Why Would Hook Retire the FTW Title?

[Samoa Looch]

Without my approval??!?

, went through with it behind your back.

 

[Brandon Blaze]

, went through with it behind your back.

I’d do it again

 

[Samoa Looch]

The balls on that guy...

Respect, Blaze.

 

[Jazz Wolf]

Goodness. What a thread. I don't even drink but I think I need a drink now.

To address the primary topic, I enjoyed the FTW title for what it was worth - an outlaw borderline unsanctioned title that shouldn't have been recognized by management, only defended under agreements from those in the match, with no real rules aside from 'beat that guy's ass.' A good excuse to have the random plunder match halfway through Dynamite, and if I had the book (here we go again) I would've made it the gateway title between Dark and Dynamite/Rampage/Collision/etc. Course that would also mean bringing Dark back, which, again, has pretty much the core pathos of my booking ideas. I need my Tazcalibur Visual Podcast.

But I digress.

While the FTW title has been fun, I do feel like it's kinda stagnated. It's less of a title and more of a prop for Hook storylines, and you can only run the 'this piece of discount offbrand flex machine stole our family's paperweight, I'mma get it back and make him eat dirt while I do it' story a few times before it's just hitting the same beats. From Hook's point of view, he's honored Taz's title as much as he can, defended it a bunch and won it back from a big name like Jericho, so it's best to retire it on top after giving it that last hurrah in his hometown. Y'know. The 'this belongs in a museum' kinda deal, I guess.

Hook's proved he can hang when it means something for the FTW title. Now he needs to take the next step and do so without that crutch, and evolve as both a wrestler and a character. I'm excited to see where he goes next.

 

[Deadd2009]

the script called for the belt to be retired end of story, why is this still a thing?

Someone whined

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Fucking hell this is still going . Wtf is a matter with the world.

It's done , gone , then , now, forever.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Someone whined

No shit I like logged off and this had six pages and it's still going fuck the wine turned into a huge thread and I'm flabbergasted it's still a topic.

 

[Smart Marx]

Just let him shout into the void. It can’t continue if he doesn’t anything to feed off.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Just let him shout into the void. It can’t continue if he doesn’t anything to feed off.

My point exactly. He had six pages I tried telling him in such a polite way. But he wouldn't take and never will. He will Just keep saying

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Goodness. What a thread. I don't even drink but I think I need a drink now.

To address the primary topic, I enjoyed the FTW title for what it was worth - an outlaw borderline unsanctioned title that shouldn't have been recognized by management, only defended under agreements from those in the match, with no real rules aside from 'beat that guy's ass.' A good excuse to have the random plunder match halfway through Dynamite, and if I had the book (here we go again) I would've made it the gateway title between Dark and Dynamite/Rampage/Collision/etc. Course that would also mean bringing Dark back, which, again, has pretty much the core pathos of my booking ideas. I need my Tazcalibur Visual Podcast.

But I digress.

While the FTW title has been fun, I do feel like it's kinda stagnated. It's less of a title and more of a prop for Hook storylines, and you can only run the 'this piece of discount offbrand flex machine stole our family's paperweight, I'mma get it back and make him eat dirt while I do it' story a few times before it's just hitting the same beats. From Hook's point of view, he's honored Taz's title as much as he can, defended it a bunch and won it back from a big name like Jericho, so it's best to retire it on top after giving it that last hurrah in his hometown. Y'know. The 'this belongs in a museum' kinda deal, I guess.

Hook's proved he can hang when it means something for the FTW title. Now he needs to take the next step and do so without that crutch, and evolve as both a wrestler and a character. I'm excited to see where he goes next.

This ^^^^ is the best version I've read. Kudos dude.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

We all know you don't admit the existence of this thing! Unfortunately Billy Bob's estimation of Hook as a wrestler has fucking plummeted.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Hook's got the look, in ring Ability, he doesn't speak much but he lets his wrestling skill do the talking. Man's gonna be TNT Champ next I think Hook v Jack has money wrote all over.

 

[Brandon Blaze]

Just let him shout into the void. It can’t continue if he doesn’t anything to feed off.

Yeah. Was gonna say the same thing. Let him just shout into the wind, no one reply, and the thread will die.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

TBH I think he's trolling. That's the conclusion I've came too.

 

[BillyBob42]

Nah, Impact is on. Enjoy your bedtime.

People still watch Impact? I haven't cared about that in over a decade.