|
Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Mar 5, 2022 22:33:42 GMT -5
From Fightful Select:
Jeff Hardy will be All Elite soon, in the least surprising breaking news story we've ever had.
We've also learned that Hardy is slated to be at this Wednesday's AEW Dynamite, though we aren't sure if he's appearing on the program as soon as then.
Hardy, a former TNA and WWE Champion, drew interest from All Elite Wrestling after his WWE release, which took place late last year. Hardy already confirmed as much himself last week, in which he tried to backtrack on. However, Fightful was told that the working plan has been for him to come in fairly quickly after AEW was assured there were no substance issues that led to his WWE departure.
Fightful's sources backed up the Hardy Family's claims that Jeff Hardy passed both a breathalyzer and a drug test, the latter of which we're told "wasn't conducted on the spot." Before the drug test results came in, WWE offered Jeff Hardy rehab, in which he declined, which led to his release. Since then, WWE has made an effort to get Jeff Hardy back into the fold, offering him a Hall of Fame induction, which he and Matt Hardy have openly discussed. There were multiple WWE superstars that we spoke to that also insisted Jeff Hardy wasn't on any substance during the match and just had an "off night." One source in WWE admitted to Fightful that the company "jumped the gun on Jeff Hardy's release."
It was confirmed what many people already knew and assumed, that Matt Hardy leaving Private Party on the Wednesday, February 9 episode of Dynamite was to start the fracture and lead to an eventual storyline. The manner in which Matt Hardy left the team was a direct response to how Jeff Hardy's final WWE match went and how it was received online. We're told to expect something out of Revolution to help set the stage for this fracture even further.
|
|
Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
Posts: 236,305
|
Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 6, 2022 1:07:45 GMT -5
AHFO lose on the PPV, Matt gets the shit beaten out of him, Wednesday, he comes back, potentially re-broken, with his brother as his side, is my prediction.
|
|
|
Post by ChitownKnight on Mar 6, 2022 3:29:42 GMT -5
Damn I feel bad for Jeff. Literally the whole universe (myself included) was not gonna give him the benefit of the doubt due to his history but he was actually clean. But yeah no way Jeff debuts as a heel I think Matt turns face at Revolution and Jeff returns in the next few weeks
|
|
Mozenrath
FANatic
Foppery and Whim
Speedy Speed Boy
Posts: 121,140
|
Post by Mozenrath on Mar 6, 2022 3:40:22 GMT -5
The funny thing is, if WWE had been willing to induct Jeff and Matt together, they probably could have kept Jeff, but they wouldn't budge.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2022 4:59:18 GMT -5
I wonder if all the people, including posters here, who were so adamant that Jeff had fallen off the wagon and the Hardys and AEW were being irresponsible are going to fess up and apologise.
|
|
chnwh
AC Slater
Posts: 108
|
Post by chnwh on Mar 6, 2022 5:19:07 GMT -5
More Matt Hardy on TV and "spot monkey" wrestling. Great.
|
|
|
Post by eJm on Mar 6, 2022 5:32:31 GMT -5
The whole Jeff situation is just a real oddity. We still don’t know Jeff’s own mindset at that show and what he was thinking but you’d think a company like WWE would follow procedure with these things and not jump to the conclusions they did.
And I know people said at the time that they couldn’t be blamed for it and Jeff has a history etc and I get that but that’s why you have these procedures in place. If Jeff had a positive drug test and you ask him to go to rehab and he says no, go ahead and fire him. But not having your ducks in a row before you do it just comes off as bush league and it’d be the same as not testing someone because they don’t have a drug history and it turns out they actually needed that help. WWE wouldn’t do that so why do the opposite here?
As a result, WWE gift wrapped a very over TV talent to their biggest rivals.
|
|
Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
Posts: 236,305
|
Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 6, 2022 6:33:05 GMT -5
More Matt Hardy on TV and "spot monkey" wrestling. Great. Hardy Boys draw and never stopped being over, and he's probably not gonna be the one doing many high spots when they're together Matt's needed a character reset for awhile, this'll help
|
|
|
Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 6, 2022 7:41:27 GMT -5
Give me Hardyz/Bucks, Hardyz/FTR and Hardyz/ReDRagon and then they should call it a day.
