Jim Cornette on Matt Hardy's Frustrations With AEW Creative

From Episode 320 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@damariolemieux]

It’s crazy CM Punk left and the problems continue

[@virgilhawkins7368]

It's almost as if he wasn't the problem at all.

[@Kalbuir66]

@@virgilhawkins7368 but....but....Punk is toxic, locker room cancer....the DEVIL!!! Oh wait, he's not the devil now that he's in WWE....anyway, he's toxic REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

[@ECB2000]

Careful y'all, the AEW defenders don't like the truth.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

he was the problem lol @@virgilhawkins7368

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

neither do WWE fans two way street there your not telling any truth @@ECB2000

[@chillercentral8125]

man this guy kissed up to Tony more than anyone. strange how things took such a turn that he and his brother wanna leave now

[@carloscjr23]

Maybe he's not that concussed rn and he noticed the sinking ship and maybe wants to make the last jump for wwes hof 😂😂😂 He's trying to soft the landing I guess

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Matt was the biggest ass-kicker that wasn't the Elite, Jericho or Moxley and we see where it got him.

[@ValiantWrestling]

​@@matthewhostetter8974you mean kisser, not kicker.

[@chasinroe9379]

They originally planned on giving them the belts then Jeff Hardy got arrested and killed it now there jobbers fr..same thing wwe does when u mess up...aew booking still would've been trash though

[@sigmablock]

and the only viable destination for them…. I’m afraid none. WWE especially under new management would find Jeff a liability who is beyond salvageable, Matt’s weird takes lately may not go well with Trips. Impact? 50/50 but leaning towards unlikely. They know too damn well their own issues with the Hardy Boyz. Honestly I wish both Matt and Jeff never left WWE. Their legacy would’ve been intact and with Triple H and Nick Khan under the helm they might have benefitted from it.

[@tommyfraz.]

Matt’s most memorable thing in recent memory, was Christian telling Matt he makes Jeff sound like the sober one.

[@TheNotSure]

😂

[@dansokulski4039]

Holy shit that’s a great line. Don’t watch AEW but hear Christian is their best talent and I believe it

[@tommyfraz.]

@@dansokulski4039I don’t want it either, but I had a few shorts show up across various social media. They were so hilarious, I just started watching Christian’s Promos, and they’re definitely worth it.

[@Charsi_Escobar]

@@dansokulski4039you’re not missing out, programs gotten progressively worse over the last year.

[@jw1964]

​@@dansokulski4039Chrisitian is by far the best thing on AEW right now. You don't watch, understandable, but you should check out his promos/mic work on YT

[@simontabony]

Rumour has it that Tony read those comments and began fearing for his life.

[@moffattman93]

Then, he name dropped a new tournament whilst wearing that stupid scarf and his eyes dart around the room like he inhaled a whole bag of salts.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Needs to rack up an extra long extra thick line and become a big boy

[@PatrickMaliha]

Ok, this… THIS made me laugh out loud. 😂😂

[@thedoobieshrew0244]

Call the discipline committee immediately!!!

[@0tt0z]

​@@moffattman93 Tony and his scarf. Megamark Kahn.

[@CaptDavyJones]

The pop on their return at Wrestlemania was probably the highlight of any of their comebacks IMO.

[@EL_Chapo187]

Facts

[@heidisymonds4382]

💯

[@smoothpoon86]

The biggest pop they’ll ever get. If they came back now it would fall like a fart in a windstorm

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

At the same time, it was ultimately ill advised because of the "broken" albatross that they couldn't perform at the time but that everyone wanted to see in WWE. It was doomed from the start.

[@pavma7]

​@@smoothpoon86they should have retired after that apart from a few insanely dangerous spots they did nothing interesting in AEW

[@Thad96]

Matt is one of Aew's biggest ass kisser, so for him to complain it should speak volumes

[@Antythese]

His ass-kissing is not as effective as it used to be, so he throws tantrums. It's getting more and more recurrent in both companies...

[@GraveMemories]

​@@Antythesehis bowlegged crippled legs make it too hard to get on his knees

[@timothyjackson4069]

He isn't into using tongue when he kisses ass, and that's what Tony and the EVPs want most.

[@vishalkaith3973]

woha easy there kid I know you love yer WWE

[@mrskinszszs]

​@@vishalkaith3973you don't have to love WWE to see that AEW is shitting out a mediocre product, and has been for over a while now

[@msund9352]

"Creative" is a pretty generous term when describing AEW's booking

[@tomvu1470]

7 star booking according to Uncle Dave

[@marcbasil]

@@tomvu1470I mean, he’s on their payroll, you mark 🎯 🤤 ….why in gods name wouldn’t be defend them..?

