Jeff Hardy's home burned down

[TheShowStoppin Classic JBHENDU]

Damn it! I was going to write a blog on MySpace about how pissed I am at Jeff and now I feel sorry for him damn it! But I will leave everyone with a quote from Tyler Durden:

"It's Only after we have lost everything that we are free to do anything"

[springwater]

jinxed said:

From JR's blog



The fall out of the 60 day suspension of Jeff Hardy for a second violation of the WWE Wellness Policy is still making news. Sadly, Friday night, Jeff’s home in North Carolina burned to the ground and he lost essentially every thing he had and most sadly his dog. Losing an animal one is close to is just like losing a family member to many people and we just experienced that with the death of our 18 year old cat Molly who had to be put down after suffering a serious of strokes.

Apparently Matt Hardy saw smoke coming from Jeff’s home on Friday night, discovered that no one was home, but arrived at the house too late to do any thing but watch it burn to the ground.

These are challenging times for Jeff to say the least. Not only has he incurred his second strike with only one remaining before he would be terminated from the WWE, his situation has been underscored by the fact that his suspension went public per the WWE policy, which went into effect on November 1 and with which I wholeheartedly agree. Now Jeff’s home has been destroyed with the heart breaking reality that his beloved dog died in the fire as well.

Jeff’s career can be rebuilt if he so chooses to committing to do such. This commitment cannot be a short term commitment, but a life time commitment that must see him take it one day at a time and have the expressed goal of being successful in 24 hours intervals. I am one that truly believes that Jeff can make this happen, especially if those close to him offer Jeff the kind of support that he needs and that he seeks the wisdom and advise of a counselor who can help Jeff understand why these life and career threatening mistakes are being made.

Jeff’s home can be rebuilt materially, as well, but his many personal affects now nothing more than a memory. I hope this tragedy doesn’t push Jeff to the edge of the proverbial cliff to where his wrestling career becomes nothing more than a memory as well.

I grieve for the loss of the animal. I can only imagine what Jeff Hardy must be going through at this time. without question Jeff is being sternly tested. I hope he passes this test and the one’s to come admirably.

Jeff hardy will be 31 years old on August 31, 2008 and without question his wrestling career can be re-ignited if Jeff can prove to those that make the all important decisions that Jeff can be trusted and has become a responsible professional who understands how important it is to do the right things.

The trust factor is one that cannot be underscored enough. Over my 30+ years in the wrestling business I often wondered why so many of the men in charge were also their territories top stars. Owners/Promoters/Bookers like Eddie Graham, Verne Gagne, Fritz Von Erich, Bob Geigel, Bill Watts, Jerry Jarret and Jerry Lawler, The Funks, and so many more were their area’s top stars more often than not and did so because they knew they could trust and depend on their top stars, them. Being responsible and trust worthy are great traits to have in any field of endeavor, but it seems to be especially viable in the wrestling business based on my personal experiences.

Jeff Hardy can rebuild his home, hopefully he can somehow replace his beloved dog, I know that won’t be easy, but can he rebuild the trust with the WWE that allows Jeff to be provided with more opportunities to be the star that we all know that he can be? No one has this answer today. Only time will tell but I will say that my opinion is that it can be done but it certainly won’t be easy.

J.R.

Why didn't Matt call the fire dept immediately? That must have been one heck of a fire..

[Widow's Peak]

springwater said:

jinxed said:

From JR's blog



The fall out of the 60 day suspension of Jeff Hardy for a second violation of the WWE Wellness Policy is still making news. Sadly, Friday night, Jeff’s home in North Carolina burned to the ground and he lost essentially every thing he had and most sadly his dog. Losing an animal one is close to is just like losing a family member to many people and we just experienced that with the death of our 18 year old cat Molly who had to be put down after suffering a serious of strokes.

Apparently Matt Hardy saw smoke coming from Jeff’s home on Friday night, discovered that no one was home, but arrived at the house too late to do any thing but watch it burn to the ground.

These are challenging times for Jeff to say the least. Not only has he incurred his second strike with only one remaining before he would be terminated from the WWE, his situation has been underscored by the fact that his suspension went public per the WWE policy, which went into effect on November 1 and with which I wholeheartedly agree. Now Jeff’s home has been destroyed with the heart breaking reality that his beloved dog died in the fire as well.

Jeff’s career can be rebuilt if he so chooses to committing to do such. This commitment cannot be a short term commitment, but a life time commitment that must see him take it one day at a time and have the expressed goal of being successful in 24 hours intervals. I am one that truly believes that Jeff can make this happen, especially if those close to him offer Jeff the kind of support that he needs and that he seeks the wisdom and advise of a counselor who can help Jeff understand why these life and career threatening mistakes are being made.

Jeff’s home can be rebuilt materially, as well, but his many personal affects now nothing more than a memory. I hope this tragedy doesn’t push Jeff to the edge of the proverbial cliff to where his wrestling career becomes nothing more than a memory as well.

