On a recent edition of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, Matt Hardy offered his analysis for MJF vs. Jay White at Full Gear 2023.
Hardy stated that positioning Adam Cole as a possible replacement for MJF was “a little over the top.”
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On the events around MJF’s defense of the title: “I do agree with the Adam Cole thing, that was a little over the top as far as the angle that he was going to accept the match. Considering the parameters that AEW has kind of set up for clearing competitors and whatnot that was a little much.”
On how the various factors of the fight presented White and MJF: “I think at the end of the day, he main evented a pay-per-view. There were a lot of crazy circumstances that led to MJF ultimately winning, and it doesn’t bother me, just for the record.”
On his experiences with Cody Rhodes: “I like Cody as a person, I liked him since he started with WWE since I first got to know him. [I] obviously spent a ton of time with him during the pandemic and we became close during that time. I love what he’s doing, and I respect his courage to step outside of what’s comfortable and do something different.”
On Rhodes’ AEW exit and jump to WWE: “He did all this then there was a point in AEW where he felt like, ‘Oh, maybe things aren’t exactly where I want them to be, I’ll step away.’ He could’ve had it all there right? He could have re-signed, could have had a great deal. But deep down inside, he challenged himself to be greater and obtain more.”
On Rhodes’ quest to ‘finish the story’: “I certainly would not have hated if he would have won last WrestleMania because it would have worked it would have been very good. He’s finding success there, so hats off to Cody.”