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

WWE fan making comments again

[@SSJ2Phenom]

I'm just a professional wrestling fan and I agree. AEW's booking is absolutely horrendous and anyone that claims to be knowledgeable about professional wrestling that says it isn't is lying about both things. (AEW's booking and then being knowledgeable about professional wrestling). EDIT: I can't believe I have to do this but apparently people are reading this comment ☝🏾 and are coming away from it thinking I called myself a "Professional Fan of wrestling". So I figured I'd clarify. (I really shouldn't have to). I'm a fan of PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING. Was it really that confusing?

[@vb2806]

​@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780you don't need to be a fan of anything else to call sh*t as sh*t.

[@Christian.J_hXc]

This makes that last argument between Matt and Brian Last even funnier 🤣

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

He needs those flowers

[@johnathanross6519]

It's hilarious, and it's validation of Brian's comments.

[@scorptarget]

💯🤣🤣

[@corrosivealtars]

Absolutely!

[@nooneinparticular5273]

Matt died on that hill so hard only to end up here. Can't say I'm shocked but I can find it hilarious.

[@megsley]

I love how more and more veterans are coming out criticizing their experiences dealing with both Tony Khan and the young wrestling talent.

[@sigmablock]

And I fear Edge may end up regretting working for Tony Khan soon. Hopefully he gets the farewell match with Christian Cage there. Edge’s legacy is in jeopardy atm with how things run in AEW.

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

Except Matt will never be respected for his new stance considering his vociferous defence of everything aewwwww

[@MarcoNegrisEye]

@@sigmablock You mean the guy in his 50's who has only taken a few weeks of appearances to become embarrassing not the least with his desperation to say the "F" word completely unnecessarily last week?

[@AnEternalEnigma]

This isn't exclusive to Tony Khan? Matt bitched previously about how Vince wanted him to become a producer and not wrestle anymore which is why he went to AEW in the first place.

[@fordid42]

@@AnEternalEnigma Matt should have taken that deal, IMO.

[@noveleden]

You said it perfectly. The Bucks. Young Bucks are the biggest problem in AEW.

[@nickhughes8179]

They’ve been the problem everywhere they’ve gone. See their issues with New Japan, Impact, Booker T at their WWE tryout, and ROH. You’ll see a pattern. You’ll see the phrase “old and out of touch” projected a lot upon the promoters who wouldn’t cater to their tantrums and high school mean girl behaviour or just automatically give them the tag belts. Funny how that describes the two little goofs now.

[@moffattman93]

​@nickhughes8179 You just gotta look at a picture of especially matt buck and you're like holy god what a penoos

[@kyleday5026]

Punk has always had problems in the past and tried to force himself to be a locker room leader and been fired from every company

[@MC-kj7dy]

@@kyleday5026everyone check out this incel, he’s the demographic for a young bucks fan 😂

[@richardgrayson5359]

​@@kyleday5026sure pal

[@juicyfruit6311]

The AEW fans didn't want to hear that Jeff, Matt, and every other wrestler had a bump count. Your body can only take so many bumps before it quits on you. Matt and Jeff shouldn't be doing stuff that destroys your body. You got kids. You got families. Don't do it. We all get older and have to face it.

[@eldiablo3794]

Don't do drugs and alcohol should be on that list as well because that destroys your body too.

[@bigbosshoss2901]

@@eldiablo3794debatable

[@justincovert6943]

Unfortunately, a lot of guys don't get it. Either they can't stop wrestling, or they need the money worse than the pain hurts.

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

@@justincovert6943they don’t even need to stop wrestling. As they got older they needed to change how they wrestle. Lawler still wrestles once a year and he’s in his 80s. You just have to stop doing the more dangerous shit.

[@patrickboian8545]

@@juliandavidhoffer2022Exactly just have them hit a twist of fate randomely like orton does with rkos. Theres so many ways to do this and not cripple yourself.

[@virgilhawkins7368]

15:36 "Jeff's like in this amazing spot" Yeah, I'd say not being in jail for DUI is an amazing spot.

[@moffattman93]

He's honestly part of the reason why jeff keeps relapsing. If he was tougher on him? He'd probably not keep falling back into his habits :/

[@alazkaalazka6087]

@@moffattman93nah u can’t put Jeff’s addictions on Matt. It doesn’t matter how hard someone is on you, it’s always up to yourself to overcome your addictions. Btw addiction is a motherfucker. I struggle with it myself.

[@moffattman93]

​@@alazkaalazka6087Not putting it on matt but matt excusing him and not being tougher on him does the opposite cos the dude relapses. Shortly before his last dui? He said oh i got a family now a little girl and what have you so i had to grow up. I feel like when you're on your own? And you f up? That's whatever. But when you have a wife and especially a child? You recind that cos now you're responsible for other lives. I want the guy to get better and if he honestly wanted to? He wouldn't keep falling back like that. He's a very rare talent that has an undeniable connection to fans without even having to speak which is rare. People want him to succeed and be well but having people around him saying yeah he's great and in a good place when he isn't is stupid imo.

