Matt Hardy Is Free

Matt Hardy has finally been released by the WWE. For months now, he has been unhappy with how the WWE was treating him. He had not been seen on Smackdown in weeks. He has been vocal through his videos and Twitter account. He has been eying TNA. Want to guess where he may end up now?

I had made the comparison between the WWE's use of Matt Hardy to their use of Mickie James. I am not surprised that they would let Matt go, especially since he was basically wanting it. There is one difference between the situation with Mickie and Matt. Mickie James was not asking to be released or complaining to the fans about her treatment, which is remarkable if you consider the farewell angle the WWE gave her to put Michelle McCool over as a super heel. Matt Hardy got a very intricate angle to put over Drew McIntyre as a heel a few months before these issues arose. After Matt Hardy had done his job, even though he arguably won the feud, his push fizzled out. He was back in the same spot before he got the push in the first place. The WWE was using his popularity to get someone else over. I have said many times that this kind of treatment is fine, as long as you give the tool proper respect after they do their job and push them well as the draw they can arguably be. The WWE was not doing this. Because Matt Hardy was not in a closed division, like Mickie James was in, the WWE could have afforded to push him around like this for years, tossing him a midcard or tag title reign here or there when they felt like. He would never have to be in the way of John Cena, Undertaker, Triple H, or anyone else the WWE cared more about. I do not blame Matt Hardy for putting his foot down. You try to be positive and talk like you are going to make something of your career every year. What does it really get you? Unless the WWE books it, it gets you nothing.

I doubt this will end like the last time Matt was released. The WWE will not bring him back to appease fans and because they know they can push him around like I just said. I would hope the fans realize this is what Matt wants this time. Let him join his brother. Maybe the pay and the hype isn't as great down there as it is in WWE, but there is something to be said in just being able to go out there and have more freedom to really do a job you enjoy doing.