 2024, Moxley teamed up with Claudio Castagnoli and defeated FTR by technical submission.

In 2024, Jon Moxley, aligned with Marina Shafir, returned to Dynamite with his NJPW "Death Rider" theme. Together with Pac, he later took control of the Blackpool Combat Club. After winning the title, he led a brutal assault on Bryan Danielson at All Out, establishing his new leadership position. He continued his dominance by defeating Darby Allin at Grand Slam for a shot at the championship. Later, at WrestleDream, he set a record by winning the AEW World Championship for the fourth time.

After a violent attack on Danielson, Wheeler Yuta sided with Moxley, and the BCC rebranded as the "Death Riders." He went on to defend the title against Orange Cassidy at Full Gear and against FTR and a returning Cope in a four-way match at World's End. At Maximum Carnage, Moxley defeated Powerhouse Hobbs to extend his reign. He then beat Cope and Christian Cage in a triple threat match at Revolution, where Cage tried to cash in on his contract. In a brutal street fight on Dynamite, he ended his feud with Cope and successfully retained his title.

NJPW (2019-2021)

Good used Jon Moxley for various promotions he worked for outside WWE. At the Best of Super Juniors 26 tournament, Jon Moxley won the IWGP United States Championship from Juice Robinson. In October, Moxley dropped the title as he could not defend it. Moxley returned a month later and challenged Lance Archer for the title at the Tokyo Dome. At Wrestle Kingdom 14, Jon Moxley won his second IWGP United States Championship. Moxley is the longest-reigning IWGP United States Champion of the company. Moxley lost the title to Archer in a Texas Death Match at Fyter Fest after 564 days.

Before taking a lengthy hiatus, Jon Moxley participated in several NJPW matches, including ones against Will Ospreay, Juice Robinson, and El Desperado. In 2023, he competed in a six-man tag match alongside Shota Umino and Wheeler Yuta at Resurgence. Later, he and Claudio Castagnoli, and Umino tried to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships, but they lost. Later that year, he rekindled his rivalry with Great-O-Khan, which resulted in Moxley winning a Falls Count Anywhere match.

His fight with David Finlay and Ospreay escalated, and they had a three-way match at Wrestle Kingdom 18. Their bout was set for the newly established IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, which Finlay won. Moxley focused on Tetsuya Naito in 2024, and he ultimately defeated him at Windy City Riot to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. He became the first wrestler to hold world titles in WWE, AEW, and NJPW. Before facing Naito in a rematch at Forbidden Door, where he lost the title after a 79-day reign, he successfully defended the title against Ren Narita, Evil, and Shota Umino.

Independent Promotions (2019-present)

Jon Moxley began making brief appearances for independent wrestling promotions like Northeast Wrestling and Future Stars of Wrestling beginning in 2019. He took part in Josh Barnett's Bloodsport competitions, winning against Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Chris Dickinson before losing to Barnett in 2021.

Later that year, Moxley defeated Matt Cardona at The Art of War Games to become the GCW World Champion. He beat Biff Busick at Bloodsport 8 and won the title against Homicide at the beginning of 2022. In a title vs. career match at Fight Club, he lost the title to Nick Gage after 399 days.

ROH (2023)

In 2023, Jon Moxley made his first appearance in AEW’s sister promotion, Ring of Honor, at Supercard of Honor. He went to Wheeler Yuta's fight with Katsuyori Shibata with him. Moxley made his ROH in-ring debut later that year at Final Battle, teaming with Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli to lose to FTR and Mark Briscoe.

Lucha Libre (2024)

At Homenaje a Dos Leyendas in 2024, Jon Moxley made his debut in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). He teamed with Bryan Danielson, Matt Sydal, and Claudio Castagnoli. Their team fell short against Volador Jr., Blue Panther, Místico, and Último Guerrero.

Jon Moxley's Championships and Accomplishments

Jon Moxley Wife

Jon Moxley started dating Renee Paquette in 2013. Pro-wrestling fans know her as she is an on-screen media personality in All Elite Wrestling, and became famous for her work as Renee Young in WWE. From 2013 to 2019, both Paquette and Moxley worked in WWE as Young and Dean Ambrose. The two lived near Las Vegas and married there on April 9, 2017. Paquette gave birth to their daughter, Nora, on June 13, 2021. The two live in Moxley's hometown, Cincinnati, Ohio, as of April 2025.

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Jon Moxley Net Worth

Jon Moxley's net worth is around $7 million as of April 2025, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He appeared in films like 12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (2012), Countdown (2016), and Cagefighter: Worlds Collide (2020).

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Jon Moxley's Physical Attributes

Jon Moxley Age

Jon Moxley is 39 years old as of April 2025. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., on December 7, 1985.

Jon Moxley Height

The billed height of Jon Moxley is 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).

Jon Moxley Weight

Jon Moxley's billed weight is 225 lbs (102 kg).