News regarding the creative decision to have Jon Moxley retain his AEW world title at Dynasty 2025

As seen during the 2025 AEW Dynasty PPV event, Jon Moxley defeated Swerve Strickland to retain the AEW world title following outside interference from the returning Young Bucks. In regards to the finish, Fightful Select noted the following…

“We have never heard that there was a plan for Swerve Strickland to win (at AEW Dynasty). To the contrary, we’d heard quite a while back that Jon Moxley had been set for a lengthy title reign from even before he won it.”

Furthermore, AEW reportedly claimed internally that Moxley’s title reign has caused live and DVR quarter numbers for television to increase despite online criticism from fans. After Dynasty, AEW President Tony Khan addressed negative feedback to the match by saying the finish created an “intriguing situation.”