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What's the story?
Jeff Hardy's birthday was at the end of August, and a few days later, The Miz gave his next title challenger a bit of a late "birthday gift" when he invited him and his brother Matt to join The Miztourage
Now, Jeff and his brother Matt have responded to the Intercontinental Champion and his "generous" offer to make sure Jeff doesn't get a title match on Monday.
In case you didn't know...
Jeff Hardy won a 15-man battle royal on the last episode of RAW to become the #1 contender to the Intercontinental Championship. The battle royal included big names such as Finn Balor, Big Show, Elias, Jason Jordan and more.
Jeff Hardy was undoubtedly an unexpected winner. The favourites to win were likely Finn Balor(since people assumed his feud with Bray Wyatt was a done deal at SummerSlam) and Jason Jordan, who had earlier gotten into a program with The Miz. However, it was The Charismatic Enigma that stood tall to kick off RAW.
As a result, he earned an opportunity to face The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship Monday night on RAW.
The heart of the matter
Jeff and Matt Hardy responded a day later to The Miz, and as you can imagine, they had no intention of joining the Intercontinental Champion. Of course, there were a lot of "Broken" teases as usual. You can watch the full video below.
The Miz promised them to bring their careers back to the glory of the Attitude Era days, but it looks like the legendary tag team had no interest.
What's next?
Jeff Hardy will have his first shot at the Intercontinental Championship in years. It's unlikely that he will win the prestigious prize from The Miz, but it's possible that their feud continues until No Mercy. Could this be a renewed singles push for Jeff?
Author's Take
It's obvious that The Hardy Boyz wouldn't join The Miztourage. They're babyfaces through and through. It's really cool to see Jeff Hardy in singles action for a title once again and hopefully, it's the sign of things to come for a big singles push for The Charismatic Enigma.
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