In a totally normal and not-at-all chaotic return on the April 23 episode of AEW Dynamite, FTR stormed back into the spotlight following their one-week “don’t-touch-the-announcer” time-out. You remember the one—where they played Whack-a-Wrestler with Daddy Magic, Angelo Parker, and Daniel Garcia like they were arcade tokens.
But this time, they brought backup. And not just anyone—Stokely Hathaway appeared like a lawyer at a shady car accident, suddenly back from the void and ready to defend his new clients with the energy of a man who has read exactly zero HR manuals.
Stokely, dressed like a man who definitely has a plan and absolutely no oversight, announced that FTR’s actions were “nothing compared” to what other AEW stars have done lately. Jon Moxley bleeds like a faucet, Hangman Page has unresolved horse issues, Darby Allin turns every staircase into a skatepark, and Ricochet—wait, Ricochet?! Wrong company, but sure, we’ll allow it.
So, in the words of Hathaway, the suspensions? Poof. Gone. Erased like your browser history before a job interview. And if you want to talk to FTR? Take a number, sweetheart—you’re gonna have to go through him now.
Cash Wheeler grabbed the mic to declare that 2.0 and Garcia were in their way, not the other way around—a bold claim considering they were the ones handing out beatdowns like they were on a clearance sale. Dax Harwood tried to speak, but was promptly booed by the crowd with the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for parking tickets and rebooted sitcoms.
Then, in a moment that can only be described as southern fried madness, FTR invited The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express to the ring. Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson walked out, probably thinking this was going to be a nostalgic handshake and maybe a retirement cake.
Instead, Morton got the mic snatched like a turkey leg at Thanksgiving, and when he finally tried to speak? BAM—he caught a t-shirt to the chest followed by a Spike Piledriver. Because nothing says “respect your elders” like using them as crash-test dummies.
Just before things went full WWE Attitude Era, The Paragon rushed in for the save, scaring off FTR and Hathaway, who escaped like cartoon villains through the crowd. No word yet on whether they’ll return next week with mustaches and fake glasses.