Jon Moxley Calls Marina Shafir The ‘Heart & Soul’ of The Death Riders

Former AEW World Champion and reigning Continental Champion Jon Moxley is a massive fan of Marina Shafir’s work ethic. The Purveyor of Violence feels that Shafir is the heartbeat of his group. Shafir has been alongside Moxley since day one of The Death Riders, and she has performed her role as the group’s Enforcer extremely well.

Jon Moxley recently appeared on AEW Close Up, where he explained his motivations behind forming The Death Riders during the second half of 2024.

He talked about every member of the faction and what they bring to the table. The Purveyor of Violence called Marina Shafir his “lieutenant” and the heart and soul of the faction. The Continental Champion then detailed her work ethic, claiming that Shafir never turns off the intensity. Below are some highlights:

Jon Moxley lavishes praise on Marina Shafir

“Marina has become my lieutenant, my head of security, the heart and soul of the entire operation. If every wrestler in this sport worked as hard every single day as Marina Shafir, everybody would be a thousand times better. The work ethic that she has, the approach to this game, living the life, not just talking about it, but living it. Living the life of a professional athlete, a professional wrestler. If she has a big match one night and I wake up in the morning and it’s the afternoon because I sleep in, and I look out at the window and she’s down at the pool doing exercises and shadow boxing, and then I pull up at the building an hour later and she’s outside the building jumping rope. Looking like a pitbull, then that night, goes out there and goes to war. She never turns it off.”

Marina Shafir is currently embroiled in a heated feud with “Timeless” Toni Storm. She will battle the multi-time AEW Women’s World Champion in a one-on-one contest at this weekend’s Revolution PPV. As per the stipulation laid out by Storm this past Saturday on Collision, no external interference will be allowed during the contest.