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Matt Hardy Names The Biggest Payday Of His WWE Career

May 22, 2026 | Posted by Andrew Ravens
Matt Jeff Hardy Edge WWE Royal Rumble 2009 Image Credit: WWE

On the latest episode of Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy, the TNA star talked about naming his biggest single payday in WWE, which was him against Jeff Hardy at WrestleMania 25 in 2009. The match is one of the rare brother-vs-brother WrestleMania singles bouts in WWE history. You can check out some highlights below:

On the Difference Between That Match & WrestleMania 17:

“Yeah, there were only two people in the match, so we — you know, we didn’t have to split it amongst six people.”

On How Big The Payday Was:

“It was good. I mean, it was high-five figures.”

On Another Important Match That Changed His Career:

“The first-ever No Mercy tag team ladder match — I mean, that is a match I’ll go on record all the time and say our reactions changed coming out of the curtain. That actually made all four of us stars, no doubt.”

On Another Year Run For Paydays:

“I had a real good year in 2007, 2008, because I had a good guarantee. And that’s also when I was like US Champion, ECW Champion. I was one of the better paid guys.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit Extreme Life Of Matt Hardy with an h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.