Jeff Hardy Addresses His Haters, Recalls When He Was ‘Bigger Than Obama’

TNA Wrestling star and World Tag Team Champion Jeff Hardy recently appeared on Busted Open Radio. During the conversation, he referenced a time period when his brother, Matt Hardy, was envious of him for being more popular than former United States President Barack Obama.

Jeff Hardy recalled a period where his popularity exploded, and there was a running joke that he was more popular than President Obama. When asked about his haters and critics, Hardy stated (via Fightful), “I think they’re from Jupiter, I’m pretty sure. I’m pretty sure. They certainly may not exist here on Earth, and I mean, I’m sure there’s a few…”

He continued, “Back when Matt (Hardy) was a very, very bad brother when he was very envious of me, just for the fact that I was bigger than (Barack) Obama, during my run in WWE, and he had to turn on me and hit me with a chair and take me out. Just a terrible brother at that point, and he just couldn’t take it, so he had to try to get rid of me once again, but I’m sure there’s a few out there.”

The Hardys recently regained the titles at TNA Slammiversary 2026 in a Ladder Match. They later defended the titles against The Righteous in a Righteous Deletion match on TNA Impact last week.