Matt Hardy's AEW Debut Draws Over 1 Million YouTube Views - Will Appear As Guest On Talk Is Jericho

The Broken One's AEW arrival brings in huge online numbers for AEW.

by Andrew Pollard
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Despite the ongoing disruption across the globe, last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite has received a hugely positive response from wrestling fans – and a key part of that was the AEW debut of a certain Matt Hardy.

Not only did Matt’s appearance at the end of this week’s Dynamite send Twitter into meltdown, it’s also drawn a ridiculously huge number on All Elite Wrestling’s YouTube channel. To be a little more specific, The Broken One’s debut was viewed over 1 million times in a span of just 15 hours.

As you can see when digging into the recent AEW numbers, Matt Hardy’s debut was head and shoulders above any other segment from this week’s Dynamite when it comes to YouTube views. And for fans of Hardy, that’s clearly an incredibly positive sign ahead of us all seeing just how the former IMPACT World Champion is utilised both in and out of the ring over the next few months and years.

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In addition to Matt finally turning up in AEW, Chris Jericho has moved to seemingly confirm that the one-time Version 1 will be chewing the fat with Le Champion on this Friday’s Talk is Jericho offering.

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Hardy’s contract with WWE expired at the end of last month, and the North Carolina native is clearly eager to pursue the next step in his pro wrestling career – as shown by how little time he wasted in turning up in All Elite Wrestling.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.