TSC Evaluation #102: Matt Hardy
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he had an excellent comeback but you crazy if you giving this dudeās career a 10 
he aināt better than Jeff and Jeff is at like 8.5, iāll go with a high 7 for Matt
he aināt better than Jeff and Jeff is at like 8.5, iāll go with a high 7 for Matt
Don't feel like typing a bunch on Fatt Hardy so let's make this quick
-Mic work/promos: 7 was always decent on the mic, has proved he can cut a solid promo as an under-carder, all the way up to main event, babyface and heel. Giving more points for that, as sometimes certain talent can only cut a certain type of promo well
-Personality/gimmicks: 7 Of course his shining star is the Broken gimmick, his others were okay, with Big Money Matt from ROH/TNA being well done too
-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds): 4. Just a guy in the ring. Despite his "daredevil" rep with Jeff, his moveset is very basic. In his later years he would become less mobile and now his matches are a real chore to get through. Has okay facials and selling I guess. fav feud against Edge obviously because of the reality factor, and his Broken feud with Jeff in TNA
-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores) 6. Has done well to keep himself relevant through the years, but not someone you would reminisce on "ohh he was the best back then"
-Mic work/promos: 7 was always decent on the mic, has proved he can cut a solid promo as an under-carder, all the way up to main event, babyface and heel. Giving more points for that, as sometimes certain talent can only cut a certain type of promo well
-Personality/gimmicks: 7 Of course his shining star is the Broken gimmick, his others were okay, with Big Money Matt from ROH/TNA being well done too
-Ring work (along with some of your favorite matches/feuds): 4. Just a guy in the ring. Despite his "daredevil" rep with Jeff, his moveset is very basic. In his later years he would become less mobile and now his matches are a real chore to get through. Has okay facials and selling I guess. fav feud against Edge obviously because of the reality factor, and his Broken feud with Jeff in TNA
-Overall rating (which doesn't have to be an average of the above scores) 6. Has done well to keep himself relevant through the years, but not someone you would reminisce on "ohh he was the best back then"
OmegaK2099
Gettin' It In
8 off the strength of his comeback, i thought his version 1 stuff was good enough to get him over past mid card 
Nah, his feud with MVP was dope, and the Edge/Lita/Matt shoot/work was memorable.
I gave him a 7, because he did flounder a bit before leaving the WWE. But dude imo, one of my favorites of all-time along with Jeff.
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
I have to give him a 7 (7.5 if that was an option), which is due to how fantastic the Mattitude V1 gimmick was (though it got cut short due to him wanting to be on Raw with Lita cause he was such a simp
) and because of how well he re-invented himself through the Big Money Matt and Broken Matt gimmicks. Probably one of the most amazing gimmick changes after a huge stretch of being straight up boring. Just to backtrack, he came off that awesome short lived V1 run having really good matches with Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, etc and being very entertaining with Shannon Moore and Crash Holly, to heading to Raw and getting beat up by Kane every week, then left the company after finding out Lita, WHO HE ENDED HIS GIMMICK ON SD TO BE WITH, was cheating on him. On top of that, he came back to the WWE after building up quite a buzz...only to shyt the bed in his returning promo. His feud with Edge was red hot,and provided some good matches, but dude looked like a loser throughout and couldn't cut a promo to save his life. Now he was pretty entertaining during his sulking gimmick when he had a broken arm and feuded with Jeff Hardy (and the Wrestlemania match and build were nice), and him and MVP had a pretty fun dynamic teaming with and feuding together, but most of post-Edge/Lita to 2010 Matt Hardy was one of the most unappealing faces ever. His general wrestling skill was also deteriorating. Not only that, but he was moving around the ring like he had Great Khali legs, and started looking very out of shape (I remember him saying he wasn't allowed a lengthy recovery after he tore his abs or something, causing him to look all flabby). I couldn't tell you any good-great matches he's had between ROH up to this point, but Big Money Matt and Broken Matt have provided tons of entertainment until the WWE watered it down and did their corporate variation of it. Dude has been stale ever since. Taking Big Money Matt, Matt V1, and Broken Matt out, Matt Hardy solo wise may legitimately be a step above Tommy Dreamer status. Without those, he's probably a 5-5.5. With those, he's a 7-7.5. Plus, he's obviously part of one of the best tag teams of a defining era. You can't mention Attitude without Matt and Jeff Hardy, so that most definitely gives him a solid rating.
