Karl Anderson on RAW Tag Division, Rumored Styles Trade, Hardys

USA Today had a recent interview with Karl Anderson talking about several topics including RAW’s tag division, rumors about reuniting with AJ Styles, and facing the Hardys at WrestleMania.

On the topic of RAW’s tag division, Anderson stated he felt the division is full of quality teams even with the New Day’s departure to Smackdown. Listed the Hardys, The Revival, and Cesaro and Sheamus as really great tag teams for RAW.

“Ever since we showed up in the WWE, The New Day was on top and to see them leave the RAW tag team division, you can tell it’s different. Having the Hardy Boyz come back at WrestleMania, that’s a bonus. To have guys like Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy who have been all over the world and gotten so famous and are still really good at what they do is really cool. The Revival, they’re two of the best as well. Cesaro and Sheamus have come into their own and they’ve been around WWE for a long time. There’s a lot of good tag teams coming up.”

When discussing the rumors prior to RAW’s Superstar Shakeup episode, Anderson stated nobody backstage was ever told about the rumored plans involving AJ Styles. He only managed to find out because of fans on social media spreading the rumors. Even though the trade never happened, Anderson stated him and Gallows regularly keep in touch with Styles since their split from last year’s Draft show.

“It was just speculation. We never got any word on anything. We heard through Twitter and fans saying it. … I don’t know if it was fans wanting it or fans hoping it was going to happen that they started making up stories and hoping the WWE would see it. It didn’t happen. He’s doing fine and we’re happy with where we are. We keep in touch. If we ever come back to that again, it will be really, really great.”

Later in the interview, Anderson talked about the Hardy Boys return to the WWE and finding out they were actually at the event only hours before the start of RAW’s tag championship match. Stated he was very happy the rumors of their return ended up being true and for getting the chance to wrestle them at Wrestlemania as part of RAW’s Tag Team Championship Ladder match.

“We found out a couple of hours before we had to work. We had some kind of expectation because the rumors were flying for a couple of weeks. The day of is when we got word they were coming. We were all very happy with it.

“At the end of the day, Jeff and Matt Hardy helped make the WWE tag team division what it is. The ladder tag team matches they had at WrestleMania in the past made those matches famous. Being in there at WrestleMania with Matt and Jeff Hardy was an honor in itself. It was a great moment to be part of and I’m glad we got that.”