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Jeff Hardy reveals the Biggest Reason for his Title Win

Published 08/22/2020, 8:00 AM EDT

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Jeff Hardy reached the endgame after years of struggle earlier today when he won the Intercontinental Championship from AJ Styles. “The Charismatic Enigma” clinched the title 20 years since he last won it!

In a post-match interview, Hardy spoke about what the win meant to him and thanked the WWE Universe for its belief in him.

“So shocked you know, so surreal I was just gonna basically say I couldn’t have done this without you,” says Hardy. “The WWE Universe, I mean I love them and they are everything to me as far as my career goes and this is dedicated to them, I couldn’t do it alone.”

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Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles were among the first Superstars to fight at the ThunderDome, WWE’s new stadium. The Amway Centre in Orlando, Florida was made into WWE’s futuristic vision with all the new technological installments.

The entire setup looked extremely well planned and felt like the next level of viewership experience. WWE may have just found a solution to their empty stands.

(On ThunderDome): “It felt like the future, the strange future. Very very surreal again, and I’m just honored now looking back on my career I’ll be glad I had a match like that on this first show at the ThunderDome,” says Hardy.

Jeff Hardy still has plenty of Swanton Bombs left in him

Jeff Hardy has been in the business for over 20 years. His connection to WWE is sacred, and his return has been a hard and rocky road. Overcoming his addiction issues, Hardy made a return to WWE.

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He has also proved that his knee injury will no longer be a barrier for him as he rises to the top once again. When asked what the win meant to him, “The Charismatic Enigma” replied:

“It means I’m still relevant, I’m still pretty good at what I was born to do and it means that I have a place here at WWE so I can end my career where it started-,” says Hardy, “- and that means everything to my lifetime achievements. So I wanna keep it going straight and narrow and keep pleasing the WWE Universe.”

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WWE fans can never get enough of the high flying Jeff Hardy. All things considered, he has never failed to entertain us. Jeff Hardy still has a lot more left to give WWE, and he isn’t planning on stopping anytime soon.

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Luke Dias is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports, having published more than 1000 articles on professional wrestling. Having completed courses in Advanced Writing from the University of California and Media and Ethics from the University of Amsterdam, Luke is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Xavier’s College. His tremendous knowledge of WWE history enables him to make past connections, adding depth to the articles.
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