With WWE's three hour spectacular Draft Lottery tomorrow night on "Raw", we are faced with question after question, without any real answers. Who could be the major beneficiaries of this whole deal? Well, since it won’t be us (the fans/marks/smarks), it might as well be a guy we like.Guys like CM Punk, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, Ken Kennedy, Matt Striker, Elijah Burke, Marcus Brown (I mean Cor Von) and even Jeff Hardy - those who are somewhat fresh faces that haven’t had their shots at the big time gold yet.
Guys like Chris Benoit and Randy Orton who are the faces that we know and have had runs before that could be given fresh starts.
The one name I want to focus in on, however, is a name brought up often and well debated over in the past. Big Daddy Donnie has leaned towards the idea that he is NOT a main eventer, but I want to point out, like JBL, that he is a main event waiting to happen: Matthew Moore Hardy.
What are the downsides of Matt Hardy becoming a main eventer? I haven’t found one yet. He is a solid worker, he isn’t a bad talker when given the chance, and he is over like a mofo. While some argue that he isn’t as over as his brother Jeff, the big difference between the two is that Matt Hardy lives wrestling. Jeff seems to be off to himself and just shows up and does the work when needed.Matt Hardy has been waiting on that big push for too long now. Here is a guy who was friggin' fired because Edge was boning his girl! He was brought back because he created such an uproar with the wrestling community only to be quickly dispensed once again. But like the old t-shirt says, he will not die.
Matt Hardy quietly became one of the most over guys in the locker room while Batista and John Cena got pushes for the most ignorant of reasons. How many times have Stephanie McMahon and Triple H looked over Matt Hardy? But now with the roster depleted and nobody to step up, guess who will still be there when the dust settles and all the smoke is cleared?
Screw the glass ceiling, Matt Hardy is standing in a glass encasement holding a 12 gauge shotgun! It’s ready to fire - he just has to be given the green light to pull the trigger. With Matt Hardy in 'rostorial limbo' this Monday night, he will be given a permanent home. I reckon.
Whether he goes the way of "Raw", or "SmackDown!", he has two champions that wouldn’t be a stretch for him to be involved with. It will be Edge more likely than Cena because Matt has a strong face character right now...and with the history between Matt and Mr. Copeland, there is instant money waiting to be made, it could quite possibly be this years version of Edge/Cena ‘06.Although the program with Edge is the most appealing, a Cena/Hardy feud isn’t too much of a stretch either. Matt Hardy can have a strong heel character as well. Matt got the V1 gimmick over as a heel with his little 'MFer' Shannon Moore.
Matt Hardy should be a strong heel, especially considering that he could be one now. Matt doesn’t currently utilize half the moves that he did as a babyface beginner back in 1998 and 1999. Few and far between are the moonsaults and 450’s. If he simply stopped catering to the fans upon entrance, looking to them for support, he would already be 80-90% of the way to heeldom.
While the idea of Matt Heel-Hardy isn’t as appealing, it is possible. Like I mentioned earlier, who wouldn't salivate over the idea of Matt Hardy VS. Edge for the World Championship at SummerSlam?
If the E is worried about buyrates, they should realize that it doesn't even matter where a Matt Hardy VS. Edge match goes on the card. Edge and Rob Van Dam were in the championship match last year at Vengeance and were on maybe four or five matches deep into the show. WWE should build a card for SummerSlam that doesn’t necessarily have a sole match as the drawing point.
That way, those that don’t usually buy pay-per-views will have more reasons to buy this one. Put on a Cena VS. a 'next big thing' bout. Put a Steve-O VS. Umaga match in there for entertainment as well. Those watching for the other matches would then get to see a big belt on the line and witness Hardy and Edge put on a clinic. In addition to its back-story, this match would have people hooked and Matt Hardy would be over win or lose.Maybe you disagree, maybe you agree. Either way, let me know what you think. It isn’t about personal preferences, it’s about the ability and marketability of the character. That and the fact that Matt, like Edge, has certainly been long paying his dues. It's Hardy's time to shine.
20 comments: on "Matt Hardy: Tha Main Event Waiting To Happen"
Matt Hardy is a main event waiting to happen. The key word is "WAITING". It's gonna be a while. Right now he's the first guy to hold two spots on the roster at the same time since Mick Foley did it with Mankind & Dude Love but, this is just a starting point.
