Matt Hardy On A WWE Return, Being TNA Tag Team Champs, The BROKEN Universe
Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) is a professional wrestler currently signed to TNA. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Dallas, TX to discuss why he and his brother Jeff Hardy chose to stay with TNA and why it has been a perfect fit, The Hardys becoming Tag Team Champions again and what this reign means to him, the inspiration for Broken Matt Hardy and the Broken Universe, why he never broke character, boxing a kangaroo, how much longer he thinks he can wrestle for, the epic WrestleMania 33 return, if a WWE return could happen as part of the ongoing TNA partnership and more!
00:00 Intro
00:36 Winning the TNA Tag Team Titles
01:52 Wearing the same clothes that they wore in the 90’s
02:49 Getting to show a new version of The Hardy’s in TNA
03:34 Did he think he’d still be wrestling for this long?
04:59 What injuries hurt him right now?
06:20 How has his workouts changed over the past decade?
06:53 Why did he sign with TNA after AEW?
08:50 Why have The Hardy’s been so popular for their entire run?
11:15 Jeff Hardy being so over-the-top with his style
12:08 How many different Matt Hardy gimmicks have there been?
13:00 Getting to use their real names in WWE
14:04 Memories of being a part of The Brood with Gangrel
14:46 His characters once he split up from Jeff Hardy
15:34 What was up with his hair when he made his TNA debut in 2011?
16:05 Returning to WWE as The Hardy Boyz at Wrestlemania 33
18:50 How much longer does he think that he can wrestle?
19:48 When did he realize that Broken Matt Hardy was lightning in a bottle
24:01 Final Deletion providing the blueprint for COVID-era wrestling
25:05 The thought process behind the Broken Matt character
28:11 How did he come up with his Broken Matt Hardy laugh?
28:57 Coming up with the concept for Broken Matt
31:12 Never breaking character when he was Broken Matt
33:15 Will The Hardys turn heel in TNA?
34:17 How does he know when to move on from a gimmick?
36:60 Boxing with a kangaroo in TNA
38:30 Giving a side effect off of the apron through a kitchen table
40:46 What’s his relationship like with fear?
42:24 3 years of doing ‘The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy’ Podcast
42:47 Does he think he’ll go back to WWE in 2025?
44:16 What were his early impressions of Will Ospreay?
44:39 What did winning the TNA Heavyweight Championship mean to him?
45:57 Wanting to win more tag team titles than the Dudleys
47:26 Did anyone in WWE ever try and change their style?
50:36 How did he know he needed to step away from WWE in 2010?
52:44 Focusing on creating moments this time around in TNA
54:19 What’s his favorite Jeff Hardy match?
55:58 Will The Hardys be inducted into the Hall of Fame as singles stars?
56:43 Did The Hardys ever believe that they’d have successful singles careers?
57:34 3 things Matt Hardy is grateful for
