Jeff Hardy credits fan support for continued wrestling evolution
Wrestling veterans Matt and Jeff Hardy reflected on the lasting connection and influence on fans throughout their careers. Jeff highlighted how the support has motivated them to evolve creatively.
Jeff told Dom Smith of Soundsphere Magazine about the emotional stories fans tell the brothers at meet and greets on the life-changing influences. He expressed hearing from people who have overcome personal struggles, including those during their sobriety journey, continuing to motivate them/
“Yeah, we still, we hear it every day and it always goes ‘You probably know this and you probably hear this all the time, but y’all are my, y’all were my childhood.’ So we hear that so much, man. It still means so much of how the connection we have developed over the years and the people that still show up with love and support for us and especially me through my recovery journey. It’s always cool to hear somebody say, ‘I’m two months sober and, you’ve got a lot to do with that.’ I’m like, you know, that feels so good.”
“It helps me every time I hear that. It just keeps me stronger to go on and keep doing what I’ve been doing for the last almost four years.”
“So yeah, it’s just, it’s a good feeling to be as active as we are in pro wrestling and still as creative as we are and to still be kind of innovators in the craft of pro wrestling. And the fans help us with that, man. We take everything they do very seriously and things they want to see. We try our best to please each and every one of our die hardy fans.”
Matt added that one of the reasons fans have remained so connected to The Hardy Boyz is because of their commitment to being authentic and genuine versions of themselves.
“I even wanted to throw in there too, man. I mean it’s, we are so blessed because we have been very much the most authentic versions of ourselves that we can be and we have had that thing where we say ‘dare to dream’ which is very true.”
With a wrestling career spanning across three decades, the brothers continue to achieve success in the industry. Their reflections highlight the wave of support from fans and supporters extending beyond their peak in WWE’s Attitude Era. Matt and Jeff Hardy are currently associated with TNA where they are four-time Tag Team Champions.
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