Hook

[6.0] "Hook has potential but he was put in a position he wasn't ready for. He's far from a lost cause and far from being privileged like Dominick Mysterio. He should be on the indies and ROH getting seasoning."

[1.0] "A nothing wrestler, truly. besides a pretty good match against Joe what has he done. Had two minute meme tag teams with Jungle Boy, or Danhausen, or the singer to is old song (Action Bronson I think). All he does is squash matches. Less then 100 matches in 5 years, if i was in charge of AEW I would not keep him around at all, either start working the indies and having proper matches and maybe I use you, or you are out."

[2.0] "I literally can't get behind him, he's just boring and bland. All I get is a silent tough guy with no personality. Hook is just one of those people where you can't enjoy anything about him, cause nothing about him stands out for people to enjoy him. He can't cut promos, he's meh in the ring, and like I said, no personality. His feud with Jericho was horrible and his title reigns with the FTW title were all worthless"

[0.0] "Everything about him screams bad to me. He's only in the position he is because he's the son of Taz and Samoa Joe loves him since he's friends with Taz. His in ring work is green and sloppy. He hasn't got an ounce of charisma at all and his lame ass theme won't help with that at all. His character is supposed to be some sort of non-chalant teenager but to me it just looks like a charisma vaccum. He's had one good match in his whole career. That's unacceptable when you're in the spot that Hook is currently in. His work with Chrisitian was the worst I've seen from Christian too. Interesting that he was feeding with hook during it..."

[4.0] "Hook hasn't really clicked for me, tbh. I don't mind him and I think he's had some cool matches and moments, but I can't really think of any specific segment he's done that's great. I do like the idea of him learning under guys like Joe, Hobbs and Shibata and I think he's better suited as a douchey heel. I hope the current run goes well."

[5.0] "I will put him with five, because I am a hooper. Still believe he is improving each day even more and being with Samoa Joe kinda raise my hope on him, but man...his past does not have a good showing at all. Literally the only pretty good thing related with him was the match he had with Samoa Joe. Oh, and his partnership with Danhausen was quite funny, mostly because of Danhausen."

[3.0] "I really haven't seen anything from him that is convincing whatsoever. He is small and has no personality, yet keeps getting booked as this scrappy Little Mac type. I really hope he can improve as he is still young, but until then he is Taz's nepobaby."

[0.0] "Truly no redeeming factors. He does nothing for me. Nothing about him entertains me. He only brings pain and suffering on the world of professional wrestling. And also, I dislike his hair. And I also dislike how many people like his hair. Even putting him into a tag team with Eddie Kingston couldn't make him interesting. Eddie Kingston could make a damp biscuit interesting. Just because someone was a bit gay with Danhausen for a bit doesn't mean we can keep letting them get away with these heinous crimes against the beautiful sport and art of professional wrestling. I cannot remember a single wrestling move I have ever seen him do. Why? Because they are all boring. Because he is boring."

[5.0] "Honestly has not been working for me the recent year or two with Hook. I get how young he is and all that, but he's not a rookie anymore. I haven't seen the growth that I've wanted out of him overt the years and I think that it comes down to style of wrestling and character. I don't think either have suited him well as he doesn't get the chance to work with anyone outside of being a jobber. Too many of his matches have been straight up squash matches to protect him, but eventually to need to see something more than that. I hope that his recent heel turn brings out a new personality from him, but for now I have to give him a low rating."

[4.0] "Maybe a gimmick change would help but he's just too small to be intimidating. He doesn't look terrible in the ring but for someone his size I feel like he should move a little quicker and maybe switch out the overpowering bruiser move set of his dad for a more quick striker flyer style like Mike Bailey. Just can't take Hook seriously, he's the only wrestler on the roster who I don't find legit."

[6.0] "HOOK is still trying to fully find himself in AEW, the talent is clearly there - we've seen glimmers of greatness from Hook, and he's only 26, so I have zero doubt we will get there someday. But for now, he's a passable wrestler who is just three years into his career and finds himself in a constant identity crisis as a result, let's see where his return gimmick goes."

[7.0] "i genuinely love that dude and i'm so eager to see what he can become because he's got undeniable potential but they need to find what to do with him.. this gimmick of his being a cold badass that doesn't give a f*ck feels natural, he's pretty good in-ring knowing he's got only 3 years of in-ring experience, he needs to start building solid storylines and feuds with other guys so it can be remembered and so that he can be pushed even more .. i hope that they don't waste him because he's gold and i'll definitely come back to raise the rating"

[2.0] "Hook is one of the biggest failed experiments AEW has ever done. The guy just can't wrestle and he has the charisma of a wet rag. He looks like a geek too. Only does 1 good move and that's it. Please stop trying to make this guy a thing, he is just not good. Admit defeat, it'll help the product a ton. He peaks in hardcore situations, just have him do that or something since you can't really fire him."

