Former WWE Champion Defends Jon Moxley on Social Media

WWE Superstar Shayna Baszler provides technical analysis of Jon Moxley’s White Belt BJJ match defeat to Christian Merry despite controlling most of the contest.

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Former WWE Champion Defends Jon Moxley on Social Media

Shayna Baszler addressed questions surrounding Jon Moxley’s defeat in a White Belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu match against Christian Merry. The WWE Superstar responded to social media discussions about how Moxley lost despite seemingly dominating the contest.

Baszler, drawing from her extensive martial arts background, offered technical insights on X/Twitter about the match’s scoring dynamics.

The former NXT Women’s Champion pointed out specific technical elements that led to Moxley’s loss, despite his strong start.

I am a BJJ & Judo black belt. Mox did great considering this is the beginner division. He had a great takedown giving him 2pts. He made a few beginner mistakes once on the ground, but it looks like they awarded 2 pts for a reversal when his opponent went after that straight ankle lock. In many tournaments, the tie breaker is then given based on advantage pts, which would have been awarded to his opponent for the attempt to finish. Thus his opponent won by pts. His corner could perhaps have argued position wasn’t achieved to award the reversal pts.