The Hardys Reveal The Key To Their Longevity In Pro Wrestling
The Hardys have been in the wrestling business for over three decades and somehow still feel like a current act instead of nostalgia pops.
They debuted as teenagers in the mid-1990s, doing enhancement matches for WWE before breaking out in the late ’90s tag-team boom, and they’ve basically never left the scene since.
The Hardys Are Highly Evolvable
In a new interview with KVIA ABC-7, The Hardys talked about their wrestling journey. During the discussion, Matt revealed how he and his brother have made it this far in the wrestling world without losing their style and charisma.
Matt Hardy disclosed that they’ve reinvented themselves multiple times, constantly changing and evolving their characters to keep themselves relevant in the industry. Matt said:
I think a key, really important part of pro wrestling is evolving, is reinvention at some point. I mean, if you look at any great successful TV show like Breaking Bad. Part of AMC, right, in the history.
Breaking Bad is a show that had Walter White and he changed throughout the show. But still he was Walter White, he was Heisenberg, and it went for five seasons.
I mean, we’re going into year 34 now. So if a year’s a season, 34 seasons. I mean, you can’t stay the same all the while. You have to constantly change and update, and tweak your character a little bit to keep yourself fresh and relevant.
And that’s something we’ve been very good at. Whether it is — you know, when I was doing ‘One Half of the Hardy Boys’ Matt Hardy, Matt Hardy Version One, I was Big Money Matt, I was Broken Matt Hardy.
I’ve changed things here and there. And at the essence, at your core you’re still Matt Hardy. But it’s always important to consistently change and update yourself.
H/T 411Mania