Matt Hardy comments on entering free agency.
As first reported by our premium Fightful Select service, Matt Hardy is now a free agent following his contract with All Elite Wrestling reaching its expiration.
During the latest episode of the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Hardy opened up about his mindset regarding free agency and revealed he is still in talks with AEW but his contract coming to an end has allowed him to speak to many different individuals offering opportunities.
"Sunday night going into Monday morning at midnight, that is when my contract expired. So yes, I am a free agent right now. Just negotiating, talking, I have interacted with everyone. I'm still interacting with AEW and that's where we're at right now. Whenever my deal ended up running out, that allowed me the opportunity to negotiate and speak to everyone available, really weigh my options. That's what I'm doing right now," he said.
Matt Hardy also asked independent promoters who are contacting him to hold off for now because he's trying to see where he lands in the grand scheme of things before deciding what independent bookings to take.
"If you're an indie promoter and you're listening to this, I have gotten so many texts and emails and stuff from independent promoters and whatnot. I'm going to hold off on that for a little bit. I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing in the big scheme of things and then I'll go from there. I'm working on things. If you don't hear back from me, don't take it personally, because I'm very overwhelmed with all the people who have reached out and requests, especially indie promoters, but I'm working to get back to everybody as much as possible and I'm figuring out what I'm going to be doing. I'm in no rush to do it. I'm also going to say that I want to make sure I go to the best place possible. I don't want to make a quick decision. I want to make sure that I'm doing the right thing for me long term. So that's where I'm at."
Matt Hardy's brother Jeff Hardy is still under contract to All Elite Wrestling and is currently out with an injury. Fans can check out the latest on his status at this link.
Also, keep up to date with a list of free agents in wrestling here.
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