WWE Legend Teasing Retirement On Twitter?

Is the 10-time tag team champion on his way out?

Matt Hardy
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After close to 26 years in the wrestling business, many of which have been spent dipping in and out of WWE, Matt Hardy may be considering full-on retirement.

The 43-year-old tweeted the following yesterday afternoon, sparking speculation that his run is coming to an end:-

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You can never be sure of anything in this business until it actually happens, and Hardy has a long history of working his fans on social media, but the tweet's sentimental tone doesn't seem coincidental.

Hardy and Bray Wyatt recently lost the Raw Tag Team Championships. Their run as has benefitted both men, but with Matt's physical capabilities clearly diminished and the Woken Universe not taking off in the same way as its Broken precursor did in TNA, the timing makes sense.

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Matt's first WWE appearance came in May 1994, when he lost to Nikolai Volkoff. He continued as a sporadic jobber until signing his first full-time contract in 1998, with him and brother Jeff fast becoming tag division staples, before embarking on successful singles careers.

Both drifted in and out of the company over the years, finding success in organisations like TNA and Ring Of Honor, before returning at WrestleMania 33. If Matt does retire, he'll do so as a 10-time WWE tag champion and a surefire Hall-of-Famer.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.