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Pretty overplayed.

Aye, happy BDay big guy. ...What? It felt like a big guy moment.

A winner is you!

Matt Hardy is living proof that when one door closes, another one usually opens. Just weeks after coming up short in a Loser Leaves RAW Ladder Match to Edge, Hardy has found a new home on SmackDown. In fact, Hardy will make his SmackDown debut next week on the Peep Show, which is hosted by a Superstar Matt is very familiar with - Christian. WWE.com recently caught up with Hardy to talk about moving away from the saga with Edge and Lita and heading back home to SmackDown, where he originally made a name for himself as a singles star. WWE.com: What will it be like to get away from Edge and Lita? Matt Hardy: I think in reality I’m ready to get away from it in many ways. It’s something I had to do upon returning to WWE. I came in and addressed it. From a fan’s standpoint, I don’t think you can argue with the drama and suspense and storyline and matches that went with it. I think they were amazing. But from a personal standpoint, it’s been a tough scenario to deal with. It’s just one of those weird things with Edge, Adam Copeland. I can go in the ring and have great matches with the guy. As a performer, I think he’s amazing. As a human being, I think he’s a piece of sh*t. But it’s tough to do that. It’s tough to go in the ring and do that night in and night out. It’s something I did, and I’ve done everything I need to do as far as that scenario goes and I’m ready to move on past that. I’m ready to move on and get back to being me; to be Matt Hardy, the guy who goes out and entertains people and enjoys what he does every night. As far as the whole scenario goes with me and Edge, I think it’s like with Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. As long as we’re both in the wrestling business, as long as we’re both in the world, there’s going to be a built-in issue there and I don’t think it will ever officially end until one of us dies. For the time being, though, I went in and did that, and it’s just time to move on to bigger and better things and move on to my ultimate goal and that’s to be World Heavyweight Champion. WWE.com: On the Coachcast Edge called you the Bubonic Plague – would you like to respond to those comments? Matt Hardy: Well, if anyone is a plague, it’s Edge. He’s very good at name calling, and he’s one of the best spin doctors you’ll ever meet. I don’t know anyone that has been close with the guy that hasn’t ended up with a worse opinion of him than when they first met. Everyone who’s had a close, personal relationship with him – especially now that the real Adam Copeland is out – walks away from him with a lesser opinion of him than they started. He’s great at trying to twist the truth. Just ask all the women he’s worked over the course of his life. But in the end they always catch him, so he’ll get his in the end. I believe in karma, and I’d hate to have his karma chasing me. WWE.com: What was it like having to leave RAW and it not being on your own terms since you ended up being double teamed? Matt Hardy: I’m not going to lie about it. It sucks to leave RAW. It’s the longest-running wrestling show out there now. It’s live, and there’s no atmosphere like a live atmosphere. To leave under the conditions I left isn’t how I would have wanted to leave. But I’m a man about it. I’m not going to curl up and die. I will not die. WWE.com: What do you have to say to the fans that said by coming back to WWE you would be buried? Matt Hardy: The Internet wrestling community is an interesting bunch. I do appreciate them because they’re very passionate. But at a moment’s notice they’ll be the first to be hypocritical. Instead of looking at the glass half full, they’ll look at it half empty. They didn’t look at as me coming back to the place I always dreamed of working and that I was going to be in a high-profile situation. And when you go back and look at Street Fight and the Cage Match, those are two of the best matches in the careers of both me and Edge. You just don’t get those every day. The fact is, I came back, and in an odd way I almost came back in a better position I left in. It just sucks I had to go through that personal situation. I knew it was going to be weird coming back to WWE. I was coming in here wrestling someone who is one of the top guys in the company. I knew it was going to be tough from an in-ring and out-of-ring perspective. I came in, took my licks and got past that. Now I’m moving on to SmackDown and things will be bigger and better than ever. WWE.com: What are the pros of moving to SmackDown? Matt Hardy: I’m excited about going to SmackDown because it’s really where Matt Hardy Version 1.0 or Matt Hardy the singles wrestler was born. The most success I ever experienced was in my first run on SmackDown. And most everyone knows that ended because I wanted to come back to RAW to spend more time with Lita and resume our relationship. Looking back, that doesn’t seem like the best