Just to add, if I could re-do anything about his career, he would have never went to Raw, and he would have further cemented himself in the V1 gimmick and became an upper midcard mainstay, but shyt happens.
) and because of how well he re-invented himself through the Big Money Matt and Broken Matt gimmicks. Probably one of the most amazing gimmick changes after a huge stretch of being straight up boring. Just to backtrack, he came off that awesome short lived V1 run having really good matches with Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, etc and being very entertaining with Shannon Moore and Crash Holly, to heading to Raw and getting beat up by Kane every week, then left the company after finding out Lita, WHO HE ENDED HIS GIMMICK ON SD TO BE WITH, was cheating on him. On top of that, he came back to the WWE after building up quite a buzz...only to shyt the bed in his returning promo. His feud with Edge was red hot,and provided some good matches, but dude looked like a loser throughout and couldn't cut a promo to save his life. Now he was pretty entertaining during his sulking gimmick when he had a broken arm and feuded with Jeff Hardy (and the Wrestlemania match and build were nice), and him and MVP had a pretty fun dynamic teaming with and feuding together, but most of post-Edge/Lita to 2010 Matt Hardy was one of the most unappealing faces ever. His general wrestling skill was also deteriorating. Not only that, but he was moving around the ring like he had Great Khali legs, and started looking very out of shape (I remember him saying he wasn't allowed a lengthy recovery after he tore his abs or something, causing him to look all flabby). I couldn't tell you any good-great matches he's had between ROH up to this point, but Big Money Matt and Broken Matt have provided tons of entertainment until the WWE watered it down and did their corporate variation of it. Dude has been stale ever since. Taking Big Money Matt, Matt V1, and Broken Matt out, Matt Hardy solo wise may legitimately be a step above Tommy Dreamer status. Without those, he's probably a 5-5.5. With those, he's a 7-7.5. Plus, he's obviously part of one of the best tag teams of a defining era. You can't mention Attitude without Matt and Jeff Hardy, so that most definitely gives him a solid rating.Just to add, if I could re-do anything about his career, he would have never went to Raw, and he would have further cemented himself in the V1 gimmick and became an upper midcard mainstay, but shyt happens.
6, and I feel like it's generous. Hes not terrible, but he's always been a guy who's just THERE, except for all this goofy sh1t he did in TNA for a year of his 20 year career. Aside from that, he's been a pretty nondescript wrestler on his own, who was the boring one of his tag team. The Matttitude gimmick was an OK annoying midcard heel thing, but if we're gonna give him 7s and 8s off that then Lash Leroux and Disco Inferno deserve 7s and 8s too.
He played his role and held his own, but he's just not a standout talent in any way, not in-ring, on the mic (except for arguably the TNA broken gimmick), look, charisma.
He played his role and held his own, but he's just not a standout talent in any way, not in-ring, on the mic (except for arguably the TNA broken gimmick), look, charisma.
Matt Hardy single-handedly made TNA buzzworthy and increased their ratings during the Broken Matt era. The comparisons to Disco Inferno and Lash Leroux are way off. Especially since Matt's resume as a singles wrestler is pretty solid.
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Lash LeRoux is very much a footnote in wrestling, and Disco Inferno is remembered for his terrible gimmick and nothing else. That was a terrible comparison.
6edit: 7
Devilinurear
Veteran
10. He managed to stand out from his brother by having way more personality.
FooFighters
Superstar
7.
I admit I've always liked him more than his brother, and he was a better promo and character worker than Jeff. Still believe he's a mid-carder to maybe upper mid-carder at best. He always seemed to move slower than molasses in the ring, and wasn't a daredevil to a crazy extent like Jeff.
I admit I've always liked him more than his brother, and he was a better promo and character worker than Jeff. Still believe he's a mid-carder to maybe upper mid-carder at best. He always seemed to move slower than molasses in the ring, and wasn't a daredevil to a crazy extent like Jeff.
Notorious 1 E.Y.E.
Superstar
he was the better wrestler and talker than jeff
that v1 matt gimmick was great, mat facts >>>>
that bull shyt feud with edge killed him
breh came back with the big money matt to restore that feeling then came up with the broken gimmick
hes a 8
that v1 matt gimmick was great, mat facts >>>>
that bull shyt feud with edge killed him
breh came back with the big money matt to restore that feeling then came up with the broken gimmick
hes a 8