>just give me one more chance bro i swear i'm good this time

>>17981514 (OP)
he really could have been up there with cena, edge, batista and hhh, cutting nonsensical promos and jumping off things as the champion

>>17981514 (OP)
he's due for another fuckup

Unironically would've been the biggest babyface of the 2010s if he just kept his drug problems in check

>>17981531
>>17983593
He was already the champion and the heavyweight champion.

He was already the top guy.

>>17983649
yes but he never reached his full potential. that's like saying Cena peaked in 2005 because he was world champion

>>17983694
Cena did peak in 05. It’s all been very samey since then.

>>17983723
nah i'd say he peaked in 2007. he had some insanely good matches that year. then had a small peak again in 2015

>>17981531
Is that list bait?

>>17983723
US Open Challenge is the best stuff Cena ever did.
Shame it ended on a wet fart.

WWE Vault put up a video of the entirety of Hardy's feud with CM Punk, and man does Punk completely carry this clueless oaf through just about every single promo they had. Can't talk at all. They had good matches though, love that ladder match at summerslam

It's still so funny how he tanked his own AEW run as well as killing Matt's AEW run too

>>17981514 (OP)
Imagine an HIV+ positive faggot rubbing drugged up Jeff Hardy's rectum raw with steel wool and then digging his POZ cock in his bloody colon, giving him a death sentence in the form of infected baby batter. Jeff is so drugged up he doesn't know what's going on until he wakes up and then starts crying. Then he tries to drive drunk but the intestinal blood and semen start leaking out so he crashes and dies.

>>17985641

>>17983750
that's a very respectable list. left out randy though

>>17984733
The only thing punk can carry is his own ego and even then he's so weak that never holds up. CM Punk is today's Jeff Jarrett

>>17984733
Just go back to posting about punks "daddy dick" and stop trying to talk about actual wrestling you little faggot chezlet

>>17985641

>>17981514 (OP)
Legendary night for internet wrestling across Twitter, message boards/forums etc.

>Broooo he ruined his career

Guys, his motto is literally "live for the moment", even if it includes inconvenient drug usage.

>>17984733
CM Punk sucks blood money covered dicks doe.

>>17988112
>Legendary night for internet wrestling across Twitter, message boards/forums etc
Why come ? What Happeneded ?

>>17988141
Jeff Hardy showed up for a PPV main event (Victory Road 2011) all fucked up out of his mind on drugs to wrestle Sting and they had to have Steve shoot pin Jeff in 20 seconds in a squash to get it over with. Jeff sold nothing, Sting was visibly pissed off and the show went off the air 20 mins early with the whole Impact Zone chanting BULLSHIT BUUUULSHIT as Sting nodding along and yelled out I AGREE

>>17988350
Also, TNA gave out six months TNA 24/7 for free as an apology.

>>17988417
LOLTNA

>>17981514 (OP)
>biggest fuck up in rasslin history
>is still insanely over
I KNEEL to this pickled nigga.

>>17988417
>>17988350
How did the IWC react? Why was it legendary for the IWC

>>17988435
idk nigger how do you think we'd react now
nta btw that guy was nicer than me

>>17988435
nta, but I remember people were saying it was the beginning of the end for TNA. To their credit, when Jeff came back he had a great redemption storyline leading to him reclaiming the world title.

>>17988456
>people were saying it was the beginning of the end for TNA
were they right
i wasn't watching wrestling then but when did TNA go from like a distant #2 to outright cockroach fed? what were their worst years, i assume their best were right after their founding.

>>17988435
it was shitpostingMania brother
TNA sent a guy out to teh ring knowing he was fucked up. With a beloved veteran who then had to shoot on him. What if Jeff, in his unpredictable state, had not taken that well? on Live worldwide TV?

>>17988464
Depends on who you ask, but their downturn happened when Hogan And Bischoff came in in 2010, and hired all their old friends for big money, leaving the TNA OGs in the dust.

The product got better in '11 and '12 when they started pushing Roode, Storm, Aries, etc, but the company was just hemorrhaging money (Hogan was paid $75,000 PER APPEARANCE, and was cut down to $35,000). Losing Spike TV was a huge blow, and Dixie Carter was like Tony Khan in that she listened to everyone's bad advice. Impact went to Destination America, then Pop, and now AXS.

Soon, Panda (the owners of TNA) decided to sell. Billy Corgan tried to buy it and had a big legal battle with Dixie, leading to Anthem to eventually take over.

