Hook returns on AEW Dynamite
After several weeks of vignettes, former FTW Champion Hook has finally made his return to AEW, appearing on Wednesday’s Dynamite from Philadelphia.
Wheeler Yuta was in the ring talking about his past in the 2300 Arena and was ripping on the fans for not supporting him. The lights then went out and Hook’s spotlight hit along with his new music (“So Tell The Girls That I Am Back In Town” from Jay-Jay Johanson).
He then walked to the ring, stared down Yuta, and briefly choked him out before hitting a Superman punch to send him packing.
Hook was initially taken out on the April 9th Dynamite in a tag team match including the Death Riders in which he vomited twice, later revealing he suffered a concussion. He did briefly return at May’s Double or Nothing during the Anarchy in the Arena match, but hasn’t been on TV since.
That Hook returned at the 2300 Arena is also of significance due to his father Taz’s ECW run and his many memorable matches in the building.
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