When Brody King pulled out the win in the inaugural AEW Royal Rampage, it turned more than a few heads across the greater wrestling world.

In a match that featured some incredibly wholesome spots between John Silver and “Hangman” Adam Page, more incredible moves by Konosuke Takeshita, and the in-ring debut of Rush – who retained his music from Ring of Honor if you're a long-time fan – the final participants of the event came down to Darby Allin versus King, who fans mostly know from his time in the House of Black/Kings of the Black Throne as the first disciple of Malakai Black.

First there were two and then there was just one. King dominated his foe with his usual collection of hard-hitting, big man offense, from his oven mitt-sized chops to his signature cannonball senton, before forgoing his usual Gonzo Bomb finisher to instead dangle Allin over the edge of the ring apron and choke him out until his lifeless body feel to the floor unconscious.

And the results? Well, King gets his first title shot in Tony Khan's promotion, which will take place on the July 8th edition of AEW Dynamite. While some have suggested that King isn't an ideal opponent for Moxley, as his odds of dethroning the Interim World Champion probably won't be set particularly high by matchmakers, they mustn't have watched very many matches by the God's Hate frontman, as he's been one of the best-kept secrets, and best big men period, in the pro wrestling world for years now.

Brody King could put on a 5-star match versus Jon Moxey on AEW Dynamite.

A product of the Santino Bros. Wrestling School, Brody King became a household name among hardcore independent wrestling fans all the way back in 2018, when he booked his first match at Los Angeles' premier promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. Though he didn't secure the win, he parlayed the exposure into a steady workload, bouncing around independent promotions with big bouts versus Matt Cross, Sami Callihan, and Alex Hammerstone before eventually earning his first real chance at a national audience where he took part in two matches for MLW at their Battle Riot Special – a losing singles match versus eventual AEW talent Jimmy Havok and as a participant in the 40 man Battle Riot match that was eventually won by “Filthy” Tom Lawler.

From there, King earned even bigger bouts against everyone from Pentagon Jr., to Nick “Freakin” Gage, Jungle Boy, and even Darby Allin for promotions like Defy, PWG, MLW, and GCW before finally landing a steady home in Ring of Honor, where he joined “The Villian” Marty Scurll and PCO in the Villian Enterprises faction. Whether tagging with PCO, serving as Scurll's muscle or wrestling as a singles setup man, King quickly picked up gold in the form of the ROH World Tag Team Title and the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Title, which he would go on to defend against like likes of G.O.D., Los Ingobernables de Japon, The Kingdom, and Lifeblood.

Had the wrestling world pushed forward without a hitch, King may have been a breakout wrestling star as recently as 2020, when he was putting in all-timers against MexiSquad, La Faccion Ingobernable, and in singles matches against the likes of Jeff Cobb and Bandido but alas it just wasn't meant to be; the wrestling world – much the like the world in general – came to a screeching halt in February of 2020 and King didn't wrestle again until August, when he joined NJPW Strong for the first episode of their weekly show.

Though King did eventually find his way back to ROH, the landscape looked much different when he returned than when he left; Scurll had been let go by the company due to allegations leveled his way by the Speaking Out movement, and King suddenly found himself a performer tasked with finding a new place in the wrestling world. He wrestled as a singles performer, reformed his indie team, Violence Unlimited, with the likes of Homicide, Chris Dickinson, and Tony Deppen, and through it all, re-established himself as the rare powerhouse performer capable of hitting top rope suicidas. King wrestled well against smaller performers like Jonathan Gresham, heavy-hitters like Rush, and even ex-MMA guys like Tom Lawler and developed a reputation for being one of the best workers in the business as a result before ROH suspended operations and he was afforded an opportunity to pursue AEW full-time alongside his Kings of the Black Throne tag team partner Malakai Black – a team that currently holds the PWG Tag  Team Titles if you didn't know.

So, if you wanted Jon Moxley's first opponent to have history with him in the ring then you might be disappointed, as the duo have never shared the ring together in AEW, GCW, or anywhere else. But if you want to see two big, burly dudes put on a show featuring all sorts of exciting moves and domineering exchanges, then you're in luck, as Brody King is the perfect performer to get it done.