A Career of Chaos: From PWG to ROH to AEW
AEW World Tag Team Champion Matthew Jackson has participated in severa chaotic fits in the course of his profession, from wild tag group bouts in PWG to ladder wars in ROH. Despite dropping his fair proportion of blood for the reason that formation of AEW in 2019, no healthy compares to the Anarchy inside the Arena chaos he has been concerned in.
The Iconic Exploding Sneaker Moment
Jackson turned into part of both the 2023 and 2024 variants of the Anarchy inside the Arena healthy. The 2023 bout featured the now iconic second whilst he superkicked Jon Moxley inside the face with an exploding sneaker. Speaking with “Sneaker History,” Jackson defined how he controlled to get the “Across the Spiderverse Jordan 1’s” to blow up in Moxley’s face. “I had a pyrotechnic connected to the sneaker. It created this large fireball in his face. It turned into so shocking. Nobody noticed it coming. It turned into almost this two or 3-2d put off of, ‘Wait, what?’ No one understood what they had simply seen. It was truly cool as it took a variety of paintings.”
Getting Licensed for the Stunt
The AEW EVP explained that he needed to get a Nevada kingdom license as a fireworker on the way to perform the circulate, which he believes has been forgotten about because of the numerous other matters that have took place inside the Anarchy inside the Arena suits. “That’s one which maybe isn’t always talked about sufficient. People ship me personal messages all of the time, ‘I love this second,’ however I sense it is form of forgotten. Maybe because it became amongst such a crazy match that night where a million other matters passed off. That became a certainly unique moment with shoes.”
Continuing the Explosive Tradition
Jackson observed up this spot with an exploding chair in 2024, with FTR’s Dax Harwood feeling the brunt of that move. The persisted use of explosive elements in his fits highlights Jackson’s dedication to handing over stunning and noteworthy moments for wrestling enthusiasts.
