Vince McMahon thought former WWE star wanted to do promos in a planetarium

Matt Hardy recalled an incident where Vince McMahon thought he wanted to cut a promo in a planetarium.

McMahon is no stranger to unique characters. There have been several spooky and unusual characters in WWE, like the 'Broken/Woken' version of Matt Hardy.

On a recent episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, the AEW star recalled a hilarious incident. While explaining his broken character, Vince McMahon thought his character wanted to cut promos in a planetarium:

"About that time I see Michael Michael has text me. He says, ‘I need you to text me right now. I need you to call me. I got to get you some face time with Vince.’ I text him. “So we get in there and I talk with Vince. 'Tell me about the Broken Matt Hardy and how did you come up with this?' 'Are you familiar with True Blood. What's that, he said?' [H/T - Fightful]

After Hardy went on to explain the concept, McMahon had other things in mind for the character.

"Space and time sounds good. Maybe a promo in a planetarium.’ Then I said, 'Well, maybe. I feel like, too, there could be a kind of good versus evil, if Abigail touches me and brings the light out in me and that darkness is like the basic concept of good vs evil. I feel like that's a good play on it.’ Vince says, ‘So you think we do promos in a planetarium?’ He hit me with that like three or four times. [H/T - Fightful]

Hardy tried his best to explain to McMahon what his character could be. That's how the WWE Universe got "Woken" Matt Hardy for the last run of his WWE career.

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Vince McMahon wanted Matt Hardy to work as a producer

After years of working as a professional wrestler, many do tend to transition into backstage roles, mainly as producers. Vince McMahon was keen on the idea of The Unkillable One becoming a producer for the company.

During a recent appearance on the AEW Unrestricted podcast, Matt Hardy recalled his final few days with the company where he was asked to become a producer by the chairman of the company:

"After talking to Vince a little bit, I saw that he wanted me to wrestle a little bit, but he wasn’t up on utilizing me a lot in different roles." said Hardy. "...I just want to be in a good role where I can work with other people, help younger guys, and also stay relevant on my own. He said, ‘Yeah, but I kind of see you transitioning to a producer behind the scenes."

It's safe to say Hardy got the chance to work with younger talent in AEW. The role of a producer may seem like an option in the future, but The Hardy Boys have a bit of gas left in the tank. They are set to face The Young Bucks at AEW's Double or Nothing event.