10 Desperate WWE Superstars That Used Social Media As A Cry For Help
8. Matt Hardy Will Not Die
Long before he fixed his whole career by becoming 'Broken', Matt Hardy was near the brink of personal and professional collapse. The former 'Version 1' was losing his battle against the demons that had cost him his job in WWE and caused tremendous consternation amongst longstanding fans when he appeared to use his YouTube channel to leave a suicide note.
The video (recaptured here) wasn't remotely trying to mask its intention:
"Goodbye, World... My time here is Almost complete... I only have a few hours & minutes... I loved you all... Regardless of how you felt about me... I'll miss you all... September 23, 1974 - August 31, 2011."
It rightfully stirred fan sentiment and concern, leading to 911 calls and various home checks that resulted in the video getting taken down from YouTube and Matt rapidly steering back towards the internet to rectify the damage he'd piled on to his troubled public persona. It would take six more years for Hardy to return to a WWE he never really wanted to leave, and he had to be clean and sober of all his innumerable ills - including confusing attempts to work the internet - before he was fully welcomed back into the fold.