Jeff Hardy He is one of the most popular professional wrestlers of his generation.
Hardy's death-defying stunts will live in the minds of fans for the rest of their lives. He performed in WWE in three separate stints between 1994 and 2021. He and his brother Matt became a popular tag team and won several championships in their career. He was also A WWE Champion And the world heavyweight champion during one of his rounds.
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Jeff Hardy makes his way to the ring during his WWE World Cup quarter-final match as part of the World Wrestling Entertainment Crown Jewel pay-per-view at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on November 2, 2018. (Fayez Noureddine/AFP via Getty Images)
Hardy's WWE career has been derailed by legal issues and battles with addiction. However, the North Carolina star said in an interview with WFAA-TV that he believes he could have been bigger than John Cena.
“The way I was living my life in my 20s and 30s, if I was living life the way I'm living now, oh my God, there's nothing,” he told the station on Tuesday. “I would probably be bigger than John Cena today. I was born with such a talent to be a professional wrestler. It seemed so natural, as if I was completely created to do this thing.
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“The great thing is I'm still here, living life and feeling good. And like Matt mentioned, we're in big ice baths, and that's been very beneficial for me mentally and physically. I don't put a number on it. I'm going to pretty much wrestle until I can't wrestle anymore.” now.”
The 47-year-old remains one of the biggest acts in the industry. Aside from WWE, he has performed for TNA Wrestling, Ring of Honor, and All Elite Wrestling.
The Rock, left, and John Cena, right, interfere during the WWE Universal Championship match between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes during WrestleMania XL on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Stadium in Philadelphia on April 7, 2024. (Joe Camporeal-USA Today Sports)
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The Hardys are the current TNA Wrestling Tag Team Champions. They defeated The System and ABC in a Triple Threat Full Metal Mayhem match at Bound for Glory last year.
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