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Wrestling fans have urged WWE legend Matt Hardy to retire after he teased a final run with AEW star Jeff Hardy.
Jeff Hardy joined AEW in March 2022, coming to his brother's aid. Matt Hardy was being attacked by Team AHFO's Andrade El Idolo, Private Party, the Butcher, and the Blade. The Charismatic Enigma made his way to the ring to make the save.
The former WWE Champion took part in the Owen Hart Memorial Tournament, defeating Bobby Fish and Darby Allin in the first two rounds. He lost to eventual winner Adam Cole in the semifinals. However, personal issues caused him to take a lengthy hiatus from wrestling, and he is still out.
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In an interview with Inside the Ropes, Matt Hardy said the following:
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On his goal to end his run as The Hardyz when Jeff returns: “I mean, I would like to go out as The Hardy Boys. That’s kind of how we came in, and I think we would like to go out on that note. And we would like to do everything that we can in AEW together, obviously. It was really interesting for me, once again, very frustrating. Starting in COVID was very frustrating. Once Jeff and I really started to get our feet underneath us as the Hardy Boys, things happened, you know. Which was very frustrating, I was just kind of lost at that time," Matt Hardy said. (h/t: 411mania)
However, wrestling fans reacted in a cynical fashion, with some even saying he should retire.
When was AEW star Jeff Hardy last seen in WWE?
The two-time World Heavyweight Champion was last seen in WWE in November 2021. His last television appearance came on an episode of SmackDown when he teamed up with Drew McIntyre to defeat Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss.
In December, the tag team legend walked out of a house show. Five days later, the company announced that the younger Hardy brother had been released from WWE. After waiting for 90 days for his non-compete clause to expire, he showed up on AEW Dynamite to help his brother Matt.
Jeff Hardy's last in-ring appearance came at the Double or Nothing pay-per-view. The Hardy Boyz defeated the Young Bucks in a grudge match that did not quite live up to their lofty expectations.
