5 most shocking WrestleMania returns

Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin make their way to the ring at WrestleMania 32

#3 Matt Hardy (WrestleMania XXIV)

Matt Hardy and MVP during happier days before WrestleMania XXIV...

At WrestleMania XXIV, in a Money in the Bank ladder match that featured CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, MVP, John Morrison and Mr Kennedy, somehow it was Matt Hardy who would provide the biggest surprise of the match.

Despite not officially being a part of the action, Hardy made his presence felt with a surprise run-in to cost MVP what had looked like an inevitable victory.

With everybody else down and out, MVP found himself climbing a ladder unimpeded and seemingly on the verge of grabbing the briefcase. However, what he—and just about everyone watching on—hadn’t bargained for was Hardy’s impromptu arrival, which led to him hitting a massive Twist of Fate from the top of the ladder to his former tag team partner.

Hardy had been out of action since the turn of the year after undergoing surgery for appendix issues, but what really added to the shock value of this one was the fact that he emerged from the crowd, rather than via the entrance ramp with his lights and music blaring.

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