Reby Hardy Defends Matt Hardy and AEW’s “Drowning Angle”
A moment in the Stadium Stampede match at AEW Double or Nothing drew some criticism recently, as Matt Hardy was ‘drowned’ in a pool. It was done for comedy, as Hardy would be pushed underwater, but come back up as a different version of himself. However, the moment happened only a few days after Shad Gaspard’s body was found following Shad getting swept up by a tidal wave.
In a post on Twitter, Matt’s wife Reby gave her thoughts on the criticism. The thread started when Reby said she was ‘throwing her TV out’ following a Smackdown segment that used Jeff Hardy’s real life issues with substance abuse.
The fan replied: “You should have done that when Matt Hardy agreed to do that pool spot with Santana and Ortiz at stadium stampede match days after Shad’s death. Hypocrite.”
She wrote back: “Matt has *MAGICALLY TRANSFORMED* in water as part of a GIMMICK for over 5YRS now & this moron wants to try it. Shad was OUR FRIEND. We been heartbroken & shook tf up since it happened YOU DIDNT EVEN f–kING KNOW HIM. Stop the faux outrage & f–k ALL THE WAY OFF. A f–king REACH. And while we’re at it. F–k these people too. There was no “drowning angle”. There was no drowning, period. THERE IS A LOT ON TV TO UPSET ABOUT THIS WEEK BUT THIS AINT IT.”
Matt has been using the water for something like that for years. Do you not remember the Lake of Reincarnation?
— AsianGamer (@Asian_Gamer434) May 30, 2020
