Interview: Matt Hardy on His WWE Future, House of Hardy Special, and Singles Career

A recent episode of the Chasing Glory with Lillian Garcia podcast show had Matt Hardy as the guest and some of the topics discussed included the future of his WWE career, House of Hardy WWE Network special, and his thoughts on his singles career.

On the topic of the future of his WWE career, Hardy stated his comments at a past house show of “time for me to go home” was not meant to actually mean he was retiring from wrestling.

“Well, that’s funny because, once again, people had quoted that I had left WWE and threw around the word “retirement.” But typically when someone teases it, it’s retirement but I never said retirement. I said that I needed to go home, which I really did after being there for a year-and-a-half and working on a full time schedule the entire time I was there.

Obviously, I am not a spring chicken anymore. I have been doing this for 26 years in October [of 2018]. I needed to go home and needed to address some issues that I was having with my lower back and my hips. If I can bounce back from those issues and get back into the ring and be physical in the ring that is great, and if I can’t then I will do whatever we need to do on air to be entertaining for Matt Hardy. But as far as leaving WWE that hasn’t happened.”

On the topic of the recent House of Hardy WWE Network special, Hardy stated he used the time away from his career to work on both the Halloween special and plans for his new show on the Network.

“I am still with WWE. Being off gave us time to work on this first episode of ‘House of Hardy’ special on the WWE Network. I am still with WWE full-fledged. I am waving the flag. I am in the trenches. I have been off TV for a little bit to take care of some injuries.”

On the topic of his singles career, Hardy stated he was initially against the idea of splitting up the Hardy Boys team during his first run in the WWE.

“I think once we first made it to WWE and doing the stuff with Edge, Christian and the Dudley Boyz, yeah, I think certainly we were fulfilled, and we wanted to do more of what we were doing. We wanted to continue to make art, make magic, you know, so there was a point where I didn’t feel as though I was fulfilled. I think we always wanted to do more and see what was next. I remember this from December 2001 where Jeff and I were on the verge of splitting up and going our own ways. I think even at that point we were uncomfortable with it because WWE had just brought up other talented singles guys, and we didn’t really feel like we were comfortable working singles, including Jeff, and I think right there we were like, woah, let’s put on the brakes. We need to spread our wings in the tag division a little bit longer, so there were moments we were hesitant to do things.”

While discussing more on his singles career, Hardy stated he loved his 2008-2009 feud against his brother in the WWE and his singles career in TNA and Impact Wrestling.

“I think in 2008-2009 when we were put together [facing each other] we both loved it. Some of the creative that we had I wish would have been a little bit different, but we enjoyed it. When we worked together and did the #BROKEN stuff in TNA where I was #BROKEN Matt Hardy and he was Brother Nero we both loved it, especially I am partial to that stuff because we both had full creative say in what we were doing so yeah, we both enjoyed working together.

There comes a point in time where you realize that you had done everything that you could as a team, and that is something that we can always go back to and when we do it would be special since we are both known for that. Then, you do want this challenge in doing your own, and growing on your own and creating. I feel like being fulfilled is involved, when I get to do things that I am happy with and creative with where I can think outside the box I am usually always fulfilled.”

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