On a recent edition of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, AEW wrestler Matt Hardy discussed Nic Nemeth’s signing with TNA Wrestling, Jinder Mahal’s current heel persona, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Nic Nemeth: “I think [Nemeth] will do well. First and foremost, he’s a guy who’s just like an excellent worker. He was very much ahead of the curve in the way people bumped and sold he gets that. That’s where his money is in many many ways. Good-looking dude, nice dude that I like a lot. He’s gonna do well, and I think it’s so cool that he actually showed up at Wrestle Kingdom for New Japan. He showed up at TNA. You never know where he can show up. I think that’s one of the greatest gifts you can give wrestling fans. I also think that’s how you get yourself hot too, so I think he’s doing plenty smart.”
On Jinder Mahal: “I like Jinder as a person and I also liked him as a performer, too. I thought he was an excellent heel. I thought he was good. I thought he really had the ability to piss people off in the most authentic way possible… I am not a Jinder hinderer.”
On why he’s not big on wins and losses: “I thought he was getting steam as a heel. I’m not huge on the win/loss thing. I feel like wrestling is more about the story than the actual athlete’s records. That’s me though. I know not everybody’s like that. It is important to win, there’s times that people should win because they’re in a scenario and they’re in a story where it’s time for them to win and the blowoff to happen. But even when that happened, I do remember hearing his reaction at some of the events and he was very booed and people wanted to see him get beat up. So I get why they tried it…. I didn’t have an issue with it.”
