I don't understand all of the Matt Hardy hate, I really don't. Don't get me wrong, I'm not president of the Matt Hardy Should Be The Next WWE Champion Fan Club or anything, but I just don't undertand why the IWC and apparently several wrestling "news" sites or forums seem to have such a problem with him.
I think Matt Hardy is exactly where he should be. In the WWE as opposed to TNA as so many others suggest. In the mid-card, contending for tag titles or lower-tier titles, as he has no business going anywhere near the WWE title or the WHC.
The guy, whether you like him or whether you don't, is over with the fans and typically elicits a good crowd response. He's loyal to the company as I'm sure he could have jumped ship at some point in the past, where he'd be plodding along in the mid-card in Orlando rather than in the mid-card world-wide. He is a pretty good worker overall. He's not the best wrestler in the world, but you don't really have to be to have a long and successful pro wrestling career in the mid-card. He whines too much in these videos and via twitter, but I'm sure the guy must legitimately be frustrated with the way things are. Plus, we don't really know how much of his whining is reality and how much is kayfabe.
Granted the guy is out of shape, but after the health problems he's undergone, it's a credit to him that at least he's still trying. There's lot sof other guys out there who are as fat or fatter than Matt Hardy (such as Samoa Joe) who are admired and respected by the fans, whereas Hardy gets criticized for having put on a few pounds.
It could be worse, he could be like his brother, with one leg in a jail cell, who is not exactly looking anorexic these days either. I say cut the guy a little slack and give him some time to right the ship. WWE, or TNA as well, could use more guys like him in my opinion.