I'm pretty sure Mr. Kennedy has the edge (pun intended) on the title match at Summerslam. As you pointed out Matt was fired and rehired by the company. When you leave a company for any reason you pretty much go back to square one. The main event waiting to happen is nothing more than a catch phrase invented to showcase a tag team wrestler as a single wrestler. The damn marks will never see the Hardys as single wrestlers as long as the other is still around. If Matt is ever to win a world title he's gonna have to turn on his brother. This as all happened before but Matt dropped the ball. Stephanie McMahon and Triple H didn't tell Hardy to move over to Raw to work with his then girlfriend or blab his personal business all over the net. I think post draft Matt might find himself in a feud with M.V.P. for the US Title. A secondary singles title might just be the next logical step. I do beleve Matt will main event a Wrestlemaina some day but, not Maina 24. Sometime ago Brett Hart was in a similar position like Hardy is now. We all know The Hitman finally broke out of being know as a tag team wrestler. Personally I think Hardy is move for move, promo for promo, match for match better than Hart ever was. If Matt can keep doing the great work he's been doing and keep his mouth shut a world title regin is almost a sure thing.
Sir Jimmy I agree with alot of what you are saying. Hell we might as well partner up due to the fact that 3/4 of this show will gang up on us due to the fact that we both think Matt is better than Bret. If Bret didnt have his five moves of doom he was a tag team guy wearing pink.
I disagree however that nobody told Matt Hardy to move to RAW. Matt Hardy calls all the shots? If this were the case he'd have been World Champ long ago.
Matt IS a singles wrestler. You're missing that Matt still has more seenrority(Barber Shop reference by the way) than Jeff does. That and Jeff worked for the competition. The E is using Matt to draw ratings, be it with or without a tag team they know how important he is.
Matt turning on Jeff will happen but, like it's initial time, will be a disaster and put both guys down a few notches. It's been done before, and the last time the better brother didnt come out on top, and I'm guessing that this time the same would be said(I'm not talking kayfabe here people)
A logical step would be for a Hardy/Edge feud. Strike while the pot is hot dammit. Matt Hardy has said on the web and in the mag that Edge is he hates Edge. What more could you want, oh wait, HHH doesn't like either of these guys, so basically they'll just have to claw for what ever they got.
While Edge is a champ it took a powerplay for him to get there again, and Hardy, well he's got no powerplay. Let's just hope H doesn't find a gimmick for Matt to come from the ceiling for this half of a brother tandem.
By the way, Kennedy has the Edge, but can you trust his ability to stay healthy? I love Kennedy, but this is twice in his relatively short career he's been sidelined, be it long term or not, it has caused drastic shakeups in how the show was going to go. He's either had a little bad luck out of the gate, or he's another Batista waiting to pull or tear something else. Personally I hope not, but eh, whatcha gonna do.
Matt Hardy desrves to be a main eventer veen more then Jeff. Like you siad Matt lives wrestling unlike his brother Jeff, who lives for the moment. I always liked Matt better myself cause he is the ebstter all around wrestler and better on the mic. Don't get me wrong Jeff is good at what he does and could be in a main event but Matt deserves it more.I would love to see Matt vs. Edge in a hell in a cell match at Summer Slam.
I also wouldn't mind seeing Matt turn heel and take on Cena. Matt is a pretty good heel, that is when I really became fan of his when he started the whole Matt Hardy V1. Matt could also carry Cena to some good matches just like Edge did last summer.
Hopefully Vince and Steph will realize that Matt Hardy is the next main eventer in the WWE.
Personally, I found Matt as a heel to be boring and even then, he was still relatively over.
He could get way more buyrates for any event with him Main Eventing as a babyface.
I agree on the Jeff/Matt thing. Matt is more balanced, bigger move set etc; not to take anything away from Jeff though, he's fucking exciting to watch.
Overall I agree, sadly it really seems like they'll have to split the Hardy's to push Matt.
Btw D.J.B, I got the DVD. Been watching alittle everyday. Gotta say, Punk can play a damn good heel.
Why does the five moves of doom thing have to be brought up again? Do you guys not realize that every single wrestler has his own personal five moves of doom list? Name one wrestler and I'm sure we can all name his five moves.
Matt better than Bret? Come on guys, you know Bret is one of the best all time.
I do hope though that Matt can break out. Both the Hardy's should break out eventually. These guys should take Cena to the side and give him a selling clinic, cause them mofo's could sell air to you and you'd buy it.
