Former WWE Stars Open the Forbidden Door as AEW Gives Them the Opportunity to Shine - Bleacher Report

While the well-named special event given the collaborations between promotions didn't have anything to do with WWE, that company's pervasive presence hung over the entire night's proceedings.

Jon Moxley, a former top AEW champion already and one of the first major names to come over from WWE, stood tall in the main event, too.

It wasn't just finally seeing the long-requested Moxley vs.

and, as well-versed fans know, one can read the card and just know it stole the show given the talents involved!

Claudio was then the main run-in after the show's main event, where he delivered a beatdown to Jericho and Co.

Fitting, given that Claudio's a prime example of the type of former WWE talent fans were just up and begging to see in other promotions.

But Sunday night was a good example of what they can do when given a chance.

There's a precarious history for that sort of thing in pro wrestling (sorry, WCW fans), and Sunday night saw AEW simply flex its ability to balance many things at once, including the former WWE guys spread throughout the card.

There will come a time when we stop thinking about guys like Moxley and even Claudio as former WWE guys and just straight-up AEW guys.

But we're not there yet, not with a name like Cody Rhodes swimming back in the other direction and looking like a guy about to main event a WrestleMania once healthy.