Jaton
07-24-2005, 12:10 PM
-Matt Hardy drew the ire of loyal followers when on his message board in the three days before his WWE return and the night after he played it up his storyline version of events - that he invaded WWE without its permission. It offended many of his fans who believed he had been honest with them on the message board to that point, only to play them as fools and "work them" when it was time to cash in. After taking down his message board since the day after his first WWE appearance (after many fans spoke out harshly and negatively about how Hardy handled himself), he made a public statement at www.TheMattHardyshow.com this weekend to try to set the record straight. He credited their passion and support for his opportunity to return to WWE, and also talked up his experience with ROH last weekend. His message follows:
Hello my friends!
I only have a minute as my life and schedule is absolutely insane right now. I just wanted to say hello to everyone and thank you for visiting The Matt Hardy Show message board. I plan on staying in close contact with everyone here, and keeping you up to date on what's going on in my life. It was the support and stance of you guys that led me back to appearing on the WWE programming. The people that signed petitions for me, called or e-mail the WWE, or chanted for me at WWE events worldwide drove me to return. Your voice was heard, your opinion mattered - and because you stood up for me and what was right, I had to seize the moment - on my terms. It's time for Matt Hardy to go "swim in the shark tank" once again. This time, I won't be stopped, and I will not die. It's US versus Them, and I'm glad you guys are on my side. I'll talk to you guys soon. Be well, and until then...
Matt
And - I just wanted to mention that I thoroughly enjoyed working for Ring Of Honor this past Saturday. The boys were great, the fans were great, and I am very much looking forward to my other dates with ROH. Just in case you guys haven't seen it, there is a free video about my ROH appearance on the home page of the site. Check it out. Don't forget to come check me out this Friday for Big Time Wrestling in California if you're in the area.
And 2 - If any of you guys watched Byte This this week, I heard they showed a picture and talked about Johnny Ace's eye getting busted open and swollen shut. Just for the record, that happened when I elbowed that sorry bastard as he was trying to throw me out of his WWE building Monday. Too bad I didn't get both of his eyes, maybe next time."
http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_14135.shtml
Hello my friends!
I only have a minute as my life and schedule is absolutely insane right now. I just wanted to say hello to everyone and thank you for visiting The Matt Hardy Show message board. I plan on staying in close contact with everyone here, and keeping you up to date on what's going on in my life. It was the support and stance of you guys that led me back to appearing on the WWE programming. The people that signed petitions for me, called or e-mail the WWE, or chanted for me at WWE events worldwide drove me to return. Your voice was heard, your opinion mattered - and because you stood up for me and what was right, I had to seize the moment - on my terms. It's time for Matt Hardy to go "swim in the shark tank" once again. This time, I won't be stopped, and I will not die. It's US versus Them, and I'm glad you guys are on my side. I'll talk to you guys soon. Be well, and until then...
Matt
And - I just wanted to mention that I thoroughly enjoyed working for Ring Of Honor this past Saturday. The boys were great, the fans were great, and I am very much looking forward to my other dates with ROH. Just in case you guys haven't seen it, there is a free video about my ROH appearance on the home page of the site. Check it out. Don't forget to come check me out this Friday for Big Time Wrestling in California if you're in the area.
And 2 - If any of you guys watched Byte This this week, I heard they showed a picture and talked about Johnny Ace's eye getting busted open and swollen shut. Just for the record, that happened when I elbowed that sorry bastard as he was trying to throw me out of his WWE building Monday. Too bad I didn't get both of his eyes, maybe next time."
http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_14135.shtml