One of the distinctive characters in TNA Wrestling historical past got here from the thoughts of the legendary Matt Hardy, who introduced “Damaged” Matt Hardy to life, full with catchphrases, lore, a bunch of equally as distinctive characters, and even a “Lake of Reincarnation.” Although Hardy carried the character with him and tried to make it work in each WWE, alongside the late Bray Wyatt, in addition to throughout his time with AEW, the “Damaged” character thrived alongside the Hardy Household in TNA.
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Hardy lately spoke on “Busted Open Radio” about how the character got here to be. He defined that he was influenced by the present “True Blood” and the idea that vampires can dwell for 1000’s of years, and also you see them all through totally different durations. He additionally pulled concepts from different reveals like “Dexter,” whereas detailing how he needed to be extra inventive within the ring as he bought older.
“The fellows are so athletic and so proficient now they usually’re smaller, and I can not wrestle like I did 20 years in the past, 25 years in the past. So I stated, ‘What if I attempt to be extra theatrical and extra performative?'” Hardy stated. “I did consider, like, a throwback to the Papa Shango, Undertaker stuff when he first began. I stated, ‘Both folks will purchase in that I’m this supernatural character as a result of one thing has occurred, my mind has opened up,’ or they will suppose I am loopy. Both method, I am going to make it work.”
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Hardy and his brother Jeff returned to TNA on June 17 after each completed up their time with AEW. Although nonetheless presently working with the promotion, the tag workforce reportedly met with WWE officers forward of SummerSlam in August.
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