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Matt Hardy Discusses The Circumstances Surrounding Jeff Hardy’s AEW Debut

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During a recent episode of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, AEW wrestler Matt Hardy provided a detailed account of Jeff Hardy’s surprise debut in All Elite Wrestling, revealing that they were unaware of it until the very day it took place.

Detailing the circumstances surrounding Jeff Hardy’s non-compete clause, Matt said,

“He takes [the non-compete clause] as serious as a heart attack, is the old saying. He just won’t do it. He feels it’s not worthwhile to do. The way that deal went is we know I’m turning babyface at some point; it turns out Jeff’s no-compete clause ends on a Tuesday and there’s a Dynamite the next night.”

According to Matt’s account, he reached out to his superiors via text at midnight on Tuesday to inquire about Jeff’s status but received no response that day. The following morning at 5:45 a.m., he received a call from Bryce Remsburg, who handles travel arrangements for AEW talent and also serves as a referee, asking if Jeff was available to fly out that same day to discuss potential opportunities with AEW.

Due to logistical challenges, Jeff’s flight wasn’t available until later that day, and he arrived at around 5 p.m., only a few hours prior to the start of Dynamite. Matt revealed that plans for Jeff’s debut were made very late in the process, to the point where they had initially considered turning himself and Private Party into babyfaces. This idea was eventually scrapped in favor of Matt performing a turn, with Jeff saving him from an imminent attack.

“I was going to turn babyface regardless if Jeff came or not. There were no Jeff plans. They didn’t make Jeff creative plans. Tony refused to do that; only after Jeff got released from WWE. I could’ve turned babyface, done a program with Andrade for four weeks or whatever, and then Jeff could’ve showed up. There was no plans at that time [for Jeff].”

Jeff Hardy’s current status with AEW remains up in the air following his most recent DUI troubles.

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