[CJ_Boxster]

Well if he confused the rear tie-rods for tow hooks and had the car pulled up onto a flatbed by the tie-rods and that would surely bend them

Also, there are no tow hooks on the rear of the car and the front as well... the tow hook comes in the Porsche tool kit and you have you pop-off the cap from your front bumper and screw the tow-hook into it.... like the picture below shows.

They have several names like Tie rods, Tie Rod Links and Toe Arms