While Jon Moxley's new autobiography is by no means a hit piece on WWE, the AEW star certainly doesn't shy away from making his feelings known about his former employers.
In the book, he recalls being humiliated by veteran WWE producer Kevin Dunn and uses some extremely harsh words to make his feelings known about him. Well, according to Bryan Alvarez during Wrestling Observer Live, there were a lot of people in WWE who were appreciative of these remarks.
"I’ve heard from so many people since that book came out because there was an excerpt from the Kevin Dunn part that was posted on the internet," he explains. "And a lot of people read that and a lot of people read the book. I heard from a lot of people that were so happy because you know, there’s a lot of people in wrestling that have bad reputations but they still have people you’ll hear from who will defend them. A great example would be like a Vince Russo."
"Vince Russo drove WCW into bankruptcy practically on his own although he was out of there before they finally went under but he did as much damage as anyone could possibly do to a wrestling company. But he has his defenders," Alvarez continues. "I’m trying to think if I’ve ever heard anybody defend Kevin Dunn, like anybody. I can’t think of one person. He is as close as to universally disliked a person as I can even think of in this business. And when Moxley just razor bladed this guy, boy did I hear people that were so happy to read that chapter."
Dunn is indeed universally hated, so it's no wonder this story resulted in such a positive response backstage. Rumour has it he only has a job with WWE because Vince McMahon owes him for saving some old tapes once upon a time, and if you're wondering what sort of impact he has on what's on TV each week...well, you can thank him for those awful, jerky camera cuts that always happen.
Jox Moxley's book, MOX, is available to purchase now.