Matt Hardy on WWE 2K18, If “Woken” is Working, His Old Persona, & More

As part of the promotion for WWE 2K18’s newest Enduring Icons DLC pack, IGN held a recent interview with Matt Hardy discussing WWE 2K18, if his “Woken” character is working in the WWE, returning to the WWE under the old Hardy Boyz persona, and more.

On the topic of WWE 2K18’s new Enduring Icons DLC pack, Hardy stated he is very ecstatic to be a playable character in a WWE video game again.

“Very exciting. Absolutely riveting. I’m looking forward to seeing it and I’m absolutely ecstatic to be in a 2K game again after seven years. Myself and my brother to be once again involved in a WWE video game is very special.”

On the topic of his “Woken” character and if it is currently working in the WWE, Hardy stated he is very happy to be playing his “Broken”-like persona again and feels with some more time, it will become successful in the WWE.

“It’s been great. Just tremendous. And I’m very excited for this undertaking. It’s starting to take hold. I think the hardcore fans have to remember that patience is paramount. There’s such a huge percentage of the WWE Universe and the WWE fanbase who aren’t familiar with the story of the Woken-slash-Broken character so we have to educate them and get them up to speed and help them understand what’s going on. And that’s something the die hard fans are frustrated with. But things are going to get where they need to be and this is a process now that’s playing out over TV. The biggest thing I’d say to people is just sit back and enjoy this truly truly fun and jubilant ride.”

On the topic of returning to the WWE under the old Hardy Boyz persona, Hardy stated it was a bit difficult due to him becoming personally invested with the “Broken” persona.

“Actually it was. It was hard to go back to that because Woken, or Broken, Matt Hardy was ingrained in me. It had become me in so many ways. It was what I was doing and it became my identity so, yes, it was a bit of a challenge. And eventually, after we debuted at WrestleMania, I’d go out night after night and suppress the “Woken-ness” inside me until I touched another magical being – and that was Bray Wyatt and the nefarious Sister Abigail. And that woke up the magic that was lying dormant inside.”

Other topics discussed during the interview included The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express being childhood heroes of the Hardy Boyz, his thoughts on WWE’s current tag team division, and his thoughts on Jeff Hardy’s recent injury.