Chris Jericho Beats Hook to Win FTW Title at AEW Dynasty 2024

Chris Jericho defeated Hook in an FTW Rules match at AEW Dynasty on Sunday to win the FTW Championship.

Jericho hit his Judas Effect finisher twice, but Hook kicked out both times. It took a blow from Jericho's baseball bat to finally put him away.

In recent weeks, Jericho and Hook had been working together by joining forces in multiple tag team matches, and Jericho made it clear that he was attempting to help Hook reach the next level by lending his expertise.

After Jericho and Hook teamed up to beat Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona on the Big Business episode of Dynamite on March 13, they faced each other in a singles match on the following week's show.

Hook took the fight to Jericho by hitting him with numerous suplexes, and he ultimately beat the former AEW world champion in one of the biggest victories of his career to date. Afterward, they shared a show of respect with a fist bump.

Jericho continued in a mentorship role after that, and things went well initially, as they beat Shane Taylor and Lee Moriarty in a tag team match.

However, Jericho, Hook and Katsuyori Shibata lost a trios match to Taylor, Moriarty and Anthony Ogogo on the April 10 edition of Dynamite, and Jericho clearly felt the loss was a result of Hook not listening to his advice.

That led to an in-ring meeting involving Hook, Jericho and Hook's father, ECW legend and AEW commentator, Taz.

When Hook remained resistant to Jericho's guidance, the iconic wrestler turned his attention to Taz, noting that the whole mess was created due to Taz not properly directing his son.

Jericho shoved Taz, which prompted Hook to step in and challenge Jericho. It wasn't long before an FTW title match between a rising star in Hook and a cagey veteran in Jericho was made official for Dynasty.

Hook attempted to defend his dad's honor by putting the title Taz created on the line, but Jericho was victorious at Dynasty, adding yet another new championship to his legendary résumé.

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