I grieve for the loss of the animal. I can only imagine what Jeff Hardy must be going through at this time. without question Jeff is being sternly tested. I hope he passes this test and the one’s to come admirably.

Jeff hardy will be 31 years old on August 31, 2008 and without question his wrestling career can be re-ignited if Jeff can prove to those that make the all important decisions that Jeff can be trusted and has become a responsible professional who understands how important it is to do the right things.

The trust factor is one that cannot be underscored enough. Over my 30+ years in the wrestling business I often wondered why so many of the men in charge were also their territories top stars. Owners/Promoters/Bookers like Eddie Graham, Verne Gagne, Fritz Von Erich, Bob Geigel, Bill Watts, Jerry Jarret and Jerry Lawler, The Funks, and so many more were their area’s top stars more often than not and did so because they knew they could trust and depend on their top stars, them. Being responsible and trust worthy are great traits to have in any field of endeavor, but it seems to be especially viable in the wrestling business based on my personal experiences.

Jeff Hardy can rebuild his home, hopefully he can somehow replace his beloved dog, I know that won’t be easy, but can he rebuild the trust with the WWE that allows Jeff to be provided with more opportunities to be the star that we all know that he can be? No one has this answer today. Only time will tell but I will say that my opinion is that it can be done but it certainly won’t be easy.

J.R.

Why didn't Matt call the fire dept immediately? That must have been one heck of a fire..

He probably did, but those pre-fab houses can go up pretty quickly.

[phenomphan]

That's so sad. I feel for anyone who loses their home like that. I'll keep him in my prayers.

[Loki]

When it rains, it pours...

It sucks big time for Jeff.

[Nuka Cola]

Damn, luckily himself or his girlfriend weren't in the house at the time. Still i feel bad for him losing his dog and all his things in the fire.

[gsguy]

Really really awful news. Especially that the dog was lost.

Tough to loose a pet.

[The Scuba Guy]

Anyone else think the WWE will let him come back early?
If I were Vince, I would let him.

Nothing like that should happen to anyone

[EmptyEYE DUNNOOOOOOOOO]

misspelled said:

springwater said:

Why didn't Matt call the fire dept immediately? That must have been one heck of a fire..

He probably did, but those pre-fab houses can go up pretty quickly.

I'd imagine as much myself. Fires in houses spread FAST; if Matt saw smoke coming from the house, honestly, it may have already been too late at that point.

[Janitor From Mars]

crook said:

I always thought Jeff was gay.....

Not relevant to the discussion. Grow up.

[damna]

icanspeel said:

Anyone else think the WWE will let him come back early?
If I were Vince, I would let him.

Nothing like that should happen to anyone

I hope Vince dosen't. Jeff needs time to deal with his personal issues (with the help of medical/mental health professionals,) and bringing him back too early is setting up Jeff for failure in his efforts to stay sober/clean.

[drjayphd (feat. Pitbull)]

damna said:

icanspeel said:

Anyone else think the WWE will let him come back early?
If I were Vince, I would let him.

Nothing like that should happen to anyone

I hope Vince dosen't. Jeff needs time to deal with his personal issues (with the help of medical/mental health professionals,) and bringing him back too early is setting up Jeff for failure in his efforts to stay sober/clean.

Seconded. At this point, I'd put him on the sidelines until he can get everything sorted out, even after the suspension runs out (but maybe throw him something extra to help rebuild). Jeff's got a lot on his plate and needs time to digest it properly.

[fullbug]

Thats brutal, if anything would make you want to do drugs its something like that, on top of whats happened already, I didnt feel bad for him before but I sure do now, hang in there Jeff....

[ChitownKnight]

springwater said:

rpjohn92 said:

poor guy, hopefully he can pull an Eddie Guerrero, and get his life back on track

Wow, that didnt come across too well ... just saying

by pulling an Eddie Guerrero, im hoping that he can slowly get his life back on track and eventually win the WWE title

[CrazySting]

On the bright side, Jeff's a millionaire so he should be able to get back on his feet quickly enough.

But obviously the dog and some other things can never be replaced.

[Jeff]

His meth lab exploded

[Shy Guy]

gshton said:

His meth lab exploded

it wasn't funny the first time the joke was made in this thread, and its not funny now.

[Phosphor Glow]

tmizzle521 said:

gshton said:

His meth lab exploded

it wasn't funny the first time the joke was made in this thread, and its not funny now.

Seriously. I'm so sick of people making that much light out of something as serious as THE MAN'S HOME BURNING DOWN. I don't care who you are, that's a life that's just disappeared. He's gotta rebuild from there.

AND his dog died. Come on, don't be a douchebag here. This is not the place.

[tna]

That's horrible.

I feel especially bad for the dog.

[Silent Brad]

damn, i'm really starting to feel sorry for the guy