Samoa Joe to defend AEW World title against Hook on next Dynamite
Samoa Joe will make his first AEW World Championship defense against Hook on the January 17 Dynamite.
AEW revealed during this week’s Homecoming edition of Dynamite that Samoa Joe vs. Hook for the World Championship will take place on the Wednesday, January 17 Dynamite.
It will be the first defense for Joe since he ended the one year-plus reign of MJF at the Worlds End pay-per-view on December 30.
The title match was officially announced following a segment on Dynamite homecoming where Joe stated that there would be a change to protocol for title challengers during his reign, daring anyone to bring their record and their reputation to his attention.
Swerve Strickland, Hangman Page, and then Hook all stepped forward during Joe’s promo, with Hook the last to enter and go face-to-face in the ring with his opponent for next week.
Hook holds a 28-1 career record in AEW singles matches, with his only defeat coming at the hands of Jack Perry last July at the Blood & Guts edition of Dynamite.
Samoa Joe vs. Hook for the AEW World Championship is currently the only item announced for next week’s Dynamite.
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