3 Ups & 4 Downs From AEW Rampage (Aug 12)

3. Not Official, But They Make Matches?

Hook FTW Title
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Next whinge.

Excalibur outright said that the FTW Title isn't officially recognised by AEW. Then, reality TV star Zack Clayton sent out a challenge to Hook for that very belt on next week's episode of Rampage. One nod from the champ later and Excalibur was crowing about how the match was officially set.

Wait, what? If the FTW gold isn't officially recognised, then how can matches be made official by the company? Also, who made it "official" anyway? Can Clayton, who has exclusively wrestled on Dark and Dark: Elevation, just show up and challenge any champion he wishes without going through the proper channels?

OK, so maybe this writer is looking into things a little too much. One must knock off their logic switch occasionally when tuning into pro wrestling, but it's annoying that AEW flip-flops with the FTW Title this way. It's either officially recognised or it isn't, and they either have rankings or they don't.

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