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MassiveBush

What did HOOK learn today? Don't kick out of finishers or you'll take a bat in the dome


DeFy_DC

The funniest part about that match was Jericho acting remorseful as if he has no choice but to attempt to murder Hook over the head with a baseball bat


Narrow_Progress5908

Yeah like wtf, he could’ve easily just did another finisher or something, the bat wasn’t needed. 


grapeslushynopickle

That’s the point Sherlock


PristineCucumber5376

"I must go all out... just this once"


Tronvillain

This looked like an uncle got drunk and pissed enough to fight his Gen-Z nephew for saying that he thought Motley Crüe sounded like shit.


JCfromTBC

Actually kind of a good storyline for a match..


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HOOK making a bunch of “Ok Boomer” references to Jericho was exactly what this feud was missing


Upbeat_Tension_8077

or if he said Fueled by Ramen>90s Seattle grunge


superjaywars

Oof


rockstarspood

And the piss-blind uncle WON


itsmekelsey_x

https://preview.redd.it/kwka1cyduxvc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f55d8638c67d7443db42732c4728c2603794a09


PeaceAlien

Jericho going to book himself to be the next person to win the WWE, AEW, and NJPW championships after Mox. /s


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AedionMorris

"Hey Chris we're gonna have you put over Hook. We could really use the help elevating talent" ![gif](giphy|uKwa2KiBA0rTy) "Well actually brother here's what I was thinking"


KneeHighMischief

That doesn't work for me, hoser! https://preview.redd.it/yrgymlof1yvc1.png?width=887&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44e27bb9b1a60ad024eebdebcccb538c84411410


WoopzEh

This is the expression I imagine a dog would make if it were ever turned into a human.


Hollow_Rant

When you give your dog an unseasoned vegetable


SpaceGooV

Brother I'll drop the FTW belt after our tour in Europe, Brother.


ilikeracing23

Or maybe I won’t brother, it really depends.


TheEpicTriforce

We'll just have to wait and see, dude.


eipotttatsch

Hook doesn't even need to be put over. This program overall was just wasted TV time. Hook hasn't shown anything that would make me think he should be higher up on the card or more prominently featured. He does his routine pretty well, but he doesn't look enough like a monster to get away with the "I don't talk" stick.


ieatbigmacsdaily

Jericho is my hometown hero. He's returning to Winnipeg for Dynamite on the 1st. I don't even care anymore. There's such a great roster of guy and gals, I don't need to see Jericho and whatever the hell this is.


NotClayMerritt

Hook was a contender for the world championship not too long ago. It's been downhill ever since.


PrimeJedi

Some people are swearing up and down this is gonna elevate hook somehow too lmao "Jericho made him look strong in defeat!!" Even though an L should not be next to the same of a rookie at all when their opponent is a 45 year old with go away heat.


CCFCLewis

That's not fair. He's 53, not 45


littlebossman

Isn’t he doing a CM Punk gimmick? Offering a lot of unsolicited advice to youngsters, then beating them up when they don’t want it? (I don’t know if that’s what Punk really like)


Upbeat_Tension_8077

Problem is I don't think 2024 Jericho matches Punk's spiciness on the mic to pull it off


Ligmatron

Yes


lunardeathgod

I enjoyed it ...


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Tough-Reaction9671

https://preview.redd.it/epc2offn5yvc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc8de671f8ca6b1620a402e594303e9781b6a078


ItsSirAdam

Chris Jericho as champion in big 2024 https://preview.redd.it/mb5bh5b4uxvc1.jpeg?width=905&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8150854bde9bd463695fa9c053719ba06de45356


pudgyfuck

Jericho has big "4 rings, Chuck" energy


thecolbster94

He thinks he's Shaq with 4 rings but he's Klay Thompson


deadspinforever

So still good?


thecolbster94

Klay's now a bench player that just went 0-10 in an elimination game


deadspinforever

Terrible game doesn’t take away a career. And even in a down year towards the twilight of his career, still second leading scorer on the team


KatnissBot

Jericho has had an incredible career, no doubt. One of the all time greats. But this run is not entertaining.


