Jeff Hardy does not approach life the same way now as he did when he was younger, and he believes this might have hindered his career progress.
During a recent interview WFAA, Hardy stated that if he had made different choices earlier in his life, he could have surpassed John Cena.
When asked if he thought he’d still be wrestling now thirty years ago, Jeff said,
“I don’t know, probably….the way I was living life in my 20s and 30s… if I was living life the way I’m living life now, oh my gosh, there’s no telling. I would probably be bigger than John Cena, today. I was born with such a gift to be a pro wrestler. It just felt so natural, like I was totally created to do this thing. The cool thing about that is I’m still here and still have life. I feel good. I don’t put a number on it. I’ll pretty much wrestle until I can’t wrestle anymore.”
During a recent appearance on the “Sports Guys Talking Wrestling” podcast, The Hardys discussed their professional journeys and their future plans.
Matt Hardy pointed out that they do not have a specific retirement deadline.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On their current run: “I think if you would have asked us this a couple years ago, maybe it would have. But this run in TNA, and the way we both feel physically, like [Jeff] said, these ice baths, the inflammation is down, and our bodies feel better, and it’s a ritual we do every single morning when we get up, and we’re definitely dedicated to it, it’s in our routine, no doubt. Now, I don’t think so.”
On not putting a concrete time on their careers: “I don’t think we’re putting any kind of concrete amount of time on this. We’re gonna ride this spiral until it ends. We’re going to give and give and give everything we have until we can’t do this anymore. I love the fact that Dustin is still going so hard. Dustin is an amazing guy, huge fan of Dustin, huge fan of Dustin and his story about getting sober and his sobriety and how serious he takes it.”
On how Dustin Rhodes is still killing it in the ring: “I just love the fact that he’s still killing it in the ring. He’s killing it every time he steps out there. So he’s very inspiring for an older guy, or a guy that’s aged a little more like I am. But yeah, I think Jeff and I, I don’t think we’re necessarily putting any kind of date or window on when to hang it up, when to hang up the boots. I think we’re just gonna go until we feel like we can’t go anymore.”
