Jon Moxley is currently making waves in AEW as the biggest star. WWE fans will likely still remember him for his time as Dean Ambrose. The ups and downs of his career would see Ambrose having memorable moments in The Shield before moving forward on his own in WWE. Moxley grew upset with his booking before making the move to AEW.
The new promotion made Moxley a top star right away and benefited from his star power. Both WWE and AEW have witnessed embarrassing memories from Moxley. Most wrestlers to have as successful of a career as him will have some hiccups along the way. Without further ado, let's find out just which moments from Moxley are the most embarrassing of his career. How has The Lunatic Fringe been embarrassed?
10 Nia Jax Attacking Him
The end of Jon Moxley’s WWE run as Dean Ambrose saw the company struggling to find the right angles for him. One of the stranger teases saw Ambrose potentially getting involved in a feud with Nia Jax. WWE had momentum for Nia following her appearance in the male Royal Rumble match.
Ambrose would get into a war of words with Jax and Tamina during an episode of Raw. The segment ended with Nia getting the better of him before throwing him outside of the ring. Ambrose felt WWE was trying to intentionally embarrass him since he revealed he was not re-signing with the company when his contract ended.
9 Ambrose Asylum Match Vs Chris Jericho
WWE wanted to make the Chris Jericho vs Dean Ambrose rivalry as personal as possible with the creation of the Ambrose Asylum match. Both wrestlers delivered vicious beatings to each other for weeks leading into the big match.
Jericho hated the segments that added comedy with Dean’s potted plant named Mitch. The match was meant to create violence with the stipulation featuring a steel cage with weapons.
Fans didn’t react positively, and it was viewed as a huge disappointment. The AEW run of Jon Moxley saw him having better matches with Jericho when defeating him to win the AEW World Championship.
8 Bray Wyatt Hologram Costing Him Match Vs Seth Rollins
The end of The Shield gave us a great rivalry between Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins. Both wrestlers received noteworthy pushes with a few months of strong matches together. WWE placed them in a huge Hell in a Cell match, allowing them to main-event over John Cena vs Randy Orton.
The expectations were huge as Rollins and Ambrose delivered on a violent and compelling match. Unfortunately, it was the finish that ruined everything when Ambrose was distracted by a Bray Wyatt hologram. Rollins scored the win as Ambrose moved into a program with Wyatt that hurt his momentum.
7 Getting Moved To Pre-Show For WM 33
Dean Ambrose became a top star on the SmackDown brand shortly into the 2016 WWE brand split as the WWE Champion. The end of 2016 would see Ambrose losing the title to AJ Styles and having a mid-card run as the Intercontinental Champion.
Ambrose struggled to get momentum for his feud with Baron Corbin for the title heading into WrestleMania 33. Their match would get moved to the pre-show in a forgotten part of the show. Ambrose fell from a world champion to not even making the main card of the biggest show of the year.
6 James Ellsworth Getting The Better Of Him
The end of Dean Ambrose’s WWE Championship reign came at the hands of AJ Styles during their rivalry. WWE decided to have the feud end with a TLC match as Ambrose received one last chance at the title.
The alliance between Ambrose and his sidekick James Ellsworth ended in a dramatic fashion when Ellsworth cost Ambrose the match. Ellsworth tipping over the ladder helped Styles retain the title. The logic was that Ellsworth felt he had a better chance of dethroning AJ for the belt, but it just made Ambrose look like a fool having an enhancement talent cost him the title.
5 Getting Squashed By Brock Lesnar At WM 32
One of the most controversial statements made by Jon Moxley after leaving WWE was that he felt Brock Lesnar was lazy. The issue started when Brock was facing off with Dean Ambrose at WrestleMania 32 in a top match on the card.
This event set WWE’s record for the most-attended show in company history. Lesnar essentially squashed Ambrose in a highly disappointing match that barely featured any intrigue. Moxley revealed that Brock shut down all his ideas, leading to a negative experience in a huge opportunity.
4 John Cena Calling Him the Worst Member Of The Shield
WWE started to blend reality and script during the feud between John Cena and Dean Ambrose in 2016. Both men were trying to gain title shots against AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, leading to their promos getting quite personal.
Cena trashed Ambrose for his status in WWE never hitting his potential even when he was the WWE Champion. The promos from Cena referenced Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins outworking him to get better spots in the company after their time in The Shield together.
3 Steve Austin Podcast Appearance
The WWE Championship run of Dean Ambrose reached its first rough moment during an appearance on Steve Austin’s WWE Network podcast. Various wrestlers in the company appeared on the show to answer questions about their careers and life.
Ambrose appeared uncomfortable talking about his childhood and difficult family life whenever Austin mentioned it. The podcast was a negative experience with Ambrose coming off poorly as the champ. Both Austin and Ambrose revealed they wish they could do it again and had no ill will towards the other for the awkward moments.
2 End Of Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch
One AEW moment has recently provided embarrassment for Jon Moxley following a strong performance. AEW built up a huge PPV main event of Moxley vs Kenny Omega for the AEW World Championship in an Exploding Barbed Wire Deathmatch.
Revolution 2021 had the highest PPV gate for any non-WWE PPV since 1999. Moxley and Omega had a great match until the horrible ending ruined all momentum. The ring was supposed to explode with Moxley inside and Eddie Kingston coming out to protect him. A few small lights went off as both men laid in the ring in embarrassment trying to sell what ended up being a huge botch.
1 Promo Mocking Roman Reigns' Cancer Battle
Dean Ambrose turning heel towards the end of his WWE run should have been a huge success. The early years of Ambrose showed flashes of brilliance from the heel side of things, but he primarily played a face from the end of The Shield to the first few years of his WWE singles run.
Ambrose turned heel by attacking his tag team partner Seth Rollins on the night Roman Reigns announced his cancer battle. The following weeks of promos would see Ambrose cutting embarrassing promos, including one mocking Roman’s cancer. Ambrose revealed he despised this and it played a huge role in him wanting out of WWE.