10 Wrestlers With The AEW Stink

9. Matt Hardy

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The arrival of Jeff Hardy in AEW will provide the company with a number of thrilling short term outcomes fans will loudly praise.

An immediate face off with Darby Allin and Sting brought about a mix of dream pairings rooted in a nightmarish past. Speaking of the past, look no further than the EVPS - The Young Bucks rematch will be hot even if it doesn’t reach the peaks of their 2017 ROH classic.

This entry doesn’t exist to take a sh*t on a nostalgia run that should at very least generate a few eyes and be classified as “nice”.

But after that, what?

Matt Hardy’s AEW CV is a ropey one. A cursed feud with Sammy Guevara didn’t elevate the younger star as planned, and the Hardy Family Office’s nonsensical construction and unsatisfactory motivations has at times made thrilling TV shows feel like clogged toilet bowls.

It's not just Private Party and The Butcher & The Blade that found themselves marooned…

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