[10.0] "Hook is both a highly skilled suplex machine and a more than capable heir to the throne once held by his father, Taz. Hook's in ring style is wildly entertaining and his diverse collection of suplexes make watching him wrestle different and fun every match. Hook graps make me feel some type of way that no wrestler past present and future will ever be able to replicate. Hook is the future of wrestling and could single handedly take AEW to the promise land."

[1.0] "Well the FTW title is played out, but how is this guy still in AEW. he has no character, no skill, I can't believe this guy can stay in AEW. you can say he's still young, but honestly I don't see the fundamentals of his game, just a couple of boring prop matches with Chris Jericho. All he has is his face, and a few girl fans like him as a trophy. Even Dominik is more talented than him.This guy is Tony Khan's biggest mistake."

[4.0] "I've soured on HOOK over the last year or so. His size and experience level was problematic from the start as he was being booked like some kind of unstoppable badass without the physical or historical credibility to back that kind of booking. He feels like the epitome of a nepo baby, and his absurdly protected booking has also limited him telling any sort of layered story. He still can't cut a promo, and Taz on commentary constantly force feeding the viewer about how tough and badass his boy is gets pretty grating."

[2.0] "Leaving aside the fact that he's the son of ... let's be serious: what has Hook actually shown so far? The music hits, and this scrawny-looking wrestler walks out like some kind of badass -- I have no idea why or who he's supposed to intimidate. He gets in the ring with this cocky attitude and... I don't get it. Why? What's the point? And honestly, the booking makes it even worse. Apparently, he has to win every match no matter what, which means you can't build anything around him, because every feud is basically decided from the start -- Hook has to win, despite having no real status. It makes no sense. Not to mention they created a title specifically for him -- an unofficial, unrecognized title that he defended -- and it ended up being completely useless. I'm sorry, but I don't see a future for him unless something changes."

[4.0] "Just fundamentally lacks credibility. Has the play pretend moveset of a 260 pounder but looks like a 12 stone jabroni and is seemingly incapable of leaving his feet. His old man was a killer in the ring no doubt, this one can attribute much to good old fashioned nepotism. Has been hugely overpushed for what he is and just don't see much there. Also drags Joe down multiple levels when they're together."

[6.0] "Hook is an interesting case. He originally just showed up as a hanger on to a group - not really adding much & no one really knew what his point was or what to expect. But he finally did something & when he did, we saw that there was actually something there. A guy who had a pretty cool arsenal of judo throws & someone who had a pretty unique, badass appeal, allthewhile kind of having a zoomer approach to his character. I was very into him at this point. But over time, his character has suffered. Part due to poor booking, but another part due to lack of character depth beyond the initial character development phase. He's recently been in a pointless mish-mash group, which has done him no favors. He has potential if he can find some intriguing booking to latch on to."

[3.0] "I waited until after All In London on August 25, 2024 to submit a comment because I wanted to give Hook the opportunity to showcase his skills in his match with Jericho on this major PPV. What did I see. Besides having a few more tattoos, it was the same old stuff, nothing improved. Hook gets a beat down, throws some strikes, gives a few suplexes, applies his Redrum submission and Jericho taps. Overall, Hook appeared awkward and unsure of his next moves. At the end, Tazz was at ring side consoling his son with a hug. The bad ass kid needed a hug from daddy. It's painfully obvious the powers that be are trying their best to give him a push, but his skill set is so limited he gives them little to work with. The combination of limited skills with his lack of speaking ability suggests he should not have been on a major PPV, but rather he should have been getting further training. He's was there for only one reason - nepotism and that's not a good reason. And about 8 months after his All In appearance, it's still the same old stuff but now the bad ass kid vomits in the ring during a match with the Death Riders. While I hope it's nothing serious and wish him a speedy recovery, this incident should be used as a wake up call. Hook needs further training."

[3.0] "His mic skill need to be polished. And while his character was very young and fresh at the beginning, it didn't develop that much. The fact that his matches are so boring and repetitive doesn't help, I feel like they tried to rush him into an important role into AEW but he was far from ready"

[5.0] "A naturally gifted performer who has an extremely endearing aura and an exciting moveset, but ask him to work a ten-minute, dare I even say, a 15-minute 1-on-1 contest, and the holes in Hook's current abilities are obvious. Super raw talent who needs to spend some time in Ring of Honor or even just spend a few months working up to lengthier matches on Collision until reinserting this dude anywhere near the world title. If they want to get away with him not cutting promos, at least set him up with a mouthpiece!"