[@moffattman93]

​@@alazkaalazka6087I've struggled with addiction myself too and my last hospital visit was my last 😅 i hope you recover yourself. Just annoys me seeing matt basically enable jeffs bad habits.

[@scopewrestling]

@@alazkaalazka6087 I beat alcoholism. Hell of a struggle. Keep pressing forward, my man.

[@teecakes]

Man, Matt Hardy publically mad at Tony Khan's booking. Britt Baker DMD publically mad at Tony Khan's booking. Cody Rhodes, Jade Cargill, CM Punk leaving AEW for WWE because Tony Khan's booking. Didn't Jericho mention "shitty creative from horrible bosses" on the first episode of AEW Dynamite?? How the turn tables.

[@pnut2552]

One of the hardest times I have laughed watching AEW was when Jeff comes running in to save Matt and he is just dancing his ass off the whole way to the ring! 😂😂. WTF! 😆

[@staalhard4044]

and during that table tornado tag against Butcher and Blade when the first thing he did was throwing himself through a table. Seriously, what a fking dumbass.

[@phillipbennett692]

Yup, that was classic.

[@mlo009]

Forever funny.

[@zubrhero5270]

Genuinely good moment.

[@djarchive8303]

That’s wrestling though

[@ghostface216]

It’s really hard to conclude AEW has an ounce of momentum right now. It is also remarkable that AEW has cooled off so, so much during a time where wrestling is hotter than it has been in years. Quite a feat.

[@REVIVALFitness]

“But Wembley” will always be the response, even as the ship fully sinks over the next year.

[@moffattman93]

BuT WeMbLeYyYyYyY 😆

[@Boo-wp1xw]

​@REVIVALFitness I'm not even a aew fan, but we are so starved of big events in ireland and the UK so people will go including myself

[@fpshooterful]

I don't get AEW sometimes. Because, they have ALL the tools/wrestlers to create that "big bang". And seeing the Hardie boys just kinda be in this "enhancement" role is mind boggling. And somehow, Ricky and that Big Bill guy are tag team champs?!

[@jtom416]

Wrestling isn't hotter, WWE is

[@AHeroAlmost]

I forgot the Hardy’s were in AEW.. Maybe they forgot themselves with all the concussions ..

[@Rocket_Skates]

They seem to forget that Jeff almost immediately caught another DUI when he got hired. He’s lucky to even be employed.

[@joeyskywalker1322]

It was a few months later but tbh AEW botched booking The Hardy’s and not utilized them right they honestly should of been part timers or not always Wrestling cause The Hardy’s are legit able to make you money TK blew it by not protecting them

[@DivineRoyalty88]

Business and friends don’t mix when you’re not generating value! As Christian said in his promo against Matt last year, he attaches himself to people to try to stay relevant

[@robertnapier624]

Given Christian’s gimmick of reminding wrestler’s that their fathers’ dead, I’m amazed he hasn’t told Matt and Jeff that they had a mother…… and their mother’s dead.

[@moffattman93]

Matt being cross eyed fits his career trajectory these last few years perfectly 😆

[@RealGilbertGan]

No wonder why Matt Hardly is #BROKEN XD

[@greenbasterd9425]

Mike Hunt is an exceptional journalist.

[@V1LL1N]

Yes, Mike Hunt is way better on paper

[@alexmartin3143]

Anyone gotten ahold of Mike Hunt yet?

[@juicyfruit6311]

Dick Pole was his best get.

[@Nuckfuts7]

Reminds me of being a young child with my first NES system, my dad asks "What game are you playing?" With me replying "Duck Hunt", he made a face, and must've realized what I said.

[@terenceheesch8351]

I dunno 🤔 I've heard Mike Hunt can be very sloppy and messy

[@peytonlong5573]

Jeff said in his interview he still feels like a ghost in AEW like he did in WWE before leaving. Guess the reality and they don’t want to accept it is that, they’re far over the hill and trying to cling on to whatever spotlight they can get left and are going for their classic poor me routine that’s worked like 100 times now it feels like

[@QAZ-OMEN]

I'm still surprised Jeff didn't just retire after his last dui

[@moffattman93]

He felt like a ghost? Wasn't he about to enter a program with reigns for the world title? I swear he was moving up the card.

[@redonslaught3020]

Jeff was gonna go into a program with Roman at Royal Rumble two years ago

[@ghostface216]

What was it 4 months ago when Hardy was praising the elite for their booking?

[@onewarriornation602]

Someone should tell Jeff if he would stop showing up drunk and high he probably wouldn't keep getting ghosted everywhere.

