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“Delete”: Matt Hardy Brings Back ‘Broken Matt’ & Iconic WWE Gimmick at Fan Event Amid Rumors of Him & Jeff Hardy’s WrestleMania XL Return

Published 03/21/2024, 3:16 AM EDT

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AEW Superstar Matt Hardy has the limelight shining on him despite not frequenting the squared circle for some time. The elder half of The Hardy Boyz is keeping his fans hooked and entertained with his social media posts. Recently, however, his latest post has led to a stir for a WWE return in the pro wrestling community.

Matt Hardy has shown that true grit and creativity can propel someone in pro wrestling irrespective of their company with his ‘Broken Matt’ gimmick. The character was later merged with WWE as ‘Woken Matt’. Interestingly, the new social media post suggests the revival of Woken Hardy. Moreover, it is being speculated that he will gatecrash WrestleMania XL with his iconic character.

When Matt Hardy looked into the camera and said the word

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Matt Hardy will turn 50 years old this September, but his creative genius is showing no signs of diminishing. Appreciating this, fans who visited the GalaxyCon flocked around Hardy in his latest Instagram post. The video showed Matt interacting with fans, clicking selfies with them, and enjoying himself. Interestingly, when Matt Hardy was signing a poster for a fan, he looked at the camera behind him and said, “Delete!”

 

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This is the same word that lies at the core of Hardy’s Deletion matches, the most popular part of the Broken Matt gimmick. Moreover, he even brought this element back to WWE when he squared off against the late legend Bray Wyatt.

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The WWE Universe has craved the adrenaline that they received seeing the clash of these similar characters. This one-word signal surely has sparked hope.

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Notably, the AEW contract of Matt Hardy is soon going to expire, which has fired up his WWE return rumor even more. In fact, he was also spotted in the WWE arena watching a live show of Monday Night Raw.

Is the Raw appearance another sign of Hardy’s comeback?

Matt Hardy was recently spotted enjoying the red-branded show with his wife Reby at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The couple spent around an hour and a half and cheered for the WWE Superstars in the arena. Evergreen WWE commentator Michael Cole also mentioned The Hardy Boyz in his commentary during the event.

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Matt Hardy Continues to Fuel WWE Return Rumors With Curious 21-Year-Old Reference Ahead of WrestleMania XL

Matt Hardy recently revealed that the extension of his AEW contract is still under negotiation. This suggests that Matt may be looking for a switch and his appearance says that he may make landfall in WWE, with WrestleMania being the biggest pop generator for him. What are your thoughts on this? Let them flow in the comments.

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Sheron Singh

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Oh, let me tell you about myself, I'm Sheron Singh, the WWE aficionado and person behind many of trending WWE stories at EssentiallySports. My journey into the world of suplexes and powerbombs began at the age of 6, thanks to my father and I've been hooked ever since. With a postgraduate degree in clinical psychology, I have the superpower to dissect the emotions both in and outside that squared circle at ES.
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Amal Joyce