Update on AEW Dynamite Commentator and Fellow ECW Original Taz Following 'Backstage Attack' That Took Him Away From Commentary Desk



Ahead of the latest episode of All Elite Wrestling's flagship program, AEW Dynamite, the promotion announced that former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Taz was attacked in the parking lot, which the legend would later corroborate with a post on X/Twitter. During the same episode, HOOK had a very brief backstage interview with Renee Paquette, in which the star was visibly upset and made his intentions known that he will take revenge on whoever hurt his dad.

Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer Newsletter talked about the injury in his latest newsletter, noting that the attack was kayfabe, as most fans already guessed, but that Taz is legitimately going in for surgery on his knees. According to Meltzer, the cover story was created in order to write him off television because he will be getting full knee replacement surgery. It's been common knowledge for a while that Taz has been struggling as of late to walk around backstage, and that his wife finally talked him into taking his stubborn self to get his knees looked at.

Taz was last seen on AEW television when HOOK officially retired the FTW Championship, handing the title back to his father, who created the title as an unsanctioned title in 1998, during his ascent to the ECW World Heavyweight Championship (which he won in January 1999 @ Guilty As Charged by defeating Shane Douglas). The move was notably praised by Taz's fellow ECW alumnus Buh Buh Ray Dudley (Bully Ray), who described the segment as a full circle moment. On "Busted Open Radio," Buh Buh Ray additionally noted that while he is happy with the segment, the FTW Championship has not place in professional wrestling unless it's on Taz's shoulder. Now, without the FTW Championship and without his father, AEW has an opportunity to show fans exactly what HOOK is capable of, and hopefully elevate his star high enough to capture gold unrelated to Taz's legendary title. 

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