[6.0] "Hook's cool. He certainly has a nice style to watch, and his matches are about as binge-able as Kelly Kelly's (which is a compliment coming from me). All I can say about Hook is that he needs more experience, because he gets heavily carried and his matches can be repetitive (but that has more to do with the booking)."

[3.0] "After numerous feuds and ton of tv time he got, this guy has been found out as a mediocre wrestler and a really underwhelming ''prospect'' as an overall performer. His ceiling is very obvious which isn't that high. Bland in the ring and his promos and nonexistent character work is terrible. Go back to the square one and put him in the lower card and see if something clicks (I doubt it) because the forced shit they've been doing with him, trying to make him a credible threat is not working."

[5.0] "Hook has plenty of potential, but his output as a wrestler goes up and down. He has a lot of room to improve but definitely has charisma and a decent look, but leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to the connective tissue of wrestling, and all the stuff that happens between moves. He isn't a very good promo, whether they're short or long, and often gets overshadowed by other wrestlers when in the ring with guys who are much smoother than him. It just always feels like he's lost in the shuffle between being a shooter style wrestler and being a super typical american wrestler. He has some stuff to figure out and I think he'd do better to broaden his moveset to be more inclusive of the japanese strong style with the judo influences added in as finishing sequences. Think he probably could do for a trip on an excursion too"

[5.0] "The wheels have very much come off. I am not entirely sure why he is getting so much TV time on the main shows. A guy who would hugely benefit from a few years on ROH and being told to go work as many independent shows as possible."

[4.0] ".Limited but has some tools, just needs more ring time or a reinvention of some sort. I do think he has a coolness to him though with his theme look and such, and he's only 2 years into his career so there's no need for me to be overly harsh. really."

[2.0] "Watch any of his last ten matches and tell me this guy is anything about a mediocre, undertrained and uninteresting talent totally incapable of putting on a good program. One of the biggest failures of AEW canon, had a hot 2021 only because he was being put in job matches where he decimated his opponents with the same three maneuvres. He has about as much depth as Goldberg, without the aura or popularity. The worst combination. Makes my ears bleed whenever he is put on interviews -- a serial mumbling stutterer. Just trash, and it's not 100% his fault. Put in a spot before he could handle it or grasp what being a television wrestler entails (hence the 2/10 rather than 1)."

[5.0] "He has been doing the same thing since 2021, he does not do good promos and he is still with the ftw championship and beating jobbers in 2 minutes, he has remained stagnant and it is not only Aew's fault but also his because it seems that he does not want to evolve, he has a great potential but still stagnant."

[4.0] "His character isn't really interesting to me and it's carried up by other stablemates like Joe. Ring skill seems to be better than before but still he isn't above average in terms of in-ring skills. There is a big problem that he tends to be wasted in too long feuds like one with Jericho."

[6.0] "He's got a great vibe, but he's been tied to the FTW belt for way too long - in the near-year I've been watching, he doesn't feel like he's changed at all."

[7.0] "Really good technical wrestler, I hope AEW gets out of the habit of putting him over via squash matches and letting him actually wrestle. He's really good in-ring and I like his current position of being in this trio with Shibata and Joe."

[9.0] "I always enjoy seeing Hook in the ring. He's another very agile, very nimble wrestler - and he's also really good at technical style wrestling. His Redrum submission finisher itself is a thing of beauty. He isn't as confident as he should be in promos, and that is the only reason he doesn't get a 10 out of 10 from me."

[5.0] "This guy has all the potential in the world but at the rate that he's going it's all being squandered, I am guessing the big idea of having him feud with jericho is so that he could hide most of his flaws and accentuate his strengths which ironically is the opposite of what has happened since the feud began and it also doesn't help in the slightest bit that Chris jericho can barely move in the ring. It's already been two whole years that this guy has been wrestling and yet hasn't shown much improvement he still can't cut a promo to save his life his moveset hasn't improved it's still just suplexes galore and not much else and he probably has the most unbelievable finisher in wrestling and it also isn't helping that most of his matches have been against significantly larger opponents like are you seriously telling me that neither samoa Joe or Brian cage could muscle their way out of his red rum? Or that they can't just scramble to the ropes while piggybacking him? The way I see things the best thing this guy could for his career is that when his Aew contract expires he should either go to nxt or maybe if he doesn't want to join the wwe he should go on an excursion to either new japan or cmll to get some experience rather than feuding with Jericho over the FTW belt."

