Matt Hardy discusses the WWE return of The Hardys.
Since the official announcement of the NXT-TNA partnership, fans have been eagerly anticipating the WWE return of both Matt and Jeff Hardy, especially given that the brothers have been outspoken about wanting to appear in the company again.
Now, The Hardys will officially make their return to the promotion on the the February 25 edition of WWE NXT. They'll be facing the No Quarter Catch Crew duo of Tavion Heights & Myles Borne.
On the latest edition of his The Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy podcast, Hardy laid the situation out, saying that it all came together at the ver last minute. Hardy also mentioned that he thinks that wheels started to turn after Fraxiom watched their match with The Rascalz on TNA iMPACT.
“This was, you know, a very last minute thing. It’s very cool because everyone knows that TNA and NXT have this partnership right now, I think it’s going to continue to expand a little bit. It has been so beneficial for TNA, it has also been very beneficial for NXT. I feel like just over the last little bit, probably after Fraxiom shows up and they watched us defend the titles against The Rascalz, I would imagine that wheels started turning from the powers that be. I don’t know all of the details on all these things, I’m still talent brother, I’m not booking, I’m talent. I think there was some interest there. They’ve seen these post show meet and greets we’ve been doing, everyone knows of these legendary meet and greets where we’re there until 1 o’clock, 1:30 in the morning signing for three hours after a four hour TV taping. Our popularity is great right now, it’s been off the charts, it’s been really really strong and if you put us in a position to succeed and you let us do what we’re strong at and what we’re good at, the people have a connection with us and that connection is very strong and it hasn’t faded away. It’s better than ever because we won these TNA Tag Team Titles, it was done right, we didn’t rush it. It felt organic in many ways and now that we’re at that point, I think there are some people that we can work with in NXT, especially on the WWE front , we are a WWE legacy tag team. We’ve been literally together for over 25 years working pretty much on top of the tag team division in some capacity. The fact that we are able to step out and get in the ring with other teams and kind of give them a little bit of our rub that we have and they kind of help us because they’re younger teams and kind of keep us relevant in 2025, it’s a win win. Really excited about this man and I’ll tell you, I am training for a fight this week too because the two guys that we are facing, they’re both legit badasses.”
Then, Hardy was asked if the duo is open to doing more with WWE, including a potential match down the road with Fraxiom.
“I think so, I mean all this stuff, even us popping up and responding to that challenge on NXT, that was a very last minute thing. It’s gonna be interesting, it’s gonna be fun. I don’t know where this ride is going, I really don’t wanna know where this ride is going in all capacities because whatever we end up doing, I want everything to be as natural and organic as possible, as authentic as possible.”
This match will be Jeff Hardy's first match with WWE since December 2021. In Matt Hardy's case, it will be his first time wrestling for the promotion since January 2020.
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