10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 33 Facts

8. The Hardy Boyz Didn't Arrive Until After The Show Had Started

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When Matt and Jeff Hardy left Impact Wrestling in early March 2017, there was plenty of buzz among fans that hoped to see The Broken Universe intermingle with The WWE Universe in some sort of delightfully cataclysmic event. Part of their wish came true: The Hardyz resurfaced in WWE at WrestleMania 33, being slotted at the last minute into Raw's Tag Team Ladder match, where they would capture the gold.

Less than 24 hours earlier, the brothers performed in a ladder match for Ring of Honor with The Young Bucks, and seemed to be doing everything to throw inquiring fans off their trail. Jeff said in an interview that they hadn't done any physicals for a WWE return yet (which was apparently untrue - a kayfabed answer). They were still at their hotel after WrestleMania had started, and told some people that they were exhausted, and going to their room to rest. According to The Wrestling Observer, they then snuck out and scurried over to the stadium.

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