Matt Hardy isn’t being sour regarding a potential in-ring return for WWE Superstar Big E.
On the latest episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the TNA Wrestling star spoke glowingly about The New Day segment from WWE RAW earlier this week. Hardy said he found it to be excellent overall.
“I thought it was an excellent segment. The emotion was so strong and so powerful and really evoked feelings in anyone,” Matt Hardy said. “I watched back the video package right before that, I watched it while I was working out and doing cardio. And they put together such a tremendous video package to remind people of how much of a force The New Day has been. How important and how substantial and powerful of an entity they’ve been for a decade, right?
“And not only have they been multi-time Tag Team Champions, you had Kofi as the World Champion, you had Big E as the World Champion, Xavier was the King of the Ring. They all had these amazing individual achievements placed upon them as well. You watch this package and you’re like, man, this makes me remember why I love these guys so much.
“They bust their ass, and they worked so hard. They overcame this crazy stigma they originally had in the beginning of being a gimmick that wasn’t supposed to get huge. It wasn’t supposed to thrive and they made it work, right?
Matt Hardy praises Kofi Kingston for letting go of his fear of being an asshole
“I watched this package back and then watched the segment and you see the buildup already between Kofi and Xavier. Then come down to the ring, Big E comes back and once they lock it in, and especially Kofi, because I feel like Kofi is like a Jeff Hardy, he is like a Ricky Steamboat. He is the enterally beloved babyface figure and I love Kofi for that. Kofi is an awesome dude, he’s an amazing dude. I love him so much, I actually miss being around him and being able to chat with him and stuff.
“But Kofi — a great guy. For him to really turn it up to the max on letting go of his fear of being an asshole and really being a dick in this situation where there’s all this sympathy on Big E. And they are talking about you had a broken neck, other people came back but you didn’t even come back to help us when you could have.
“And there’s just a ton of sympathy on him and that segment was so important and it was so big and so many people were talking about it and so many people are invested in it. It’s one of those things where it’s a very friendly reminder or a stark reminder too of how important that is in the entertainment business known as pro wrestling.
The New Day segment was more important than any five-star match
“Segments like that are often more important or more consequential than a five-star match or a six-star, seven-star, whatever absurdity you end up wrestling. Whatever is considered a perfect match. Because at the end of the day, pro wrestling is not all about the wrestling. I mean, that’s great when the wrestling is really good. But also, what is important is people being emotionally invested in characters and their story and what they’re doing. And that started with The New Day, if it’s followed up on correctly can be huge.”
When asked if Big E will eventually be cleared, Hardy said he does or they wouldn’t have gone there.
“I think so,” Matt Hardy said. “I would imagine the reason they decided to go here is because he is going to get cleared.”
Big E hasn’t competed since breaking his neck on SmackDown in March of 2022.
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