MOX Hardcover – November 2, 2021

Would have been 7 stars in the Tokyo Dome though.

HE HAD HIS TITLE STOLEN BY THE HUMAN SNAKE DON CALLIS AND BY GOD KENNY OMEGA

Jon Moxley is back. He’s out of jail…Anyone who has followed professional wrestling over the past decade knows the name Jon Moxley. And if you don’t? You definitely know the name Dean Ambrose. It seemed like overnight that Dean Ambrose rose to the top of the WWE roster and suddenly… his booking hit rock bottom.How rock bottom is rock bottom for him?Well… after a disastrous and mentally torturous heel run in 2018, Dean Ambrose lost himself. He was depressed, angry, and struggled to find purpose in the wrestling world. He knew he was going to leave the WWE, that when his contract was up for renewal? He was walking out the door and he wasn’t going to look back unless it was to throw up the bird in Vince McMahon’s face.MOX details Jon Moxley’s journey from indie kid to WWE Superstar to AEW powerhouse. And it does it perfectly. It’s a story that I don’t think could have been told by anyone other than Mox himself. The book reads just like Mox interviews. It’s chaotic, out of order, riddled with profanity, and absolutely enthralling.You don’t need to know the pro-wrestling injury to appreciate this book… but it certainly helps. Much of the story revolves around the different promotions that Mox worked with over the years. From training to deathmatches to being brought onto the WWE main roster with the rest of The Shield. If you’ve followed his career, this feels a lot more satisfying. If you haven’t?It reads like an underdog story. You can feel his excitement through the way he writes. When he reminisces on the good days of WWE, there is so much passion put behind his words that you can almost see him bouncing, eager to get back into the ring and create more best moments.It’s interesting to note that this book was written mid-pandemic. It was written during a time when a free spirit was trapped in his house with just his wife, stir crazy and itching for something to do. And I would be willing to bet that the timing is exactly why this book is as good as it is. The pandemic is mentioned multiple times in the book and I have to wonder if that’s the reason he was able to sit down and really put his whole soul into the book.MOX is a study in the wrestling world. Not only as an industry but as a family. The way Mox talks about his teammates and coworkers is more brotherly than anything else. There’s praise written for familiar names such as Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Chris Jericho. There’s an entire chapter dedicated to Brodie Lee and how great of a man he was.Mox doesn’t hold back. If he loves someone and their work? You know it.If he hates them? He doesn’t mince words about how little he thinks of them. There’s a standout moment near the end of the book in which Mox lays into Kevin Dunn, an Executive Producer with WWE. He tells a story about a moment he profusely apologized to Dunn after cursing on live television and how Dunn, to his face, claimed everything was fine… only to find out later that Dunn didn’t think it was the right kind of apology. On reflection, Mox has come to the conclusion, probably rightly so, that Kevin Dunn is indeed a “****bag”.It’s moments like these that make you fall in love with MOX. It isn’t clean and it isn’t overproduced. No one went through with a fine-tooth comb to make sure he didn’t say anything they didn’t like. It’s just refreshingly honest.A cool note for me… in between all of his stories, Mox throws in what he calls “Spin it Up” and “Flick Pick”. The reader gets an inside look at the soundtrack and the movies that inspire him. Some of them are far from what you’d expect.While MOX may not be the best-written book… it is definitely one of the best books I’ve read in the past couple of years. There’s something about how raw the stories are and how passionate Mox is about what he does and who he is. I’m now more excited than ever to see where his career takes him.

As expected Mox is the truth and I couldn’t expect anything less.. awesome book by a great performer who is giving you a look behind the curtain. A must read!

If you love Mox's promos, this book is just an ultra-sized one with a lot of hilarious bits, a few sad ones, and the occasional bit of tenderness. Yes, tenderness from the former CZW wrestler. He's gonna make for a great dad.

I’ve read just about every pro wrestling autobiography there is. From Fred Blassie to Al Snow and everyone in between. I haven’t been the biggest Jon Moxley fan over the years, but after reading this and knowing he went to rehab for alcohol shortly after, I’ll be rooting for him. I’m in recovery myself, and it takes a real man to walk his journey and still admit he needs help. We all do. A great read, real, raw and honest. Stay the course Mox, you’re a warrior.

