AEW star refuses to show up

For the third week running, Perry hasn’t been able to get very far into the arena without running into HOOK.
With Perry being barely able to get out of his car this week initially thanks to the child lock but then an attack from HOOK, he has made a demand on social media, writing:

Bullshit… three weeks in a row of this.
Since it’s impossible to get any work done these days, until there’s an FTW title match for me, I’m not coming back to work!

I’m going to Hawaii. https://t.co/bcBnV0tzXY

— Jungleboy (@boy_myth_legend) July 13, 2023

Needless to say, this is all part of the Perry vs HOOK storyline and Perry’s new heel persona.
In the parking lot at AEW Dynamite, Perry refused to get out of the car and revealed his reasoning.

When asked what was going on, Perry responded:
“What do you mean what’s going on? It’s an unsafe working environment.
“People are getting assaulted in there, I’m here to do my job, which happens inside a wrestling ring, not in the parking lot like a dirty little scum…”

Perry would be cut off by HOOK who leapt in the car from the other side.
Trying to escape, Perry would initially be thwarted by the car’s child locks before being grabbed by the hair.

With Perry managing to make his escape, HOOK warned him to “keep running”.
HOOK has been the FTW Champion since July 27 2022 at AEW Dynamite: Fight for the Fallen.
He defeated Ricky Starks who had held the championship for 378 days since Fyter Fest in July 2021.