At AEW Dynamite Grand Slam, HOOK officially retired the FTW Championship after defeating Roderick Strong.
The FTW Championship was introduced as an unsanctioned title by Taz in ECW in 1998. Taz unified the title with the ECW World Title in 1999. Sabu was the only other man who held the title in ECW.
The Title was brought out of retirement by Taz in AEW in July 2020 when he awarded it to Brian Cage. Cage, Ricky Starks, HOOK, Jack Perry, and Chris Jericho were the five men to hold the title in the history of the title in AEW.
I would like to thank all of the men whom have held the FTW Championship….@TheRealSabuECW @briancagegmsi @starkmanjones @boy_myth_legend @IAmJericho & @730hook
— taz (@OfficialTAZ) September 26, 2024
And also any fan that has supported/enjoyed this championship during the ECW years or in modern day wrestling during…
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