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8. The Hardys' WWE Return
Matt and Jeff Hardy weren't the first ex-WWE stars to use the market leader's relationship with TNA to potentially work their way back into a full time job there, but their two-match run on NXT served as a particularly strange audition.
In almost direct opposition to how the rest of the deal between the two sides has gone so far, Matt and Jeff arrived as TNA Tag Team Champions, got a win over regulars No Quarter Catch Crew, defeated then-undefeated NXT Tag Team Champions Fraxiom in a bout where only the TNA straps were on the line, and promptly exited stage left back to the Impact Zone.
The programme was weirdly one-sided, perhaps in some sort of concession to Total Nonstop Action ahead of both Trick Williams and Jacy Jayne winning gold and Joe Hendry and Mike Santana featuring prominently on Tuesday nights. It might be that The Hardyz were hoping that at some point they could rock up on SmackDown and return the favour, but no such booking has been forthcoming - there's been no mention of the veterans on the developmental brand or main roster since they snuck back in through the side door, and though the business relationship continues, the multiple roster overlaps haven't featured the WWE greats.