Former champion not cleared for Blackjack battle royal at AEW Revolution | Exclusive
Former AEW Trios Champion Hook was originally slated to be in the 21-man Blackjack battle royal for the National title at Sunday’s AEW Revolution, but didn’t appear in the match.
According to our Bryan Alvarez, the reason was that he wasn’t medically cleared at the last minute. However, Alvarez said he is expected to be fine. It’s unknown what injury he currently has.
Hook’s inclusion was revealed during Saturday’s Collision.
The 26-year-old hasn’t wrestled since a late-January indie appearance with his last AEW match taking place on January 7 in a lights out tag team match. He has been seen on AEW TV as the self-appointed leader of The Opps, taking Samoa Joe’s place as he recovers from a reported concussion. Fellow Opps member Katsuyori Shibata made his return in the battle royal after being in Japan.
Jack Perry won the battle royal and took home the AEW National title, dethroning inaugural champion Ricochet.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.