Jeff Hardy injures elbow, not neck (Update Page 2)

[Steveweiser]

Credit: WrestlingObserver.com

Jeff Hardy was said to have suffered a broken neck on Tuesday night when missing an appearance at Best Buy yesterday in Rockford. He also wasn't on last night's house show as advertised but nothing was said about him not being there at the show. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase replaced him at Best Buy. What we've been told is that on Tuesday, there was no indication of Hardy suffering a serious injury in his match with Shelton Benjamin, but he came to TV with fluid in his elbow that wouldn't drain well, so as best we can tell, that was the legit injury. He was pulled from the weekend house shows but is still scheduled to face MVP as best we can tell tomorrow at SummerSlam. (thanks to Joseph Greget and others)

If Hardy did break his neck, it was probably on one of those Swantons he did - I guess we'll know more after his match against MVP tomorrow night.

[Crappler El 0 M]

I hope it isn't a broken neck. I have really enjoyed Jeff's work since he came back to WWE and I would hate to see another setback, not to mention I wouldn't wish a broken neck on anyone.

[strykerdarksilence]

Jeez I hope not. I was looking forward to seeing Jeff get his momentum back and get a world title before the end of the year.

If he has then he is in my prayers, that is a horrific injury and WWE will feel it too, especially with all the recent releases.

[r.]

Jeff Hardy: i won the us title with a broken freaking neck!

[Ace Diamond]

in before all the "wellness-policy failure cover-up" statements.

In seriousness I hope he's ok and that he didn't have a broken (freakin') neck, and that he was just out due to the elbow thing.

[Steveweiser]

I don't know if an elbow problem would keep him out of a signing session though.

[parder]

Yep, I would've thought he would be booked to win that match as part of his feel good push going right up to Wrestlemania - continuing to move up the ladder to title shots. But if he's hurt bad enough that he needs time out they might have to change the finish and make it a quick match. Hardy would then hopefully return at some point later and finally gain his revenge on MVP.

[Snowman]

Holy shit, If I ever think to myself that 2008 has been a shitty year, I'll just think of Jeff Hardy and be glad that at least it was not as bad as his.

[Widow's Peak]

*Please don't be a broken neck!*

Aug 16, 2008 16:03:48 GMT -5 Ace Diamond said:

in before all the "wellness-policy failure cover-up" statements.

*Or that.*

What a terrible streak of luck for him this year. I was really looking forward to his match with MVP, too.

[Gillberg: 0-175]

Well, on the bright side, if he is injured he could always get a nice ME return push.

[Ace Diamond]

Aug 16, 2008 16:04:59 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

I don't know if an elbow problem would keep him out of a signing session though.

What if it were his writing arm?

Ok I know that's a bad explanation and I realize I missed that part of the article

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Holy f***. Hopefully he gets better soon.

And now Smackdow has lost Kennedy, Umaga and Jeff Hardy. I wouldn't be surprised to see Miz and Morrison get moved to Smackdown to help this situation out.

[rogerworkman]

I think it would have been bigger if he had've suffered a broken neck. It seems too low key for something like that.

[Bob Schlapowitz]

I'm not they guy's biggest fan, but Holy f***! I hope he's OK!

[Shy Guy]

i hope that isn't the case. i'm one of FEW jeff hardy defenders on here, i'd hate to see him seriously injured like this...

[Steveweiser]

If it was definitely a broken neck, it would have been a breaking news story with a Dave & Bryan audio update. As it's just speculation at the moment, it's second in the news behind Edge being cut out of SmackDown in the UK.

[Marvelously Mediocre]

aw dammit that sucks. he's the second best thing on SD.

(three guesses what number 1 is )

[rogerworkman]

Aug 16, 2008 16:24:08 GMT -5 Marvelously Mediocre said:

aw dammit that sucks. he's the second best thing on SD.

(three guesses what number 1 is )

Kenny Dykstra?

Ezekiel?

Vickie Guerrero's middle nipple?

[Iceking251980A]

Aug 16, 2008 16:04:59 GMT -5 Steveweiser said:

I don't know if an elbow problem would keep him out of a signing session though.

Depends which hand/side he signs with.

[Dynamite Kid]

I know I called for him to be fired and said he was a drug-addled waste of space and various things, but I would never wish a broken neck on him and really enjoy his work in spite of my feelings towards his professionalism. I hope this isn't true.