Prior to his appearance on this week’s Impact Wrestling, Matt Hardy talked about how he saved the company from going out of business in 2016 due to his “Broken” gimmick:
Today in #IMPACTHistory: @MATTHARDYBRAND defeated @therealec3 to become TNA World Heavyweight Champion. (IMPACT January 19, 2016) pic.twitter.com/9ataTKEeM4
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 19, 2021
This ep of IMPACT, along with the same day replay, was BY FAR the most viewed TNA program of 2016.
My #FinalDELETION was BY FAR the highest rated & most watched single ep of TNA & went viral.
I SAVED @IMPACTWRESTLING FROM GOING OUT OF BUSINESS IN 2016.
THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH https://t.co/ZSU7Fhvv1t
— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) January 19, 2021
Yes, sweetpea.. I saved TNA from going out of business. It would have either A) Went bankrupt or B) Been sold to WWE. #BROKEN Matt created so much viral buzz that Anthem stepped up & bought the company. That’s a cold, hard fact.
THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH https://t.co/mKbAAfkTtx pic.twitter.com/ZMTDchtbqq
— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) January 19, 2021
