10 Things We Learned From Matt Hardy On Talk Is Jericho

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Matt Called An Audible

Matt Hardy
AEW

That little tyke also went rogue.

Matt revealed that Vanguard 1 was supposed to fly back over to him towards the end of the broadcast. It didn't happen, and he's not entirely sure why. When the drone stayed put inside the ring, Hardy was forced to improvise and taunt The Inner Circle instead.

Jericho didn't have a clue that the drone was meant to drift back over to Matt. He and his stablemates were going to stand slack-jawed like they'd seen a ghost anyway, and they hadn't been told about Vanguard 1's return journey before heading through the curtain. Everyone just sorta' worked on the fly.

Both guys agreed that AEW's loose formatting is way better than WWE's overly-scripted style. Matt pointed out that the ability to improv and adapt to things that go wrong is part and parcel of the business. That's something a lot of WWE-taught workers can't really do.

What else did you learn from Matt Hardy on Chris Jericho's podcast? For more, check out 10 Wrestlers Who Suffered A Crippling Crisis Of Confidence and 10 Things You Didn't Know About WWE No Way Out 2000!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.