4. Jeff Hardy leaves WWE for TNA for the second time
One half of the most prolific tag teams from the late 90’s and early 2000’s, Jeff Hardy has built a legend in the industry all his own for the incredible risks he’s been willing to take and the incredible amount of pain he’s been willing to endure from some of the craziest bumps ever seen.
As beloved as the younger Hardy brother is, his personal struggles are well documented and in April of 2003, he was released as a result of tardiness, sloppy ring work and backstage issues that all stemmed from a combination of burn out and substance abuse. Jeff would go on to compete for TNA Wrestling for a number of years before eventually making his way back to the WWE, enjoying the most prolific singles success of his career by winning both the WWE and World Heavyweight Championships. Unfortunately, Jeff would end up leaving WWE for the more laid back atmosphere of TNA for a second time in January of 2010. While he was given time off from WWE in late 2009 to heal some nagging injuries, it was rumored that he was working on a handshake agreement with WWE, which he would end up breaking by making an unannounced return to TNA.
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