Matt Hardy is a legend of professional wrestling who is active in the wrestling world for nearly 3 decades. He has worked in almost all the major promotions but right now he is active in AEW which is the biggest competitor of WWE today. Hardy doing an excellent job ever since joining the new promotion.
Matt Hardy earned his initial success in WWE mostly as a tag team along with his brother Jeff Hardy. Together they are considered one of the best tag teams in professional wrestling history. Matt earned massive singles success in TNA Wrestling during the mid 2020s after he adopted the ‘Broken’ gimmick.
Matt Hardy’s Candid Confession: The Real Story Behind His WWE to AEW Transition
In 2017 The Hardy Boyz returned to WWE as a Tag Team. But soon WWE gave him the ‘Woken’ which is the exact same thing as his ‘Broken’ character. But WWE did not utilize it properly and he remained a mid card. Recently he spoke with the Daily Mail where he explained why he left WWE for AEW. Below are some highlights of what he said;
On deciding to leave WWE: “I think Vince had already made up his mind. He wanted me to make the transition into being a producer and that’s where he saw me at. So, I knew as long as he was in charge he’s ultimately going to get you there, because that’s just how this is. If Vince sees you in a certain light or certain way, and that’s where he wants he’s gonna get you there.
Matt Hardy Moved To AEW In 2020
“You know they threw some big offers on the table saying myself and Jeff, we can do something with Bray, and they, you know they were trying to appease me in different ways and whatnot, and give me something that would be satisfying. But I knew Vince was ultimately going to move me off being a wrestler and move me backstage, and I just wasn’t ready to do that yet.”
On Triple H offering him a spot in NXT: “[Triple] H gave me a very generous offer to wrestle in NXT and do some [of] my Broken Matt. Maybe give me a little bit of a stable, and then [I would] still be able to supplement that by being a backstage producer with WWE. If it would have been the era where Triple H was in charge, I could have ended up saying then, ‘Maybe.’ But it was the right call for me to leave and step out to AEW.”
In 2020, Matt decided to leave WWE to join AEW which apparently was the new promotion in the world of professional wrestling back then. He continued his ‘Broken’ character in the new promotion for a while, and then he started playing a completely new character in which he did an amazing job. He is still active in AEW.
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