6 WWE flops who became successful in TNA

#4 Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy as one-half of The Hardy Boyz was a prominent part of the WWE tag team division in the early 2000s. The Hardy Boyz, along with Edge & Christian and The Dudley Boyz, elevated the tag team division to unprecedented heights. The quality of their bouts was so high that it was a tough job to outshine them, even for the main-eventers.

After The Hardy Boyz split in 2002, Jeff left WWE within a year whereas Matt entered the Cruiserweight title picture and, eventually, won the title. After Matt lost that belt, his career endured a downfall as he started being used as a jobber.

Between 2003 and 2010, Matt was involved in some intense feuds with Kane, Edge, a returning Jeff Hardy, a young Drew McIntyre, etc. but he lost each and every important feud. He was released by WWE in 2010.

Matt Hardy joined Impact Wrestling in 2011, and, although his first few years were lackluster, he showed his true caliber with the onset of 2015. Afterwards, Hardy became a two-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion and became an interesting heel.

After losing the World Championship to Drew Galloway, Hardy began a feud with his brother, Jeff, which would go on to be the foundation for one of his most admired gimmicks.

Upon returning from an injury, the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion debuted his famous 'broken' alter-ego in 2016. Matt fought Jeff in a fierce rivalry and, eventually, defeated him in a 'Final Deletion' match.

The Hardy brothers reunited as a tag team and came to be known as The Broken Hardys. The 'broken' gimmick grew really over with the fans at this point, and they won the TNA Tag Team Championships, ROH Tag Team Championships and some other promotions’ tag team championships during this period.

The craze around the duo led Matt and Jeff to be rehired by WWE in 2017.

The 'broken' gimmick was Matt Hardy’s brainchild and it channeled the creative side of his perfectly. The veteran wrestler's final years in his first Impact Wrestling stint really showcased his ingenuity and innovativeness as a professional wrestler.