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Matt Hardy confirmed his retirement from professional wrestling. The Woken one broke the news himself in an emotional message to the WWE Universe.
Since his shocking return to WWE in WrestleMania 33, he had won Raw Tag Team championships twice. His feud and then the alliance with Bray Wyatt is memorable in his last run in WWE.
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We will have to wait and see if this is for real or just part of some larger storyline. Hardy has been a master of manipulation for years. so, we wouldn't put it past him to be crafting up some kind of creative storyline with this announcement.
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Here are top 3 moments of "Woken" Matt Hardy in his (if retirement is not part of a storyline) last run with WWE.
#3 Winning Raw Tag Team championship with Bray Wyatt
At Greatest Royal Rumble, The Deleters of Worlds (Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt) defeated Sheamus and Cesaro and become new Raw Tag Team Champions.
Hardy was highly entertaining in tag team championship run with Bray Wyatt. They have a unique entrance and unique style of wrestling. People love it.
If Hardy is not retired than more Tag Team championships are waiting for him.
#2 The Ultimate Deletion
The Ultimate Deletion match was unique for the WWE Universe. Woken Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt squared off against each other in The Ultimate Deletion Match on Raw, March 19, 2018. It was fun to watch as WWE did something different.
Some people compare WWE's Ultimate Deletion to Impact Wrestling's Final Deletion. As the concept was the same but way of presentation was different in both the matches.
If the retirement news is just a part of the storyline than we can expect more Ultimate Deletion matches in the near future.
#1 Return at WrestleMania 33
On April 2, at WrestleMania, Matt Hardy made his surprise return to WWE, along with his brother Jeff. They were added as last-minute participants in the ladder match for the Raw Tag Team championship. They were successful and become new tag team champions.
Their return at WrestleMania has been watched more than 28 million times on YouTube. It proves how popular they are and WWE Universe welcomed their return.
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