On the latest episode of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, Matt Hardy discussed a wide range of topics.
During the podcast, Hardy discussed The Elite (Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, and The Young Bucks) re-signing with AEW instead of going to WWE despite having interest. Hardy stated that he was happy to see them re-sign due to their importance to the promotion they helped launch in 2019.
“I’m happy to see it. I feel like The Elite, in so many ways, they’re the heart and soul of AEW. Obviously, the company is named after them, All Elite Wrestling. So yes, they were a big deal to this company. They were one of the most important reasons this company was started in the first place. These guys had a vision, along with Cody, and they made it come to reality when they hooked up with Tony Khan, and AEW came j to existence. On top of that, Matt and Nick Jackson, two of my best friends on the planet, as have said many times. Yes, I do go hard for them because I do stand up for my friends whenever my friends are in issues. Kenny Omega is someone I’ve got to know over the last couple years. I like him a whole lot. Hangman Adam Page, obviously I knew him when he was a young up-and-comer coming up through the indies in North Carolina, and I’m very proud of all the success he’s been able to obtain for himself over these last few years at AEW. I think having The Elite in your promotion is one of the biggest positive things you can possibly have,” Hardy said.
“They’re talented, they’re creative, they think outside the box, they do things that no one else does. They really are people that have really blazed their own trail, they have done things their own way, and they have made themselves into huge stars, and I think it’s very important to have that in a company, people who are willing to think outside the box, think outside the given parameters of professional wrestling and do things differently.”
Hardy also stated that he thinks WWE would’ve had a massive interest in them, something reported about Kenny Omega who WWE felt strongly about signing.
“Massive interest. They would have had massive interest. On top of just being huge stars, especially their equity has only got higher since they’ve been doing AEW Dynamite and been the EVPs of AEW. Kenny, Matt, Nick, and Hangman, all those guys are extremely valuable commodities, and on top of that, if the WWE would have somehow landed them, then you kind of take the heart and soul out of All Elite Wrestling. Part of the name of the company is Elite, so you would be losing the heart and soul, part of the true identity of All Elite Wrestling, and that would be a big blow to AEW,” he said.