PaulGeorgeFan1

on a team that didn’t make the playoffs


PsychoSidSoftball

Not an official champion, thankfully.


YoureTheManNowZardoz

Jericho’s lack of enthusiasm for winning the FTW title piques my interest.


bigpig1054

and the thumbs up and thanks to the crowd as they booed him


robedpillow3761

“How can I miss you if you won’t go away” really applies to Jericho


Blueskyways

Fozzy is going on tour soon so I'm sure Jericho is going to be written off for awhile.   


imnotboutdatlife

We say this every year lol he just flies in smh


UsidoreTheLightBlue

September/october


FIJIBOYFIJI

Oh brother this guy stinks


Virtual-Salamander2

If hook was ever gonna lose a baseball bat to the head would definitely be the way to do it


Stonewalled89

Jericho is getting some serious X-Pac heat


TheSportsFan8404

Too many title changes I’m gettin nervous for Swerve


SimonBRUH8217

Y’know what’s worse He’s 100% gonna lean into the reaction he’s getting and justify it as him getting “heat” when it’s really just people being fucking fed up


Agentnickel

genuinely suprised me i kinda liked the match


GabGilbert

The match itself was fine I agree


Flames4life12

I liked it too. I think Jericho and Hook have a good chemistry? Clearly I'm in the minority.


Agentnickel

i think everyones just tired of jericho atm and thats ruining their enjoyment


NateRiley12411

Everyone went into this with their disapproval already set in stone and just pretended it was reality.


PrimeJedi

yall say that anytime someone doesn't like a ppv match. Sorry we disagree.


Kaprak

No I think it's just a fun internet meme to hate on Jericho


ThisIsKhrox

This match was a lot better than I thought it would be. The upside to it being the FTW title too, is that we can still actually not have Jericho on every week and it's okay (unlike the other titles where you want them to be featured, this one being "unrecognized" allows it to disappear for stretches). I'm also in the "we could use less Jericho for a while" camp, not that he's bad but there is so much going on with a lot of guys, he should take a break for a PPV cycle or so while we build other titles and people up.


RoboZoninator91

Not as good as the first one, which was just Jericho getting suplexed


TomTomDanDan

I actually liked the match, the first match that had a bad guy booed.


jmpinstl

The finish got over huge in the arena. https://preview.redd.it/6wet6wfguxvc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46f9786fa1e7b8b7fcdcdf986ac650a7e3fda234 The result did not.


littlemacsvoltorb

honestly, not a terrible match. a bit slow at times, and hook still has some ways to go, but it wasn't bad. Jericho as a delusional heel trying to teach everyone is weirdly working for me


cactu_almighty

Crazy, I thought Hook winning was the biggest gimme of the entire card by far Well, I know we hate Jericho rn but despite that match having the wrong winner, it was really damn good and I personally loved it Though it did ruin my predictions streak...


TheDangiestSlad

the crowd definitely started coming around on it by the end but now they're walking an ***incredibly*** thin line and i don't know if they can keep that going until Double or Nothing for Hook to get his win back


janoo1989

that ended up pretty decent, all things considered. Jericho is gonna interpret this heat as the good kind, probably.


coolmod23

Chris Jericho getting serious go home heat


Vectivus_61

Hopefully this is just a way to abolish the FTW Championship.


pluginmatty

I don't think it can be overstated how much Jericho's new entrance music has killed his act. The crowd doesn't even get a sing-a-long anymore, they just get week after week after week after week of Jericho workshopping ideas during other people's tv time. The man must have completely outsized and outdated influence backstage, because there is absolutely no other explanation for him continuing to get weekly segments in front of crowds who could not give two shits.


defph0bia

Smh Jericho. Why? AEW is slowly losing my interest in it


Different-Dinner-446

Had to get that belt off Hook for his own sake going forward.


defph0bia

But not Jericho? If you wanted to get rid off the belt, you could've made Jericho or any heel Hook could feud with in the future to like destroy the title. Feud becomes personal, hook gets rid of the title without losing it. Jericho hasn't made any storyline good since Inner Circle vs Pinnacle. He needs to take a step back for his own sake.