Why would Matt turn heel on Cena? let Cena turn heel... it might make him interesting
as far as Matt being better than Bret... eh... i'm not a big Bret mark... but Matt's not there quite
Wow what did I start with the bret thing? D.J.B. I don't want to heel on you but your starting to sound like Mark McMarkington from Marksville. There might still be heat between Matt and Edge but, the on-air feud is dead. They did that already. Edge went on to be the Rated R Superstar and Matt went on to tag with Tatanka. The pot is not hot. Matt did have stroke at one time but squandered it. You ask to be move to Raw, you get hurt, Edge bones your girlfriend, you shoot your mouth off on the net and then you find yourself sitting home doing a shoot for big vision entertainment. Matt is over with the fans because even A huge Cena mark can see how hard he works that's why he's back. When he gets back he slips under the bottom rope instead of taking a bump from the Undertaker making taker look bad. This is why Matt ain't getting no main event any time soon. Someday no doubt but, not today. Hardy Vs. M.V.P. that's money. Matt Vs. Jeff (With the machine behind it this time) money. Matt winning the briefcase, money.(Yes another pun) You're more likly to see Matt vs. Bret at Summerslam then Edge.
Now, the Bret thing I know The Hitman is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. I use to mark out for him. I'm sayin' compare Bret's body of work to Matt's.
As far as the five moves of doom, Bret Hart didnt allow them to be shaken up or stopped. If the progress of Bret Hart's five moves was impeded he was a lost little puppy. Not that many other guys have to hit their moves that way. Not even Cena, and yes that is a slap to Hart. Sure Hart was good but THE greatest of all time? No. He did have a special talent though, he had a schlong big enough to screw himself.
Matt Hardy vs. MVP money? It could be but not immediately. If they just throw it together it's going to be southern white guy against flashy black guy. The WWE stereotype feud of the ages.
If Matt Hardy vs. Edge is not hot, why are the hints dropping everywhere related to the WWE? If an old feud can't easily be revived why was it a few months back Osters were clamoring for HHH vs. HBK feud? That feud was good the first 18 months but the next 20 blew my nuts. We don't need another one. HHH needs to step his nose down and go ruin guys careers backstage not in front of the camera hogging main event spots to wrestle Shawn again. The only thing HHH has on his mind is winning that belt back. So at Mania 24 he'll beat Cena for the gold, and you know what, it'll upset me, I'd rather be sick of Cena than sick of HHH AGAIN.
I honestly think that Matt vs. Jeff could be good, but the machine will not be behind it like it would for a Matt vs. Edge. Too many Hardy marks would be upset and tune out just like last time. Last time there really wasn't a definitive heel. Sure they tried to give it to Matt, but the fans didnt buy it. Then Jeff went on his lost soul campaign and the brief relationship with Trish, they nearly ruined the Hardys with that shit, I just hope they dont do it again.
Edge is a great talent, Matt Hardy is a great talent. Who has the Edge(absolutely NO pun intended) It's impossible to tell. It's been argued on here that Edge needs a woman to be truly believable as the Rated R Superstar, some argue that Matt needs Jeff to be over. I disagree with both, but if the WWE office feels that way, why not give the two guys a shot?
The Taker incident? Taker spoke his mind, Matt respectfully took it case closed. Let's not forget that Edge just pulled a powerplay on HHH. Who is in theory in a worse spot? Again basically an unanswerable question, but it begs an answer. I just can't give it. Maybe Donnie could point at the one at most fault in this situation.
I may sound like Mark McMarkington, and I'm not heeling on you, but I am honestly proud to mark for a guy who works as hard as Matt Hardy does, instead of a guy who played politics his entire career and married the boss' daughter to ensure as many title reigns as possible.
Mark McMarkington? That's retardedly outdated. He legally changed his name quite some time ago.
We now know him as Frank Fronte.
Damn, I knew they looked very similar. You Brian Plunkett are quite the sleuth.
It's impossible to tell who has the edge between EDGE and MATT HARDY?
Are you kidding me?
