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Matt Hardy was recently a guest on Busted Open radio, where he discussed several topics. Among them were his negotiations with AEW, why he returned to TNA, and more.
Below are some highlights from the interview:
Hardy on his negotiations with AEW:
“I will start and I will preface it by saying I love AEW. I love working with Tony Khan. He’s a great guy. My contract ended up expiring. We hadn’t reached a deal yet and we’re still in the midst of talking. I have literally in the last week, I have talked to every promoter from every promotion that there is. Last night was me showing that pro wrestling can still be unpredictable. This was done in a couple days notice. We kind of started talking about this on Wednesday. This is when it kind of materialized over a couple of days doing some shots for TNA and a little story arc. Pro Wrestling is at its best when it’s unpredictable. I didn’t tell anyone. My brother texted me this morning. It was late last night. He goes to bed super early. He’s like, ‘Oh my God. That was great last night. How’d it feel to be out there? That was killer’. If you want to keep a secret, just keep a secret. Just go about your business and do your thing.”
Hardy on returning to TNA:
“I feel like Broken Matt was the way to go because TNA is in my DNA when it comes to Broken Matt. I mean, that is the genesis of Broken Matt. They gave me that opportunity. They allowed me to think outside the box and really go crazy and do something special. They have a fan base that is very accepting of, you know, off the normal course of pro wrestling, which is cool. It’s very different than the die hard base of AEW. They’re obviously a lot more sports centric, a lot more wrestling based. So TNA is very fun for me to do.”
“Once again, I don’t have a lot of time left to do this, you know, a couple more years. We’ll see. I feel good right now. I’ve been taking care of myself. I’ve had time off, but I don’t want to squander the time I have left. I want to contribute as much as I can and I want to submit my legacy and hopefully myself and my brother’s legacy is my goal. I want to land somewhere where I’m going to be able to contribute as much as possible. That is my goal and while I can go, I want to go. I want to make an impact in pro wrestling. I want to help the next generation and the younger guys too. That is definitely a goal of mine.”
“So upon talking with TNA, Tommy Dreamer reached out to me. We started talking about things. We’d start talking about Broken Matt that came in the conversation. I talked to some of the writers. They were talking about some ideas for the Hardy compound, some stuff to do with The System, and it was really appealing to me. I was like, man, this would be fun, especially during my off time because once again, I’m not locked in anywhere. I’m not under contract. I am not the type of individual that’s going to sit at home waiting for the phone to ring. I’m going to go out and get it. That’s what I do. I go out and seize opportunities. That’s what makes Matt Hardy, Matt Hardy.”
[h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription]
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