Matt Hardy Rises Again

Matt Hardy picked up a great win last night. Yes, it was not really against a World Champion or a guy like that. Yes, he has technically beaten Drew McIntyre before. Yes, I nothing really was on the line in the match. Point is, the win meant a lot.

This whole angle of Matt Hardy being suspended and fighting his way back in to get revenge should remind everyone of what happened to him a few years ago. That was a little more real than what is going on now, but that angle was a great push for him back then. This current angle is no different. The fans are behind Matt. No surprise. But just like a certain diva angle recently, this story is also designed to get Drew McIntyre over as a great heel. Drew has been one of those guys who gets golden silence during his entrance. However, Matt Hardy is not being personally attacked or humiliated in this storyline. His suspension, if you cannot tell, is kayfabe. Nothing is really being done to humiliate his character, but Drew is still making Matt's life hell and wants to hurt him. Matt wants to pay that back.

The only thing I want to see is where this goes from here. Matt got his win on Raw, but it cannot end there. If Drew still had the IC title, I could see him eventually dropping it to Matt. However, the WWE inserted Kofi Kingston as another victim of McIntyre's alliance with Mr. McMahon a few weeks ago, so he had a claim to the title too. I hope for a match with a hardcore gimmick or interesting stipulation for winner/loser. This feud is leading to that.