As mentioned, WWE has officially offered the Hardys contracts and at this point, they may have already signed them. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, “the Hardys are coming to WWE, and soon.”
At this point, it seems like WWE may try to keep the “Broken” gimmick or some variation of it, with the Hardys claiming ownership. WWE has been tweeting out clips to old Hardys matches using words like “BROKEN,” “WONDERFUL,” etc.
You better believe tables were BROKEN in the battle between The #HardyBoyz at the 25th Anniversary of #WrestleMania! #WWENetwork pic.twitter.com/Bvtg4fmGWo
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) March 26, 2017
YEEEAAAASSS, it was absolutely..@WWEUniverse pic.twitter.com/tOLAH3uUQC
— #BROKEN Matt Hardy (@MATTHARDYBRAND) March 29, 2017
WrestleMania?
There was speculation that they could even make a surprise return at WrestleMania to take on the Usos for the SmackDown tag titles, but that won’t happen now that the Usos were announced for the Andre battle royal.
Other rumors suggest they could somehow join the Raw tag match at WrestleMania, which was turned into a ladder match at the last minute, since the Hardys are known for their classic ladder matches, but that seems unlikely to me. What would be the logic behind them joining the match? I guess there doesn’t really need to be any logic, though, and they could also just possibly do a run-in. It would definitely be a huge moment if they do make their surprise return, especially since most people probably don’t expect it to happen at WrestleMania.
Ring of Honor
The Hardys will defend the ROH Tag Team titles against the Young Bucks in a ladder match at Saturday’s ROH Supercard of Honor XI PPV, which is expected to be the Hardys’ final match in Ring of Honor. ROH is expected to play it safe with the “Broken” gimmick again in the face of Impact’s threats. The Hardys will probably not start any chants themselves, but they will be dressed the same as usual and fans will probably start the “delete” chants themselves anyway.