[@fabricecharles3137]

Matt Hardy was my favorite wrestler growing up. Watching him today hurts me even though I convince myself he's still as good as he used to be

[@LunaticKD1991]

Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy were great back in the day but these days they are an example of knowing when to retire and walk away. If you don't 99% of the time you end up going down this road. They can barely move these days and it's just difficult to watch.

[@adamwatson6916]

They can't even walk without limping

[@mattypaul87]

The same Matt Hardy that praised AEW and gave Jim heck for having the nerve to critique. Maybe he's finally recovered from that head injury and realized what's going on in Tony's world.

[@carter3369]

It was a great time to be a fan of the WWF/E back in the early 2000’s watching The Hardy Boyz and Lita. Their TLC matches with the Dudley’s and Edge and Christian are legendary.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

And made a fair deal of sense and we're of there time unlike today's car crash ladder matches etc

[@Tunda2]

Yeah but now when I see those dudes I wish they would go home and do something safe. Especially the Hardys. Jeff scares me every time he struggles into the ring again

[@jasontylermoncada1437]

I’m of the age that Jeff was like a superhero idol to me when I was young and I will never lose that love for him, but that love is part of why I really wish he’d be a bit safer now lol

[@sampleoffers1978]

They belong in Impact tna if they're going to persist.

[@tonyslicer7399]

😂 the glory days

[@Will_kid_cortez]

That brain damage is legit. At his age he should be behind the scenes not working in the ring. Hardy boyz are both cooked

[@pluto0raire502]

Matt is 49. Jeff is 46. You gonna say the same thing for sting?

[@mrsl262]

@@pluto0raire502 Says a lot when Sting looks better in the ring than either of them

[@DudeinGA]

Take a shot every time Brian reads Matt saying "You know."

[@EL_Chapo187]

I’m drunk lol

[@reginovelasco5290]

Thanks for that. Now I’m wasted.

[@reidro31]

Matt sounding more like Uncle Dave as the days go by

[@Charsi_Escobar]

Now I’m Jeff where’s my keys

[@mr._muji]

Matt Hardy Frustrated? Whenever he appears, ratings dip faster than he could to the ring.

[@aman7525]

Imagine a timeline where Jim Cornette and Tony Khan had a good initial conversation. Jim Cornette is the Booker and the show has some sense of wrestling logic, and WWE has real competition.

[@muryt12]

Yea that's why Jim's own wrestling show Smoky Mountain had to close its doors in less than 3 years. Because Jim's booking ideas were so awesome and they were making a ton of money. Too bad Tony didn't want to work with a 60 year old crying whining grandpa.

[@aman7525]

@@muryt12 that was a local Territory never meant to be a national promotion. I'm taking about a network wrestling TV show with a billionaire funding it. But I'm not looking to argue with strangers on the Internet about it. ❤️

[@TheBorkLaser]

No one person is right all of the time. Still, Jim has forgotten more about pro wrestling than most current workers have learned.

[@PTaylor1087]

@@muryt12 Smoky Mountain had virtually 0 budget. Nothing close to AEW or WWE. Hell not even close to NWA powerrr. You should do some research before you speak. AEW has terrible booking because it’s in TK’s hands and he’s a fan boy. He’s got Jim Ross and a number of former talent behind the scenes yet the weekly product is Garbage because he is just like Vince McMahon. He’s booking matches he wants to see and only thinking about the moves done in the ring and disregarding everything else. It’s sad. They have talent but it’s difficult to watch because there’s no rhyme or reason for what happens during a show or a match.

[@archie_football74]

He’d have Jackie Fargo coming out of a box 😝😝😊

[@joseroselli1034]

No more "Dream matches" for the Hardy's anymore 😂😂😂

[@mattlong81]

No more dream matches period, there aren’t any because no one is over

[@moopert86]

To be fair, there's gotta be some reluctance to start a long term program when Jeff is not the most reliable guy in the world. The thought has to be in the back of the mind, will he arrested again for DUI when he falls off the wagon again?

[@thatblindtekkenwarrior1177]

If that's how Tony feels. Then he shouldn't be employing them. Doesn't seem like a very smart business move to pay someone a lot of money, if you are too scared to use them because they might get arrested.

[@YoursAnonymously]

This it it. It's because Jeff is untrustworthy. I think they were gonna win the tag titles before Jeff's DUI. He mucked it up for him and his brother.

[@moopert86]

@@thatblindtekkenwarrior1177 Honestly don't disagree. If you can't trust a guy to not get arrested right before their big match, you shouldn't have him in your company. But Tony is way too nice sometimes and doesn't fire people.

[@sbz88]

The pop they got at WrestleMania when they returned was the highlight of their comeback. After WWE gave them that moment, they decided to burn the bridge with the company. Especially Jeff when he walked out mid match like an unprofessional.

