The Death Riders remain one of AEW‘s biggest stables, and Jon Moxley recently revealed how the group’s name came to be.
Speaking to Renee Paquette on AEW’s Close Up (via Wrestling Observer), Moxley opened up about the group’s name, and how it came to be. He revealed that the name of the group actually means pretty much nothing, and that he found the name while during his time in Japan at New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 2019.
“Death Riders means nothing. It’s just words put together. I like it because it’s kind of that wrestling Japanglish, because there was some kind of commercial with a jacket from Goodwill that said ‘Death Riders’ that I think was like the motorcycle guys who ride around inside the big steel ball at the carnival, which I’ve never done.
“So, I have no idea what it means or where it comes from, but in Japan they started calling me The Death Rider, and started calling – it’s a word that means nothing. But to me, it means something now.”
Even though the name has no real meaning, it’s become a staple in the world of AEW. Moxley also touched on how he believes the group has kept him around, and made him love wrestling.
“I don’t think I would be here if not for these people. I don’t know what I would be doing. I might be in jail by this point if not for this group of people.”
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