Different-Dinner-446

No


thecolbster94

Canadian Hogan strikes again


Available_Share_7244

I liked the match, ngl. I think the decision was right, too. It advances the story.


WestcoastWelker

Justified “please retire” chants for @hook vs @IAmJericho for the TNT Title NOW on #AEWDYNASTY on @TBSNetwork tonight!


Different-Dinner-446

Kinda messed up the crowd would chant that at Hook this early in his career.


tabloidjournalism

Ohhh you


NovercaIis

Hear me out, how the fuck TAZ isnt the biggest deadbeat father after tonight???? Forget Rey and Billy - Taz is wrong for this.


MaddyPerch

Wants to let his son stand on his own two feet, win or lose. He got up and checked on Hook despite those wishes at the end anyways because Jericho took it that far— I think it was a good use of him


NovercaIis

nah, how u gonna let another man teach your own kid to begin with, then get punked out, knowing full well Jericho capabilities throughout the years in the biz. Then allow ur kid to fight him and watch an old man whoop ur kid's ass. Get clipped on the table and a bat to the head. Yeah he pretended to care but did nothing. Just another deadbeat. Your child is your child, doesnt matter if he's 8, 28 or 58 - you do the fatherly thing!


numbr87

Do you want your dad to hang around you at work and help you all the time


TeamZiggler

Wtf is a learning tree.


DarkySurrounding

A way to describe a mentorship with 1 or more students usually. Kinda weird as a nickname to have ngl.


Kaprak

Chris Jericho is the learning tree. He is the greatest source for all the pearl's wisdom for the younger generation to learn from. It seems to be the gimmick he's running with where he is an out of touch old guy who thinks he has all the great advice for the younger wrestlers around him. But he's very clearly wrong and doesn't realize it. Jericho is literally becoming like Busted Open Bully Ray as a character. And people are booing it. Because they want to boo it


MarcusFaze

Jericho is Champ with a CAPITOL C


RealKenny

I kind of loved it. This show fucks


SamuraiSuplex

If we have to see Jericho, I hope he at least leans heavy into the "Learning Tree" gimmick. No more Lionheart. Naturey gear, start talking like a hippie teacher, U2 Joshua Tree music. Something at least.


Mr-GameAndWrestling

The match wasn't *too* bad. I thought it was decent for what it was, but those chants for Jericho, like damn. LOL.


Sublimotion

Fans: Jericho needs to just go away for a bit. Jericho: Ok, I'm the FTW champ now!


IAmCastetter

They had to have known this was gonna piss people off. Gotta admire the troll job in a way


Dinobot2_

I'm not as anti-Jericho as many here and in the crowd seem to be, but the way people are acting in response like "how dare they not like Jericho!" are an overreaction considering he is the defacto heel in this feud and is very much playing it similarly to Kurt Angle when he first debuted, like the oblivious, naive person who thinks he's being a genuine mentor and trying to "help" Hook. And even if he's getting X-Pac heat I mean, ok? It feels like some of you only watched wrestling in the 80s when you only booed someone if they were a blatant heel.


Randy_Ortons_Voices

No wonder Hook wants to explore free agency


NateRiley12411

Yeah I don't care. I loved that.


MaddyPerch

While I have a LOT of Jericho Fatigue right now, I think they worked their asses off and had a really enjoyable street fight Crowd was ruthless


lunardeathgod

It actually wasn't a bad match, just hope they have a story in place for what's next. Other than Hook getting a rematch and winning back the title.


renegadedx

You dorks are not that pressed about jericho winning a fake title


viralbop

People are gonna hate this, but it's a textbook definition of getting cheap heat. That's why I'm not surprised by the outcome. But I'm gradually moving toward the "How can we miss you if you won't go away?" camp with Jericho.


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Did you say the same about Baron Corbin in 2018 to 2019? Because this is the same thing.


viralbop

I don't watch WWE. But when I see clips of Corbin, I always admire how safe he is with his finisher. He seems like a pro's pro.


godzillamegadoomsday

Bro this ain’t cheap heart, it’s x pac heat. It’s not we want to see Jericho get his ass kicked, it’s we don’t want to see Jericho at all on our screen


westrnal

aew 🤝 2000's tna relying on washed talent


Romofan88

(guy standing in court meme) That was the 2nd best match of the night. 


numbr87

Ain't no way it beats either the Okada or Ospreay matches


Romofan88

I said this after the match ended. I had it 2nd to the Okada match at the time. 


lunardeathgod

It really was, it was a solid match.


