Jeff Hardy didn’t feel comfortable teaming with Matt Riddle in WWE due to the planned name for the duo, the Original Bro has revealed.
Riddle was released from WWE in September 2023, close to two years after Jeff’s controversial release from the promotion in late 2021.
During a recent virtual signing for “Signed by Superstars,” Riddle recalled a pitch for himself and Jeff to be a tag team. He said,
“We were going to be the Hardy Bros. I love Jeff. We’ve talked multiple times since. Jeff didn’t feel comfortable being the Hardy Bros because of [the] Hardy Boyz. I completely understand it. That’s your team and we’re changing like two letters. I get it.”
Riddle also spoke about his tag team with Pete ‘Butch’ Dunne, which saw the pair hold the WWE NXT Tag Team Championships. He said,
“Working with Pete though, Pete elevated my game in tag team wrestling. Before Pete, I was okay at tag wrestling. After Pete, I had something to bring to tag teams, and then when I started tagging with Randy that’s when it really went up.”
