You can consider him a pioneer in tag team ladder matches as Matt Hardy was one of the Hardys in the FIRST Tag Team Ladder Match. I will go out now and say that I am NOT a Hardy Hater and actually enjoyed his work in WWF/E. Matt had basically done it all in WWE and seemed to be going on a downward spiral then. But little did we know what 2011 would bring..... Hardy was begging online for his release and he was granted it. Hardy eventually sat his no compete clause out and turned out in TNA. This is where the spiral continued. In TNA he really did nothing to be honest. He was reunited with Jeff for a tag team match, was in Immortal. June 20th Matt announced he had taken some time off from TNA. The next day it was revealed that TNA Wrestling LLC. In fact had suspended Matt. On August 20th Hardy was released from TNA after a D.W.I. arrest that occurred earlier that same day. Now this could be looked at two ways. TNA was good by getting rid of someone who was repeatedly messing up. But then again this was not to long after TNA was getting tons of criticism for Jeff Hardy appearing at a TNA PPV event in March 2011 "high" on some type of drug. TNA could have sponsored a rehab program for Hardy to take care of the situation. This could have been resolved before it became anything bigger than it had already became but again, TNA does nothing. Four Days after his Car Crash on August 20th and arrest on the same day and his release from TNA all in ONE DAY! Hardy was rushed to the E.R. after falling down in his house going unconscious. Then 6 Days Later Hardy did something that quite possibly ruined his reputation. Hardy posted a video implying that he was about to commit suicide : "Goodbye, World... My time here is Almost complete... I only have a few hours & minutes... I loved you all... Regardless of how you felt about me... I'll miss you all.... September 23rd, 1974 - August 31, 2011 ". That one video that has since been deleted sparked about 30 phone calls to '9-11' to check on Hardy's well being. Police checked on Hardy and confirmed that he was not planning to commit suicide, with the video being a hoax by Hardy. The stunt drew much criticism and is entirely what put it in place to say Hardy will never be respected or even looked at the same from here on out.. Suicide is nothing to joke about and is a serious subject. Hardy shouldn't have done it but can't rewrite history but you damn well can make sure history doesnt repeat itself. I doubt Hardy would kill his self and his family but I always doubted Benoit to do so. I'm not saying he will do that but I am comparing it to a friend of Matt's that really if you think about it is pretty stale thing to do even if he didnt mention sucidie or kill. WWE commentator
Jim Ross commented that the "Matt Hardy fiasco [was] totally embarrassing and inexplicable", asking for Hardy to "seek answers" Hardy later claimed on
Twitter
that the "YouTube Video was not in any way a suicide note.. No words
such as death, suicide, kill, heaven or hell were included", and
defended his actions as he "needed one last attention grabber to let the
World know that Matt Hardy has re-found his true self.
"
On September 12, 2011, Hardy was arrested on another DWI charge, with a court date set for November 30.Hardy was arrested for the third time in a month on September 14, when
his girlfriend Reby Sky called 911, claiming that he was "strung out on
pills and needed help". Police found 20 vials of anabolic steroids, one dose of ecstasy,
drug paraphernalia and $1,900 in cash after conducting a search of his
home. Hardy was arrested on charges of possession with intent to sell or
deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance,
maintaining a drug dwelling and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On September 19, Hardy announced that he was going to check himself
into a WWE-sponsored rehabilitation center for the next three months. It was later reported that entering rehab was one of the conditions for Hardy's release from custody on his latest arrest.
On November 19, Hardy was kicked out of the rehabilitation center, with
a month left to complete the program, for failing a breathalyzer test.
Following this, Hardy was arrested for violating the court order when he
returned to Moore County in North Carolina, and was put in the Moore County jail on a $1.0 million bond.
On November 29, Hardy was released from jail on the condition that he
complete his court-ordered drug rehabilitation, and his bond from $1.0
million to $100,000, which Hardy posted in order to be released to
rehab. If Hardy fails to complete rehab on the second try, he will be
jailed again, but on a reduced bond of $250,000.
There really hasnt been anything regarding Hardy since November of 2011. The question is HAS HE CLEANED UP HIS ACT? He is scheduled to appear at Extreme Rising on Philly and New York more info at www.ExtremeRising.com
As for Hardy. I really hope he gets things together. I havent walked in his shoes so I don't know what is going through his head but to gain back his reputation he needs to stay away from problems. He needs to stop getting DUIs and DWIs and stop getting caught doing things (or even doing things in general.)
