10 Wrestlers Who Couldn't Hide Their Anger At A Botch

7. Rico Berates Jeff Hardy

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Recent discourse has slammed Jeff Hardy's "lack of professionalism" stemming from his perspective on his bizarre exit from WWE in 2021.

Should he have finished the match?

Should WWE have ran the umpteenth version of "Jeff has had his troubles" storyline during the COVID pandemic?

Would WWE have willingly allowed Jeff to leave had he asked?

Former WWE Co-President George Barrios revealed during the 2019 Needham conference that WWE wasn't "trying to lock anybody up" and that "both parties could terminate [agreements] in pretty short order". Neville's contract was frozen at the time, and WWE generally no-sold George's words like the Great Antonio.

Regardless, Jeff is a risk - which he underscored at Survivor Series 2002. He was "off" throughout the six-man elimination tables match, which was otherwise a fun affair chaotic in all of the right ways. Not so its most infamous moment; when Rico hovered by the top turnbuckle, awaiting Jeff to remove him from it, he had little choice but to scream his frustrations: knowing that he could hardly whisper the spot in his ear, Rico screamed "Come on Jeff, goddamnit!"

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