Matt Hardy Sets The Record Straight On Retirement Rumors

Originally posted on Wrestlezone | By Hamish Woodward | Last updated 3/14/24

Matt Hardy will continue wrestling.

Recent reports and rumors have claimed that the former ECW Champion’s career in AEW is soon coming to an end. Speculation started after Hardy recently tweeted out thanks to his fans, with some believing he was going to call it quits.

Fightful (via Fightful Select) recently reported that Hardy’s AEW contract is set to expire at the end of March; Hardy later confirmed this was the case. Hardy has been with AEW for four years making his debut on the first episode of AEW Dynamite during the pandemic.

Since then, he has been reunited with his brother, Jeff. The pair teamed together after Hardy’s firing from WWE in 2022, but their run was curtailed by Jeff Hardy’s DUI arrest in June 2022.

Given his age, injury history and pending status in AEW, many suspected that this could be the end for Hardy’s in-ring career.

However, the former TNA World Champion dispelled those rumours with a post on Twitter.

“No, I am not retiring from active wrestling anytime soon,” Hardy said, in response to a fan questioning if he is retiring.

No, I am not retiring from active wrestling anytime soon. https://t.co/Qno8lTKg8t
— MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND) March 14, 2024

Matt Hardy Confirmed His Contract Expires This Month

With rumours of his deal coming to an end, Hardy took to his podcast to comment on them.

On The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, the 49-year-old confirmed his AEW contract is coming to an end this month, but reveals talks about his future are already underway.

“So, as far as that goes with my contract, people had asked about my contract. And obviously, I’ve got [messages] after that news broke earlier today, and it didn’t come from me because no one had known anything about it. So once again, Sean Ross Sapp breaking the news. Yes, it is coming up in March. And we’ve spoke about it and we’ve talked about it, and I guess we’ll see what happens. So we’ll see. If you listen to the podcasts, just give me your feedback. Tell me what you think I should do next.”

This article first appeared on Wrestlezone and was syndicated with permission.

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