Meanwhile, NJPW got really hot with Bullet Club, Jericho, Okada and Omega, and many saw it as the new #2. Then NXT was super hot for a bit. Then along came AEW, and the rest is history.

It's amazing TNA bounced back as well as it has, since there were times it looked like it would genuinely shut down. I honestly hope WWE doesn't buy them, and they bring back the six-sided ring.

>>17988509
Hogan killed the product but losing Spike killed the company. They haven't been relevant since that.

>>17988509
Good post ty

>>17988435
Wrestling Observer Radio coverage of it
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZL6cn8DskLY
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=snzKEJaKNAo
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E5AWX8uapKo

>>17988616
Hell yeah thank you

>>17985641
That’s quite the imagination you have.

>>17981514 (OP)
*sigh*- alright Jeff but DONT let me down this time

>>17988540
>they haven't been relevant since that
Broken Matt and Joe Hendry got them some buzz, but I think TNA should really go back to its alternative presentation instead of being WWE-lite. Back when Impact started, it was so cool is a wrestling show that was different; the six-sided ring, the unique atmosphere, crowd and lighting of the Impact Zone, the two entrances, etc. It had stupid shit sure, but it also had X-Division, six sides of steel, Ultimate-X, etc. And in contrast to PG WWE, it had blood and cursing allowed.

Lucha Underground is the only recent wrestling show that tried to be something different, and it's a shame it got cancelled.

He's just waiting for another contract with a medium to large wrestling company so he can pull a Sunny and kill a guy drunk driving.

>>17981514 (OP)
He's the Anakin Skywalker of the wrestling universe. Incredible potential, but let his inner demons win to the point it destroyed him.

thank god AEW have never let anyone come out to the ring under the influence

>>17981514 (OP)
Future dark side of the ring subject

>>17985641
I'd rather not imagine that

>>17988509
WWE won’t buy TNA. with the MLW anti-monopoly lawsuit they settled on, if they tried to buy another active non-indie north american wrestling promotion, they’re basically opening themselves up to another one. and it wouldn’t make sense to work with TNA and increase their value before a buyout.
they will however continue to work with TNA and have it be basically another developmental program and avenue to take shots at AEW with. TNA will never be its own thing again, it will always be lil bro’d by WWE as long as this partnership goes on.
it’s unfortunate because i do think there’s space in the scene for a big #3, an alternative to an alternative. but the company doesn’t have the legs to support that.

>>17985641
Promo's good.

To his credit, I think he has been drama so far in this TNA run.

But yeah, he's gotten an unfair number of chances to redeem himself that other wrestlers have not gotten.

>>17988987
Sad but True!

>>17989402
he always goes "drama free" after a fuck up to show the big boys that he's really not going to do it again he's totally clean this time trust me bros, then they sign him, and 6 months later he's got another DUI

it's happened SEVERAL fucking times

>>17981514 (OP)
>>17988350
>>17988480
That 2011 incident always comes up whenever Jeff Hardy gets discussed. Its something that will tarnish his reputation for the rest of his life. I'm surprised it didn't end his career outright. Dixie Carter was far too forgiving I guess. Possibly the worst PPV in wrestling history for any outlet. The only thing I can think of offhand that is probably worse is the PPV where Owen Hart died, but that was worse because it was tragic and someone's life ended. This was just bad because of how disappointing it was.

Anyway, for those who never seen it, here's some WEBMs:
>>>/wsg/5898540
>>>/wsg/5898541
>>>/wsg/5898542
>>>/wsg/5898544

I gotta give some credit to Eric Bischoff for doing the best anyone possibly could do to try to handle that situation. But there was nothing to salvage there. If they had known how fucked up Hardy was in advance they could have found a replacement, but by then it was too late and all the other talent had showered and left.

Bump

>>17992417
Bro they completely fucked it by even letting him go out there to begin with. As soon as they found him fucked up you film an angle where he has been attacked and is out of the match And you send some other heel out there to fill in who works a full 20 min main event match to give the PPV customer their money's worth. And I think they even sold paid tix to that match. Doing what they did and robbing a paying audience of a full main event match of any kind is one of the worst choices they could have made.

>>17994948
>And you send some other heel out there to fill in
They couldn't. Like I said it was the final match of the event and all the other talent showered and left. TNA isn't like the WWE. They have a much smaller roster. I'm sure the WWE probably could have found someone to wing it in a situation like that, but the WWE probably has more stringent measures to prevent a situation like that even happening in the first place.

