7 Things WWE subtly told us on SmackDown: Former Champion turns face, Triple H confirms rumors on being 'demoted'? (March 13th, 2020)

By Rohit Nath

Modified Mar 17, 2020 06:31 GMT

#5. Jeff Hardy's welcoming-back party and a new approach

As advertised, Jeff Hardy made his long-awaited return to WWE after 11 months away. It's been that long since we've seen him. However, for a superstar who never suffered major in-ring injuries in his previous runs, the last three years since his WWE return has seen all those injuries catch up to him.

Either way, he appeared on WWE Backstage and subsequently, he had his welcoming back party to SmackDown - with King Corbin being the opponent to get him back into the mix. Corbin couldn't even wait for the bell to ring and attacked Hardy beforehand.

Elias was on commentary, as he was backstage to confront Corbin. The two appear to be having a small TV feud going and we anticipate that nothing much will come from it. Either way, it served as a background plot for Hardy's return and he looked better than ever, hitting the Twist of Fate - which Michael Cole seemed to intentionally dub as "the Twist of Fury".

With Matt Hardy gone, this could be WWE's way of rebranding the move for his brother Jeff, and Cole calling it the Twist of 'Fury' didn't seem to be a mistake. He would end up with the win over King Corbin.

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Rohit Nath is a content writer from Bangalore, India. A former full-time employee of Sportskeeda, Rohit was a part of building Sportskeeda's WWE section in its rapid growth. His work has been featured in both Sportskeeda and Wrestlezone.

Some of the big names interviewed by Rohit are AJ Styles, Jinder Mahal, Jimmy Uso and Sasha Banks. Some of his popular weekly features include RAW Preview, "X things Subtly told us" and "Wrestling rumors we hope are true and those we hope aren't".

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