HOOK has quickly become one of the most popular wrestlers in AEW, winning the crowd over with his calm and mysterious demeanor.
HOOK walks to the ring to "The Chairman's Intent" by Action Bronson, another example of AEW licensing music for certain wrestlers.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani, Action Bronson explained how the deal came together.
"I've known Taz for a while, he knew that I was a fan, I think I did Bubba (Ray Dudley's) podcast or maybe I told Taz a story about when Bubba threatened to slam me or beat the shit out of me and called me a fat fuck when I was at ECW when I was young. We exchanged numbers at some point and text every so often like, 'We have to get you in the ring to train.' I went out to Long Island to train. HOOK has been a fan since he was a younger kid and he loved that song and wanted to use that song. I was like, 'Be my guest, please,'" he said.
When asked if AEW had to pay for the track, Bronson replied, "I didn't make a big deal about the type of money, I didn't care about that. I just wanted him to use it. They still have to because it's not owned by me, it's on Atlantic Records, they had to pay a little fee or whatever. Through me, I don't want a thing from them."
Bronson has gotten in the ring to train with Taz and HOOK, and has already figured out a way to dominate opponents in the ring.
"I was training with HOOK and Taz, they were showing me some in-ring moves and I had to do a simple snapmare where I have to flip over. I got up and I was vertigo'd out. I'm not going to be doing any in-ring technical maneuvers. I'm not Dean Malenko over here. I have 1,000 moves, but they're on the ground, they're more ambush and slams. I have 1,000 slams," he said.
HOOK is set for a confrontation with Danhausen, who has been trying to curse him, on AEW Rampage.
Bronson is set to release his Cocodrillo Turbo album on April 29.
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