FTR’s Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler were always billed as a throwback tag team, often accompanied by a manager. From April 2025, FTR is accompanied by Stockley Hathawaywho added a desperate heel dynamic to their team.
during the interviewSBNation:Harwood was asked about pairing FTR with Hathaway, which has been on their mind for some time.
“There’s at least one person who knew it would work, and that was me,” he declared. “Back when we were back with (WWE), we had a meeting with the boss and we pitched the idea of bringing in Stokely, who was going by a different moniker.”
Harwood explained that they had seen Hathaway’s work on the independent circuit and that they were drawn to her charisma and sense of humor, believing she would complement their pairing well. Naturally, when the three ended up in the same promotion, FTR made sure to follow up on the pairing.
“I spoke to Tony (Khan) and said: “Hey, I think there’s a guy that’s out of contract soon, and I think he’d be a great addition to AEW, but I think other than that, he’d be a great addition to FTR and be our Jim Cornette,” and that was Stockley, he said.
Wheeler then noted how good of a businessman Hathaway is, which he thinks is a good fit for their team.
“He is so talented and so good at what he wants to be good at,” he said. Wheeler went on to say that Hathaway can go between being funny and serious whenever she wants. “He brings us a different element, a different style, a different personality.”
“I don’t know if we could ever continue our career without FTR and Stockley together,” Harwood stated.
