Matt Hardy discusses the drawbacks of taped wrestling programs.
Since the days of the Monday Night War, most fans have grown accustomed to their major wrestling programs being aired live. However, sometimes it is more feasible and better for the budget to tape specific wrestling programs.
When wrestling shows are taped, that means they are more at risk of spoiler information being revealed before the actual show airs on television, and sometimes, fans feel like this gives the events that are taped a lesser-than aura compared to live programs.
During a recent AdFreeShows exclusive episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Matt was asked if he feels that taped programs do have a lot of their intrigue removed. Hardy said that he does, unfortunately, believe that is the case but acknowledges that sometimes, it just simply makes more sense and is a "necessary evil" when producing wrestling programming.
"I mean, I think, unfortunately, it kind of is true," says Matt. "That's just kind of the world we live in, especially when it comes to a sporting event. Because if there's going to be thousands of people there, tens of thousands of people there. Obviously, spoilers are gonna get out. People are gonna go seek it out and find out what it is. Then, once you know the results, you don't have to tune in to television, because you already know what's going to be on, and there's no suspense. It does take away from the programming some.
"At the end of the day, it's almost a necessary evil, especially for conserving money and expenses and taping things like that," Hardy continued. "To do a live Dynamite and a live Rampage would be astronomical compared to doing Rampage on Wednesday nights like they typically do. So I understand why they do it. I think there is still a portion of the audience that they don't care, and they're fine with it, but the fact of the matter is, there are so many people that want to see their sporting events live."
Matt Hardy has been featured more often on AEW Rampage recently. Matt succeeded in Trios action alongside his brother, Jeff Hardy, and Keith Lee on the latest Friday night program episode. Fans can get caught up with the full coverage here.
Elsewhere on this podcast, Hardy opened up about Eddie Kingston wanting to work with him once he returns to AEW after competing in the G1 Climax 33 Tournament. Read more here.
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