Jon Moxley was recently interviewed by New Japan Pro Wrestling. During the interview, he spoke on a variety of topics.
One of these topics was him recently changing up his ring gear. He used to wear jeans in WWE and recently wore shorter tights when he debuted in NJPW.
Here is what he said about the change:
“I wanted to change my look, for sure. When I was in WWE, I always wrestled in jeans, and there was a reason for that; everybody else had fancy tights and I wanted to be the opposite. More grungy, a street fighter type. But wrestling in jeans, honestly, it sucks. They’re hot, sweaty, hard to move in. I’m done with wrestling in jeans! It’s so much easier to wrestle in tights.
“My boots situation was a nightmare before I wrestled. I had a pair I bought that I was trying to break in, but they didn’t fit right. I tried another pair, they didn’t fit, either. They were too clunky. So I just went with regular wrestling shoes.
“When I looked in the mirror before I went out, I felt naked because I was so used to wrestling in jeans. So I knew then that it would cause a reaction, and be a bit of a shock.”
What do you think of the change? Let me know in the comment section below.
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