It looks like Matt Hardy was earmarked for a different kind of role within WWE.
Matt Hardy had an interesting end to his second run in the WWE. He rarely wrestled and converted to a backstage producer for matches until his release from the company.
During the latest episode of the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, the former ECW Champion revealed Triple H pitched for Matt to lead a group as ‘Broken Matt’ on the black and gold brand while working as a producer on the main roster.
“Triple H, he called me afterward. He tried to work out deals with me doing stuff in NXT and it’s so funny, because this shows how much Vince wanted me as a producer.”
“He said, ‘Well, we can pay you X amount of money if you do this NXT thing. But we can like double this almost if you do NXT, and I’ll put you with a group of guys. So you don’t have to do all the work, being an older guy, you’re like the leader of the group, and then you can also still go to TVs, you know, Raw and SmackDown, and then you can still do those and start being a coach because that’s really what Vince wants to see you as, is a producer.”
“Someone who helps teach other talents and helps construct matches and whatnot. So Vince really wanted to see me in that when it was all said and done. I have a lot of appreciation, Triple H still tried to do what he could just to keep me in the WWE system.”
Matt Hardy on The Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy
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