[@fishandsticks9339]

Remember all the buzz The Hardy's reunion got? That buzz faded away rather quickly, in my opinion, thanks to AEW continuing to make fumbles with their "creative process."

[@staalhard4044]

no, that faded away because dimwit jeff went out driving drunk again.

[@NerdieTurtle]

Waiting for Reby to say something stupid about this

[@eldiablo3794]

Matts mad because Edge and Christian have officially rained on their parade by showing up to AEW and can no longer call themselves the "greatest tag team ever" when one of the "greatest tag teams ever" has showed up in the company lol. Also, as a recovering addict myself, Jeff has nobody to blame but himself for ruining what momentum the Hardy's had going for them before he yet again decided to drive while impaired.

[@joeyskywalker1322]

If AEW so scared to push the Hardy’s now because of what happened then why are they still in AEW making millions 🤣🤣🤣 also Hardy’s legitimately can call themselves one of the greatest tag teams of all time

[@eldiablo3794]

@@joeyskywalker1322 hes making millions but crying about not being used? Apparently making millions doesn't matter to him lol. They're still under contract so of course they're going to make their money.

[@scottlantz1239]

Tony TRULY is playing with action figures. There is no other way to describe it.

[@0tt0z]

He loves his toys. Too bad Richard Pryor isnt around to explain to Tony that you earn friends. You dont buy them.

[@zachsabbath1]

He should do like the rest of us in our late-thirties who collect action figures--put them on a shelf and leave them alone.

[@fordid42]

He reminds me of Lord Helmet from Spaceballs... the scene where he's playing with the action figures. That's exactly who TK is.

[@jmferr2011]

Knowing tk is a supermark, he probably has sex dolls of the evps, butterfly pants, and jungle jack off.

[@TheOnlyTribalChief]

And they said CM Punk was the issue in AEW. Well well well…

[@vycanismajoris6871]

Its just a matter of time before Punk has an altercation with Matt backstage. Punk should be fired so AEW can be a nice and perfect place to be in.

[@emptysoul4455]

@@vycanismajoris6871you do realize that Punk is in WWE now, right?

[@vycanismajoris6871]

@@emptysoul4455 i dont think so man. Hundreds of anti-Punk fans have sworn on their mothers grave and argued with me that he NEVER EVER will return to WWE. And he still has that angle with the almighty EVP to deal wirh. I hope we'll get a promo on collision soon.

[@pokehybridtrainer]

​@@vycanismajoris6871Boy this aged.

[@vycanismajoris6871]

@@pokehybridtrainer what? Dude he punched poor perry backstage a few days ago. Theres even proof of it here on youtube. If I were Tony, I would be scared for my life having such a rude wrestler in his company. On the positive side though, Omega seems to have a face turn and who knows, we might get Punk and Omega vs Young Bucks, hopefully at Wembley '25. 🙏

[@Beer_Baron_]

I always envisioned the Hardy’s being the big tag team in ROH. In a perfect world Tony would have used ROH as their version of NXT. Put the majority of the young AEW talent down there to learn to wrestle, while also populating ROH with some older talent who could A) bring audience to the show and B) help the younger talent.

[@buttscarlton1490]

That is waaayyy too sensible for Tony Kahn to figure out

[@Beer_Baron_]

@@buttscarlton1490 RIGHT?!?

[@vinceraven1501]

Yeah, Ol King Khan turned down CW for the ROH brand because it's not including AEW itself. He's an idiot honestly as in his very own lap was the opportunity to restart ROH as a NXT style brand on a totally different network & turned it down.

[@thehorrorhound6575]

“Help the younger talent” they don’t want help man. Didn’t you see what arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard said? The exact same shit that William regal, cm punk, mark Henry, and Jim Ross have been saying. They said in the two years they were there not one single solitary young wrestler asked for their opinion, or took their advice. Everyone just assumes “oh we put X vet here to help young guys in aew” they don’t WANT it. They don’t want help. Period.

[@Beer_Baron_]

@@thehorrorhound6575 I know. Sad. I said “in a perfect world”, but it’s definitely not that in AEW.

[@chico1680]

Nobody may have wanted LOD 2000 but, I sure did want Sunny in that outfit back then.

[@zombieninjatedsmith1301]

I need to take Tylenol every time Matt "walks" to the ring.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

Same , my knee hurts every time I see him walk

[@passyou]

Matt once was teleporting and vanishing he has no room to talk. He should be fired too. The guy can bearly walk.

[@Jon-1005]

Matt Hardy has to have CTE.

[@AlgaeNymph]

That's an interesting hypothesis Jim has, about Tony being so in his own head about how all the episodes go together into one epic narrative. Reminds me of inexperienced fanfic writers writing massive mega-crossovers.

