Jeff Hardy believes his return to TNA Wrestling was the right decision at this stage of his career, but said that he almost stayed with AEW to reinvent himself as a new character.
Jeff Hardy rejoined the promotion in 2024 alongside his brother Matt Hardy after his contract with AEW expired. Speaking on the I Love Wrestling Podcast, Hardy said he feels everything worked out the way it was meant to.
“Everything’s great, and I feel like we’re exactly where we’re supposed to be,” Hardy said. “I think everything worked out the way it was supposed to, especially when my AEW deal kind of ran out.”
Hardy admitted he did consider staying with AEW. He said he thought about accepting a new contract and reinventing himself as a superhero-style character for a year-long run.
“There was a part of me that said, ‘I wonder if I should just take this deal from AEW and try to build myself up into this amazing superhero wrestler and stay there for a year and just see how things go,’” he said.
Why Did Jeff Hardy Decide To Leave AEW?
Jeff Hardy said his thinking about staying with AEW changed after watching a match featuring Will Ospreay. He realised his future was elsewhere and decided to reunite with his brother in TNA.
“But then I was watching a Will Ospreay match, and I was like, ‘no, I need to go back to TNA. I need to go to TNA. I think I need to go to TNA and tag with my brother, do the Hardys thing, and help them evolve.’ So yeah, I think everything worked out exactly the way it was supposed to,” Hardy said.
Since returning, The Hardys have been a focal point of TNA’s tag team division, adding another chapter to their history in the promotion.
