Matt Hardy is happy for Ricky Saints.
Just two weeks after showing up on the brand, the February 25 edition of WWE NXT will feature the in-ring debut of Ricky Saints. The former AEW star will team up with Je'Von Evans to take on the duo of Wes Lee and Ethan Page.
Coincidentally, Matt Hardy will also be on the show, as The Hardys will make their WWE return to face off against the No Quarter Catch Crew duo of Tavion Heights and Myles Borne.
On the latest edition of his The Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy podcast, Hardy spoke about Saints in NXT and talked about the relationship that they formed in AEW.
“I like Ricky man, I enjoyed my time getting to know him, I enjoyed working with him. Very funny guy and like that social media exchange we had, I don’t know man, every time [he’d] come up to me, he’d go, ‘Hey, what’s going on RN, what’s going on RN.’ You know, that’s just what we do. I’m excited, I think I’ll be seeing him soon in less than double digit days. I think he was implying what his new name was going to be, he thought it was going to be Ricky Norris. He thought it was going to be Ricky Norris. [laughs] Can’t wait to see you RN, Ricky Norris.”
Hardy went on to talk about how Saints fits into the NXT brand.
“I do like the fit there with him. I think it’ll be a great starting point. I said this when we were talking about Jordynne Grace a while back, I said I see Jordynne Grace doing some time in NXT — especially because I think all of the Mania programs are locked in so they pretty much have the guys they really want to focus on TV for the next few months until Mania. I think having those guys in NXT and building them and letting them be players and top performers in NXT is a good call.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Hardy talked about Moose's recent appearance in NXT. Check out his full comments here.
Furthermore, check out the current lineup for Tuesday's edition of NXT by clicking here.
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