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1. Jon Moxley/Dean Ambrose
Points: 2525
Ballots: 30
Highest Vote: 1st Place (Matt T.)
Last Year's Ranking: Not Ranked
TH: Everyone knew that Jon Moxley was that guy in the ring. He showed flashes outside of deathmatches before his WWE run, and for awhile, it seemed like he'd be able to breathe some life into WWE's in-ring with his manic presence. When The Shield broke up, he wasn't Vince McMahon's guy nor was he Paul Levesque's guy. Everyone made the mistake of thinking Roman Reigns was the add-on to the group, but in reality, it was Dean Ambrose. He couldn't beat the system breaking him, and he became a pale imitation of what he was and especially what he could be.
Then, in his first match out of WWE against Juice Robinson, he showed that he really was just a caged animal ready to break out. The difference between Dean Ambrose and Jon Moxley was night and day. His G1 run showed that he had this guy inside him all along, an elite worker who wasn't afraid to go big even against guys like Tomohiro Ishii and Shingo Takagi who have to be reminded every once in awhile that it's a work. What the best part of his G1 was was that he breathed the fresh air into it by taking equal parts G1 match, hardcore brawl, and WWE TV sprint and crafting a cocktail that was refreshing not just for him, but for New Japan. It's hard to understate how much excitement he brought to All Elite Wrestling too, especially in his main event war against Kenny Omega at Revolution. There's a reason why the most voters had Moxley on their ballots and why they ranked him high on them. He's that dude.
Scott Raychel: Jon Moxley had the biggest turnaround of anyone in 2019. After leaving WWE, he expressed all of his creative frustrations on Chris Jericho’s podcast. His first matches in NJPW and AEW allowed him to finally release that frustration and channel it into the best matches of his career so far. He’s been on a roll ever since, bringing equal excitement and energy to death matches and normal matches alike. Mox has been revitalized in every sense of the word and he’s only getting started. It’s gonna be very exciting to see where he goes from here.
Here's the 2019 TWB 100 in all its glory:
1. Jon Moxley/Dean Ambrose
2. Daniel Bryan
3. Kofi Kingston
4. Orange Cassidy
5. Rey Feníx
6. Adam Cole
7. Keith Lee
8. Pentagón, Jr.
9. Kota Ibushi
10. Tomohiro Ishii
11. Kazuchika Okada
12. Andrade (Cien Almas)
13. Johnny Gargano
14. Chris Jericho
15. Becky Lynch
16. PAC
17. Io Shirai
18. Shingo Takagi
19. Asuka (WWE)
20. Shayna Baszler
21. Matt Riddle
22. Tetsuya Naito
23. Darby Allin
24. Kenny Omega
25. Aleister Black
26. WALTER
27. Kris Statlander
28. Cody
29. Nick Gage
30. Ricochet
31. Kevin Owens
32. Will Ospreay
33. Pete Dunne
34. Buddy Murphy
35. Nick Jackson
36. Matt Jackson
37. Hiroshi Tanahashi
38. Rhea Ripley
39. AJ Styles
40. Rey Mysterio
41. Roderick Strong
42. Cesaro
43. Kairi Sane
44. Jay White
45. Tony Deppen
46. Minoru Suzuki
47. Bayley
48. Samoa Joe
49. Roman Reigns
50. Tommaso Ciampa
51. David Starr
52. Tyler Bate
53. Dragon Lee
54. Dasher Hatfield
55. Zack Sabre, Jr.
56. Kyle O'Reilly
57. Lance Archer
58. Mustafa Ali/Ali
59. SANADA
60. Velveteen Dream
61. Timothy Thatcher
62. Oney Lorcan
63. KENTA/Hideo Itami
64. Solo Darling
65. Drew Gulak
66. Boomer Hatfield
67. Finn Bálor
68. Chris Dickinson
69. Santana
70. Hangman Page
71. Ortiz
72. Charlotte Flair
73. WARHORSE
74. Taichi
75. Riho
76. Toru Yano
77. Daniel Makabe
78. Big E
79. Hirooki Goto
80. Jonathan Gresham
81. Dominik Dijakovic
82. Trent?
83. Bianca Belair
84. Sasha Banks
85. Seth Rollins
86. Brock Lesnar
87. Ophidian
88. Juice Robinson
89. Shinsuke Nakamura
90. Chuck Taylor
91. Bobby Fish
92. Candice LeRae
93. EVIL
94. Dustin Rhodes
95. Eddie Kingston
96. Joey Janela
97. Montez Ford
98. Jungle Boy
99. Bandido
100. Scott Dawson
Points: 2525
Ballots: 30
Highest Vote: 1st Place (Matt T.)
