Broken Matt Hardy In WWE - What Went Wrong?

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Such hope is, in the dim present of 2018, nowhere in sight. McMahon flips the script on your favourites. Bayley was the wary and dignified hero became a pitiful and joyless buffoon begging for hugs from unwilling recipients. Shinsuke Nakamura was the first non-conformist Japanese wrestler to ever work for the organisation, but was reduced to portraying yet another factory floor Far East stereotype. Bobby Roode burst away from his Impact Zone shackles to embody someone perhaps even beyond his 'Glorious' moniker down the road at Full Sail Unversity, yet the Main Roster road has derailed even the veneer that he's anything other than grossly over-gimmicked.

The Hardy Boyz returned to a huge response that likely only reminded Vince of his own belief that he's an unflappable Sports Entertainment genius. There they were; adult versions of the "Boyz" they'd once portrayed, coming of age like the stage upon which they performed. It was probably then he discarded ever putting the weight of his efforts behind whatever other-worldly claptrap one of the lowly wrestlers had dreamed up themselves in a 'rival' promotion.

Broken Matt Hardy wasn't so much likely to go wrong as it was destined to.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett