Matt Hardy has great in-ring ability and the potential to draw some serious heat; However, (and I know this is going to cause some backlash) Jeff is holding his brother back. Matt Hardy gets it, plain and simple. He knows what it means to be a professional and has shown progress consistently since the day he stepped in the ring. Jeff has unbelievable potential, but how in the world are you going to trust that man to hold a world title? I'm not here to hate, but I do feel it's unbelievable that my first post (ever) is going to be on the Hardys... who I have considered overrated since day one.
This is cool and since its your first time i'll just give you the heads up that you need to stay a little more on topic. But to answer your question Jeff isn't holding Matt back, what one brother does won't affect the other, and Matt's inability to get over was what held him back as a face, and partially cause creative didn't leave him much to work with.
hehe As soon as I saw Matt at WM25, my first reaction was "Oh he's pretending to be the guy that banged his girlfriend then, yeah?"
But Matt has grown into the character (and reminded me of why I liked Matt Hardy V1 so much) and is getting some real heat.
While he will NEVER be up to Jericho's standards in mic ability, he is decent in the ring, and could very well be a good upper-mid heel. Personally, if they continue to bring ECW wrestlers to Raw during tapings and whatnot, I'd love a Matt Hardy/Evan Bourne feud. They had a match at Cyber Slam in '08 and it ruled (and was the first time Bourne missed a shooting star).
The first part is off topic, and while i see your point your really don't give anyone who will be pushed in his place, he's not supposed to be Jericho, he's supposed to fill the empty place on the roster left by the retirement of JBL and the transfer of Jericho to Smackdown!, which given the chance he most likely will.
Matt Hardy needs a nickname and a new heel theme. Right now, he's just "Matt Hardy".
Not really, while a new theme would help him somewhat, maybe just slowing his current one down and making it heavier could be enough. I think his mannerism and his action and promos make him a heel, not a nickname.
Quick side note on this: Matt Hardy has physically let himself get fat. And his hairline is getting Hogan-esk.
But to turn up the heel factor, you want people think differently of you, change the look. Hardy has more of less been the same for the last 12 years. Cut the hair, grow a different beard. I like that he is wearing wrestling tights.
Yeah the first part is completely off topic so save it for another thread please. He really doesn't need to that much, name me as many faces that have turned heel that completely changed their attire as you can, and although him changing his look a little to distance from his hardyz days, it will be his actions in the ring that will determine if he fills that main event/upper midcard heel gap.
Don't think that the WWE is dont making roster changes.
If you don't think that Edge will somehow make his way to Raw, then you aren't paying attention. His entire storyline is on that brand!
Yeah but that feud is ending and i think through the affair its becoming pretty obvious that vickie and big show are the power couple and Edge has moved past them both and no longer needs either. and if they were gonna make that change they probably would have done it in the draft.
And when exactly does Cody Rhodes or Ted DiBiase begin his ascent?
Not for a while, they need to stay in legacy for a substantial amount of time to get the "evolution" rub that randy is trying to give them, putting them on their own at the moment would just bury them.
I'd like to see Matt in a long term feud vs. an exercise bike and a bag of rice cakes
And that matters what with his ability as a Wrestler to be a main event upper midcard heel? Don't tell me it has an effect cause i could list off so many people who were like that were fatter that Matt Hardy supposedly is at the moment, i'll only put one out- JBL.
I'm not willing to give away my hard earned $40 to see Matt Hardy vs Cena, or vs. HHH, or vs. Edge, or basically vs anybody.
Well thats good for you but i'm sure there are many people who would, and he wouldn't be against edge, they already did that, and they don't often do heel vs heel fueds. Cena who is a great worker and brawler, would work very well with matt's style and they could have a great fued with cena talking about how matt has loss respect from himself and matt saying how cena is nothing and how matt hardy will beat him.
Could you imagine WM26: Matt Hardy vs HBK in Michael's last match??
That could be a great match, Matt being a cocky arrogant prick who it is really easy to hate versus HBK, the icon, the main event, the Showstopper. Matt's style could easily work with HBK, and with them both being good workers trying to give a good show, it would be an impressive match
