Well, based on the e-mail feedback I’ve received following Monday Night RAW, and by doing a simple surf of the Internet, it’s obvious that the most asked questions today are concerning Matt Hardy‘s return to Monday Night RAW. Similarly like I did with the WWE releases a few days ago, I figured I’ll go ahead and give you a rundown of what’s going on, hoping that you’ll learn something new. I’ll also add my thoughts on the situation.
Was This a Work or For Real?
– I honestly can’t believe how many people are asking that question, which really makes me think about today’s WWE audience. Of course it was a work. The two segment that took place on RAW were booked into the show, and Hardy, WWE, Lita, Edge, and everyone involved knew that they were happening. Do you honestly think that WWE will let anyone, even Matt Hardy, do what they did if it wasn’t planned? That they wouldn’t cut to commercial and show it? If you do, then you’re dead wrong.
What About Hardy’s Comments?
– This is pro wrestling. Consider yourself worked! I give Matt Hardy a lot of credit for doing what he’s been doing over the past few weeks. He used an outlet in his website to build up to something special. In the modern days of wrestling, he basically gave you a storyline directly to your computer screens and in the touch of your fingers, instead of having you watch a TV show for it. Matt Hardy involved all of his fans into the storyline, and brought you that much closer to it! I am sure there’s going to be a lot of people who will be ticked off that he basically “worked” them. He tried his best with his latest commentaries to make everyone think he’s not going to WWE, but rather TNA and the indy scene. He succeeded. He was smart in that he knew when to shut up, and when to comment. His creativity was certainly shown here.
Has He Signed a Contract?
– Yes, it’s pretty sure at this point in time that Hardy has signed a contract with WWE. As to when that happened, my guess would be in the beginning of June. Paul Heyman actually asked for permission to say the things he said in his “shoot” to the WWE troops at ECW One Night Stand and if WWE OK’d for him to do the Edge/Matt referrence, then I’m pretty sure they had either signed him by that time, or they were sure they were going to.
What’s Next!?
– A lot of people are linking this storyline to the past. (Brian Pilman everyone?) Judging on the history of storylines like this, the best thing WWE and Matt Hardy can do is to estatblish the fact that Matt is with the company but at the same time that he wants nothing to do with them. He did a post after RAW basically saying that he’s a free man still, and WWE can’t control him. The postings on the site have to stop, as it wouldn’t be logical for Hardy to keep saying he’s not with WWE if he appears on weekly basis. They should only play that factor in the TV show now. He will do the ROH show on Sunday, and the other bookings on the indy scene that he has already signed up for. If WWE is smart, they’ll let him do even more indy shows to further the storyline. It should be quite interesting to see what this leads to. I must say, so far it’s been done pretty well. The only thing I would have done differently is not done the segments on RAW where Edge and Lita showed Snitsky the repeat of the wedding (especially Matt’s video part), or the attack backstage, which just seemed useless. Kudos to WWE and Hardy and let’s see if in the end, we’ll still feel positive about this, or not.
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