This past Sunday night, Chris Jericho made history by capturing the FTW World Heavyweight Championship. Jericho defeated HOOK to capture the title.
The newly crowned FTW World Heavyweight Champion took to his social media to thank fans who believed in him and cheered all the way till he captured the championship.
“Thanks to all of you who believed in me and cheered me on tonight in #StLouis and at home, as I WON the #FTWTitle from @730hook at #AEWDynasty tonight! Your love and encouragement took me to new heights and helped me to beat #Hook, who was at his best tonight!! #TheLearningTree promises to give Hook and all of the @aew talent who are in the #JerichoVortex only the best lessons…both in the ring and in life. See you on #AEWDynamite this Wednesday…new champ is out! ??,” Chris Jericho said.
The only other people to defeat HOOK in singles competition are former AEW World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, and Jack Perry, who ended HOOK’s first reign at Blood & Guts in July 2023.
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