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9. The Hardy Boyz (WrestleMania 33)
As rewarding a return in real life as it blatantly was for fans of the characters, Matt and Jeff Hardy’s explosive WrestleMania 33 comeback was some genuinely heart-felt mutual wish fulfilment.
Having both exited WWE via acrimonious side exits following various battles with drug and alcohol addictions, the future looked bleak for the brothers as they continued on simultaneously dangerous paths in TNA.
Thankfully, it wasn’t just their creative life that hit rock bottom working for the Orlando outfit. Suffering unfortunate public lows on mediums from YouTube to pay-per-view main events, Matt and Jeff eventually broke free of their addictions and launched into characters that unexpectedly propelled them back into the North American wrestling mainstream.
As #BROKEN Matt, the elder Hardy was a revelation as a deranged version of his former self, and when Jeff entered the world following viral sensation ‘The Final Deletion’, the two were firmly on the long road back. One of the loudest WWE pops of the year vindicated so much of work it took to get them back where they so desperately wanted to be. Literally climbing a ladder to tag team gold on the same night concluded their fabulous redemption.