Since winning the AEW World Championship, fans have been wondering who will step up next to Joe. In a pre-taped promo chillingly delivered on AEW Collision, Hook issued a direct challenge to the reigning champion.
Fresh off his championship victory at Worlds End, Samoa Joe walked confidently onto Dynamite for his first post-title address.
However, the spotlight wasn’t reserved for him alone. Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page crashed the party, leaving the champion embroiled in a tense war of words. But before things could come to blows, Hook emerged from the shadows, leading to a heated face-to-face showdown with Joe in the ring.
Following the tense encounter, the promotion announced that Samoa Joe vs. Hook for the World Championship will take place on Wednesday, January 17, on Dynamite.