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Matt Hardy's Homecoming loss leads to a SmackDown homecoming
By Ed Williams III (WWE.com)
October 14, 2005
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: 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: 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.
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