Matt Hardy suspects that Vince McMahon may not have been too broken up about The Rock leaving WWE for Hollywood, as the Great One may have outgrown the promotion.
During the latest episode of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, Matt Hardy spoke at length about The Rock stepping away from the squared circle. He said,
“I think Vince didn’t want to consciously try and allow anyone to become bigger than the WWE. He wanted to make the biggest thing about WWE the brand itself. But, man, The Rock really was special. One of my all-time favorite moments in professional wrestling was WrestleMania X8 when he and [Hollywood] Hogan were in the ring, the crowd was going nuts, [and] it was so amazing to see Hogan being given that moment. The crowd was eating out of their hands — it was unreal.
Hardy would also compete at WrestleMania 18 where he and Jeff would be unsuccessful in a fatal four-way tag-team match for the WWF World Tag Team Championships.
Matt recalled being a part of the massive show that took place in Toronto’s SkyDome. He said,
“I remember listening to the loudest reactions and one of the most surreal, cool moments I’ve ever personally been in an arena for.”
