Matt Hardy believes AEW is more focused on putting out matches to gain star ratings as opposed to focusing on storylines that can help grow the company.
The Broken One has spoken liberally about his time in AEW since exiting the company earlier this year. He has expressed the belief that the promotion owned by Tony Khan could have used him and his brother Jeff Hardy better.
Hardy talked about the company once again during a recent episode of Busted Open Radio. He first mentioned how the Hardy Boyz remain hugely popular among fans at meet and greets and then explained why they weren’t featured on AEW TV as prominently despite it:
“I feel like AEW is more focused on having a five-star match as opposed to having a segment that is hugely impactful and makes a moment.”
Matt Hardy clarified that this is not a criticism of Tony Khan and revealed that he was paid good money by the company. His frustrations with the promotion relied more on the creative side:
“I think Tony Khan is in a different mindset. It is what is, it’s nothing to be hot about. Tony Khan, great dude. I was paid great while I was there. It was just, both us, myself and Jeff, we wanted something different. There was one point where I just said, we haven’t won a match in 11 months on TV and we are legitimately in the top five conversation of greatest tag teams of all time. Like, what is going on here?”
The former ECW Champion made a surprise return to TNA Wrestling in April this year after exiting AEW. His brother Jeff Hardy has since joined him in the promotion after becoming a free agent as well. Though the brothers have maintained that they remain free agents despite being featured prominently on TNA programming.
