Jeff Hardy joined his brother Matt Hardy in AEW in March 2022, reuniting the brothers for the first time since April 2019. The Hardy Boys were planned to win the AEW Tag Team Championships in the summer of 2022, but Jeff was arrested for a DUI on June 14, 2022, leading to him entering rehab and being suspended by the promotion.
When Jeff returned in April 2023, he and Matt were sporadically used on AEW TV before each man departed the company in 2024.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on The Ariel Helwani Show, the Hardys were asked what went wrong.
"My personal problems. Getting in trouble with the law. I think I never got a fair chance to redeem myself. Coming back, at least that's how I felt. I totally understood why they didn't want to give me that chance. They probably can't trust me. I'm just a liability. I was telling myself all these terrible things about getting what I got and getting arrested again. There is so much guilt and shame involved in that. Naturally, I beat myself up about it. I just don't think we ever had a fair chance because of that. I blame myself all the time," said Jeff.
Asked if he agreed with Jeff's assessment, Matt said, "That probably factors into things, I think. He was back and I feel like he did pretty good to prove himself. I figured there would be a little bit of a testing period with him. With myself, Jeff, Adam [Cope], and Jay [Christian Cage] all together. I figured they would at least have us in the ring and if we're doing something together, it would be a hell of a segment because there is so much value in the four of us being together because of our history. It didn't happen. Tony Khan is a great guy. Paid me very well. I like him. Got along with him. He has his style and choice of wrestling that he likes to see and I don't know if all of us factored in."
The Hardys joined TNA Wrestling in 2024 with Matt appearing in April and Jeff following him in June.
Elsewhere during the interview, Matt commented on WWE-TNA partnership. You can find his comments here.
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