[@pendafen7405]

I know Wattpad and Tumblr y/n girls in school who write, plot and characterise better than TK.

[@WaveOfTheRager]

The fact they they bleep Mike Hunt is hilarious. That's a name up there with Richard Head

[@alexs7670]

Richard Cabeza

[@SonOfMuta]

2:40 "Got handed the Hardy Boys" You mean how Tony Con did contract tampering and got Jeff to purposely get himself fired?

[@MilMaska]

"Just stay on the apron and tagged in your brother that drew the money" - Brian Last

[@Jinzo9988]

Nobody over there seems to want to do what they ought to be doing. The Hardy Boys apparently don't want to be The Hardy Boys because they want to reinvent themselves, one of their biggest stars in Bryan Danielson doesn't want to be the world champion to put some recognition and prestige to that title, Kenny Omega seems to want to do everything except having a singles run where his name and talent actually means something, Moxley can't wrestle normal matches like he used to because he's too infatuated with garbage matches, they had the most captivating and convincing heel in the entire business in MJF who is now a babyface doing comedy, etc. It's so strange.

[@neurosis1146]

THIS

[@danielcraig4974]

I can kinda understand being wary of booking them strongly and featuring them heavily cos Jeff might go off the rails again. It's a risk. Plus I think they are done as full time wrestlers.

[@whovian_scarf_dragon]

Listening to Brian read Matt's quotes it makes me truly believe Matt has CTE

[@EliC09]

You know, you may be right, you know

[@TomFoolery350]

you know

[@robertnapier624]

Just hope Matt don’t go Chris Benoit.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Someone needs to give him some flowers!

[@virgilhawkins7368]

Someone needs to give him a CT scan!

[@joonant1]

Thumbnail is hilarious because it's true for both brothers. Bravo Travis.

[@eals524]

I can't really blame AEW for not wanting to have the Hardys do much. The moment either of them do anything they look like they're in agony and I don't think that's them overselling. I think both need to retire for their own sakes, get whatever issues they have sorted, then take a backstage role that won't leave them clearly suffering all the time. They both look like a tragic in-ring (or out of ring) accident waiting to happen.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

It's acting and it's part of why modern wrestling of the trampoline AEW variety isn't popular at all because no one sells the impact. They just jump everywhere, do flips, go through furniture and then win with a small package.

[@cristiancarrasco1682]

Dude can barely walk or kneel, he should had retired a long time ago. Same with Jeff.

[@662chillin]

It's almost as if Jim knows how to run a wrestling show or something Free advice that Tony Khan won't use

[@thewrongprotagonist8882]

Sounds like Matt needs those flowers that he was ranting about before 😂

[@Ted_Bell]

Aew creative is unstoppable! I love season 4 of "I thought we were friends "

[@theboxingboy7422]

Matt hardys walking to the ring like Yosemite Sam that's probably why the creative is not there for them 😂

[@ck_idgaf1680]

AEW fans want The Hardys to renew their rivalry with Edge and Christian, the problem is Edge doesn't want to do that stuff or kill himself anymore. Plus the Hardys need to stop that crazy crap anyway. Matt thought he would have free reign and run things, looks like he getting his reality check, AGAIN.

[@mjdf122]

AEW the place where friends live love and laugh

[@nickhughes8179]

Then blade, botch, and get crippled

[@albertosillywhips7281]

It must be nice working for a non profit organization.

[@0tt0z]

​@@albertosillywhips7281lmao😂

[@unknownbyself]

​@@albertosillywhips7281this comment made Tony fear for his life

[@albertosillywhips7281]

@@unknownbyself The most important thing is that Tony feels safe at work.

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

How can AEW not take advantage of having the Hardys AND Edge and Christian? It wouldn't be hard at all to revive that rivalry.

[@decepticonxhunter4850]

The ship of relevancy has passed that by. It was great for it's time, but we are decades removed from that now. No reasonable person is going to pay good money to see that when AEW can't even use any WWE footage of that rivalry to rebuild it.

[@natebaxter9551]

​@@decepticonxhunter4850you're assuming AEW has normal fans. Very presumptuous of you.

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

@@decepticonxhunter4850 if it were done right, they could get more out of it than what they're getting out of those 4 guys, now.

[@joeyskywalker1322]

@@decepticonxhunter4850Nah you buggin The Hardy’s vs E&C can definitely make some money problem is the booking

[@moffattman93]

You'd think but one team are borderline cripples and matts actually the one in worse condition 😅

[@trakficjam17]

Matt Hardy is last guy to ask about "frustration" with AEW while being advocate for the EVPs. That being said, the Hardy Boyz influenced the wrestling business where AEW wouldn't exist without them. Their bodies has been broken down and they don't resonate anymore. TK booked them poorly from the start. No excuses.

