There’s no love lost between Matt Hardy and Jim Cornette.
On Friday night following the latest edition of Rampage, Hardy took to social media to praise the Trios match between The Elite and Dark Order, saying Adam Page and The Young Bucks are “extraordinary talents” who won’t “get their flowers” when they should.
A fan responded to agree with Hardy, saying he knows “it’s cool” for CM Punk fans to hate The Elite, but it wasn’t for him. Matt then brought Cornette into the equation, accusing “the toxic Cornette cult” of being part of the reason the trio don’t get the credit they deserve from a section of the AEW fanbase.
“Between this & the toxic Cornette cult, these guys don’t get the adoration that they truly deserve. The diehard Elite fans are phenomenal & get why they’re special, but there’s a huge chunk of fans that fail to give them the credit they deserve. Give these guys their flowers.”
Between this & the toxic Cornette cult, these guys don’t get the adoration that they truly deserve. The diehard Elite fans are phenomenal & get why they’re special, but there’s a huge chunk of fans that fail to give them the credit they deserve. Give these guys their flowers. https://t.co/bM5GTIgmzZ
— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) July 9, 2023
Cornette waded in at this point, accusing Hardy of “selling his soul for aderall” and “abandoning his principles” to support The Elite.
“Jeez, Matt, I could understand selling your soul for Rock & Roll, but selling it for Adderall? Even if you have to abandon your principles and verbally fellate these childish cretins for your check, leave my fans alone, it’s not their fault Tony’s not paying THEM enough to lie.”
Jeez, Matt, I could understand selling your soul for Rock & Roll, but selling it for Adderall? Even if you have to abandon your principles and verbally fellate these childish cretins for your check, leave my fans alone, it's not their fault Tony's not paying THEM enough to lie. https://t.co/NBHipWh0eG
— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) July 9, 2023
Matt hit back, saying he was “sticking to his principles” to stand by his friends before accusing the veteran manager of “seeding dissension amongst his fans.”
Cornette’s podcast co-host, Brian Last, then entered the chat to blast Hardy, saying “his promos suck” and his “in-ring work is s**t”
He thinks he is great at what he does!
We've all been watching: His promos suck, his in-ring work is shit, and the only thing anyone has ever been interested in him doing is tagging in his brother.
Jim telling the truth is "seeding dissension"?
How many concussions is too many? https://t.co/5GpWZyLN6V— The Great Brian Last (@GreatBrianLast) July 10, 2023
Hardy and Last went back and forth through the night, with Hardy referring to him as, among other things, “Brian Least” and “an a**hole”, while Last accused Hardy of being “toxic.”
Cornette later resumed the argument, thanking Last for taking his place while calling Hardy a “concussed ex-great”
“I’d like to thank @GreatBrianLast for staying up into the night toying with this concussed ex-great while he was protesting too much about how successful he is. I go to sleep too early on Saturday nights to have time to play with kids. Golly, Matt, don’t you have signings to do?”
I'd like to thank @GreatBrianLast for staying up into the night toying with this concussed ex-great while he was protesting too much about how successful he is. I go to sleep too early on Satuday nights to have time to play with kids. Golly, Matt, don't you have signings to do? https://t.co/4SnTYnnbLm
— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) July 10, 2023
Matt took one last shot, lamenting that he used to have “massive respect” for Cornette, but it was now long gone.
“Last night was Sunday, Jimmy, maybe you’re the concussed one. You’re definitely an ex-great. I used to have massive respect for you, but that’s been long gone. That’s the case with many people now & it’s sad. This is my final tweet to you.
You & Least keep doing your Shock Jock routines & fanning those toxic flames of hate & negativity for your zombies to slurp up. Make those bucks however you can though, right? Enjoy your life, Jim, I’ll certainly enjoy mine.”
Last night was Sunday, Jimmy, maybe you’re the concussed one. You’re definitely an ex-great. I used to have massive respect for you, but that’s been long gone. That’s the case with many people now & it’s sad. This is my final tweet to you.
You & Least keep doing your Shock Jock… https://t.co/qSP3trHDFG
— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) July 10, 2023
The pair seem to have called a ceasefire for the time being, with Hardy instead making a more positive move to wish Isiah Kassidy a happy birthday.
Matt Hardy wasn’t surprised Claudio Castagnoli didn’t get further in WWE
During a recent episode of his ‘Extreme Life’ podcast, Hardy explained why there was no surprise that Claudio Castagnoli didn’t get far in WWE, saying that once Vince McMahon decided the Swiss Superman didn’t have the sort of “larger than life personality” McMahon preferred, he was “in that box.”
“But if Vince get something locked in his mind like, Well, this guy isn’t the kind of character he’s not this larger than life personality I’m looking for, then you’re just kind of like, you’re kind of in that box when it comes to Vince. And I feel like that’s probably what happened with Claudio.”