6 things you should know about Broken Matt Hardy

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Let's get to know Broken Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy very well may be turning into something very special on WWE television soon. His character was seen breaking on Raw after a loss to Bray Wyatt. Behind the scenes, his Broken Universe is finally being released to him from Impact Wrestling and by the looks of things WWE is going to start implementing this hot gimmick as soon as possible.

Matt Hardy has already shown several exciting signs that his gimmick is on the way in WWE. But if you're excited and you really don't know why then maybe this list is for you. After all, the Broken Universe is a rather complex thing. So let's brush up on a few important points you should know about Broken Matt Hardy.


1: The Gimmick's Incarnation

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How did this WONDERFUL thing come about?

All of this started in TNA, now knowns as Impact Wrestling (although they were also known as GFW in the interim, it's all very confusing I know).

In 2006, Matt Hardy was in the main event picture in TNA battling for the TNA World Championship. Hardy won the title from Ethan Carter III but lost his title to Drew Galloway (now McIntyre once more in NXT).

Matt Hardy started battling with his brother Jeff and on a the April 16th edition of Impact Wrestling, the two took part in a no-DQ match which ended in a no-contest which resulted in Matt Hardy being taken away on a stretcher.

Over the next month, Jeff Hardy was attacked by a man called dressed as The Charismatic Enigma's alter-ego, Willow. Matt was eventually revealed to be the attacker and it was on between the two.

Over the next few weeks, Matt Hardy evolved into a Broken character who spoke in a new speech pattern using his iconic accent which is an amalgamation of several dialects. Hence, the Broken Matt character was born.

2: Broken Matt's Biggest Matches Were Against Jeff Hardy

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Brother Nero, I knew you'd come

After Jeff Hardy "broke" Matt, it was really on between the two. Matt blamed Jeff for trying to DELETE him and make him OBSOLETE while calling him Brother Nero in the process. This resulted in a Full Metal Mayhem match at Slammiversary in June 2016 which Jeff won.

The two had a six-sides of steel match later that same month and Jeff Hardy came out as victorious in that encounter as well. Another match was declared between the two and was called a final battle which was to take place at Hardy's actual home in North Carolina where the winner of this match would be the only one who could use the Hardy name. (In retrospect this is ironic seeing how the whole situation soon became about name rights.)

Matt Hardy won this match against his brother at The Final Deletion meaning Jeff Hardy would now only be known as Brother Nero.

After this, Broken Matt and Brother Nero were on the same side as both were regarded as babyfaces.

3: They Held A Ton Of Championship Gold

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The Expedition Of Gold was a WONDERFUL Time!

The Broken Hardys soon set out on their Expedition Of Gold where they showed up at various independent wrestling shows and captured their tag team championships. They held several sets of titles at once during this time which could have been an inside joke with The Young Bucks, to be honest, seeing how Nick and Matt Jackson were currently collecting titles around this time as well.

At the time, TNA was relaxed with talent in regards to appearing for other promotions and working indy wrestling dates and the Broken Hardys took full advantage of this as they traveled around collecting gold wherever they could.

They would eventually send the TNA Tag Team Titles back to Impact Wrestling after their contract expired without ever really losing those titles. But they picked up the ROH Tag Team Titles in the interim period before finally coming back to WWE where they concluded their Expedition Of Gold at WrestleMania 33 by winning the Raw Tag Team Titles as surprise additions to the massive ladder match at the Show Of Shows.

4: The Seven Deities Are Real...To Matt Hardy

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After all, Randy Orton isn't the only one with voices in his head...

During Broken Matt Hardy's promos, he would often speak about the Seven Deities who guide him, give him inspiration, and all that sort of thing. They were very real to Matt Hardy and you should never think he was making stuff up without having a backstory as well.

Matt Hardy's vessel is only as old at Hardy's physical form but Broken Matt's soul is 2,009 years old and he speaks like a man who has lived through all of history and absorbed everything obscene, perfect, and repulsive to develop a discernment on what needs to be DELETED and what is OBSOLETE.

Matt Hardy called upon the Seven Deities which includes: Neric, Cohle, Chall, Sirko, Astarr, Gustavo, and Brohare. Although these deities were devised from the brain of Hardy and don't have any direct spiritual reference we can tell, they are still fitting names for the voices in Broken Matt's head who counsel him and understand, they talk to him.

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5: The Broken Universe Was Funded By The House Of Hardy

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Who forked over all the money on this Broken experiment

During this entire ordeal concerning the ownership of the Broken Hardy gimmick, a crux of The House Of Hardy's argument was that they funded so much of the Broken character which was true. They held events on their property and funded production. Matt Hardy and family developed this character out of many months of blood, sweat, and tears which ultimately became something great.

During the legal battle between the Hardys and Impact Wrestling over this gimmick, a lot of figures were thrown around and one piece of information consisted of how much Matt Hardy and family spent on The Final Deletion.

The Broken Universe was a grand experiment in pro wrestling and the House Of Hardy put up the money for the endeavor. Their creative vision was backed up by their own funds which really should show the dedication to this incredible gimmick.

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6: He Stayed In Character All The Time

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Broken Matt was simply DELIGHTFUL!

If you had the pleasure of seeing Broken Matt Hardy work any of the independent dates during his time before coming back to WWE you would have seen something amazing. When Matt Hardy was out he was in character non-stop.

It must have been exhausting to keep it up, but Matt Hardy was fully dedicated to this character and gave incredible interviews in character including one amazing episode of Talk Is Jericho where Chris Jericho had the pleasure of speaking to Broken Matt Hardy at length to really dig into this character and Matt Hardy didn't skip a beat in his Broken persona.

It was really quite magical to witness and the WWE Universe might soon have the privilege of seeing this on a weekly basis which is a very exciting prospect for sure.

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