5 Opponents for Jeff Hardy as Intercontinental Champion

Modified Aug 22, 2020 06:26 GMT

SmackDown is full of some prime contenders for Jeff Hardy's IC Title

#4 John Morrison reignites his feud with Jeff Hardy

Over a decade ago, these two were a highlight of the Ruthless Aggression era

For those of you who weren't watching WWE around 2006-2007, you missed out on an all-important feud for John Morrison. Then known as Johnny Nitro, the parkour-enthusiast faced Jeff Hardy multiple times, both for the Intercontinental Championship and tag team gold, with Team Xtreme facing off against MNM on several occasions.

With both Morrison and Hardy back in WWE, now is the perfect chance to relive that classic rivalry. We're talking tables, ladders, and chairs. There's a lot that can be done with two athletes as impressive as Jeff Hardy and John Morrison. They've got an incredible chemistry with one another.

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Plus, with WWE bringing in Thunderdome, we've got the environment for car crashes and death defying stunts that these two love to pull off. The WWE Universe is back in a pretty interesting way. Let's give them something that they'll be dying to be a part of with another chapter in John Morrison's feud with Jeff Hardy. Not to mention that it's for the Intercontinental Championship again?

A vastly improved John Morrison against a veteran Jeff Hardy is something that could really bring SmackDown to life this year.

About the author

Greg is a pro wrestling writer at Sportskeeda. He has been an avid wrestling fan since he was able to do elbow drops off bunkbeds at the age of three. He's gone through the highs and lows of the Attitude Era, Ruthless Aggression, and PG eras and lived to tell the tale, with his favorite wrestler of all time being Diamond Dallas Page. His other favorite star is the late great Bray Wyatt.

Greg has contributed to sites like Bleacher Report before joining Sportskeeda in 2017 as a content writer and editor. If you've ever checked out the various wrestling shows through our live coverage, chances are you've read Greg's work. Apart from the world within the squared circle, he also keeps track of other sports such as American football, baseball, golf, boxing, and MMA.

His goal with his writing is to be able to mentally take readers right into the action through his words. Greg strives to ensure his readers get nothing but the best and most accurate information by always checking and using only the best and most reliable sources.

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Edited by Kaushik Das