Jon Moxley is the new AEW International Champion.
Moxley ended Orange Cassidy’s long reign as champion on Sunday at the AEW All Out PPV at the United Center in Chicago, IL. Cassidy won the championship back on the October 12, 2022 episode of Dynamite, when he defeated PAC.
Below is an excerpt from Alex Kahrs’ AEW All Out recap, from the closing moments of the match of how the title change went down. Be sure to check out the full recap with the entire match results.
Cassidy is slow to his feet but goes for the Beach Break…only for Mox to reverse into the Gotch style piledriver! Nearfall, as Cassidy reverses into one of his own for another nearfall! They trade off until Mox locks in body scissors for the choke…before transitioning to an armbar! But Cassidy fights out of it narrowly!
Mox gets him with a LeBelle Lock instead, and Cassidy nearly taps…but stops himself! He’s fading, though…but fights back, getting to the ropes before Mox can cinch in the bulldog choke! Cassidy rolls out of the ring to take a breather as Mox pursues him once gaain, this time ripping some tape off the padding to remove it from the floor!
He pulls out a section of the padding as he sets Cassidy up for the piledriver…but Cassidy reverses it into a Beach Break onto the concrete floor! Mox gets to his knees…but is caught with a dropkick to the head right into the steps by Cassidy! The champ rolls back into the ring as the ref starts the count…and he gets to nine before leaping into the ring!
Mox is staggering on his feet as Cassidy hits an Orange Punch…and another! Cassidy takes the elbow pad off looking for a third…and takes a cutter by Mox! Mox with the underhook, but Cassidy escapes…and hits an Orange Punch, foll
Cassidy slowly gets to his feet as Mox gets to his knees…and cassidy finally gets his hands in his pockets! And then he hits the “dangerous” kicks on the dangerous Mox…only he goes into ACTUAL hard kicks! Only for Mox to hit him with a lariat…but the champ is back up! Another lariat, and another! Cover! CASSIDY KICKS OUT AGAIN!
DEATH RIDER BY MOXLEY!
Mox covers…BUT THE CHAMP GETS A SHOULDER UP!
Mox is back up to his feet once more as the champ struggles to stand. Cassidy holds his hands up as if telling him to stop…only to flip Mox off! ANOTHER DEATH RIDER BY MOXLEY!
Mox covers once again…and this time it’s enough for the pin and the win! We have a new champion tonight at All Out!
Post-Match: BCC arrive at ringside to celebrate alongside Mox, who gets the title in hand as he staggers away while the former champion remains laid out in the ring. BCC head up the ramp before Mox finally gets his hand raised in victory. BCC head to the back as we go to the ring once more, seeing what remains of Orange Cassidy after that brutal main event.
Chants of “Freshly Squeezed” ring out as Cassidy finally gets to a knee. “Thank you, Orange” chants as Cassidy finally makes it to his feet to a big pop from the crowd, and he drops back down to a knee out of sheer exhaustion as the show comes to a close.