[[File:Hook, 2022 (headshot).jpg|thumb|right|Final and recordRecord three-time and final champion [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]], who also hashad the longest combined days as champion.]]
AsThere ofwere {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}a {{CURRENTDAY}},total {{CURRENT YEAR}}, there have beenof ten10 reigns between seven champions and one vacancy. Taz was the inaugural champion. His son [[Hook (wrestler)|Hook]]was the final champion and also hashad the most reigns at three. [[Ricky Starks]] hashad the longest singular reign at 378 days while Taz's second reign was the shortest at less than a day as he abandoned the title upon winning the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in a championship unification match. [[Chris Jericho]] iswas the oldest champion at 53 years old while Hook iswas the youngest when he first won the title at 23.
Hook was the last champion, winning it three times. He won the title by defeating Chris Jericho in an FTW Rules [[Last Chance match]] at [[All In (2024)|All In]] on August 25, 2024, in [[London, England]]. He deactivated the title by announcing it's retirement at [[AEW Grand Slam|AEW Grand Slam 2024]] on September 25, 2024 in [[Queens, New York|Queens, NY]].
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|date = {{dts|September 25, 2024}}
|location = [[Queens, NY]]
|event = [[AEWGrand Slam (2024)|''Dynamite'':<br>Grand Slam]]
|notes = After successfully defending the title against [[Roderick Strong]], Hook announced the retirement of the FTW Championship.
