Will Matt Hardy ever Main Event?

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Much like the Shelton Benjamin thread was influenced, its Hardy's birthday and he is 35, which got me to thinking if he is ever going to be a PROPER headliner, and more than that, does he actually have what it takes.

They had the chance but blew it when he feuded with Edge.

He has in theory been "tested" out like many are with his ECW Title run.

His feud with MVP over the US Title had him pushed as one of the main babyfaces on the blue brand.

His heel turn on his brother Jeff and the subsequent feud where he beat Jeff at Wrestlemania looked like he had finally got that push but once again he was back in the midcard.

And as recently as a few weeks ago he was Main Eventing Smackdown against CM Punk, but losing cleanly he was left to look like just a tool utilised in finishing off the Jeff Hardy feud with CM Punk and starting the Punk vs Undertaker feud.

I've gone back and forth on this over the years, the guy is to me an average talker, decent wrestler and very popular with the fans.  I think his talking has always improved when he has been a heel, but overall these days I edge towards him being a midcarder.  With some guys they have that special something, maybe that extra bit of overness or that look that makes them work more as a Main Eventer.

I mean compare him to Jeff.  I'd say he is a better talker AND wrestler than Jeff but for some reason Jeff has that crazy overness and likeability that takes him to that next level that Matt's never quite got to.

I mean could you imagine him coming out and trading back and forth promo wise with say, a Triple H?

Thoughts?

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he has his run with the ECW title but I don't consider him to be a top star. He is a great worker and can have a good match with anyone, but He just isn't "Face" of the company material and Matt Hardy IS one of my favorite wrestlers but I think he is above Jannety but Jeff was obviously the HBK

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I don't know, he does benefit on being on Smackdown which is low on faces now with Jeff Hardy's departure and Undertaker eventually retiring.  My main point with him is just to pick a side (face/heel) and run with it full bore.  I do think he needs a catchy nickname though that would help him tremendously.  Anyone remember the "Matt Hardy will not die" stuff in the feud with Edge.  I thought it was kind of lame.

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Anyone remember the "Matt Hardy will not die" stuff in the feud with Edge.  I thought it was kind of lame.

Infamously ended up with Edge squashing him at "SummerSlam", I think. The feud was supposed to continue with Edge getting his comeuppance, or that's what they told Matt...

He deserved better from that, but that aside, I can't remember lots of great Matt matches that don't involve Jeff. 

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Anyone remember the "Matt Hardy will not die" stuff in the feud with Edge.  I thought it was kind of lame.

Infamously ended up with Edge squashing him at "SummerSlam", I think. The feud was supposed to continue with Edge getting his comeuppance, or that's what they told Matt...

Matt beat Edge in a Cage Match at the next PPV. I think Edge won their last match which was a Ladder Match on Raw for the MITB briefcase.



I don't think he'll ever reach main event status on Raw or SD. Mainly for the reasons people have already listed. He's a good midcarder but he just doesn't seem to have "it". Whatever, that "it" is.

Innit?

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The brilliant thing about Matt Hardy is that he gets loads of cheers and the fans love him. However i think thats also his downfall as many think "what does he gain from having the title". He's almost too valuable and credible as a midcarder to go any further if that makes sense.

He's one of those guys who i don't think will ever make it.... but could do in a top star emergency.

To me his only route to a world title would be MITB but that goes for alot of guys in the WWE locker room and most with more to gain by winning it than Matt.

I really enjoyed his stint on ECW with Morrsion as the heel and his excellent feud with MVP.... but both of those guys seem to have gone past Matt since and maybe thats his role now.... at 35 years old.

I just hope he sticks around in that midcard winning the odd belt and having the odd excellent feud coz he deserves that.

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Then again, if cm punk can main event, any **** thing is possible.