[0.0] "Needs ALOT more training! No selling/not caring is not a gimmick, he tries to copy what his dad did, yet they are not at all the same. Hook shows 0 intensity and 0 charisma. Someone more deserving (Bryan Keith or Josh Woods) should be getting the TV time he has been getting. And if you believe that this man is 6' and 200 pounds you're more delusional than Tony Khan for investing a cent into him."

[2.0] "Hook really needs to build on his character development and storytelling as whenever he's in the squared circle, he's extremely boring with absolutely no charisma and positivity about him. At the moment I don't see him having a promising career in Pro Wrestling unless he gets proper training in his promos and overall wrestling as his capabilities are weak. I don't know why fans cheer for him or say positive things about the Cold Handsome Devil as I don't see any potential within this kid what so ever."

[5.0] "At a good position for his age and years of in ring experience, but definitely still green. Over the next year or so he will need to start developing his character. Could benefit from transitioning to ROH for awhile and finding a proper feud with one of the younger guys also training there."

[7.0] "AEW needs to get him in some improv classes but besides his mic work, great presence and talent in the ring. Very promising career ahead of him."

[3.0] "It's truly beyond me how most people here can give him a high rating. The kid clearly needs a lot of training, I'm not even trying to hate because I think he has a lot of potential, but there's no chance in hell he's anything other than a 3. Can do a very simple suplex, great, but he still moves and wrestles like it's his first time. The kid is green as grass and really needs to be taken off TV and sent away to train, would do him wonders to actually learn how to properly wrestle. Aside from that though, yeah he has a good look and a certain charisma which is very rare for folks as young as him to have."

"Hook is one of the most promising up-and-coming stars AEW has to offer. Fluid in the ring with an impressive amount of suplexes and submissions, he is very reminiscent of his father Taz in the best way."

[8.0] "Post Samoa Joe, I'm very excited to see where HOOK goes. I'm hoping for more than the 911 in ECW boogeyman spot, and the FTW title. Perhaps another run at HOOKhausen or becoming the man to beat Eddie Kingston for the Continental Crown. Big future, great character, backed by good wrestling."

[6.0] "He seems very cool and the stuff that he does in the ring is very solid. There's not been much impact storyline-wise coming from him but that can change since he's just 24."

"Handsome , quick , and fluid HOOK delivers every time he steps in the ring. HOOK will be a key player in the wrestling industry as he gains more experience. Tyler has crafted a unique character for pro wrestling audiences that leaves everyone wanting more! Excellent demeanor too. Im grateful to have him in our industry"

[8.0] "Hook is like a cool anime deuteragonist. He has a mystique about him that's intriguing, cool presentation, and attitude. I like his in-ring style and how he incorporates judo and suplexes. He's been pretty polished since his first televised match."

[6.0] "Hook is incredibly green but has the potential to become one of AEWs best stars in the future. His matches make sense, his moves look impactful and hes really good at letting his actions do the talking for him. However I believe he really needs a mouthpiece because actions cant do all the talking for a wrestler. 6/10 with tremendous upside"

[6.0] "One of AEW's development prospect. He has already gotten the crowd to love him which is one of the hardest things to do. He is improving in the ring and he is not bad right now. Mic skills need work still. His booking has protected him and lets the crowd see his potential."

[7.0] "Hook is good. He's improved nicely as he's gone on. Overall he's good, not amazing or anything but pretty decent. I look forward to seeing him improve"

[6.0] "Solid young talent still in development. Nice move set, decent look, treated like a genuine badass. Hook has been smartly protected thus far, working up from squash matches to proper singles feuds, while keeping in the public eye throughout via filler tag matches with a variety of partners."

[10.0] "I really like hook, I like that he barely speaks and still can ooze charisma, hes one of the best in the ring in AEW despite not being able to show it even if he just is in squash matches, but it seems his booking is really tuning around in recent time just seeing that by the Jack Perry match at All In. Like I said his moveset with all the suplexes, submissions, and strikes I think are perfect and his ability to perfect a suplex is really nice, it makes sense if you see his father. I would like to see him wrestle full-length matches more often and have time to show off his complete ability."

[3.0] "One of the most limited & overrated young active wrestlers. His moveset consists of strikes, suplexes & a few submission holds, basically what you would expect from a 300lb. wrestler. Says nothing in promos. Has no charisma & alot of well-tossled hair. Tries to come off as a badass & it's completely unfathomable how anyone buys it. The good thing about his matches is they rarely last more than a couple minutes. The bad thing is he wins way more often than he rightly should. His gimmick would work if it were attached to a physically imposing wrestler. No idea what people find interesting about him. Not sure why he's called Hook instead of Peter Pan, who he actually resembles."