Jeff is still super over but he’s shot. Same with Matt.
|
|
|
Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Mar 6, 2022 7:45:04 GMT -5
But will Jeff Hardy and Mikey Ruckus be as much of a dynamic duo as Jeff Hardy and Dale Oliver
|
|
|
Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 6, 2022 7:49:03 GMT -5
But will Jeff Hardy and Mikey Ruckus be as much of a dynamic duo as Jeff Hardy and Dale Oliver They can technically use the real Hardyz theme because it’s stock music, no?
|
|
|
Post by eJm on Mar 6, 2022 7:51:33 GMT -5
But will Jeff Hardy and Mikey Ruckus be as much of a dynamic duo as Jeff Hardy and Dale Oliver They can technically use the real Hardyz theme because it’s stock music, no? Yeah, actually. I forgot the name, I know Hardcore Holly’s was Basketball Highlights or something like that.
|
|
|
Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 6, 2022 8:03:08 GMT -5
They can technically use the real Hardyz theme because it’s stock music, no? Yeah, actually. I forgot the name, I know Hardcore Holly’s was Basketball Highlights or something like that. Somewhat ironically, the Hardy Boyz theme is called “Loaded”, by a production music guy named Zack Tempest. He also did the Hardcore Holly/Crash Holly one you’re referencing, called “Slow Death”.
|
|
dbrussel
Don Corleone
Former WOW employee
Posts: 1,802
|
Post by dbrussel on Mar 6, 2022 8:15:47 GMT -5
More Matt Hardy on TV and "spot monkey" wrestling. Great. The Hardys? Spot monkeys? in 2022. Lol. They wish.
|
|
|
Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Mar 6, 2022 8:34:22 GMT -5
I wonder if all the people, including posters here, who were so adamant that Jeff had fallen off the wagon and the Hardys and AEW were being irresponsible are going to fess up and apologise. To who? I highly doubt Jeff reads these boards.
|
|
|
Post by polarbearpete on Mar 6, 2022 8:39:15 GMT -5
I wonder if all the people, including posters here, who were so adamant that Jeff had fallen off the wagon and the Hardys and AEW were being irresponsible are going to fess up and apologise. I think most people just said they weren’t going to give Jeff the benefit of the doubt given his history (which makes sense). We still don’t really know why he walked out in the middle of a match, through the crowd. If it’s not substance related, it’s either concussion-related or just extremely unprofessional.
|
|
|
Post by eJm on Mar 6, 2022 8:40:40 GMT -5
Yeah, actually. I forgot the name, I know Hardcore Holly’s was Basketball Highlights or something like that. Somewhat ironically, the Hardy Boyz theme is called “Loaded”, by a production music guy named Zack Tempest. He also did the Hardcore Holly/Crash Holly one you’re referencing, called “Slow Death”. Thanks for the clarification. Am I thinking of Basketball Highlights being the Garage theme from Saints Row The Third? I need to play that again.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2022 8:44:16 GMT -5
I wonder if all the people, including posters here, who were so adamant that Jeff had fallen off the wagon and the Hardys and AEW were being irresponsible are going to fess up and apologise. To who? I highly doubt Jeff reads these boards. Just the universe in general for being unbearable.
|
|
|
Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Mar 6, 2022 8:44:45 GMT -5
But will Jeff Hardy and Mikey Ruckus be as much of a dynamic duo as Jeff Hardy and Dale Oliver They can technically use the real Hardyz theme because it’s stock music, no? They definitely could do that, but Impact also had a bunch of opportunities to do that and never did. Jeff wrote so many damn themes at one point that one of his theme opened with him saying the names of his last like 4 or 5 themes.
|
|
Nosnorb
El Dandy
Nachos and Fraggle Rock are TIMELESS.
Posts: 7,726
|
Post by Nosnorb on Mar 6, 2022 9:03:54 GMT -5
On one hand, it makes sense for AEW to bring in Jeff and put him with his brother, because Jeff Hardy moves the needle.
On the other hand, Matt Hardy can hardly move and Jeff sandbags his opponent every time he does his finishing move due to how many injuries hes had.
|
|