Hardy’s comments come shortly before the newest episode of “WWE SmackDown,” which has been advertising Jimmy’s return to The Bloodline as he prepares to once again acknowledge Reigns as “The Tribal Chief.” Hardy reiterated that it’s always possible WWE has something up their sleeve, but questioned the logic behind breaking up a tag team that many consider to be the greatest WWE team of all time.

“I wouldn’t have wanted to split up the Usos, because I think they’re a great tag team, I think they’re most valuable when they’re together, as opposed to feuding against each other or having a big match on a big PLE,” he said. “I would rather have seen Jimmy return to it and still have Jey’s back in some way. I don’t know where I would have taken the angle, I haven’t really thought about that. I try and sit back and enjoy it, watching just as a spectator … But I wasn’t crazy about the idea of Jimmy betraying Jey and joining back up with Roman.”

Hardy, of course, is no stranger to the idea of being part of an all-time great WWE tag team with his brother, with whom he would eventually feud. He and Jeff Hardy won tag title gold nine times in WWE; they also wrestled each other in eight televised WWE singles matches, including an Extreme Rules match at WrestleMania 25 after an intensely personal feud. Jimmy and Jey Uso have never wrestled each other in a singles contest.