Matt Hardy recently appeared on an episode of his podcast, “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy.” During this episode, he discussed various topics, including the background of a backstage incident he had with WWE Hall of Famer The Undertaker.
Hardy said, “I know they were going to make me pay for forcing the fans to bring me back. So I kind of did that. And I think probably what their mindset was was just, I end up losing in the final match we have, and I go to SmackDown. But when I was at SmackDown, too, they still wanted to do things and push me. There was a Survivor Series incident where Undertaker was coming out, coming in the ring and beating up people. It was right after Eddie died, so things had changed, and I was supposed to be in a different match.”
On the incident itself:
“And then I was in the ring, and I just thought, ‘Hey, do you really want me in this scenario in the ring?’ And I remember even asking Vince about it, and some of the other guys said, ‘Well, I need someone of importance in the ring, so just be in the ring and just get out of there quickly or whatever.’ And then I remember speaking to one of the agents. They said, ‘Okay, well, if that’s what Vince told you to do, do it.’ And I was leaning on the ropes, and I was probably in the wrong. I was in the wrong, not probably in the wrong. I was in the wrong by doing that. Undertaker ended up being hot about it. And I had heat with Undertaker for a while, and eventually made all that right. And I just went through a period of putting people over, getting beat, getting punished, and it was what it was, and I just weathered the storm and then got back on track.”
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
(H/T to 411Mania.com for transcribing the above quotes)
