HOOK Details How He Came Up With His Ring Name, Shares That MJF Was Involved With Him Becoming A Wrestler

HOOK shares details about how he came up with his on-screen name and how he got into pro wrestling.

MJF’s role in HOOK becoming a wrestler.

Three-time FTW Champion HOOK was the latest guest to join Wrestling Observer Live. As the conversation moved along, one of the questions asked of him was how he came up with his ring name.

He said he came up with it and detailed the inspiration behind it. HOOK then went on to share how MJF was involved with him becoming a pro wrestler.

“No (my dad did not come up with the HOOK name). Nah, he didn’t come up with the name HOOK. Nah, so, it was me… MJF was involved in my inception of becoming a pro wrestler. MJF was right there. He was with me the first day I got in the ring. He helped me fine-tune ideas that I had and it was us all together kind of spitballing different ideas with a name and I loved every connection that comes with the name HOOK. It’s homage to my father, right? From Red Hook section of Brooklyn. Also, the old school term, the hook and stretch, f*ck somebody up… I wanted something that was one word, that was short, punch, quick, boom, I like that, and I liked the way the letters look next to each other. The H.O.O.K. because they’re almost symmetrical. With the ‘K,’ it’s kind of like a f*cked up ‘H’ and I just liked the way the letters look next to each other, the punchiness of it, as well as the different connections and it was just meant to be.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, HOOK revealed that he’s recovering from a concussion and should be back with AEW soon.

If the quote in this article is used, please credit Wrestling Observer Live with an H/T to Fightful for the transcription.