1. Jeff Hardy And Trish Stratus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRRkrKkFXFQ It seemed like a good idea at the time. Pair up a rising young babyface with the most popular diva in the company and see if it can benefit both of them. When Jeff Hardy started an on screen romance with Trish Stratus in early 2003 it was at a time when he was a singles wrestler on Raw that was free of brother Matt and they had high hopes for him. Hardy ended up saving Stratus from an attack by Victoria and her on screen partner Steven Richards, so that's how it started. He was seen getting kissed by Stratus in the ring, backstage and they were also shown together nearly every week. It seemed like it was going to become a big storyline that could have done a lot for both of them, but it ended abruptly. Hardy ended up getting fired in April 2003 due to his drug issues and refusing to go to rehab. WWE had to completely drop the angle as they stopped mentioning Hardy and Trish ended up going back to being on her own. Trish started that more famous angle with Chris Jericho and Christian later that year, but the Hardy story is the one that most people forget about and the one that never went as far as it could.
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