Jeff Hardy interview

[GrammarNazi82]

Jeff Hardy On 2013, CM Punk, Vince McMahon, TLC Matches & More

Wrestling101.com did an interview with Jeff Hardy where he spoke on a variety of topics. Here are some highlights:

Which wrestlers inspired his early wrestling persona: "More than anybody I would have to say Sting and Ultimate Warrior combined with Sting’s charisma and the Ultimate Warrior’s insanity, those two combined just pretty much inspired me back in the day to paint my face and act strange, so I would have to put down a lot of what you see in Jeff Hardy today down to those two."

Working with Edge, Christian and the Dudley Boyz in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches: "They are legendary matches, I had a ladder match against Austin Aries at one of our recent PPV’s Turning Point which was huge. But before going into that match I actually watched some of those TLC matches and the ladder matches that I’ve had with The Undertaker, Edge and CM Punk.

"Whilst watching them back I was just thinking, “oh my god these are so memorable,” we have done so much it is kind of hard to stay creative, fresh and new.

"But anytime I go back and watch those TLC matches I always think how magical they were to be a part of and they always will be, fans will talk about those matches for decades to come."

Expectations for himself in 2013: "Hopefully to remain the world champion for as long as I can, even before the start of 2012 I set a goal for myself just to have a tremendous year and it went well beyond my expectations. I’m setting another goal for myself for 2013 and that is at Bound for Glory I want to perform a song from my bands album live on the PPV and hopefully I can achieve that."

Similarities and differences between Vince McMahon and Dixie Carter: "I love Vince McMahon, I don’t have anything bad to say about him, we get along, we have had our ups and downs but he was a great boss. With Dixie it is more about family, like my daughter actually knows her kids and it is much more family like here in TNA and that is kind of what I like.

"Naturally the schedule is a lot more laid back so whenever I can have more time with my family that is crazy important. I think Dixie is a lot more personal whereas Vince is more professional."

Working with CM Punk: "It was great working with CM Punk, we have different beliefs in terms of our outlook on life but he is so talented it’s crazy, we had many great matches together and it was a pleasure to work with him."

Read the full interview here.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

Nice interview, lose the belt now please!

 

[Testify]

Expectations for himself in 2013: "Hopefully to remain the world champion for as long as I can, even before the start of 2012 I set a goal for myself just to have a tremendous year and it went well beyond my expectations. I’m setting another goal for myself for 2013 and that is at Bound for Glory I want to perform a song from my bands album live on the PPV and hopefully I can achieve that."

HELL NO :dawg:

 

[GrammarNazi82]

HELL NO :dawg:

:haha: I knew you'd be thrilled about that.

 

[Swift]

inb4 TNA lets Hardy hold the belt, not only longer than Roode's reign but also longer than CM Punk's.

:george:

 

[GrammarNazi82]

inb4 TNA lets Hardy hold the belt, not only longer than Roode's reign but also longer than CM Punk's.

:george:

Quasi-spoiler, so .....

Spoiler

Reading the spoilers of the tapings for this week's episode didn't help me feel any better. :upset:

 

[Leo C]

Not only we have to put up with Hardy being the champion, but we'll have to hear him sing? That's quite bad.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

inb4 TNA lets Hardy hold the belt, not only longer than Roode's reign but also longer than CM Punk's.

:george:

:OHGOD:

 

[Testify]

Wait, wut?

Image removed.
Hey Jeff: :finger:

 

[Snowman1]

I read the first questions, then realized I was reading it in Hardy's voice, then stopped. Do one of you voiceless/faceless/badtattooless usernames want to fill me in if anything interesting was in this?

 

[GrammarNazi82]

I read the first questions, then realized I was reading it in Hardy's voice, then stopped. Do one of you voiceless/faceless/badtattooless usernames want to fill me in if anything interesting was in this?

1:

"Interesting," not necessarily. He did the typical "wretslers who inspired me bit" and compared Dixie and Vince (no problems with Vince, but Vince is more business while Dixie is more personal and family-oriented, basically). He said it was a pleasure working with Punk, despite their different ideals.

However, concerning his future or this year in TNA, he said he hopes to remain world champ as long as possible. He also said he set a goal for this year that at BFG he wants to perform a song from his band's album live on the PPV. (That's what we've mostly commented about.)

 

[Testify]

Damn, Stopspot removed my puke image. Why? Is it because it was too funny? Is it because I'm too sexually delicious?

:finger: