Jeff Hardy from 2007 to 2009 in WWE was outselling John Cena in merch sales. Jeff was far more popular with the kids than Cena was during those 2 years. A big part of the reason why Jeff got such a huge push starting in 2007 was because of Freddie Prinze Jr. Freddie Prinze Jr was writing for WWE from 2007 to 2009. FPJ was a big fan of Jeff Hardy and wanted him to be pushed as one of the main babyfaces, Micheal Hayes who was apart of the creative team at the time was happy with that because he was a long friend and admirer of Jeff. So Vince agreed to push Jeff and wanted Jeff to be moved to SmackDown in 2008. So the plan was for Raw’s top babyface to be Cena and SmackDown’s top babyface to be Jeff. Then in late 2009 Jeff started his bad habits of substance abuse again, I think he got a DUI charge, and WWE fired him for the second time in late 2009. I think if Jeff hadn't slipped back to his bad habits, I think Jeff would’ve surpassed Cena as WWE’s top babyface, in Vince’s eyes.

Basically for those that didn’t see Jeff Hardy’s heel in TNA. His Heel persona was like a cross between ECW era Raven and Heath Ledgers Joker.

TNA at least deserves credit for making Jeff apologize and gave him a chance to clean himself and earn his redemption whereas other places tried to immediately rid themselves of him to avoid issues. His soberness seemed to last pretty long too until his last WWE run. My only issue with Jeff is after the Victory Road incident he supposedly made a promise to his daughter that if he ever fell off again he'd retire, and whilst his last WWE run was unconfirmed his AEW run did start off with a DUI ... he's seemingly broken that promise.

Kudos to Bischoff and Sting for thinking and acting quickly on that occasion. Only God knows what could have otherwise happened.

Jeff is also a singer, for those who don't know. Not a Johnny Cash, but not horrible either. In my first contact with Pro Wrestling, there he was, flying in a splendid fashion... This man suffered a lot for our entertainment, and that's really commendable. I do truly hope he'll slay his demons.

Imo that heel Jeff Hardy run in TNA is so underrated, he was great in that role. And then Jeff had to ruin it all at Victory Road 2011. If Jeff didn’t do what he did, I think people would’ve looked fondly back at his heel run. Jeff has only ever been heel twice in his whole career and both times it was cut short. Jeff turned heel in 2003 in WWE, but It didn’t last long as WWE fired Jeff in 2003 for his substance abuse issues. WWE has fired Jeff 3 times for his substance abuse issues, in 2003, in 2009, and in 2021. Jeff then turned heel in TNA in October 2010, and was great but it unfortunately didn’t last long as Victory Road 2011 happened.

“TNA was more lax on testing for drugs” *shows clip of Perc Angle*

I hope Jeff hardy got his stuff together..he was one of my favorite tag teams back in the day..love ur channel..👌👍💙💙

I’m glad you have made a video on this as I was thinking about Jeff’s heel turn the other day for me it’s one of the best turns in wrestling history I really enjoyed it . I was watching TNA religiously back then

pain pill addiction is no joke.

Jeff Hardy in 07-09 was my favorite childhood wrestler he was the first wrestler i connected too and made me a bigger fan of wrestling. I was so sad when left WWE.

I’m predicting that Jeff might be retiring before he turns 50. If Jeff request his release from AEW, I think the Hardy’s (alongside Jeff’s brother, Matt) could come back to WWE and induct them into the WWE Hall of Fame. Jeff’s WWE title reign was very underrated in 2008.

James damn good choice in this one man your on fire..I didn't know any of these brothers was having such a hard time man. It hits home. When u care. Plz keep it going.

Yep. I remember this heel run. Vince Russo also called himself this on TV back when TNA had just started.

The idea of this and the heel turn itself was phenomenal. The execution of the storyline left a lot to be desired, and Jeff’s problems didn’t allow it to be what it could be.

Bro ruined his own career man. So terrible could’ve been a main eventer

Looking back AntiChrist Jeff Hardy was a very unique take, and was actually good, it was really watered down because of the whole Immortal saga going on. That was a whole thing. But yeah Jeff Hardy, for all his faults, is one of those universally beloved babyfaces in wrestling.

Both of the hardy bros are wrestling gold. Jeff is the wild son of a bitch and matt is the grounded and the better talker. Sad that they only have a few years left before they retire but man.... was it an awesome ride or what?

Fun Fact: Vince Russo dubbed himself "the antichrist of pro wrestling" 8 years prior to bestowing the moniker on Jeff Hardy. He essentially recycled it in 2010.

Jeff really made that intercontinental championship belt look good

As a lifelong WCW guy, seeing the lower mid-card guys like Jeff and Christian for example during when WCW was alive hold the WCW Title years later in WWE is still just so weird to see for me.

Nice video my friend. I dont see many people talking about this character, and its really interesting. Im a fan of Jeff and for me was really cool to see him as heel, cutting dark and abstract promos. With a deeper meaning, depressing. It was sad that this character had a short life and was in a bad moment in Jeff's life. It was really interesting. The theme song with double meaning (Another Me), the reasons, the look. I was a fan.

Excellent video

This run has some positives and negatives. Positives were that his presentation was great and his promos were hitting. Negatives were his match quality dipped, the creative was all over the place, and he lowkey played a hand in screwing up TNA and New Japan’s relationship when he pooped the bed with Tetsuya Naito. I know he was going through it…but this run should have been better and ended better.