Bump

my hero

>>17992417
>>>/wsg/5898540#
It's like Bill Hader playing a schizoid drug addicted bum in an episode of Documentary Now.

Did this really destroy any chance that TNA had of challenging WWE or is that post fact fanfiction?

>>17992417
idk man I'd say the heroes of wrestling ppv was worse

>>17997617
only WCW has ever been competition for WWE, the Jeff Drugdy stuff just added to the LOLTNA list, it didn't really have that much of an impact

>>17988432
I feel like some people are blessed and they can fuck up over and over again and get away with it
>still beloved by fans
>still beloved by peers
>never killed anyone on the road by some fucking miracle
>never assraped in jail
>still with his wife and kids
>not a bloated mess for all the shit he did
>not a cripple for the style he used his entire career
>still looking good actually
>still coming out with cool creative looks
I have no other way of justify his existence

>>17998022
black folks will always forgive Juff
They know he's the #1 crazy ass whiteboi

Bump

Bump

>>17985641
hmm

>>17997617
TNA never once, at any time had a legitimate true shot at challenging WWE.

why is juff the only person that all black people, latinos, chinks, and white people love?

>>18002004
He's unapologetically him, never politicked or big leagued. The only time we've seen or heard about him being negative to someone, was that drunk diner promo on Punk. The only reason to dislike him is the dui stuff

>>17998022
Reading this out, guardian angels may actually be real. He's literally an enigma

>>18002520
>AH THENK UR A NURRRRD SEE EM PONK
legendary promo 2bf
even when he's fucked up and buggin out, he still Him

>>17986273
the only thing this faggot carries are starbucks cards 24/7

>>17997617
TNA tried the WCW strategy of signing geezer former stars with a fraction of the budget, it was doomed from the start

>>17981514 (OP)
I rewatched this and was in tears laughing. This is legitimately one of the funniest moments in wrestling history.

>>18002889
No. Just.... no.
You are laughing at a man's lowest moment.
He likely has trauma from this.
Don't be like this. Be better.

>>17981514 (OP)
It's one thing to be fucked up on tv, but to be fucked up for a match with the guy you cite as your inspiration to be a wrestler is another

>>17988350
Imagine letting down one of the greatest wrestling legends of all time as he is about to put you over and give you the companie's greatest prize.
I would unironically kill myself if I was in Jeff's position and dissapointed Sting.

>>18004030
Nah it's even funnier now with hindsight

>>18006056
Evil craven freak.

Bump

is he still fucked up? one or both of them are still barred from canada yes?

I still don't get why everyone likes him. He kinda seems like a marble-mouthed fake hippy who doesn't seem very sincere to me.

Bump

>>17985641
Book it Paul

>>17981514 (OP)
nah, Jeff Hardy (and Matt Hardy too of course) needs to go home and stay home, get them the fuck up out of the wrestling industry forever for their own health.

>>17981514 (OP)
>C.M Punk, I think going to Saudi Arabia is for nerds

>>17998022
He literally just has "it"

he’s coming home to AEW so him and Matt can wrestle Christian and Edge for the only tag titles they never held

Bump

>>18008158
Same

>>18010566
Home to aew? Lol

>>18010566
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>>18002004
He's a drug addict. Those failures relate to him

>>17998022
>>not a cripple for the style he used his entire career
He is a cripple with severe back issues and ever numbing legs
t. knower
He wouldn't get cleared to wrestle in WWE nowadays unless he'd sign a waiver that he wouldn't sue them in case he'd get injured, like Angle did during his retirement run

>>17998022
He is still beloved because he never hurt anyone with his fuckups as his drug issues affected him and him only (except for Victory Road but who cares about fake wrestling)

>>18014354
>who cares about fake wrestling
Do you realize what board you're even on?

Bump

>>18014321
That could be true, but for all the shit he did, he should be in a wheelchair. He barely had any major injury.
There are guys that are around the same and worked a safer style and yet they are in similar shape. Jeff was really lucky, all things considered

Bump

>>18010498
kek
iconic 2010s Internet shoot promo

>>18007955
Jeff can't get into Canada or the UK yes. Or Australia/NZ

I just watched this and they didn't know that he was fucked up until he came out?
And Bischoff quickly communicated to Sting in the ring to shoot pin him?
Has it come out what was exactly said in the ring when Bischoff speaks to Hardy, then speaks to Sting?
Has Bischoff spoke about this in his podcast?