career choice, but it did at the time. Now I’m going back to SmackDown and I won’t be dealing with Lita, or dealing with Jeff (Hardy) or dealing with Shannon (Moore). It’s just going to be Matt Hardy worrying about Matt Hardy, and I’m more focused and more motivated than I’ve ever been. This is going to be the best run of my career. WWE.com: Who are you most looking forward to working with on SmackDown? Matt Hardy: Right now, one of the first guys that stands out, of course, is Christian. I’ve done so many great things with him in the past. I think he’s an amazing athlete in the ring as well as an amazing personality out of the ring. Then you have guys like Rey Mysterio, JBL who has come so far; he’ll be interesting to work with. And obviously, the Champion, Batista. When I go to SmackDown, my goal is to be the World Heavyweight Champion at some point. I’m going to aim high. To me, if you don’t go in there with the goal to become the Champion, you’re not going in with the right mindset. I just feel like now I’m at a time in my life where I have enough knowledge of the wrestling business and my body is in the best condition it’s ever been in. I feel like now I’m one of the best competitors in the entire wrestling business. I want to give everyone a run for their money. Shawn Michaels always says he’s the Showstopper, I want to go out there night in and night out and be the showstopper. There’s also other guys like Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit that I’ve never wrestled that I look forward to facing. WWE.com: How do you think the roster is different from the last time you were on SmackDown? Matt Hardy: The roster right now, in some ways, is similar to how it was when I was previously there. When I used to be there Brock Lesnar was the World Champion, and now Batista is at the top. Some guys like Eddie and Benoit are still there. The cruiserweights are there, and I think they’re underutilized. From the heavyweight division perspective, it’s pretty similar, but in time I think the guys have progressed and gotten bigger and better. WWE.com: You’ve been on SmackDown before and had some success. What do you envision for this go around? Matt Hardy: I think coming in new and fresh, with other guys who have been fighting for title shots, I’ll have to work my way up a little bit. But I’m coming off a pretty hot streak of matches with Edge so there’s some notoriety attached to the name Matt Hardy. I’ve got a lot of people behind me, and I’m happy about that. I’ve always been happy to have the people behind me, because without the people, there’s no me. But coming in, I’m just going to bust my ass and do whatever it takes to accomplish my goal of becoming the World Heavyweight Champion one day. If that means getting in better shape, adding new moves, jumping off the top of a cage and giving a leg drop, I’ll do it. I’ll do whatever it takes. I think my performance has shown that recently, and I’m not going to slow down. I’m going to strengthen my game from all aspects. WWE.com: You also have a history with Christian from your tag team days. What will it be like being on the Peep Show with him? Matt Hardy: I’m just looking forward to getting out in front of my SmackDown fans and making the official announcement that Matt Hardy is coming home. In a lot of ways SmackDown is what created Matt Hardy as a singles wrestler. In some ways it feels right to go back there and be a member of the blue team. Although, I hated to leave RAW under the circumstances in which I did. But I feel like everything happens for a reason, and SmackDown is where I need to be. It’s time for Matt Hardy to achieve all the dreams and goals I’ve always dreamt of. WWE.com: With all of the bad blood brewing between RAW and SmackDown lately, do you think another Matt Hardy vs. Edge confrontation could come along or is that something you want to close the book on completely? Matt Hardy: I will never close the book on that. Personally and professionally I will never be able to let that go and it will always be there. I would never say no to it. I would almost bet money that there will be another or more Matt Hardy vs. Edge matches. I know he plans on being around for a while, and I plan on being around for a while, and I’m sure you haven’t seen the last of that. And who knows, if he ever gets traded to SmackDown, it might start all over again. WWE.com: Would you like to comment on the Internet reports that you’re dating Ashley? Matt Hardy: Ashley and I traveled together and hung out. I think Ashley is an awesome person. We spent some time together and I think each one of us made the other happy. We definitely enjoyed each other’s company. Now it’s a little different because she’s on RAW and I’m on SmackDown and we won’t see each other as much, but you never know. She’s a great person and a great soul. She’s really working hard and trying to do good in WWE as a sports-entertainer. I think she’s going to be really good because she has an awesome attitude and a great mindset. I really dig Ashley.

