Matt Hardy tells it like it is.....

HBK

- Matt Hardy wrote the following on Twitter last night after watching RAW:

"For the 1st time in a while, I watched Raw straight-thru on DVR after getting home tonight.. That was a long 3 hours. Business needs change.

I'm really happy for my friends & the guys that are getting to perform & make a living in the biz, but I feel the biz is slowly fading.

There desperately needs to be a new era ushered in that changes the entire landscape and mindset of professional wrestling.. And soon."

I believe he has hit the nail on the head with those comments. Although didnt he(or his other persona) mention he was going to 'change the lanscape really soon' recently? Obviously that idea fell flat :rolleyes:

CMpunked

Matt is an idiot.

He wanted out, he got out. Now he sits around slowly turning into Kevin Nash, another guy who kicks, screams and throws his toys out of the pram when he doesnt get his own way.

The following are among the highlights of former WWE wrestler Matt Hardy's appearance on the Busted Open radio show on Monday with hosts Dave LaGreca, Doug Mortman, and Reby Sky.

-Hardy also noted that a video he posted that featured an unmasked Rey Mysterio was not one of his attempts to garner a release with the company. He also stated that he received Mysterio's blessing before running the video.

-Hardy said the youth movement in WWE became frustrating for wrestlers like him and Christian. "When we started, you worked your way up to a certain position," Hardy said. He said there's a new theory. He said there are people who should have been elevated years ago were not elevated and now the company is hitting the panic button by trying to elevate young talent.

-Matt said he didn't mind putting over younger wrestlers such as Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler, and Cody Rhodes, but he was frustrated that his popularity was never rewarded. He feels part of the problem was that Jeff Hardy left the company, and they opted to punish him since his brother couldn't be punished.

-Matt on Jeff Hardy's injury: "He has a condition called restless leg syndrome. He'll go to sleep and without knowing, subconsciously, he'll sit there and his legs will kick like crazy. There was one night where we split a room and we were on the road. He was in the bed and asleep, he was actually snoring asleep. The covers were moving and his legs were shaking, and he actually kicked himself off the bed."

-Matt praised Dixie Carter and noted that she gave him the entire month of October off when his daughter was born with the exception of television tapings. Matt said Jeff's back problems made it impossible for him to handle the WWE travel schedule. "Jeff was going to take off and I know it was initially his intention to come back at some point, and if he could have worked out some type of part-time schedule, he probably would have."

-Matt on Jeff's legal situation: "Really, I can't wait until it's all said and done and it can be talked about and he can be cleared of everything, which he will be. There are so many unknowns and obviously people like to make assumptions. Once the WWE made light of Jeff's situation after he felt like he had given them his body, heart, and soul, that's when Jeff made the decision to work for TNA."

-Hardy on C.M. Punk: "It's funny because Punk really is talented and he plays the gimmick to a tee obviously because that's really him to a degree. I think it's okay if you want to go out and drink if you're of legal drinking age and if you're responsible I think it's fine. I wouldn't judge someone that doesn't think it's not okay that is straight edge because I have friends who are straight edge. If you're straight edge, I think if you judge someone because they do drink or they something else, I think that's hypocritical to a degree. I think Jeff kind of felt like that with Punk to a degree. Me, personally, I don't have any problems with Punk." Hardy went on to say that Jeff was bothered by Punk's comments when boasted in a promo about Hardy being gone from the company. "I think Jeff felt very disrespected by those comments that came later," Matt said.

-Matt on whether he left WWE in a professional manner: "Do I think it was the best way to go out? Maybe not. Certainly not typically what I would want to do, but sometimes when you feel backed into a corner you do whatever you have to do to get what you want."

HBK

CMpunked wrote: »

Matt is an idiot.

He wanted out, he got out. Now he sits around slowly turning into Kevin Nash, another guy who kicks, screams and throws his toys out of the pram when he doesnt get his own way.

Everything you referenced him saying from that interview... Are they not all valid points he mentions? Sounds like it to me?

Gerard.C

Matt Hardy hasnt a clue. The only people who will listen are his fans on twitter. I'm sure Vince isnt too concerned about what Matt Hardy has to say in fairness.

Matt Hardy isnt going to change the buisness. Matt Hardy could barely change his socks

CMpunked

HBK wrote: »

Everything you referenced him saying from that interview... Are they not all valid points he mentions? Sounds like it to me?

Yeah, they would be valid. If he wasnt a feckin' eejit!!

Bounty Hunter

HBK wrote: »

Everything you referenced him saying from that interview... Are they not all valid points he mentions? Sounds like it to me?

Id almost agree except that Matt Hardy has an over inflated opinion of his own worth. He may have a point about how people like Christian should have been pushed earlier and were now perhaps frustrated at the youth movement where wrestlers seem to be leapfrogging them on their way to the main event scene. However is Matt Hardy good enough to main event youth movement or not, i dont think so and neither do many others including it would seem WWE management. He is using soundbites and hot topics to divert away from his own failings and takes no responsibility for his not being used as he had hoped saying they punished him cos they couldent punish Jeff.

