Jon Moxley has never been shy in speaking about his issues with WWE, including one that came from advice shared by Bryan Danielson.

Since leaving WWE, Jon Moxley has never held back when talking about his former employer and how he was in a “living hell” there during his last few months. He's in AEW now and doesn't seem like he'll ever go back to working for WWE as he wants to "ride or die with this place."

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In his book, Mox (published in November 2021), Moxley talked about the one piece of advice his AEW colleague, Bryan Danielson, gave to him which showcased how toxic the WWE locker room used to be over a decade ago.

In the chapter titled "The Shield", Moxley was talking about the time when he and Seth Rollins used to spend a lot of time together in FCW. He said that things were very different in the developmental brand back then and that “developmental prospect[s] on the road would be under a microscope.” If they even made one tiny mistake or failed to follow social norms such as offering a handshake to someone it could potentially ruin their career. Fans have heard stories of veteran stars bullying younger talents, and unfortunately, this was pretty common at one point. Standing up to the bullies was a choice, but oftentimes, these choices had consequences.

“I was told heat was inevitable, just don’t give anyone any bullets. They can’t shoot you if you don’t give them any. Not the most welcoming environment. There were stories of new talent being forced to drink until they puked and stuff like that. I hate that type of bully s**t.”

Back in December 2011, John Laurinaitis sent Rollins and Moxley to work some house matches. On his first night in Fort Myers, Florida, Moxley was supposed to wrestle Bryan Danielson. Before their match, Danielson came to Moxley in the locker room, and after observing his surroundings and making sure no one was there, he warned him to never ask advice from anyone.

"In December of 2011, to throw us a bone, Johnny Ace sent Seth and I up on some house show loops. I would go first. In Ft. Myers, Florida, on my first night, I worked with a pre-Yes! Movement Daniel Bryan, and we tore it up. What I remember most was sitting in the locker room beforehand and Bryan coming up to me, his head on a swivel, looking around to make sure we were alone. He told me in almost a whisper, 'Don’t ask anybody for advice.'"

That's because if Moxley had asked advice from a veteran wrestler, and they gave him “stupid or bad advice,” he would still have to follow it faithfully or else he’d have backstage heat on him. There have been many wrestlers who’ve gotten heat backstage after upsetting the wrong wrestler or doing something as simple as taking time off to recover from an injury.

Moxley’s book was well-received by most fans. He revealed many interesting things there, such as his hate for Kevin Dunn, how his issues with Vince McMahon lead to him telling Renne, “I’m telling you, April thirtieth, I’m F’n done” among many other things.

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Some fans may not know that Moxley was actually offered a book deal with WWE. But after having a conversation with Danielson, where he asked, “If you could go back in time...would you do that book?” Bryan instantly said no, and then Moxley made up his mind to not accept the offer. This was probably a great decision because he likely wouldn’t have been able to talk about certain things in his book.

Ishaan is a freelance writer from Jaipur, Rajasthan. He likes to read fantasy books and learn about programming and artificial intelligence. Somewhere in between, he finds time to write and earn a few bucks. Brock Lesnar and CM Punk are two of his favorite wrestlers.