Hey I’m a big fan of the channel and I was wondering if you have any plans to make videos about the rise and fall of TNA wrestling

Always loved Jeff Hardy. His theme song during this time is still one of my absolute favorite theme songs.

Jeff Hardy was the sole reason i had a huge crush on white skater boys with long hair😭

great work

Antichrist of profesional wrestling? I thought that was Vince Russo?

my favorite as a kid

Jeff hardy is basically Shane McMahon with face paint

Man that early 2010s TNA roster was stacked.

He was 🔥 One of my Favorite's Really wished things went different

Jeff was my favourite back in the day and I hope he can overcome his addictions.

I personally liked this heel run and the belt redesign made people online super upset.

You should do a most hated man in wrestling on John Laurinaitis

I thought Vince Russo was the Anti Christ of Pro Wrestling

When I was younger, He was my favorite wrestler. As I got older and realized just how many times he messed up due to drugs or some other issues ; I slowly began to like him less and less. His career is incredible, and I respect him for putting his body on the line for our entertainment, but I just can't look at him the same.

I’m sure I remember Jeff Hardy as a heel in 2002-2003 in WWE ? It was brief as it was just before he was let go by the company.

People always talk about the victory road incident & stuff when it comes to his heel run but no one ever talks about where his heel run could’ve went after that or what his match with sting could’ve been like,I did hear on the stone cold pod cast that a spot with the scorpion death drop was supposed to happen with a chair around his neck which igs means he was gonna lose but still tho like I wanna see a video where what would’ve happened if his run continued

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To the creator of this channel: I can't wait for the 2010 Monday Night War video.

I think the antichrist Jeff & immortal could've worked, but it wasn't planned to well, especially as it went on. The build up to it was great, though.

Many wants Jeff to quit so he doesn't hurt himself further but wrestling may have been the only thing that has kept him going do far. According to Matt in latest interview Jeff is doing absolutely amazing. He works out at 5 am, no substance usage and is taking good care of himself. Hope he can get his demons at bay and given the lime light he deserves before giving up taking so many risks

Jeff is a hack. He's got a couple of moves and paints his face for the teenage girls but he can't talk on the mic. He's got no game at all

Needs to bring this back and team up with Christian. Most importantly, he takes less risks in the ring when doing this gimmick since the point is him no longer wanting hurt himself for our amusement but hurting whoever he's in the ring with.

Two words, victory road

I love heel Hard.

Jeff would have been perfect for what Raven was hoping for with Serotonin.

Raven was fuckin genius. WWE n TNA dropped the ball on him

So what’s your claiming is that Jeff Hardy is against Jesus? Because what you’re saying means that exactly. So…

When Jeff Hardy became Raven

I thought that was Raven lol

If I remember correctly he was heel when he created willow wasn't he and brother broken matt hardy.

Tna shoulda aired Tuesday night

9:16 uh... that's like, 75% of the rationalization for every heel turn in history though.

yeah no.... I have zero respect for people who consistently drive while drunk. None whatsoever. They clearly have no respect for the rest of us.

Hold on Jeff was a 5 time Intercontinental Champion

Hope he goes back to tna

We love jeff hardy❤❤

I honestly didn't Like a Heel Jeff Hardy in TNA but he did Make the Run Work

3:28 CM punk is more Notable than Edge or Triple H?!!!

As bad as Jeff was, Tyrus was horrible ....I mean I wish i could forget his NWA years...

This was a awesome gimmick sucks how it ended

You keep calling him a wwe main eventer, when was Jeff Hardy ever the main event?

His singing is so cringe it hurts

he should had retire bec i had seen him performed in tna and aew not cool even sting is pist off he ruined a great MAIN EVENT in aew he cannot do his moves that accurate and good like recently but its sammy gevarras fault he made it bigger the injury

The guy has won every wwf/wwe title up until the newer program of the 2020s . Especially the defunct titles from the attitude era light-hw European hardcore I hated in 2002 when they unified most of their title belts which was stupid . Now they are trying to recreate a bunch of titles now they should left well enough alone .

he was never a heel for the entirety of his wrestling career ehm no he was an heel in tna during his run as world champ

He should just stay drug free in his personal life

Always hated druggy Jeff Hardy.

I chalk his popularity being from just how unapologetic and different he was, while also being decent looking. Matt Hardy actually emphasized everything cool about Jeff because he had none of it. Matt was kinda bland and slow and not nearly as attractive. Ofc Matt wasn’t a drunk so yeah there’s that.

You need to look up the definition of anarchistic

talk a little faster

I gave him a timeout and sorry to ssy this but you ms it up to me and thisnis very annoying bevsusde it is very annoying and you did sledp soth her snd she isngone to dsrwim and comes nsck on sundsy then you will see her st gstewsynchurch csn zi I tell you something

Im in the minority but I've always disliked Jeff Hardy. If you think hes been any good in the past few years then youre fooling yourself and probably making excuses.

If people were more compassionate towards addicts and all other forms of suffering, there would be way less addicts in this world. People should also remember everyone has their vices, and literally anyone can become addicted to anything. No one’s above anyone in this life but being a judgmental asshole actually puts you below whoever you choose to pass judgment on. Just be compassionate.