I read an article about Matt Hardy saying he would love to win the AEW Championship and it got me thinking about his career and if this was an actual possibility. I’ve watched most of Matt Hardy’s wrestling career and I can say with 100% certainty, that Jeff Hardy was the better of the two.

Jeff was the more charismatic of the tag team. He was the more athletic. He had the cooler moves. And when the Hardy Boyz broke up, Jeff went on the win World Championships while Matt did nothing of value. He did win the ECW Championship, but that was a dead brand at the time and was quickly taken off the air.

Matt needed gimmicks in order to be relevant. His Broken/Woken Marr Hardy idea was somehow loved by fans, but it wasn’t something that moved him into the face of the company. Matt blamed the lack of fans for the reason his gimmick didn’t work in AEW. My opinion is it was a dumb idea.

And now we have Money Matt Hardy which is a faction that was bad from the start. First Private Party joined up with Matt and then the Butcher and Blade for some reason followed to make a faction that is virtually doing nothing. Both of those teams could’ve just found success on their own, but for some reason they decided to make a faction that doesn’t fit at all.

So now we have a Matt Hardy who would like to end his career winning the AEW Championship and sadly I think its too little too late for him. Sometimes tag teams break up and one member is heavily favored over the other. Its not a lack of skill on Matt’s part. He is a very good wrestler. He just didn’t have “it”. As I’m writing this, I’m watching WrestleMania 25 where he beat his brother Jeff with a Twist of Fate as Jeff’s head stuck in a chair. It was a great match overall, but that’s what Matt’s wrestling career is. A few great matches, a few moments that stood out, but no continuous success. All of his gimmicks are either too short or don’t make any sense.

And now we have Jeff who is a free agent and will end up teaming with his brother at some time in the future, but who’s momentum will they kill to do that? When FTR rolled into AEW, they beat the Butcher and Blade who at that time looked like they were poised for a championship run. That’s the big issue I have with AEW is when they bring in some name recognition talent, someone has to be the cannon fodder to make them look great. When the Hardys came back at WrestleMania, that was the year I though Enzo and Big Cass were ready to hold the tag team titles, but the Hardy’s came back and won it.

So to make a long story, my answer is no. Matt Hardy should not win the AEW Championship, Matt Hardy shouldn’t team up with Jeff again and win the AEW Tag Team Titles or be in any major feud, because they aren’t the same guys anymore and AEW already has so much unused talent that we don’t need them being pushed aside again for name recognition.

But what do you guy think about Matt Hardy and do you seem him either winning the AEW Championship or winning the Tag Team Titles with Jeff?

Simptastic Joe