What’s the story?
On a recent edition of The Art of Wrestling podcast, Jeff Hardy revealed one move that he doesn’t intend to use anymore in the WWE. The Charismatic Enigma stated that he won’t be using the 450-Splash anymore.
In case you didn’t know...
Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy returned to the WWE at Wrestlemania 33, after a near-7-year hiatus from the company. The Hardy Boyz won the RAW tag team titles at Mania and successfully defended their straps against Sheamus and Cesaro at WWE Payback.
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The heart of the matter
The 39-year old Jeff Hardy asserted that although he won’t be using the 450-Splash in the future. The Swanton Bomb – one of his most famous signature moves – will indeed remain in his arsenal. Here are a few excerpts from what he said-
“I stopped doing the 450 because I over-rotated and jacked my shoulder up. I thought I broke my collarbone or something, but those days are over, so I’ll stick with the Swanton (Bomb).”
The Nefarious Brother Nero also reminisced about the time he and the rest of his family bailed out Impact Wrestling, with Final Deletion – an event that several pro-wrestling industry insiders opine saved the company from going under. He revealed that the Final Deletion match between Matt and himself was produced by his family, and that there were only four people along with one cameraman who undertook the filming and execution of the entire segment.
He added that the Volcano which Matt would eventually go on to use to defeat him, actually cost about $3,000 and that it was the Hardys and not Impact Wrestling who paid for that.
What’s next?
Matt and Jeff Hardy recently defended their RAW tag-team titles against Sheamus and Cesaro at the RAW-exclusive Payback PPV event, after which the latter team blindsided and attacked the Hardys.
The Hardy Boyz are likely to continue their ongoing feud against Sheamus and Cesaro on Monday Night RAW.
Author’s take
Jeff Hardy is without a doubt one of the biggest risk-taking, daredevils in the sport of professional wrestling. But with that being said, his apparent collarbone injury is, for those of who’re unaware, an extremely dangerous proposition to continue high-flying wrestling manoeuvres with.
In my opinion, Jeff is right to have discarded the 450-Splash from his arsenal, since the move requires a lot of additional airtime and mid-air corkscrew motions, which considering his multiple injuries, isn’t advisable, to say the least.
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