[@nbaldwin45]

Why was 'Mike Hunt' bleeped? Oh.

[@perryco34]

Brian last is enjoying every second.

[@marcbasil]

The cohost..? He’s a mark

[@gregpackman9833]

Been waiting for this one!

[@rayden120]

Something tells me Matt saw CM Punk's pop return to speak out about this, lol. Matt should talk to his flowers, friends, the buccaneers, lol.

[@NotMyName78]

Butt hurt that Edge and Christian is being treated like a stars

[@SSGourmet702]

matt basically said what jim said from the beginning bring them in to get over younger talent while still staying hot as one of the most iconic tag teams of all time

[@DARC-87]

I just can't believe Matt & Jeff are still killing themselves physically. Wish them the best.

[@Honk_Hogan]

I have no sympathy for the less over Hardy brother. He convinced Jeff to leave WWE and allegedly a world title plan with Roman to mix it up with these AEW botch monkeys AFTER HE CRACKED HIS SKULL ON TV. The last time he was ever noticeably over was the Edge & Lita angle and he can’t catch back up to that.

[@mayomonkey-gen1]

Jeff Hardy just being lost in the lower mid card shuffle is all you need to know about Aew.

[@phillipbennett692]

I think the problem is that nobody can trust Jeff anymore so nobody wants to push the Hardys. If I was booking this stuff, I wouldn't push the Hardys because Jeff is one mistake away from screwing up all your booking. I don't know if I would really put the Hardys on at all because there is more talent that needs to be focused on insteading of watching the Hardys jobbing all the time.

[@jmferr2011]

After sunny, I'm starting to think Jeff hardy will make the same mistake.

[@florida_guy03]

Matt Hardy is upset he’s not getting his “flowers” I forgot they were even still in Aew.

[@Jp-eg7th]

That Jeff Hardy idea is so simple but would be so effective. A redemption arc. Not over the top where he becomes preachy but simply him being a normal flawed human being who is just trying to be better.

[@pendafen7405]

Yes, probably would work. Jeff is a karma houdini and pretty much the ultimate babyface, people adore and forgive him no matter what he does.

[@JACKXK]

Travis is out of pocket. 😆

[@briannettles669]

The Hardys were ranked at number 94 in the PWI 100 Tag Team list, just behind the Dark Order.

[@rickrosas726]

I mean the Hardy's are not what they were ten years ago but i think they need to fued with edge and Christian once their rivalry is over. Besides what other tag team would be beneficial for them to beat anyways??

[@AndromedanPrince]

The truth is they shouldn't be a tag team anymore Jeff established himself as a single star years ago day one that's what he should have been..

[@RedShogun13]

I honestly think the one thing that would still help AEW out tremendously is hiring a dedicated booker with real experience. The “inmates running the asylum” followed by “rich mega wrestling fan playing with his toys from his toybox” was less of an issue/able to be overlooked in the early years when everyone had fresh, new ideas and/or wrestling fans would just overlook that type of thing because AEW was new and “would grow out of it”. We’ve come to surprisingly (or unsurprisingly depending on who you ask) discover that that blueprint was not sustainable long term and once the company was out of its honey moon phase. AEW’s booker is when you strip it down to its bare essentials, a guy that’s never booked wrestling outside of fantasies in his head like some of us have as mere fans. Tony needs to wake up. AEW still has a ton of talent and was on the rise for a while. It’s stagnated. I would go as far as to say it’s growth is stunted. Like imo it could continue to grow and become a better wrestling product but it just feels like they’re stuck for whatever reason. Whether it’s disorganization/chaos or straight up delusion that they’re where they need to be already. If they simply got a real booker and Tony Khan was just able to sit back and be the money man it would at least move the whole company in one direction versus feeling like the promotion has a rope tied to each limb and it’s being pulled apart by fcking stallions or something. Keep the variety in wrestling styles. I like that they showcase western, Japanese, lucha, etc styles. That’s not the problem. It’s overwhelming presence and feeling of disorganization and aimlessness. I want to be optimistic (no matter how it clashes with being realistic) and believe that AEW can get on the right track and start climbing upwards again but I just feel as an outsider fan/viewer observing all this that there are people in the promotion making or influencing decisions that just aren’t seeing where they’re at and where they should want to work towards being.

[@corrosivealtars]

A good booker needs a good roster. AEW has never had either.

