With only a few months left on his WWE contract, Matt Hardy looks to be revving up the Broken Brilliance of his former persona, “Broken” Matt Hardy. Back in the beginning of November, Hardy launched a Web Series on his YouTube Channel, entitled “Free the Delete”, that began with Hardy having dreams and visions of his past Broken life. On Friday’s episode, he fought indie wrestler Ryzin. But in the closing moments, a strange voice told Hardy that the point of his match wasn’t to beat Ryzin, but to delete “Woken” Matt Hardy, WWE’s watered-down version of his popular Broken character from IMPACT Wrestling.
With Matt Hardy’s stock falling rapidly within WWE, it’s more than likely that the resurrection of his Broken Universe is being re-established for whatever company he decides to head to once his current contract expires, which, according to PWInsider, expires in February of 2020. The report also states that WWE is in negotiations with Hardy as well, and while the financial aspects are agreeable, Hardy is holding out to see how he will be utilized should he chose to re-sign again. If recent weeks are any indication, WWE seems to be jobbing Hardy out in the event he doesn’t re-sign with the company. Although he worked multiple Live Events in 2019, Hardy’s TV time in 2019 has been sporadic at best. He lost to Buddy Murphy and Dean McIntyre in recent weeks and failed to win the #1 contendership for the WWE United States title on December 16. Prior to his RAW return on November 25, he was last seen on WWE programming this past spring, when he and his brother Jeff Hardy won the SmackDown Tag Team titles in April after WrestleMania. They vacated the titles shortly after when Jeff was injured.
I needed to return to @WWE to finish in the right way. I didn’t want 2010 to be my finale. I returned in the most EPIC way & repaid my debt. I waved the #WWE flag with pride & worked hard to be a model employee. My conscience is clear & I am at peace. pic.twitter.com/EpT1gjNZNT
— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) December 10, 2019
It will most likely come down to Creative issues whether he’ll re-sign or not, and Hardy seems to be making peace with the fact that his career may not end with WWE. He got the redemption he was seeking based on how his last WWE run ended (with serious drug problems) and now seems ready to bank on himself in 2020. Hardy could easily return to IMPACT Wrestling, the original home of the Broken Universe from 2015 to 2017, or head to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where his friends The Young Bucks work – the Bucks were the final opponents of the Hardy Boyz before the returned to the WWE in 2017. Ring of Honor is probably a longshot, but their final battle with the Bucks did happen in an ROH ring. Just like Jon Moxley/Dean Ambrose, should Hardy not re-sign in February, he’ll be able to work anywhere immediately.
To catch up on previous episodes of Free The Delete to keep up with the return of “Broken” Matt Hardy, check out below.
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