The 2024 Grand Slam version of “AEW Dynamite” at Arthur Ashe Stadium marked the top of an period in some methods as HOOK, following his victory over Roderick Robust, determined to retire the FTW Championship. HOOK gained the belt again from Chris Jericho at All In London, and in the identical metropolis the place the belt was born, Queens, New York, he selected at hand the title again to the person who created it, his father, Taz.
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Throughout a latest version of “Busted Open After Darkish,” WWE Corridor of Famer and ECW legend Bully Ray opened up in regards to the historical past of the FTW Championship. He acknowledged that he knew the second of retiring the title in Queens would have meant lots to Taz, whom he has identified for over 30 years. The belt’s affiliation with Taz can be a part of the rationale why Ray is pleased that it has been put out to pasture.
“I like how that story of that championship got here full circle,” Ray stated. “I adore it when you possibly can join the dots in professional wrestling, and every part made sense. If you are going to retire that championship, Queens is the place to do it, and I am pleased that the FTW Championship has been retired. I do not assume the FTW Championship has a spot in skilled wrestling, until it is on Taz’s shoulder, that is the place it belongs. I perceive why they introduced it again, I perceive what they tried to do with it, I perceive the importance of HOOK, I like the truth that HOOK retired it, however that is Taz’s championship and it was created for a really rebellious cause.”
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Taz introduced again the championship to professional wrestling in 2020, with the title being held by the likes of Chris Jericho, Jack Perry, and Ricky Starks in its 4 years in AEW.
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