Matt Hardy Shares Lots Of Details Regarding Jeff Hardy’s WWE Release

During his latest Twitch stream, Matt Hardy discussed his brother Jeff’s release from WWE back at the end of 2021.

Matt talked touched on the incident at a December house show that got Jeff released.

On the rumors that Jeff jumped over the guardrail with the intention of being released:

“I don’t think he did it intentionally trying to get fired. He does s*it like that all the time. There are times where we’re in the ring and he just goes into business for himself because that’s how he feels. That’s how he is. He’s a very, emotionally, supercharged person and he follows his emotions and instincts.”

Matt also confirmed WWE offered Jeff rehab or a release ultimatum and Jeff consulted his lawyers to help him receive his test results due to the time the company took to send them to him:

"He took this drug test, he ended up being released a few days later. He never got the results of this drug test, he obviously passed all his drug tests. He was drug tested quite often when he worked there. It also leaked out that, he thought this was going to be a private conversation, they said with go to rehab or be released. They gave him an ultimatum. He said, ‘Okay, you can release me then, I don’t need to go to rehab.’ That was his mentality at the time. Three weeks later, he hadn’t got his drug test and he asked to see it and got it. He was fighting, scratching, clawing to get the drug test and he got the run around. 

"After my brother and his wife spoke to WWE a bit, they spoke to a lawyer to have him help them out. A couple of days ago, he got his drug test and it was compliant, Everything was negative, he passed on all levels. The main reason he was so adamant about getting those is because he wanted to clear his name."

On WWE wanting to induct Jeff into the Hall of Fame:

"He got a call from John Laurinaitis and they offered to induct him into the Hall of Fame. That’s not made up. That’s a real thing that happened. He just asked for his drug test at the end of the conversation. He said, ‘No, I just want my drug test,’ kind of to clear his name."