Hell in a Cell 2018: 3 Reasons Why Brother Nero Will Probably Return

The chances of Brother Nero making another WWE appearance looked unlikely as soon as Matt Hardy was sidelined indefinitely by injury. Despite seeing Jeff Hardy use a steel chair to fend off Randy Orton this week, fans have been given little indication that Hardy's character may soon transform into Brother Nero.

Developments over the past week have however significantly improved the chances that we will see the character, at least in some form during the Hell In A Cell PPV. So here are the top three reasons why the character will make an appearance this Sunday.

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#3 The Character Has Proven Appeal

Brother Nero has a unique look

In case you forgot, the Brother Nero character was made famous during Jeff's last run in IMPACT wrestling. The character formed part of a successful tag team with his brothers Broken character. Brother Nero has appeared just once in the WWE, a brief cameo during 'The Ultimate Deletion'. WWE fans did however demand to see more of the character due to the popularity of his brothers Woken character and the potential storylines the two could share.

The Brother Nero character has already been tried and tested during Hardy's time in Impact Wrestling and the importance of this cannot be understated. It has provided Vince McMahon with the evidence that the character can succeed and means that his company will not be taking a risk in changing Hardy's persona this Sunday.

#2 The Timing Would Be Right

Hardy has been back with the WWE for nearly 18 months now. He has held the US Title but other than this, his return has not been particularly memorable. His character has slowly stagnated since his return and losing to Orton could be the catalyst for Hardy to become Brother Nero once more.

Brother Nero appearing at the pay per view will allow the WWE to quickly develop the character over the next few weeks. With Matt Hardy sidelined though injury, it would make sense for him to make a non-wrestling return and use his 'woken wisdom' to help Jeff with the transition.This should then all build to Brother Nero exacting revenge on 'The Viper' at Survivor Series later this year.

#1 Jeff's Own Comments

Broken Matt Hardy and Brother Nero as TNA Tag Team Champions

Jeff Hardy has continuously spoken about his desire to return to the Brother Nero character at some point during his WWE run. The biggest hint however came this week when he said this during an interview with Wrestling Inc:

I kind of feel like me wearing the face paint now, and breaking out the white contacts – it's like a modified version of Brother Nero. And that might take a completely drastic turn this Sunday at Hell In A Cell. I might really go all out as Brother Nero

This is a huge development that points towards an appearance at Hell in a Cell. Hardy went into plenty of depth on the subject as it is obviously on his mind going into the weekend WWE fans can now eagerly await the PPV knowing that there is a high chance that Brother Nero will show up. We just hope that any Nero appearance will be accompanied by Woken Matt Hardy and if were really lucky, Senior Benjamin.