Former WWE United States Champion's popular gimmick allegedly wasn't "Tony Khan’s cup of tea"
A former WWE United States Champion has claimed that AEW President Tony Khan could not understand his popular gimmick. The said star departed from All Elite Wrestling earlier this year.
The name in question is none other than Matt Hardy. He was signed to All Elite Wrestling from 2020 until his departure earlier this year. Hardy is known for his time in WWE and is currently active in TNA Wrestling. During his previous stint in TNA, he introduced the 'Broken' Matt character, which became very popular.
Many fans wondered why Hardy portrayed the 'Big Money' Matt gimmick instead of using the 'Broken' Matt character in AEW. On his Extreme Life podcast, the former United States Champion recently disclosed that his 'Broken' Matt persona wasn't Tony Khan's cup of tea. He also spoke about the 'Big Money' Matt character's origin.
"'Broken' Matt Hardy wasn’t Tony Khan’s cup of tea anyway as it was. I think ‘Big Money' Matt, a guy who’s out there bragging about his wealth and status and how much money he’s made in this industry, whatever because if you notice immediately after we do The Elite Deletion, you see me doing promos on TV kind of boasting about how I destroyed Sammy and it was the best thing on the pay-per-view. The wheels were already in motion to do ‘Big Money’ Matt,” Hardy said. [H/T: WrestleTalk]
WWE veteran Matt Hardy is set for a tag team title match at an upcoming pay-per-view
As mentioned earlier, Matt Hardy is signed to TNA Wrestling. The WWE veteran is currently competing in the tag team division alongside his brother, Jeff Hardy.
The Hardys are set to compete for the TNA World Tag Team Championship at the upcoming Bound for Glory pay-per-view. They will take on The System and ABC in a three-way Full Metal Mayhem Match.
Can The Hardys capture the TNA World Tag Team Title for the third time in their career on October 26? Fans must stay tuned to find out.
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