BROTHER NERO! WE KNEW YOU'D COME!
Jeff Hardy is ALL ELITE! The rumors and reports were proven accurate when the former WWE Champion made his AEW debut during this week's edition of Dynamite on TBS.
It all went down at the Hertz Arena in Fort Myers, Florida on Wednesday, March 9 when the power struggle between Andrade El Idolo and Matt Hardy finally came to a head after the Andrada-Hardy Family Office emergency board meeting ended in violence. Andrade conducted a hostile takeover after convincing The Butcher, The Blade, Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen to vote Hardy out of the group. After the vote, the five men ambushed Hardy and continued to beat him down until Sting and Darby Allin arrived to help Hardy out.
The numbers were still in the Andrade Family Office's favor, and they had the upper hand in the ensuing braw ... until a familiar face arrived. The classic Hardy Boyz theme and out around the arena as Jeff Hardy sprinted down to the ring to assist his brother and his fellow face pain aficionados.
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Jeff emptied the ring and hit a Swanton on The Blade. The Hardy Boyz embraced then stared down Sting and Darby, bringing an end to a touching debut segment for the "Charismatic Enigma."
Jeff Hardy was released by WWE on December 9 following an incident at a WWE live event at which he allegedly performed while inebriated. Hardy was reportedly sent home from the house show, which led to much speculation among fans regarding his well-being.
In January, reports surfaced that WWE was having second thoughts about letting Jeff go. According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, WWE higher-ups were concerned that Jeff would reunite with Matt in AEW and reached out to the former WWE Champion in an attempt to make amends.
