Jeff Hardy has described the perfect end to his wrestling career.
Wrestling since the 1990s, Jeff Hardy recently made his return to TNA at Against All Odds 2024, after a brief stint at AEW. One of the top WWE stars in the early 2000s, Hardy parted with the promotion to join TNA. With successful runs in both companies, the former WWE Champion then shocked the world by joining hands with AEW in 2022, before parting ways and again coming back to TNA in 2024.
The current TNA World Tag-Team Champion with his brother Matt Hardy, he recently reflected on his current title run, before discussing his career’s conclusion. At 47 years old, Hardy is nearing the dusk of his career and believes a WWE Hall of Fame induction would serve as the perfect ending. Speaking with The Wrestle Spot, he said,
“This world title run means everything to me because I came close to ending it all in the summer of 2022, which is in public, and people are aware of my issues throughout the years with drugs and alcohol. But coming out the other side of that, I’ve been saying a lot lately that all these failures man, they have led me to salvation.
To just be on the other side of that, I get goosebumps just even thinking about being 47 years old and a champion in TNA, back in TNA, where I’ve had a lot of amazing moments and memories that I’ve created. It just means everything to me and my family, the support of my family, my wife and my daughters.
Oh my god. If they would have gave up on me, I would have totally gave up on myself. So they are my world, I owe them everything. I owe so much to pro wrestling in general because it’s gave me such an amazing life. But overall, this championship run might end up being the most important championship run of my career, just because I have survived through all these struggles.
I’m so ashamed, and I still feel so much shame and guilt, but I gotta get past that and just believe in myself and continue to stay on the path that I’m on. Anything is possible for Jeff Hardy moving forward. Who knows? Hopefully, the perfect ending to my career would be to end up in the WWE Hall of Fame and go out on a high note instead of a depressing low, and I feel like that’s going to happen.”
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Still “ashamed” of his past, The Charismatic Enigma wants to move on from it and end his career on a high note, with a possible WWE Hall of Fame induction.
During his time at the Stamford-based promotion, Hardy held multiple titles, including the US Championship, Intercontinental Championship, World titles, tag-team championships, and many more, and has rightfully earned his spot as one of the top WWE alumni.
Jeff Hardy Believes He Could Have Been Bigger Than John Cena In WWE
A 12-time tag-team champion spanning across multiple promotions, Jeff Hardy is a thirty-year veteran in the wrestling industry. Despite his individual and tag-team success, the former champion has battled addiction throughout his career.
Speaking in an interview uploaded by Matt Hardy on social media, Jeff Hardy revealed he could have been bigger than John Cena if he had maintained his lifestyle in the last three decades.
“Man, I don’t know, probably. The way I was living life in my 20s and 30s, if I was living life the way I’m living life now, oh my gosh, there’s no telling, I would probably be bigger than John Cena today. I was born with such a gift to be a pro wrestler, it just felt so natural and like I was totally, you know, created to do this thing.”
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