HBK

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Id almost agree except that Matt Hardy has an over inflated opinion of his own worth. He may have a point about how people like Christian should have been pushed earlier and were now perhaps frustrated at the youth movement where wrestlers seem to be leapfrogging them on their way to the main event scene. However is Matt Hardy good enough to main event youth movement or not, i dont think so and neither do many others including it would seem WWE management. He is using soundbites and hot topics to divert away from his own failings and takes no responsibility for his not being used as he had hoped saying they punished him cos they couldent punish Jeff.

Hmm perhaps I mislead people with the title of this thread.
I'm not questioning the fact that Matt is a little bitter as he feels in his mind he has underachieved, while in everyone elses he has probably over achieved.
I'm no 'VERSION ONEAAAH' head :cool:

My point was more, what he said hit the nail on the head,regarding the state of the business etc and the added comments from the radion interview also were fairly spot on IMO.

PS....Some serious Matt bashing in this thread. I wonder were these the same people who thought he and Jeff were the best thing since sliced bread back in 99/00 around TLC time?

parker kent

HBK wrote: »

Hmm perhaps I mislead people with the title of this thread.
I'm not questioning the fact that Matt is a little bitter as he feels in his mind he has underachieved, while in everyone elses he has probably over achieved.
I'm no 'VERSION ONEAAAH' head :cool:

My point was more, what he said hit the nail on the head,regarding the state of the business etc and the added comments from the radion interview also were fairly spot on IMO.

PS....Some serious Matt bashing in this thread. I wonder were these the same people who thought he and Jeff were the best thing since sliced bread back in 99/00 around TLC time?

The business is in a state of transition as it has been in many times in the past. This is the era in between The Rock, Stone Cold, HBK etc and whoever the next big stars will be. This is necessary in order for new stars to emerge. The same type of people were saying the same type of things about the WWF in 1996 when Steve Austin won the King of the Ring and when The Rock made his debut at Survivor Series. Change is not easy. Let idiots like Matt Hardy, who is jealous that he has never nor will never be a big star, say what they want.

As for your other query, I thought Matt Hardy was the albatross around Jeff's neck. He has never shown anything to me from his debut to the Doc Hendrix era to the TLC era through to this era. Also I always preferred Edge and Christian to the Hardy Boyz.

JohnMc1

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Id almost agree except that Matt Hardy has an over inflated opinion of his own worth.

Agreed. He seems to be suffering with same delusions of grandeur like Shane Douglas. They both seem to think they belong in the same breath as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and Steve Austin.

parker kent

JohnMc1 wrote: »

Agreed. He seems to be suffering with same delusions of grandeur like Shane Douglas. They both seem to think they belong in the same breath as Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and Steve Austin.

The Franchise could actually have been something had things worked out better for him. Particularly had he not been saddled with the Dean Douglas gimmick in the WWF. Douglas had star potential and was a top worker in the ring.

Bounty Hunter

HBK wrote: »

PS....Some serious Matt bashing in this thread. I wonder were these the same people who thought he and Jeff were the best thing since sliced bread back in 99/00 around TLC time?

back then i thought they were very good and they were tbh, a great team who got a great reaction from the crowd but as potential singles competitors i didnt think they would make it. Infact originally I thought if either would it would be Matt but he never seemed to progress past his 99/00 ability (atleast not majorly) and then had injuries/weight issues. It was during this time that Jeff made a niche for himself and his unique style got him over.

Its very easy to suggest a new era needs to be ushered in without making any suggestions on how such a feet could be achieved especially while he says he found the youth movement frustration as obviously this is an attempt by the WWE to create a new era and potentially find the next star that can take the industry by the scruff of its neck and create the change.

Gerard.C

HBK wrote: »

PS....Some serious Matt bashing in this thread. I wonder were these the same people who thought he and Jeff were the best thing since sliced bread back in 99/00 around TLC time?

Nah I thought Jeff was fairly good even though I always thought his character was someone who tried too hard to be different. Matt was always yourman in the background

Gerard.C

And actually regarding what Hardy said, what was he watching? Bryan, Del Rio, Morrison, Sheamus, Ziggler, Mcintyre, and that thing called Nexus. Ya they need to stop depending on Austin and Rock alright

CMpunked

HBK wrote: »

PS....Some serious Matt bashing in this thread. I wonder were these the same people who thought he and Jeff were the best thing since sliced bread back in 99/00 around TLC time?

Yep. I was a proper hardy boys mark back in the day.
But i think their egos has grown too big for who they really are.

A part of me will always have a soft spot for matt and jeff and i would really hope they do "change the business", but i dont agree with the idea of putting down younger guys. Sure it is a little unfair to push younger guys than the older guys, but does that not mean that some of the older guys cant draw, or match, the younger guys going?
If thats his idea then he is going to fit in like a glove in TNA.

And also, if christian thinks he should have got a push and he is annoyed that he isnt, he should have stayed in tna too. They pushed him to the moon there.