This book has been a great read, it’s full of never before heard stories and quirky looks into the life of Jon Moxley. It reads exactly how he talks, and you easily get lost in his storytelling. I’ve learned so much about professional wrestling from these pages. If you are a shield fan like me, you’ll love the many times his old partners are mentioned and the particularly moving chapter: The Shield. 100% worth the buy.

I loved how Jon gave us a great look at who he was growing up and who he is now... How life's hard circumstances forged the man he would become and showed us so many big the steps along the way. A great read, especially for wrestling fans, but even for people who want to see a touch of life different than their own.

This book was kind of a hot mess. Many have commented that it sounds like Mox is talking straight to you, complete with wild tangents, and that is true, but it is not necessarily a good thing for a book.Someone else commented that it reads like a teen’s post on reddit, and I agree wholeheartedly. There are spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes everywhere you look. For some reason he uses “F’n” and “MFer” instead of the full words most of the time, but not consistently. Mox doesn’t seem to believe in any punctuation between speech marks unless it’s an exclamation or question mark. Chapter two is a multi-page single paragraph.Basically, what I’m saying is, this book badly needs a competent editor. Sometimes I (uppercase i) or l (lowercase L) are substituted for each other or the number 1, which makes me wonder if the physical book is an easier read and the ebook is a terrible scan that wasn’t checked particularly well before being approved. It doesn’t explain the inconsistent approach to swearing, but for all I know chapter two is formatted into clean, readable paragraphs, and the missing punctuation that ticked me off is actually present in the real book. (Though in this day and age, why would they scan in a book when Mox notes that he wrote it on Reneé’s Mac?)MOX tells an interesting story, I loved the bits about CZW, being one of the people who, after seeing Dean Ambrose on WWE for the first time, went back to his indie days to see what everyone was raving about, and peeking behind the curtain on WWE is always interesting. I wish the structure was a little more coherent. I didn’t read this all in one sitting, so jumping around the timeline endlessly made me keep forgetting what backstory we’d found out eight chapters ago that was relevant now in this chapter, because there had been a bunch of other side tangents.I personally prefer a more linear autobiography. While this was interesting, and clearly written by Mox or the most talented ghost-writer in the world (grammar aside), it doesn’t have that thing that will make me re-read it. It wasn’t worth the very high price tag either. It was an interesting read, but a bit of editing would have made it far more enjoyable. I wasn’t a huge fan of reading about the matches “in character”. The reason I read these autobiographies is to peek behind the curtain, and to read about it from the character’s point of view doesn’t do that. It just reiterates what I already saw on TV.Too many downsides against the interesting tales, I’m afraid. Wait for it to drop in price before buying it.

A good book. For me Mox was a sort of forgotten member of the Shield. It was not until I saw his incarnation in AEW that I started to get more into his characters. I admit I take a break from wrestling so I did miss some of his stuff I WWE.The great think about thus book is when Mox talk about the moments leading up to his matches. The psychology and emotions running through him. I can almost feel him getting into character. It is almost an adrenaline injection through the pages. The is a lot of kayfabe in this book to the point that Jon does not even give his last name. He almost stays in character in the whole book.As much sucess he has had in the WWE he has had to deal with a lot of frustration and politics. This book does not ho into all the details but does mention some. I have always preferred the more outcast characters probobly what drew me to WCW, TNA NEW JAPAN and now AEW. I think having an alternative organisation is great gir yhe wrestler it give them somewhere else to go and thrive apart from WWE. Also I think having the competition benefits the WWE as well.The only thing I did not like about this book is the format. The dates snd moment are all over the place. I prefer a more linear timeline. The the does an awesome or relaxing the moments. Every chapters is written like a Mox off the cuff promo, fueled by rage, piss and vinegar.

Warning. This book is very hard to put down & may result in you improving your sandwich game.Love the non linear narrative & brutal honesty

This is one of the best wrestling books I've read in a while.The writing style can be train of thought and Chaotic but works insanely well. There's little breaks between chapters where he will recommend a favourite film or an album and how he discovered them.Super good, let's you get a sneak peak into the sometimes funny sometimes serious but always Chaotic mind of Jon Moxley

Absolute laugh a minute loved it