[@RedShogun13]

@@corrosivealtars You really don’t think if some of the young guys were taught right/out of their bad habits they could be good? AEW has been a roller coaster and has had its problems but talent has seldom been one of them. A lot of the talent can be numbskulls and they have to much access to the keys to the car which imo is the bigger issue. Not the potential or physical ability of the roster. Let’s not pretend that they don’t have people they can build on if they got any semblance of their act together or again, if they taught some of these young guys coming over from the indies a little better. AEW has talent on their roster. Booking is an issue. Having a booker who is able to decisively tell talent “no” when they propose doing 450 splashes from the rafters to a table onto social security recipients on free TV has also been a *painful* issue. It just all strikes me as a lack of foresight or intelligence less than they don’t have talent or talent with potential on their roster.

[@RedShogun13]

@@corrosivealtars I would also argue that regardless, a good booker can make a mediocre roster seem good and a good roster look great. Star power and match magnitude is all perception anyhow and a solid booker plays a tremendous role in all of that. I’m not saying hiring a real booker would fix all of AEW’s woes but is it really hard to imagine that that would be a big plus as a whole for them considering their most glaring issues?

[@sarkissamuel]

Teleport to another company.

[@donohirst]

Does he want his flowers back now? Surely they'll be dead and shriveled up? And flowers is about 5 or 6 generations of slang past when Mat was supposed to grow up?

[@JaculaDudek]

I don't miss them. Thanks Tony.

[@ChatNoir443]

We need to start a death pool and place bets when AEW folds

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

2026 maximum

[@Kalbuir66]

My 10th grade Geometry teacher was in fact named Mike Hunt. He was the head football coach too. I kid you not. It was a gold mine of wise cracks.

[@scottwilson3741]

I had a friend in highschool named Eric Hunt. Anytime he got called to the office they would pause between his name

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

"stop staring at Mike Hunt" "Everyone needs to gang up on Mike Hunt one day" Ah being 13.

[@troystaunton254]

I went to schools with a guy named Wayne King.

[@mannyjay2321]

Are we all just gonna ignore the fact that there guys have a head that looks just like hunter Hearst Helmsley ??? The detail of the artwork is just immaculate

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

How Edge & Christian vs The Hardyz hasn't been booked already I have no clue.

[@OmegaRedFan]

Nerd

[@RedEyesBDC]

I forgot that the Hardys were still there

[@vishalkaith3973]

Christian was right when he said in his promo that Matt uses others to stay relevant. In the same interview Matt went on to name-drop Christian and how Christian is doing a great work which is why he should get a chance as well. Welp he has never been as good as Christian on the mic and neither were Jeff and Matt ever as over as E & C. Both Christian and Adam Copeland have more brand value attached to their name and people would still pay to see them in the ring even if it's just holding a microphone, as proven by the views their segments get on KZbin.

[@hermeskino711]

So are they both going to show up drunk to a show, get released for not wanting to go to rehab and finally show up on TNA?

[@markleeks6024]

With all those 'ya know's, this could have been written by Meltzer.

[@tomm9963]

Matt needs to give the AEW creative team their flowers

[@robertmccann3057]

He wants to leave, why not just teleport out of there?

[@constablekennedy7705]

I actually forgot that the Hardys still existed in AEW. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@BenjiXAddictX4Ever]

They only do 6 men tag matches with Isaiah Kassidy. Pretty skippable.

[@perryco34]

Jeff hardy should have been a mentor to Darby Allen. Try and warn him about the dangers of putting your body though crazy shit and the consequences that come with it.

[@timoutlaw9763]

What happened to the Flowers 💐?

[@israelbautista2623]

This is why you don’t talk shit about you former employees. Fat Hardy has pretty much burned bridges in wwe and to a certain degree TNA Fat Hardy at this point should be happy Tony gave him a job

[@Wooderz245]

Matt and Jeff could easily walk out on an episode of Dynamite and say, Hey, we're the f'n Hardy Boys. We've been doing this for 25 years. We shouldn't have to be begging for TV time, so we're taking it and we're calling out any team in the back to come out and try to make a name for themselves at our expense.

[@Darkscream217]

Whats messed up is the fact I knew a friend since Middle School by the name of Michael Hunt...

[@richardcelaya7361]

Yes more Cornette

[@jrobinson9239]

Hate to say Hardy’s are washed!!!

[@michaelfranzese4975]

LOL, the least of AEW's concerns is how they book the 45 year old Hardy's. That's like patching a small leak when there is a cannon ball sized hole in the ship.

[@pendafen7405]

We have a saying in English football, "his/her legs have gone"--meaning, the player in question is too old and/or too injured to have the stamina and strength and physical ability to play routine full hard matches across a season. In those cases, the player either retires and becomes a coach or pundit, or stays on but only as a perma-bench player or a substitute in easier games to guide and support the full-time juniors. This is what the Hardy Boys need to do, now. They can no longer work every show or PPV, and perhaps not even every month. They can't do the hardcore stipulations any more, either. Time comes for us all, and quicker for those who have a bused their own bodies.