The timing of Matt Hardy’s visit to “WWE Raw” has sparked a myriad of speculation, particularly since his contract with All Elite Wrestling is set to expire this month. While some believe his presence at “Raw” may be indicative of an imminent WWE return, Matt attests that he is still in the process of negotiating a potential new deal that would keep him in AEW.

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“I do love AEW,” Matt said. “There’s some things I would like to change about my personal career there and some of the things that we’re doing, but I do say, overall, I love AEW because it is very important to the pro wrestling industry. AEW needs to do well, just because the pro wrestling industry doesn’t need just one huge company that is in control of everything. They need competition. Competition is what makes it thrive. It’s what makes it better. For all the young kids that are coming up, competition needs to exist. So yes, I want AEW to do well and I want AEW to thrive, but I want to be in a satisfactory position in what I’m doing in AEW. And that’s kind of where we’re at, still negotiating, figuring things out … Hopefully, in a few weeks, I will know what the future holds.”

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Matt made his AEW debut in March 2020 by reintroducing his “Broken” persona and joining forces with The Elite. Two years later, Matt’s brother, Jeff Hardy followed suit as he rescued Matt from an attack at the hands of Andrade El Idolo, The Butcher, The Blade, and Private Party on “AEW Dynamite” in his respective debut appearance.

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