Matt Hardy Reacts To Tommy Dreamer’s TNA Departure

Matt Hardy reacts to a big TNA departure.

The world of wrestling is still reacting to the recent announcement from Tommy Dreamer, who revealed that he is leaving TNA on Wednesday’s episode of Busted Open.

On the Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy podcast page, Matt Hardy said that he was not aware of the decision before it was announced.

“I was not aware of that, so that is breaking news to me.”

Hardy continued on and said that he loved working with Tommy Dreamer.

“It’s interesting, it’s intriguing. I certainly enjoyed working with Tommy, I enjoyed working with Tommy all the way back to the House Of Hardcore days, whenever he was doing that show. I always thought he had a good pulse on pro wrestling, where it is, and where it’s going. He stayed pretty current with things but things change. I got lots of love for Tommy, no doubt about it. I loved working with Tommy, really enjoyed working with Tommy. Very interesting to see what happens next at TNA.”

When asked about his booking philosophy, Matt compared Dreamer to Paul Heyman.

“I think he tried to mirror as much as he could of the ECW mindset like this is what the fans think of these people, so let’s give them that as much we can or let’s make the most out of whoever we can by highlighting the strengths, trying to hide their weaknesses to make him into a player. Nobody did that better than Paul Heyman and still doesn’t. ECW was a masterclass on taking guys that weren’t extremely talented and highlighting their strengths and getting them over. 911, a great example. Paul E positioned people in positions where they could succeed because he highlighted their strengths and tried to cover up and protect their weaknesses as much as possible and use them in a way where they seemed like a very big deal. So many people got signed out of ECW, it was one of those places where if the big money of WCW or WWE came calling and they couldn’t match it, then the talent had to go on and then he had to make new people. I’ve said this several times in the past, I feel like that’s kind of where TNA is at right now.”

Hardy rounded off the topic by saying that Dreamer had an unfair reputation in the world of wrestling.

“I think so. I think it has been a little unfair, no doubt. I said that earlier today, I said him and Delirious are quite overworked, you know? They’re very busy cause there’s only two guys doing that. But, I think he has done a lot of good for TNA and I’m very curious to hear the motivation behind why he is stepping away.”

Fightful will update fans when more is known about Tommy Dreamer and his future in wrestling.

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