Hardy's Debut A Total Waste
There were plenty of aspects of RAW that I was not a big fan of on Monday night, but probably the most frustrating thing was to see how the creative totally wasted the comeback of Jeff Hardy to television. As I stated before, the way that it should have went down with Hardy was a solid, singles match against a proven wrestler like Rob Conway. It would have showcased all of Jeff's high flying offense, and yet Conway is a proven enough wrestler that he probably would have made it interesting at least for 4-6 minutes. Instead, what do we get? A hotshot one-night program between Hardy and the WWE Champion Edge. The show started with Edge ranting, and in the middle Jeff comes out, does his dance to the ring, never speaks (on mic at least), and then the two get into it, prompting a match later in the evening. The match between the two was not all that bad, but we all knew that John Cena would be lurking around, and the match would likely end with a no contest.
The focus shifted so fast from Hardy-Edge to suddenly Cena-Edge. Now don't get me wrong, Cena-Edge is the program that the company should be pushing, but my issue is - what happened to Hardy after the match. No reaction, no interview, nothing. It was as if he was there to do two segments, and then he went away. I don't understand in trying to get a push for a returning guy, and then as fast as they can, push him in the background.
I personally don't see Hardy's return as meaning much in the grand scheme of things. He is a high flyer, which does not really fit the RAW brand at all, and with his tendencies to get in trouble, things with him are going to be watched even more closely with the company's new policy's when it comes to rules and substances. If you want to push Hardy, then next week do the things that you should have done this week - give him a match that he can win clean, and then let him speak and do an interview explaining his motives as to why he is back and what he plans on doing in his tenure with the company. It's not that tough. Of course this company sometimes messes up the simplest things, nothing surprises me at this point.