Last Year's Ranking: Not Ranked
TH: Everyone knew that Jon Moxley was that guy in the ring. He showed flashes outside of deathmatches before his WWE run, and for awhile, it seemed like he'd be able to breathe some life into WWE's in-ring with his manic presence. When The Shield broke up, he wasn't Vince McMahon's guy nor was he Paul Levesque's guy. Everyone made the mistake of thinking Roman Reigns was the add-on to the group, but in reality, it was Dean Ambrose. He couldn't beat the system breaking him, and he became a pale imitation of what he was and especially what he could be.
Then, in his first match out of WWE against Juice Robinson, he showed that he really was just a caged animal ready to break out. The difference between Dean Ambrose and Jon Moxley was night and day. His G1 run showed that he had this guy inside him all along, an elite worker who wasn't afraid to go big even against guys like Tomohiro Ishii and Shingo Takagi who have to be reminded every once in awhile that it's a work. What the best part of his G1 was was that he breathed the fresh air into it by taking equal parts G1 match, hardcore brawl, and WWE TV sprint and crafting a cocktail that was refreshing not just for him, but for New Japan. It's hard to understate how much excitement he brought to All Elite Wrestling too, especially in his main event war against Kenny Omega at Revolution. There's a reason why the most voters had Moxley on their ballots and why they ranked him high on them. He's that dude.
Scott Raychel: Jon Moxley had the biggest turnaround of anyone in 2019. After leaving WWE, he expressed all of his creative frustrations on Chris Jericho’s podcast. His first matches in NJPW and AEW allowed him to finally release that frustration and channel it into the best matches of his career so far. He’s been on a roll ever since, bringing equal excitement and energy to death matches and normal matches alike. Mox has been revitalized in every sense of the word and he’s only getting started. It’s gonna be very exciting to see where he goes from here.
Here's the 2019 TWB 100 in all its glory:
1. Jon Moxley/Dean Ambrose
2. Daniel Bryan
3. Kofi Kingston
4. Orange Cassidy
5. Rey Feníx
6. Adam Cole
7. Keith Lee
8. Pentagón, Jr.
9. Kota Ibushi
10. Tomohiro Ishii
11. Kazuchika Okada
12. Andrade (Cien Almas)
13. Johnny Gargano
14. Chris Jericho
15. Becky Lynch
16. PAC
17. Io Shirai
18. Shingo Takagi
19. Asuka (WWE)
20. Shayna Baszler
21. Matt Riddle
22. Tetsuya Naito
23. Darby Allin
24. Kenny Omega
25. Aleister Black
26. WALTER
27. Kris Statlander
28. Cody
29. Nick Gage
30. Ricochet
31. Kevin Owens
32. Will Ospreay
33. Pete Dunne
34. Buddy Murphy
35. Nick Jackson
36. Matt Jackson
37. Hiroshi Tanahashi
38. Rhea Ripley
39. AJ Styles
40. Rey Mysterio
41. Roderick Strong
42. Cesaro
43. Kairi Sane
44. Jay White
45. Tony Deppen
46. Minoru Suzuki
47. Bayley
48. Samoa Joe
49. Roman Reigns
50. Tommaso Ciampa
51. David Starr
52. Tyler Bate
53. Dragon Lee
54. Dasher Hatfield
55. Zack Sabre, Jr.
56. Kyle O'Reilly
57. Lance Archer
58. Mustafa Ali/Ali
59. SANADA
60. Velveteen Dream
61. Timothy Thatcher
62. Oney Lorcan
63. KENTA/Hideo Itami
64. Solo Darling
65. Drew Gulak
66. Boomer Hatfield
67. Finn Bálor
68. Chris Dickinson
69. Santana
70. Hangman Page
71. Ortiz
72. Charlotte Flair
73. WARHORSE
74. Taichi
75. Riho
76. Toru Yano
77. Daniel Makabe
78. Big E
79. Hirooki Goto
80. Jonathan Gresham
81. Dominik Dijakovic
82. Trent?
83. Bianca Belair
84. Sasha Banks
85. Seth Rollins
86. Brock Lesnar
87. Ophidian
88. Juice Robinson
89. Shinsuke Nakamura
90. Chuck Taylor
91. Bobby Fish
92. Candice LeRae
93. EVIL
94. Dustin Rhodes
95. Eddie Kingston
96. Joey Janela
97. Montez Ford
98. Jungle Boy
99. Bandido
100. Scott Dawson