*sigh* Team vs Hartlepool, Hoult Thompson Breckin Morgan Eaden Southall Friio Pearch Commons Lester Taylor Team vs Woking Gerrard James Thompson Fernandez Vickerton Bopp Holt Gardner Bastians Dadi Weir-Daley It's not as if we were actually trying to win, was it? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know.. to be honest, i'd pick Gerrard ahead of Hoult.

Fuck it. *loads up his Megadrive emulator*

http://www.nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.u...,,10308,00.html Haha. Hahaha.

IM you? Di ate Ly?? Poor Ly <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Bravo. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Have they fuck. Often replicated, never duplicated.

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It wasn't really a spoiler, as it was from WWE.com, it was an announcement.

I wonder if he realises the IWC extends to outside of Matt's forum?

Yes, because god knows Matt Hardy would have trouble finding a woman.

That tag match looks sad. Michaels and Masters teaming up? JBL and anybody?

He got arrested for attacking a police offer I believe. Or an ambulance man. Either way, countless people have done it in the past in WWE, and come back the next wee... same night.

WWE fans speak out October 14, 2005 Since the firing of Jim Ross on Monday, WWE has received more than 1,000 e-mails and phone calls from fans. The following is a small sampling: Name: Joe F. Comments: Bring back JR. The way he was treated was awful. To treat the best wrestling announcer ever in such a manner after so many years of dedicated service is beyond reasonable to me. I have been following the organization since the the 60's and this is one of the worst things I have seen yet. Until JR is back you have lost one Raw viewer who felt in the past it was must watch TV. Name: Michael H. Comments: I'd just like to say that I sincerely hope that what happened on Raw with Jim Ross was not the last appearance he'll make on WWE TV. Aside from how terrible it would be to not honor JR the way he deserves if he was really leaving, I cannot even begin to imagine turning into Raw and not hearing JR do the commentary. I'm sure millions of WWE fans feel the same way, and we all hope that he'll be back in his chair on Raw as soon as possible. Name: Ben R. Comments: Just wanted to say that if that's JR's last appearance on RAW then it really is a sad day. He has given a lot to the company and for his last "day" to be like that it's just wrong. Name: Mike Comments: The release of Jim Ross, perhaps the greatest commentator and personality in the history of the company, is an abomination and a classless act. It upsets me that they can release a man who has been so dedicated to the business and who puts more emotion than anyone ever could into calling a match. Raw is not Raw without Jim Ross. Wrestlemania is not Wrestlemania without Jim Ross. The WWE is not the WWE without Jim Ross. And I will not be viewing your programs without Jim Ross. Name: Jennifer M. Comments: After watch Raw this Monday night I have come to realize that there is no true heart in your company and seeing how you fired J.R. I have to say you will no long have me and my entire family as viewers. I will no longer buy per-views, or watch your show. I'm sad to say good-bye, but what you did is just wrong. Name: Steve H. Comments: I've recently heard that Jim Ross may be replaced on the announcing team for RAW. If this happens it will be one of the absolute most worst decisions WWE could ever make. I happen to feel that Ross is the most entertaining announcer in the company, and he is certainly the most talented. Nobody could ever take his place, and moving him off the show would dramatically lower the quality of RAW, and give me one less reason to watch every week. Name: Dustin Comments: I have loyally been a fan of the WWE since I was 6 years old. When Hall and Nash jumped to WCW and put on pay-per views featuring the nWo, the 4 Horsemen, and let cruiserweight actually compete, I still made my dad order the WWE pay per views. But now that you have removed Jim Ross from RAW, I am vowing to no longer watch WWE programming. Name: Steven G. Comments: The WWE has made the biggest mistake ever. Vince Mcmahon is indeed a genius so he should be able to see the genius of Jim Ross. He is the voice of RAW and the best commentator wrestling has ever seen. RAW will truly not be the same for me. I am disappointed and don’t know if I can watch raw without Jim Ross. I can’t understand why anyone could give up such talent. I hope for my sake and all other fans sake that this will not last. Name: Jennifer G. Comments: I have watched your programming for over 10 years - Raw, Heat, SmackDown, etc and most of the PPVs. I can't tell you how disappointed I am with Jim Ross being terminated. Surprisingly enough, it probably will affect my future decisions to watch Monday Night Raw. I know that you have brought back other entertainers in the past - I hope you consider the same for Jim Ross. Name: James C. Comments: I really hope this is NOT the last of Jim Ross we will ever see. This man is without a doubt, the BEST broadcaster in the history of the business. His insight, knowledge of the business, and overall professional nature has made watching RAW these past 6 years a pleasure. I looked forward to his comments during the matches, he always pointed out things I missed, and I truly trusted the words coming out of his mouth. If the WWE wants to promote a younger announcer with limited experience of the business, so be it, but Jim Ross deserves that spot. Name: Thomas T. Comments: I do realize that if you must get rid of J.R., you must. It's a fact of life that he couldn't be the Play-by-play announcer forever. But getting rid of him like that was just distasteful and makes his departure seem like an angle instead of something legitimate. I hope whoever you get to replace "Good Old J.R." is good, because my enjoyment will depend on it. Name: Rob H. Comments: I am usually very tolerant of your storylines and I realize there are usually up and downs with my favorite personalities. However, I felt compelled to write after watching this week's RAW featuring the firing of Jim Ross. Truth be told, J.R. is as much a reason for me watching RAW as any of the other Superstars. I really hope this is simply part of a larger storyline and that J.R. will return to the broadcast table soon. I have faithfully watched you for just about 20 years, I do not know if I want to watch RAW without J.R. So, again I hope it will not come to that, but I honestly can't consider it RAW without J.R. and I don't know if I would even want to tune in. So, here's hoping Mr. Ross returns to his job soon. I will continue to tune in until I know what the outcome is, but I hope it will not be left like this. Name: Laurie S. Comments: I have never e-mailed you before. I watch RAW every Monday and if I am unable to watch it, I tape it. I order every RAW pay-per-view. I have been a long time fan of the WWE. But with the firing of Jim Ross last Monday, I don't know if I will ever watch it again. Jim Ross was an excellent commentator and loved the sport. You could tell that in his voice. There was no reason to fire him or take him off the show and it upset me greatly.

This was written great.

Brilliant.

Nice, the first thing I said when I saw this was 'Orton's getting buried' - only I didnt mean literally, but hey..

Learned? *looks up learned in the dictionary* learn·ed ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lûrnd) adj. Possessing or demonstrating profound, often systematic knowledge; erudite.

Chelsea 5.

Derby 1 Stoke 0.

Supposing he goes far, how's his shtick going to work against people like Undertaker and Batista?

Chelsea losing at home to Bolton.

This man was great.