TNA: 5 Reasons Why Jeff Hardy Is Everything That Is Wrong With Professional Wrestling Today

By Brad Lee /

5. Wrong Brother

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Personally, I was an M'Fer back in the day. Although the rest of the world seemed to take to Jeff's high flying move set and unorthodox ring style, I myself as what some may call a "traditionalist," was blown away by Matt's mat skill (pun intended) and wrestling prowess. He could put on an actual "wrestling" match whereas his brother depended on single OMG moments to stun the crowd into a thunderous ovation. The thing about those OMG moments, a lot of time it slows the match right down as Jeff tends to have to recover from being a bit over zealous. It okay for that brief five seconds of adrenaline but the come down is a hard fall (for me anyway). A spot that takes a second to perform but takes 5 minutes to recover from is NOT good wrestling. Matt knows good wrestling. Matt knows how to work an opponent, whether as a heel or a face. His version one gimmick and his matches for the Cruiserweight championship were awesome. And apart from the Edge and Lita saga he was a consistently hard worker who put on stellar matches against whomever his opponent was at the time.The most ironic thing about this is that once Jeff started botching his own signature wrestling moves he quietly adopted his brothers' more mat based moveset. That's right, it got to the point where he couldn't perform the moves he made famous and decided to just rip off his far more experienced brother. Which to some out there might not be a big deal but I can assure you, proves my point down to the letter. This is not evolving, this is blatant use of a fellow superstars moves. I don't know how it is currently within the Hardy family household (if it's not burnt to the ground) but from what I know of sibling rivalry (I have 3 brothers) I can't see how Matt could be that impressed. It's like if my brother took one of my songs and called it his own. I would FLIP. It's okay paying homage to someone by using a signature move of theirs. It's another thing to completely steal every move off another wrestler and call it your own, regardless if he is your brother. Which brings me to my next point.