Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy’s anticipated run in AEW had many fans anticipating an AEW World Tag Team match and a final feud with Adam “Edge” Copeland and Christian Cage. After Jeff’s arrest and further suspension in 2022The brothers lost a lot of momentum, and by June 2024 both were out of the promotion.
In an episode of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy“Podcast, Matt looked back on their time in AEW and expressed why does he think TNA was a better decision for them?.
“Jeff and I had some disappointments when we were in AEW, you know, it’s just that TNA is a much better fit for us now,” he admitted. Matt added that TNA has rejuvenated their love for wrestling.
Meanwhile, Matt mentioned that Jeff’s problems in AEW were bad, and even he doesn’t think they’ve ever bounced back from the lost momentum. Interestingly, Matt still echoed the wrestling adage of “never say never,” suggesting that they’re not locked into an AEW return.
“That’s something I really learned in pro wrestling,” he continued. “You never know where you’re going to end up. Never say, “I’m never going to do that because, because, you’d be a hypocrite.”
When it comes to AEW’s position in pro wrestling, Matt made it clear that there is room for advancement in the industry. “I definitely want to see it stick, AEW is important to the business,” he opined. Matt also added that AEW came in at a time when WWE was getting old and AEW ended up raising the bar for WWE.
Matt Hard about his future. “You never know where life’s twists and turns will take you”
While the Hardys are enjoying their run in TNA, Matt Hardy is taking the prospect of retirement more seriously, it’s not immediate for him yet, but he also suggested what he and Jeff Hardy might do to keep themselves busy when they’re gone.
“You never know where life’s going to take you, but yeah, I feel like right now I’m not putting any books on my wrestling career, I’m not putting (it) on any timeline, I’m just following what I feel,” he explained. “I almost feel like Jeff is all about music now, and he had a really successful performance at the larger-than-life festival that he did, and he loved it.” Matt noted that Jeff is actually slowing down in-ring competition to do more music and is actively working on that transition.
“I think I, on the other hand, I think I’ll go backstage,” he added, stating that he’s a lifer as far as pro wrestling is concerned, and wants to be active in the ring as long as he can and then get out later to help others and give back to the industry. “I’m feeling really good right now, I’m just going to keep doing what I love, man, I’d be a fool not to.”
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