Wrasslin Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 There is no money in Broken Matt Hardy. It might be entertaining (it's not) but it's not making WWE any more money. That's not even a criticism of this stuff, very little is moving the needle these days beyond the name WWE and genuine main event stars like Cena, Reigns, Lesnar, Goldberg and Taker. Â Matt's value is in looking after Jeff, who has been a needle mover in the past (I said mover, not user) and protecting him on the road. Â Hmm can't disagree with that last statement. Which is why the separate brands thing probably isn't a goer. Â But I'll disagree in saying there is no money in Broken Matt. Merch sales will be pretty strong IMO. You sell 'Delete' shirts the night after Raw and the whole internet fandom will buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffbag Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Â Â Like others have said, I reckon there's enough hardcore fans at PPV and Raw for the Broken gimmick to get a massive reaction. Imagine the lights going down and Matt appearing on screen "WWE Raw, I knew you'd come". edited quote - or just the lights go down at post WM Raw and then a spotlight on Reby playing the piano ala Nakamura's entrance. Â Can you imagine the pop it would get if the lights went down, the piano started playing (not visible)Â and a spotlight hit the ramp to show King Maxel toddling down to the ring? Â or just Vanguard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted March 22, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted March 22, 2017 I hope they don't end up doing this Broken carry on. It's not for me, and to be honest I don't see it being a bigger merch mover than straight up Hardy Boyz merch, though I'm sure it would still sell well. Â Matt isn't the Gold Nugget here that's for sure, but they are likely a package deal. As Rick has said, he'd be there to help look after Jeff as well as by looking after Matt you aren't forcing Jeff to choose between a WWE return and continuing with Matt on the indies. Â I can't see WWE wanting Matt for anything that he offers on screen at this point in his career, but I'm sure he will be coming along as part of the deal to get Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted March 22, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted March 22, 2017 Will Jeff still be on two wellness strikes if they come back in? Or do they get wiped after a certain amount of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted March 22, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted March 22, 2017 He still has the two strikes if he comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat crater Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Can't see 'Broken" Mahabali Shera working, fucking fooling around in India with a Tiger or something. Racial stereotyping at its finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted March 22, 2017 Awards Moderator Share Posted March 22, 2017 Agreed that the money is in Jeff - lots he can do at the top of the card. Can they have Matt act all broken but just call him Version 2? Or is the gimmick tied up with the name rights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted March 22, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted March 22, 2017 Just bring Tatanka back and team him with Matt if they stick the Hardys on separate brands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Chaser Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Agreed that the money is in Jeff - lots he can do at the top of the card. Can they have Matt act all broken but just call him Version 2? Or is the gimmick tied up with the name rights? Not sure how the cease and desist letter was worded, they didn't do any delete chants at the ROH show and toned down the overall act.  Wouldn't WWE offering them say 500 dollars do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Lightyear Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017  Agreed that the money is in Jeff - lots he can do at the top of the card. Can they have Matt act all broken but just call him Version 2? Or is the gimmick tied up with the name rights? Not sure how the cease and desist letter was worded, they didn't do any delete chants at the ROH show and toned down the overall act.  Wouldn't WWE offering them say 500 dollars do the trick.   ROH was on the day of it, they did the smart thing because right now nobody knows much about it.  Why would the WWE buy it? Also if you were the Hardys that would be the last company you wanted getting hold of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambulance Chaser Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017   Agreed that the money is in Jeff - lots he can do at the top of the card. Can they have Matt act all broken but just call him Version 2? Or is the gimmick tied up with the name rights? Not sure how the cease and desist letter was worded, they didn't do any delete chants at the ROH show and toned down the overall act.  Wouldn't WWE offering them say 500 dollars do the trick.   ROH was on the day of it, they did the smart thing because right now nobody knows much about it.  Why would the WWE buy it? Also if you were the Hardys that would be the last company you wanted getting hold of it.  What are you waffling on about. I mean if WWE wanted Matt as 'Broken' Matt, just offer TNA 500 dollars for it to make them go away. It wasn't all that serious of a suggestion believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briefcase Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 They will probably go with this Broken gimmick against the Wyatt's for a few months, then have Wyatt repair them and they go back to the original Hardy's in a mini run to Mania 34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonworden Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Surely Broken Matt would be a comedy character within 9 months or so in WWE amd nothing more unless he has plenty of control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Lightyear Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017    Agreed that the money is in Jeff - lots he can do at the top of the card. Can they have Matt act all broken but just call him Version 2? Or is the gimmick tied up with the name rights? Not sure how the cease and desist letter was worded, they didn't do any delete chants at the ROH show and toned down the overall act.  Wouldn't WWE offering them say 500 dollars do the trick.   ROH was on the day of it, they did the smart thing because right now nobody knows much about it.  Why would the WWE buy it? Also if you were the Hardys that would be the last company you wanted getting hold of it.  What are you waffling on about. I mean if WWE wanted Matt as 'Broken' Matt, just offer TNA 500 dollars for it to make them go away. It wasn't all that serious of a suggestion believe it or not.   Clearly it's going to take more than that number to buy it, but why would they buy it? There's more money to be made as the Hardys.  Have they ever bought a gimmick before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted March 22, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted March 22, 2017 Surely Broken Matt would be a comedy character within 9 months or so in WWE amd nothing more unless he has plenty of control. Â Hang on, Broken Matt IS a comedy character anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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