10 Things That Would Happen If WWE Buys TNA
9. The End Of Broken Matt Hardy
TNA’s weekly television shows have improved steadily throughout 2016, and while there are still plenty of eyeroll-worthy moments, their current malaise doesn’t reflect the quality of their most recent shows. Yes, it’s still Raw-lite, but Impact has been a solid-if-unspectacular show for months, which is more than you can say for Raw: a show that’s quality goes up and down like an elevator.
Matt Hardy’s Broken brilliance has been a huge part of this. Preposterous, over-the-top, and outrageous, Hardy’s antics have produced some of wrestling’s most absurdly entertaining moments this year. Matt’s so good at this that he’s been able to get his gardener, drone, and dilapidated boat more over than most wrestlers on TNA’s roster, and his own popularity hasn’t been this high in years.
Both Matt and Jeff Hardy are two wrestlers that WWE will likely look at bringing back, but they won’t be performing as Broken Matt and Brother Nero. WWE’s writers love familiarity, and while the company did openly copy TNA’s Final Deletion with The New Day’s visit to the Wyatt Family compound a few weeks ago, Matt & Jeff are far more likely to be brought back as the Hardy Boyz than anything else.
Despite its success, the “Deletion” saga is too out-there and ludicrous for WWE’s safe, mainstream product. The Hardyz are a known commodity as a unit and would be hugely over upon returning, and that’s the route WWE will take.