10 Wrestlers Who Were Drunk On The Job

5. Matt Hardy

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Matt Hardy's own addictions thankfully never resulted in a match or moment as regretful as his brother's Impact Zone embarrassment, but a recent WWE 24 special revealed the full extent of his own problems with drugs and alcohol at the tail end of the 2000s.

In raw, previously-unused interview footage never previously revealed, Hardy was shown falling asleep midway through a talking head, whilst friend and colleague Christian spoke with sadness at the prospect of losing him altogether.

The six survivors of the TLC-era tag matches were all still clinging on in the industry despite the damage done to their bodies in their younger days, but Hardy's injuries appeared to have expedited his personal and professional descent,

Sharing stories of seeing him passed out in his food, the pattern was all-too-familiar for the veteran not to worry about the very worst, particularly when Hardy left WWE under a cloud relating to his inability to conquer his demons in 2011.

 
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