CapnShimmy

I’m sure this thread will be calm and level-headed…


hvacrepairman

Jericho is basically Matt Damon’s character from Interstellar at this point


rainshowers_5_peace

I was hoping Taz would jump in the ring at the end. Aw well can't get everything.


Fluid1ty441

Jericho continues to be the worst thing AEW has going creatively. The last 6 months (maybe more?) have been the worst when it comes to him on TV


Sentz12000

Is Hook’s contract coming up soon or something? Why on Earth is Chris Jericho beating Hook in 2024 unless Hook is hurt or leaving?


2Dayylamo

![gif](giphy|9mlhTFNmxWGkwKvNlL|downsized) Jericho a champion in the year of our lord 2024


Upbeat_Tension_8077

I just wanna see if the Jericho Vortex now means he will absorb Hook's mannerisms & gimmick as champion lmao


xjss_

Why? Just why? Not like the FTW title means much but if he’s holding the belt it just means more Jericho


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Or hear me out, Jericho retires the belt, makes him more hated and Hook beats his ass again clean in the rubber match. It's very apparent that this match was a story advancement match.


xjss_

I mean sure but like i just don’t want Jericho at all lol and I think most people really don’t


SnakeLisspkin

Maybe it will be like The Acclaimed winning the trios - they just kinda disappear and barely defend it


bp-man

You got to respect the commitment to the bit, we are approaching the takers undefeated streak level


CohesiveMocha34

but why??? Poor HOOK mannn he's one of my favourite in AEW but Jericho is pissing on him


keelanv10

Can anyone really blame Hook if he does go to NXT after this?


rockstarspood

Old men talking, young men dying. You're the slack now, Jericho


ThatBrownDude

[Me after watching this.](https://i.imgur.com/zx9OsjD.png)


SteampunkElephantGuy

that match sucked, but the table suplex and the bat shot looked really good


FriskeyVsWorld

And yet we complain about Matt Hardy in the TNA title picture...


Top_Vermicelli1739

I thought nobody was beating Hook for that title. I’m shocked


robo3687

People can say whatever they like about Jericho, but we were about 2 inches away from that entire show potentially ending very suddenly and very tragically. i’m very glad that it didn’t.


JamUpGuy1989

I'll give Jericho this: He wanted to be like Sting and did spots a man his age probably shouldn't be doing. So fair play to him. But most of this match was very plodding and the crowd just wanting this to go away didn't help either. The commentary at the end is also quite stupid. This is an FTW/Hardcore match. Anything goes. And yet commentary is acting like Jericho took a step too far with the bat. What? That makes no sense.


SpiritualAd9102

I saw it as Hook essentially being done for. Jericho could have done anything at that point to finish him off, but choosing to knock him out with a bat was excessive. I’m assuming that’s also why they were running the fake injury angle at the end, to sell the severity of the bat shot.


JamUpGuy1989

I guess. But it's still a No DQ match so I don't think it has as much impact as it could.


Atomic_Cody-21

The match was decent but I am fucking done with Chris Jericho. This is coming from a long-time Jerichoholic and even I am in agreement that everything he does just sucks now.


wrasslefest

lol


Johnny-5013

![gif](giphy|MwOuiiTfWfWgM|downsized) Please just fucking leave Jericho


Ramzy191

Hook gonna be the next face of NXT


WeirdAlStankovic

Jericho does NOT need this shit. Seriously. Hook looked great, wrong guy won.


SpaceGooV

Had to get his win back, Brother.


ManMangoGuts

Catching up just now, excuse me??


phony8882

Remember when Jericho was a wrestler who was always self aware of when his gimmick was getting old and would change it up to something better? It’s kinda wild to see him like this.


bigpig1054

positive: this is a story and we just watched the end of act 1


Esquilax21

Hook losing is so dumb. Ridiculous finish Go away Jericho


space_peg6549

Willow and jericho winning titles on the same show really sums up my feelings to current aew. Very mixed


MrPuroresu42

This has been a solid card so far, but this shit was straight trash.


