Mr.E Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I was a big fan of the tag team with him/Haas, for some reason. I think it was the initial "Oi, get out of it!" from Haas, which later turned to friendship it seemed. Shame it didn't last longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Love how the geezer describes Rico as a very dear friend but only found out recently that he has been ill all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam O'Rourke Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Latest Observer reporting that HHH wants Broken Matt Hardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 If he was keeping the same character even on a vague level his look would suit the "spent years in the wilderness after WWE" thing perfectly since that's what WWE tend to attribute to somebodies TNA years anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted September 22, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2016 Latest Observer reporting that HHH wants Broken Matt Hardy. Â Good! Do it. If they allow him to do what he's been doing, then brilliant. It's not as though TNA are difference makers in his gimmick. I tend to think of TNA as a separate entity to Matt and Jeff these days, Impact is just a vehicle for their own two-man mini fed. The other TNA talent outside the Hardy family don't contribute to the 'broken' storylines whatsoever. Who gives a fuck about Decay, they're just fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philjax Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 But not Jeff? Matt can barely walk. It's shocking Jeff can. I honestly can't see how either would keep up with the pace of WWE bouts these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Would the gimmick work on Raw or Smackdown though? Also, how quickly would WWE run it in to the ground and stop it from being enjoyable anymore.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philjax Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 10 minutes. I'm not even convinced Hardys need the money so they may aswell prat around in TNA rather than end up on Superstars and leave after a year a la The Dudleys. I don't think there's anyway Matt can have a WWE style match every week anyway. Â As much as I love it, it's arguable whether TNA and Matt can make the gimmick last another 6 months, and that's with complete creative control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Chaser Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I'd give it a week.  Look at Bray fucking Wyatt, they simply can't maintain a gimmick and let someone live it, they have Bray singing and dancing and on USA commercials acting like a goof, I now look at him like a nice cuddly chubby bloke. It makes a huge difference, Matt just won't break will he, podcasts, appearances, indies, he don't give a shit, to the point where it makes me question whether he has actually lost the plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted September 22, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2016 (edited) You cant just have Matt and Jeff Hardy turn up on Raw as the Broken Brothers. Anyone outside of people who read twitter on a Thursday wouldnt know what the fuck was going on. "Why the fuck is Matt Hardy dressed as Steven Toast?" Its not like they're the Headbangers. They're one of the biggest tag teams they've ever had, and Jeff was a major star for them. Â Maybe they dont even want Matt onscreen. The guys built a rep this last few months of booking all his own shit. Maybe they want him on the creative team. Foley's fat son is on there, wouldnt stun me if they bring Matt in. Edited September 22, 2016 by IANdrewDiceClay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalversicolor Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 If they were bringing him in for the 'Broken' character it just wouldn't work as well would it? As Ambulance said above, WWE tend to ruin anything with potential pretty quickly these days, so I'm of the same opinion, give it a month or so in the WWE and it'll be a standard Hardy Boyz reunion if Jeff ends up going with him. I'm surprised Matt/TNA have managed to keep the story line going and relevant for this long, but it's kept me interested and hooked all the way (and lead to me watching Impact week to week again for the first time in years), which the same can't be said for WWE story lines nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted September 22, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2016 Jeff Hardy's still on two wellness policy strikes, so unless he's willing to do the rehab to get the second one wiped out, WWE couldn't risk pushing him to any extent as one more fail and he'd have to be fired for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted September 22, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2016 What about the part time deal? Would that apply? I'm a bit fuzzy on who gets tested, what strikes count etc. after the Brock/UFC thing. I doubt there's anyway Jeff Hardy would come back and work a house show schedule. Would those strikes count if they brought him in for WrestleMania season and possibly SummerSlam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon-Carr_92 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Didn't the Wellness strikes get wiped clean upon returning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted September 22, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted September 22, 2016 Jeff Hardy's still on two wellness policy strikes, so unless he's willing to do the rehab to get the second one wiped out, WWE couldn't risk pushing him to any extent as one more fail and he'd have to be fired for a year. So is Orton though, isn't he? Ian raised an interesting question- if he comes in on a part-time schedule he'd probably avoid testing. Tell you what though, that'd give him some unreal heat from some of the boys, given the fact Hardy will likely still piss about with drugs and get away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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