On the latest episode of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, AEW wrestler Matt Hardy discussed a wide range of topics.
During the podcast, Hardy talked about the reports that AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation are going away ahead of the launch of AEW Collision, a new Saturday show that will premiere this June.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his reaction to Dark and Elevation going away: “I just saw this today. I didn’t know — I had heard at one point they were going to tape like two weeks worth of Elevation and two weeks worth of ROH, and then back and forth. But that’s pretty demanding, especially when you have to tape before and after. And like, TK loves to fill up his wrestling programs with a lot of matches and a lot of content. So hat’s off to him, you know. That’s what he wants to see. That’s how he likes it, and he’s the guy that is paying the bills so it works. Whatever he wants.”
“But it was wild, man. Every time we’d go back to the hotel, Tony would have full course meals for everyone. It’d all be set up. And the brotherhood of the locker room was so great during that time. Everyone hung out, did their things and it was really, really a tight tight click.”
On it being a bittersweet situation: “Yeah, I think so. I think once again, Dark and especially Elevation, which is what we typically did at TVs. Dark was mainly done now in Orlando. But I feel like both Dark and Elevation, it was a great testing ground. Especially if someone wanted to try something new, if you had someone that wanted to experiment with some sort of angle. Or if you had someone who had started an angle, and for them to be able to supplement them on the show.
“For example, in the case of myself and Ethan Page, there were a lot of amazing things we did on those shows. Which I imagine would be in the package that aired on Wednesday, on Dynamite… so it is a little bittersweet, because I think it’s good to have guys who might not get big wins in matches on TV to be able to give them wins and spotlight them on TV as well. I think it’s a good spotlight for those guys.”