WOW just just WOW
are you kiddng me i cant belive this is an article umm lets see MATT HARDY IS BORINGGGGG the only toy to left at every toy store the dumbest shirts the guy is boring.
in order for matt hardy to ever become a main eventer he is going to need a major charcter over hual he is going to need some revisions reduction add on and frankly a new gimmick
here an example name one main eventer that had a finsher that didnt either surpise you (stunner, rock bottom or crossface cant forget the RKO/diamond cutter )when the star put it on or amped the crowd with anticapation ( Tombstone, FRog splash hell Even the people's elbow) the gou does headlock to reverse neckbreaker/cutter Yawn im sorry guys being a good worker does not make you a mainevent no you have to have the almighty IT glass ceiling or not you have to have it out Kennedy has it CM ounk has it Bret HAd It then he at swallod it, even CENA had IT what happend to his it i dont know maybe Khali ate IT Matt HArdy nope um mm aint there not yet if he got rid of the baggy hot topics pants and a hair cut
and you have worse typing skills then me....
WOW just just WOW
are you kiddng me i cant belive this is an article umm lets see MATT HARDY IS BORINGGGGG the only toy to left at every toy store, the dumbest shirts the guy is boring.
in order for matt hardy to ever become a main eventer he is going to need a major charcter over hual he is going to need some revisions, reduction, add on and frankly a new gimmick
here is an example name one main eventer that had a finsher that didnt either surpise you (stunner, rock bottom or crossface cant forget the RKO/diamond cutter )when the star put it on or amped the crowd with anticapation ( Tombstone, Frog splash hell Even the people's elbow) the guy does headlock to reverse neckbreaker/cutter. Yawn im sorry guys being a good worker does not make you a maineventer no you have to have the almighty IT. Glass ceiling or not you have to have it. Kennedy has it CM punk has it Bret Had It then he swallod it, even CENA had IT what happend to his it i dont know maybe Khali ate IT Matt Hardy nope um mm aint there not yet if he got rid of the baggy hot topics pants and a hair cut
So Darth...nevermind. Your opinions are appreciated.
I meant that since you knew more along the lines of the inner workings you may have a little more insight. I'm not being sarcastic either. I aslo meant who had made a bigger mistake. Edge's powerplay against H, or Matt's leaving Taker hanging.
Agreed, White Thunder. Typing skills are a must. They make the writer look more intelligent, more educated and with correct spelling and grammar the writer seems just plain more respectable.
I can tell Darth was in a hurry to get through his post. The question I ask is: "What's the hurry?" If you're in a hurry, post later. Duh.
I agree with DJB I believe that they can totally but Matt Hardy in the main event picture as a result of this draft, that match he had with Kennedy was just amazing! He went toe to toe with Kennedy and they worked great together!
I really not to sure about whether or not the WWE really has to build Matt by putting him against MVP for the US strap, I think the WWE was testing its fan base when they put Matt in there with Kennedy, and I think they learn that Matt can stick it with the best, all the marks where going crazy for this match even going as far as saying it could be candiate for match of the year! The fans were not surpise to see Matt take the match over Kennedy no matter how over Kennedy was at the time.
I am not to sure about a Matt and Edge program sure people who are marks and read and listen into wrestling program such as the "O" show will know that there is shoot heat between Edge and Matt but the common Smark wouldnt have a clue, unless they refreshed the fans on whats going on.
Which I don't know about anyone else but if I was Edge I wouldn't want this feud to be built on me macking on this guys chick because we might see a shoot fight instead of a wrestling match at Summerslam.
So do I think Matt Hardy can be pushed as a main event now...Yes...but unless they are ready to put out the reason behind the hate of Matt and Edge then I don't think the time is now because I really don't see them turning him heel to face Cena, because God knows we are going to have to deal with Cena forever being champ!
I believe Matt/Edge for the Big Gold is money. During the Attitude era, I was telling everyone that Matt was the "Bret Hart" of the Hardy's. Jeff is a spot monkey, but a good spot monkey.
I don't think you book Edge/Matt by mentioning Lita. WWE won't utilize her name since she's not there. I think they would use the generic "betrayed his best friend" angle to sell these two. Edge might not really want it, but I think he's smart enough to know that if booked right, it will help get him over more, too.
The problem is with all this is getting H and his baby maker to realize Matt can be a Main Eventer. They both seem more annoyed by the crowd backing guys than realizing it means potential money. Vince apparently believes his little girl knows her shit, so if she says Matt can't draw he buys it.
I am hoping Matt does get the chance because he is one of the better workers they have who can get the crowd popping. If the E can see it and believe it, they could get better ratings and buy rates.
Haha, I was just getting ready to write an article that says the EXACT OPPOSITE of everything this one says...
It's coming!
thank you
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