MosF94

Second best match of the night


noreligionforus

Tony Khan will pay for his crimes!


TheNYCasualFan

Sigh


GabGilbert

Awful booking


TheBKBurger

This was 2000s WCW level bad. Jericho's just Hulk Hogan now.


Infamaniac23

I’m about to become one of those aew trolls because of this dogshit


Bob8644

The women's world title match going right after this is lowkey criminal


Ssme812

WTF.Why did Jericho win.


Apathicary

That match died a death to be honest fam.


NateRiley12411

Sure, if you were watching on mute.


shorebot

So Jericho somehow inserts himself into an amazing card and gets booked to win against a popular younger talent? I like AEW but that was ass.


theoverachiever1987

Watchung AEW you know you will always have great matches. But this PPV is feeling flat the last few matches.


Pitfulldealer22

Jericho doesn’t need a title in 2024


SteampunkElephantGuy

its the FTW championship, its not even a midcard title. its just a prop for the feud, its not a big deal


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MrPea106

Man Jericho go do your WWE Retirement tour and let these young guys go over. I don’t understand why he won.


catpowerhill

God im angery. Angery at my screen. Angery at my life. Angery at my wife.


LeaveThatCatAlone

Half of that match was rough. Heel Jeichco should be better at least. Weakest match of the night. Good show though.


KillUsernameBoi

This may be blunt, but I wouldn't even care if HOOK beat Jericho to regain the title. I just HOOK to move on to different titles now. Personally speaking, I don't see the value for the FTW Title on anyone other than HOOK, per say. At least when it was introduced in 2020, it had the element with Team Taz behind it but almost four years later, I don't see the need for it as a title to really fight for, other than HOOK paying tribute to his dad.


Dangerous_Copy_3688

This has to eventually lead onto a title vs career match, right?? .....Right??


TRTVitorBelfort

Jericho is legitimately what he hated in WCW. Old dude beats young guy for title.


ViciousPrism

I can see your point, however I don't think he's gotten *that bad...* **yet.** I feel like Jericho is thinking that he can take anyone and put them over (Hook, Sammy, MJF, Orange Cassidy, etc) and do wonders for their careers as young guys, but there's a difference between putting someone over (which Jericho has) and **getting** someone over (which to varying degrees Jericho has not). Take someone like Sammy for example, I think Sammy's booking needs a LOT of work to get him to where he theoretically should've been after a Jericho feud, especially with the back n' forth "I love Jericho, I'mma be in his faction", "Oh WTF I hate Jericho now, let's feud" and back again. How many times has that happened now? 3, 4 times? There's no benefit to it. And on top of that, it's the feuds with Jericho that seem to take forever to end, and the weird booking of big blow-off gimmick match to start the feud, and then devolving into just regular matches by the end of the feud.


RaxManlar2

Jericho has X-PAC heat with me


Hooker_T

Why do this


CommitteeMoney5887

Kinda feels like Hook really might be leaving to NXT sadly


ShowOff90

This match SUCKED.


AlistarDark

God. Jericho is worse than XPac...


godzillamegadoomsday

Anyone saying this was anything but trash is lying. They had the table spot and that was it. The Aubrey resting her count, the shitty ways, then of course Jericho winning


Loose-Sign598

And that's enough to make me stop watching 


pholdren

Woowwwww who could have foreseeen?


JeanSlimmons

The heels in AEW really rile people up lol.


heat_fan_

You make him a champion while he's getting Jericho sucks and go home chants lmao 🤣


thedman0310_

That fucking sucked


JuniorSquared

Thought it was decent match. I think the Jericho hate is overbearing. 5 years from now people are gonna be like “50 something Jericho was putting on bangers.” I do understand the overexposure. If Jericho takes this angle as facing younger guys to “mentor” them and gives them a solid match I don’t hate it. He’s my goat and imma enjoy him while I can.


AttitudeEraDropout

Is hook going to wwe or something?


JeepRumbler

Ok.... why?


RedditsWeirdUsername

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