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10. Fun Plunder War

Another match that didn't overstay its welcome, HOOK challenging Jack Perry for the FTW Championship was a fun, frenetic brawl fought under FTW rules - basically, anything goes.

As for that anything goes approach, that saw HOOK and his former tag team partner start this war out in the aisleway, by the limo that Jack made his entrance in. The limo doors came into play, the windshield - which Perry made a point of noting was real glass, in response to recent backstage reports - and the one-time Jungle Express man did his best to mock the legendary Rob Van Dam.

A particular highlight here was a phenomenal 360 degree bump Perry took from a HOOK lariat as part of the Cold Hearted Handsome Devil's comeback on his way to tapping Jack out with the Red Rum to become a two-time FTW Champion.

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