I think the wrestling world needs TNA. I think the wrestlers need TNA. I think the fans need TNA.
— Matt Hardy
I, first and foremost, want to make sure that I am personally healthy and happy in my life.
When you're doing a television production, or you're with a company, there is some stress; there is pressure to perform, and it's a little tougher, but it also comes with the benefits of having huge television exposure and wrestling in front of a bigger crowd.
I'm very level-headed and business minded.
Every day is great when your name is Matt Hardy.
I do all that I can to surprise people and make things unpredictable because that is what makes wrestling fun.
Everything we do in the 'Woken' universe is so fantastical that wrestling fans, especially younger kids, who only know Matt Hardy from tag team matches or Team Xtreme or whatnot, they need to learn what I am before we can start expanding.
Once you have a small child who depends on you for every little thing, you're responsible for him. It's a huge responsibility. For me, it makes me into a more responsible person.
I try to keep up with everything - all wrestling across the board. I want to know what the competition is doing, what the up-n-comers are doing.
Once we went off into the singles world, I noticed there is something very unique about Brother Nero. People are drawn to him, and he has intangibles and charisma that cannot be emulated or duplicated.
One thing I try to live by is to not have an end game. Just kind of live for the moment.
If the fans have an opinion, the wrestling universe has to listen.
My initial goal was not really cater to the hardcore wrestling fans or the smarter wrestling fans. It was to cater to casual wrestling fans.
When the Seven Deities let me know what I must do to be complete again - even though I will be stronger and more than just a regular mortal man - I will fulfill that mission and become whole once more.
One of the fun things about wrestling is that you can do a move and leave your stamp on the business forever.
Honestly, it's such a personal issue, I really don't think my feud with Edge will ever end. It's almost comparable to the Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels thing. There is just such legit hatred between the two guys.
My brokenness has made me become more primal, more instinctual.
One thing that is very exciting and unpredictable about professional wrestling is that anything can happen.
I got a lot of great years on WWE TV and I made a lot of money throughout the business. So, if I don't do anything else, I'm good. I can kind of do what I want to, which is a very nice feeling to have.
When Jeff and I were first starting out and trying to make a name for ourselves, we were doing indy shows, and would take whatever we could get just to have as much in-ring time as we could.
The only things that matter to me are the TNA World Heavyweight Title, my bank accounts, my family, and those who support me.
It is very rewarding to be allowed to have my broken universe fill the two hours of Impact Wrestling.
The most important thing in the professional wrestling industry in this day and age of technology and the Internet and social media is to be able to make wrestling unpredictable.
I just understand that life is a constant change and a constant evolution.
I like Dixie Carter as a person a lot. I think she's great.
King Maxel is the greatest soul ever known to mankind.
I don't have an end game. Being a celestial being, I live for the moment to fight the Great War, and that is to light the darkness.
It's real easy to be in the WWE and let your passion or your pain or the schedule put you in a bad place.
Everyone is broken; every mortal man or woman is broken in some way, shape, or form.
I would delete Donald Trump. I would delete Hillary Clinton. I would delete the man who was responsible for Brexit.
I actually find fondness and appreciation for the Bray Wyatt. I see that he is driven by a higher power, much like I am driven and motivated and inspired and given strength by the Seven Deities.
I don't ever want to be that guy who gets too big to take time to sign an autograph or take a picture, because I just know, without those fans, I'm nobody. A lot of people forget that fact when they make it.
I must admit I have never told anyone this before, but Sister Abigail is older than my essence.
All I can say is that 'Raw' is an amazing show.
I love wrestling. That's not going to change.
I think TNA has been an excellent locker room. They have a good mentality, they have a good work ethic, and they try really hard. They're obviously really passionate about wrestling, and there's a huge amount of talent.
My wife is an incredible pianist. I don't think there's anything my wife can't do, in all actuality.
When you are dealing with Broken Matt Hardy, and the Brother Nero, and the Broken Hardyz, anything is possible. Anything.
That's usually what I indulge in if I play some games - pinball.
When I wrestle as a tag team with my brother, it's always great because we realize as our bodies, our vessels, age, we know we can't do this forever.
There's so much information accessible to everyone now because the Internet is so powerful; social media is so powerful.
As you evolve, you learn that wrestling is not necessarily about stunts or spots. You need to go out and show the audience that they can love you for the persona you are - not because of the risk you're willing to take or the jeopardy you're willing to put your body in.
My soul existed in an African vessel hundreds of years ago as the leader of a tribe, and my tribe fought for honor.
I wouldn't have been so successful if I didn't have such a tremendous groundswell in support from my fans.
The most important thing any broken individual can do is keep their chin up and keep moving forward.
I am often able to hear what people are thinking.
When you really believe something, you need to stand up for it.
If it wasn't for the Internet, I might never have left WWE. Then again, if it wasn't for the Internet, I probably wouldn't have been brought back.
Things that I had created or morphed into, I almost became. I felt like a broken man having to go back to plain old Matt Hardy in many ways.
